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County Extension Director

Tammy Kelly, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Tammy Kelly, Ed.D.County Extension Director Call Dr. Tammy Email Dr. Tammy Lenoir County Center

4-H Youth Development

Abbigail Barber, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAbbigail BarberExtension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call Abbigail Email Abbigail Lenoir County CenterAngelene Thomas, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAngelene ThomasParent Educator, 4-H Youth Development - Rural Health and Safety Education Call Angelene Email Angelene Lenoir County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Walter Adams, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionWalter AdamsAgriculture and Natural Resources Technician II Call Walter Email Walter Duplin County CenterSteve Killette, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSteve KilletteExtension Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops Call Steve Email Steve Lenoir County CenterKaelyn Mohrfeld, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKaelyn MohrfeldExtension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock Call Kaelyn Email Kaelyn Lenoir County CenterPaige Petticrew, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPaige PetticrewExtension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture Call Paige Email Paige Lenoir County CenterLisa Rayburn, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionLisa RayburnArea Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Horticulture Call Lisa Email Lisa Onslow County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Ivy Brantley Reid, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionIvy Brantley ReidSenior's Health Insurance Information Program Coordinator Call Ivy Email Ivy Lenoir County CenterTeresa Morris, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTeresa MorrisEFNEP Educator, Extension Program Associate Call Teresa Email Teresa Lenoir County CenterKelly Tyndall, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKelly TyndallExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Kelly Email Kelly Lenoir County CenterVelvet Tyndall, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionVelvet TyndallParents as Teachers educator - Triple P practitioner Call Velvet Email Velvet Lenoir County Center

Local Foods

Patricia Jenkins, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPatricia JenkinsLenoir County Farmers Market Call Patricia Email Patricia Lenoir County Center

Support

Crystal Howard, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCrystal HowardCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Crystal Email Crystal Lenoir County CenterJennifer Stroud, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJennifer StroudCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Jennifer Email Jennifer Lenoir County Center

Regional Positions

Area Specialized Agents specialize in specific areas of agriculture and natural resource management and serve many counties. Area 4-H Agents provide support to county based 4-H programs. While their knowledge and expertise is available to residents of Lenoir County Center, they may not be present in the Lenoir County Center. Please contact the Lenoir County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Candice Christian, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCandice ChristianArea Specialized Agent, Consumer and Retail Food Safety Serves 33 CountiesBased out of Agricultural & Human SciencesCall Candice Email Candice Agricultural & Human Sciences Marissa Cohen, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Poultry ScienceCall Marissa Email Marissa Poultry Science Marti Day, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of OrangeCall Marti Email Marti Orange County Center Mike Frinsko, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMike FrinskoArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Aquaculture Serves 18 CountiesBased out of JonesCall Mike Email Mike Jones County Center Colby Lambert, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionColby LambertArea Specialized Agent, Forestry Serves 32 CountiesBased out of HarnettCall Colby Email Colby Harnett County Center Danny Lauderdale, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDanny LauderdaleArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery and Greenhouse, Eastern Region Serves 44 CountiesBased out of WilsonCall Danny Email Danny Wilson County Center Lori McBryde, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionLori McBrydeArea Agent, 4-H Youth Development - East Region Serves 34 CountiesBased out of JohnstonCall Lori Email Lori Johnston County Center Stephanie McDonald-Murray, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionStephanie McDonald-MurrayRegional Nutrition Extension Associate - Southeast EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Serves 11 CountiesBased out of Agricultural & Human SciencesCall Stephanie Email Stephanie Agricultural & Human Sciences Ashley Robbins, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAshley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of ChathamCall Ashley Email Ashley Chatham County Center Margaret Ross, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMargaret RossArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Serves 32 CountiesBased out of JonesCall Margaret Email Margaret Jones County Center Chip Simmons, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Chip Simmons, IIIArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Food Safety Serves 51 CountiesBased out of Horticultural ScienceCall Dr. Chip Email Dr. Chip Horticultural Science Alyssa Spence, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAlyssa SpenceArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine, Farm Health & Safety Serves 18 CountiesBased out of LenoirCall Alyssa Email Alyssa Lenoir County Center Wesley Stallings, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionWesley StallingsArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops Serves 17 CountiesBased out of OnslowCall Wesley Email Wesley Onslow County Center Allan Thornton, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAllan ThorntonArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Vegetables and Fruits Serves 26 CountiesBased out of SampsonCall Allan Email Allan Sampson County Center Mitch Woodward, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of WakeCall Mitch Email Mitch Wake County Center