Meet Our Staff
County Extension Director
Doug ClementCounty Extension Director, Agriculture, Community Development, and Firewise Call DougEmail DougCherokee County Center4-H Youth Development
Shannon ColemanExtension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call ShannonEmail ShannonCherokee County CenterAgriculture and Natural Resources
Adam GriffithArea Agent, Community Resource Development Call AdamEmail AdamEBCI County CenterCommunity Development
Danny FerreiraDigital Skills Educator Call DannyEmail DannyCherokee County CenterFamily and Consumer Sciences
Marlana BakerExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences - Healthy Lifestyles / Local Food Call MarlanaEmail MarlanaCherokee County CenterSupport
Angela ClemCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call AngelaEmail AngelaCherokee County CenterRegional 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 Cherokee County Center, they may not be present in the Cherokee County Center. Please contact the Cherokee County Center for assistance and initial consultation.
Stephen BishopWestern Director, NC FarmLink Call StephenEmail Stephen Marissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Call MarissaEmail Marissa Marti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Call MartiEmail Marti Tom DysonArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine Call TomEmail Tom Nathan GatlinArea Specialized Agent - Forestry Call NathanEmail Nathan Lauren GreeneArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Call LaurenEmail Lauren Peggie Lewis JoyceArea Agent, 4-H Youth Development - West Region Call Peggie LewisEmail Peggie Lewis Sam MarshallArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region Call SamEmail Sam Craig MauneyArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production, Western Region Call CraigEmail Craig Jess MrugalaRegional Area Specialized Agent - Local Food Systems Call JessEmail Jess Ashley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Call AshleyEmail Ashley Elena RogersArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC) Call ElenaEmail Elena George SeldenArea Specialized Agent, Aquaculture Call GeorgeEmail George Mitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Call MitchEmail Mitch