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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Doug Clement, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDoug ClementCounty Extension Director, Agriculture, Community Development, and Firewise Call Doug Email Doug Cherokee County Center

4-H Youth Development

Shannon Coleman, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionShannon ColemanExtension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call Shannon Email Shannon Cherokee County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Adam Griffith, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAdam GriffithArea Agent, Community Resource Development Call Adam Email Adam EBCI County Center

Community Development

Danny Ferreira, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDanny FerreiraDigital Skills Educator Call Danny Email Danny Cherokee County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Marlana Baker, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarlana BakerExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences - Healthy Lifestyles / Local Food Call Marlana Email Marlana Cherokee County Center

Support

Angela Clem, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAngela ClemCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Angela Email Angela Cherokee 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 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 Bishop, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionStephen BishopWestern Director, NC FarmLink Call Stephen Email Stephen Serves 45 Counties and EBCIBased out of Horticultural Science Marissa Cohen, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Call Marissa Email Marissa Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Prestage Poultry Science Marti Day, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Call Marti Email Marti Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Orange County Center Tom Dyson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTom DysonArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine Call Tom Email Tom Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Gaston County Center Nathan Gatlin, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionNathan GatlinArea Specialized Agent - Forestry Call Nathan Email Nathan Serves 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wilkes County Center Lauren Greene, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionLauren GreeneArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Call Lauren Email Lauren Serves 31 Counties and EBCIBased out of Cleveland County Center Peggie Lewis Joyce, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPeggie Lewis JoyceArea Agent, 4-H Youth Development - West Region Call Peggie Lewis Email Peggie Lewis Serves 50 Counties and EBCIBased out of Davidson County Center Sam Marshall, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSam MarshallArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region Call Sam Email Sam Serves 28 CountiesBased out of Haywood County Center Craig Mauney, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCraig MauneyArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production, Western Region Call Craig Email Craig Serves 39 CountiesBased out of Henderson County Center Jess Mrugala, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJess MrugalaRegional Area Specialized Agent - Local Food Systems Call Jess Email Jess Serves 7 Counties and EBCIBased out of EBCI County Center Ashley Robbins, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAshley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Call Ashley Email Ashley Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Chatham County Center Elena Rogers, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionElena RogersArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC) Call Elena Email Elena Serves 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Horticultural Science George Selden, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionGeorge SeldenArea Specialized Agent, Aquaculture Call George Email George Serves 39 Counties and EBCIBased out of Haywood County Center Mitch Woodward, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Call Mitch Email Mitch Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wake County Center