Meet Our New Interns
The Mississippi Farm to School Network is excited to announce the onboarding of three new interns who will be supporting our statewide work in youth programs and early childhood education. These interns will play a key role in advancing our mission to strengthen local food systems, expand hands-on learning opportunities, and support youth leadership and early care education programs across Mississippi.
Youth Programs & Planning Interns
We are proud to welcome KD Randle and Kambri Hollins as our Youth Programs & Planning Interns, where they will support the Mississippi Youth Leadership Cohort and broader youth engagement.
KD Randle
KD Randle (KD/they/he)is a Mississippi native whose work is rooted in youth organizing, teaching, and coaching experience across Jackson, MS and New Orleans, LA. KD’s current work focuses on healing, remembrance, and reconnection to land and community, grounded in southern agrarian traditions. They are also developing a small rural farm centered on regenerative systems that support wellness for land, animals, and people. In this role, KD brings a deep commitment to amplifying intergenerational wisdom and supporting Mississippi’s current and future food system leaders.
Kambri Hollins
Kambri Hollins is a motivated and dependable high school senior and proud member of the Mississippi Farm to School Youth Leadership Cohort for the past two years. She serves as Sentinel for her local FFA chapter and Vice President of her vocational-technical school’s TSA chapter. Kambri brings strong leadership, a positive attitude, and a passion for learning and growth. She will be attending Mississippi State University this fall and is excited to continue building her skills while supporting youth-focused programming across the state.
Farm to Early Care & Education Intern
We also welcome David Ray Smith as our Farm to Early Care & Education (Farm to ECE) Intern.
David Ray Smith
David Ray Smith is a critical social scientist and creative, pragmatic advocate raised near Drew, Mississippi. He recently earned his Master of Arts in Southern Studies, where his thesis explored food access methods and the paradoxical politics of the Mississippi Delta. David is excited to join the Mississippi Farm to School Network to support early care and education programming while deepening connections to local food systems across the state.
Through their work, all three interns will support program planning, community engagement, partner coordination, and statewide initiatives that connect youth, educators, farmers, and early childhood programs to local food and agriculture.
We are excited to have them join the team and contribute to this growing movement across Mississippi!
