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 Transylvania County Center, they may not be present in the Transylvania County Center. Please
contact the Transylvania County Center for assistance and initial consultation.
April Dillon Area Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
Serves 30 Counties and EBCI Based out of Cleveland (704) 482-4365 (Office) april_dillon@ncsu.edu Cleveland County Center Lauren Greene Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
Serves 31 Counties and EBCI Based out of Wilkes (336) 651-7347 lauren_greene@ncsu.edu Wilkes County Center Marissa Herchler Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety (FSMA Programs)
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI Based out of Poultry Science (919) 515-5396 marissa_herchler@ncsu.edu Poultry Science Bill Lord Area Specialized Agent, Water Resources
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI Based out of Franklin (919) 496-3344 (Office) william_lord@ncsu.edu Franklin County Center Craig Mauney Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Vegetables and Fruits
Serves 39 Counties Based out of Henderson (828) 684-3562 craig_mauney@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center Currey Nobles Area Specialized Agent, Food Safety
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI Based out of Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences (919) 515-9520 canobles@ncsu.edu Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences Elena Rogers Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Food Safety - Fresh Produce Western NC
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI Based out of Horticultural Science (828) 352-2519 elena_rogers@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science Debbie Stroud Area Specialized Agent, Consumer and Retail Food Safety
Serves 33 Counties and EBCI Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences (919) 515-9149 dlstroud@ncsu.edu Agricultural & Human Sciences Amanda Taylor Area Specialized Agent, Nursery and Greenhouse, Western Region
Serves 28 Counties Based out of Burke (828) 475-2915 amanda_jo_taylor@ncsu.edu Burke County Center Skip Thompson Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Aquaculture
Serves 13 Counties and EBCI Based out of Haywood (828) 456-3575 (Office) Skip_Thompson@ncsu.edu Haywood County Center Mitch Woodward Area Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI Based out of Wake (919) 250-1112 mdwoodwa@ncsu.edu Wake County Center