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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Chrissy Haynes, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionChrissy HaynesCounty Extension Director Call Chrissy Email Chrissy Montgomery County Center

4-H Youth Development

Miranda Thompson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMiranda ThompsonExtension Agent 4-H Youth Development Call Miranda Email Miranda Montgomery County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Tracy Blake, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTracy BlakeExtension Agent, Agriculture-Livestock, Forages, & Field Crops Call Tracy Email Tracy Montgomery County CenterKaitlyn Lamaster, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKaitlyn LamasterExtension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture, Natural Resources Call Kaitlyn Email Kaitlyn Montgomery County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Rhonda Petersplay_circle_filledRhonda PetersExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Rhonda Email Rhonda Montgomery County Center
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Elizabeth Thompson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionElizabeth ThompsonNutrition Program Assistant SNAP-ED Call Elizabeth Email Elizabeth Montgomery County Center

Support

Kim Gibson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKim GibsonCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Kim Email Kim Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Center, they may not be present in the Montgomery County Center. Please contact the Montgomery County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jenny Carleo, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJenny CarleoArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops Serves 19 CountiesBased out of IredellCall Jenny Email Jenny Iredell County Center Candice Christian, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionCandice ChristianArea Specialized Agent, Consumer and Retail 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 Emily Foley, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionEmily FoleyRegional Nutrition Extension Associate - EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Serves 9 CountiesBased out of Agricultural & Human SciencesCall Emily Email Emily Agricultural & Human Sciences Richard Goforth, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionRichard GoforthArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Serves 17 CountiesBased out of HarnettCall Richard Email Richard Harnett County Center Stacey Jones, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionStacey JonesArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Nursery and Greenhouse Serves 28 CountiesBased out of CabarrusCall Stacey Email Stacey Cabarrus County Center Peggie Lewis Joyce, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPeggie Lewis JoyceArea Agent, 4-H Youth Development - Central Region Serves 36 CountiesBased out of DavidsonCall Peggie Lewis Email Peggie Lewis Davidson County Center Colby Lambert, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionColby LambertArea Specialized Agent, Forestry Serves 32 CountiesBased out of HarnettCall Colby Email Colby Harnett 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 Allan Thornton, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAllan ThorntonArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Vegetables and Fruits Serves 26 CountiesBased out of SampsonCall Allan Email Allan Sampson 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