ABOUT VIDAL LORDMENDEZ

​Vidal Lordmendez is a former agricultural worker who arrived on a work visa for years to a local farm. He is intimately familiar with the challenges faced by migrant farmworkers in NC. Vidal is the H2A Migrant Consultant to Yesenia Cuello, and a NC state certified Community Health Worker. Vidal coordinates the relationship with Polaris Nonechka project, a human trafficking resource. He visits hundreds of farmworkers annually to perform health assessments, deliver education, address food scarcity in labor camps, and advocate. He is a passionate leader and voice for the environmental and labor injustices faced by thousands of workers who arrive in eastern NC to work in agriculture.