Street Address 1175 S Brady Ave Newton NC, 28658
Mailing Address PO Box 389 Newton NC, 28658
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Get Directions
(828) 465-8240
FAX: (828) 465-8428

Meet our Catawba County Center Staff

Donna Mull avatar
Donna Mull County Extension Director and Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(828) 465-8240 donna_mull@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Dana Florez avatar
Dana Florez 4-H Program Assistant
(828) 465-8247 dmflorez@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Jake Haynes avatar
Jake Haynes Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
(828) 465-8240 jehaynes@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Carson Johnson avatar
Carson Johnson Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock and Field Crops
(828) 465-8246 cmgillel@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Lisa Ortiz avatar
Lisa Ortiz 4-H Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 465-8248 lortiz2@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
April Vigardt avatar
April Vigardt Extension Agent, Agriculture - Local Foods
(828) 465-8240 alvigard@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Monica Wise avatar
Monica Wise County Extension Administrative Assistant
(828) 465-8240 monica_wise@ncsu.edu Catawba County Center
Yulibeth Yañez-Chavez avatar
Yulibeth Yañez-Chavez Juntos Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 514-6790 yyanezc@ncsu.edu Catawba 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 Catawba County Center, they may not be present in the Catawba County Center. Please contact the Catawba County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Stephen Bishop avatar
Serves 45 Counties and EBCI
Stephen Bishop Western Director, NC FarmLink
(910) 206-1546 sabishop@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
Jenny Carleo avatar
Serves 18 Counties
Jenny Carleo Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops
jscarleo@ncsu.edu Based out of Iredell County Center
Marissa Cohen avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Dr. Marissa Cohen Area Specialized Agent - Animal Food Safety
(919) 515-5396 marissa_cohen@ncsu.edu Based out of Prestage Poultry Science
Marti Day avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Marti Day Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy
(919) 691-3062 mlprice2@ncsu.edu Based out of Orange County Center
Tom Dyson avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Tom Dyson Area Specialized Agent, Agromedicine
(828) 465-8240 tom_dyson@ncsu.edu Based out of Gaston County Center
Chas Edens avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Chas Edens NC Conservation Outreach Project Coordinator
(336) 408-0968 cmedens@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
Nathan Gatlin avatar
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI
Nathan Gatlin Area Specialized Agent - Forestry
(336) 651-7330 npgatlin@ncsu.edu Based out of Wilkes County Center
Lauren Greene avatar
Serves 31 Counties and EBCI
Lauren Greene Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
lauren_greene@ncsu.edu Based out of Cleveland County Center
Sam Marshall avatar
Serves 28 Counties
Sam Marshall Area Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region
(828) 456-3575 wsmarsh2@ncsu.edu Based out of Haywood County Center
Craig Mauney avatar
Serves 39 Counties
Craig Mauney Area Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production, Western Region
(828) 687-9640 craig_mauney@ncsu.edu Based out of Henderson County Center
Paula Norris avatar
Serves 36 Counties
Paula Norris Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
paula_norris@ncsu.edu Based out of Durham County Center
Ashley Robbins avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Ashley Robbins Area Specialized Agent - Dairy
(704) 719-0404 aafairch@ncsu.edu Based out of Chatham County Center
Elena Rogers avatar
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI
Elena Rogers Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC)
(828) 352-2519 elena_rogers@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
George Selden avatar
Serves 39 Counties and EBCI
George Selden Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture
(828) 456-3575 gselden@ncsu.edu Based out of Haywood County Center
Mitch Woodward avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Mitch Woodward Area Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality
(919) 414-3873 mdwoodwa@ncsu.edu Based out of Wake County Center