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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Tanya Binafif, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTanya BinafifCounty Extension Director & Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call Tanya Email Tanya Lincoln County Center

4-H Youth Development

Sara Gales, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSara Gales4-H Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development Call Sara Email Sara Lincoln County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Carson Johnson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCarson JohnsonLivestock Area Agent Call Carson Email Carson Catawba County CenterTrevor Reese, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTrevor ReeseExtension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture Call Trevor Email Trevor Lincoln County CenterHeather Schronce, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionHeather SchronceExtension Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops Call Heather Email Heather Cleveland County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Jana Ramirez, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJana Ramirez, R.D.Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Jana Email Jana Lincoln County Center

Support

Adrienne Gilmore, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAdrienne GilmoreCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Adrienne Email Adrienne Lincoln County Center

Other

Katelyn Hallman, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKatelyn HallmanCounty Extension Support Specialist / 4-H, 4-H Youth Development Call Katelyn Email Katelyn Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Center, they may not be present in the Lincoln County Center. Please contact the Lincoln County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jenny Carleo, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJenny CarleoArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops Serves 18 CountiesBased out of IredellCall Jenny Email Jenny Iredell County Center Candice Christian, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCandice ChristianExtension Associate, Home and Community Food Safety Serves 33 CountiesBased out of Agricultural & Human SciencesCall Candice Email Candice Agricultural & Human Sciences Marissa Cohen, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Poultry ScienceCall Marissa Email Marissa Poultry Science Marti Day, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of OrangeCall Marti Email Marti Orange County Center April Dillon, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionApril DillonArea Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Serves 30 Counties and EBCIBased out of ClevelandCall April Email April Cleveland County Center Richard Goforth, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionRichard GoforthArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Serves 17 CountiesBased out of HarnettCall Richard Email Richard Harnett County Center Sam Marshall, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSam MarshallArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region Serves 28 CountiesBased out of HaywoodCall Sam Email Sam Haywood County Center Craig Mauney, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCraig MauneyArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Production Serves 39 CountiesBased out of HendersonCall Craig Email Craig Henderson County Center Stephanie McDonald-Murray, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionStephanie McDonald-MurrayRegional Nutrition Extension Associate- South Central EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Serves 19 CountiesBased out of RobesonCall Stephanie Email Stephanie Robeson County Center Ashley Robbins, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAshley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of ChathamCall Ashley Email Ashley Chatham County Center Elena Rogers, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionElena RogersArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC) Serves 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Horticultural ScienceCall Elena Email Elena Horticultural Science George Selden, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionGeorge SeldenArea Specialized Agent, Aquaculture Serves 39 Counties and EBCIBased out of HaywoodCall George Email George Haywood County Center Mitch Woodward, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of WakeCall Mitch Email Mitch Wake County Center