Andrew Branan serves as Executive Director of NCFTN and works directly with farm families on developing the farm succession planning process.  He earned his B.A.s in Management Economics and History from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia (where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa), and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.  A member of the bars of North Carolina and Virginia,  his law practice experience includes estate planning, business formation and land use issues.  He formerly served as Southeast Project Specialist for American Farmland Trust.  Recent publications include Zoning Limitations and Opportunities for Farm Enterprise Diversification:  Searching for New Meaning in Old Definitions for the National Agricultural Law Center.