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 BishopWestern Director, NC FarmLink Call StephenEmail StephenServes 45 Counties and EBCIBased out of Horticultural Science Jenny CarleoArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops Call JennyEmail JennyServes 18 CountiesBased out of Iredell County Center Marissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Call MarissaEmail MarissaServes 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Prestage Poultry Science Marti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Call MartiEmail MartiServes 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Orange County Center Tom DysonArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine Call TomEmail TomServes 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Gaston County Center Nathan GatlinArea Specialized Agent - Forestry Call NathanEmail NathanServes 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wilkes County Center Lauren GreeneArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Call LaurenEmail LaurenServes 31 Counties and EBCIBased out of Cleveland County Center Peggie Lewis JoyceArea Agent, 4-H Youth Development - West Region Call Peggie LewisEmail Peggie LewisServes 50 Counties and EBCIBased out of Davidson County Center Sam MarshallArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region Call SamEmail SamServes 28 CountiesBased out of Haywood County Center Craig MauneyArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production, Western Region Call CraigEmail CraigServes 39 CountiesBased out of Henderson County Center Stephanie McDonald-MurrayRegional Nutrition Extension Associate- South Central EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Call StephanieEmail StephanieServes 19 CountiesBased out of Robeson County Center Ashley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Call AshleyEmail AshleyServes 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Chatham County Center Elena RogersArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC) Call ElenaEmail ElenaServes 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Horticultural Science George SeldenArea Specialized Agent, Aquaculture Call GeorgeEmail GeorgeServes 39 Counties and EBCIBased out of Haywood County Center Mitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Call MitchEmail MitchServes 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wake County Center