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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Spring Williams-Byrd, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSpring Williams-ByrdCounty Extension Director-Burke, CRD Call Spring Email Spring Burke County Center

4-H Youth Development

Nicki Carpenter, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionNicki CarpenterExtension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call Nicki Email Nicki Burke County CenterTracey Hall, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTracey HallProgram Assistant, Empowering Youth and Families Call Tracey Email Tracey Burke County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Taylor Campbell, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTaylor CampbellExtension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture Call Taylor Email Taylor Burke County CenterDamon Pollard, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDamon PollardExtension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock, Field Crops and Forestry Call Damon Email Damon Burke County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Brandi Silver, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionBrandi SilverExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Brandi Email Brandi Burke County Center

Support

Glenda Burgess, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionGlenda BurgessCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Glenda Email Glenda Burke County CenterDawn Snyder, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDawn SnyderCounty Extension Support Specialist Call Dawn Email Dawn Burke 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 Burke County Center, they may not be present in the Burke County Center. Please contact the Burke County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

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 Lauren Greene, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionLauren GreeneArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Serves 31 Counties and EBCIBased out of ClevelandCall Lauren Email Lauren Cleveland 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 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 - Food Safety - Fresh Produce 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