McKayla R. Robinette grew up on a century farm in eastern North Carolina, where she continues to raise grass-fed beef cattle and manages a USDA slaughter and processing facility alongside her grandparents, parents, and brother. Her childhood was filled with 4-H and FFA events, dirt roads, and everything else that comes with farm life. In 2020, McKayla graduated from Brevard College with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainable Agriculture and Pre-Law. She graduated with distinction from Auburn University in 2022 with a Master of Science in Rural Sociology. In 2023, she began a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University.
McKayla now works as the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network - NC Resource Specialist at the NC Agromedicine Institute, which provides health, safety, and crisis prevention intervention and resources to agricultural workers and their families.
McKayla now works as the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network - NC Resource Specialist at the NC Agromedicine Institute, which provides health, safety, and crisis prevention intervention and resources to agricultural workers and their families.
