Street Address 60 E Court St Marion NC, 28752
Mailing Address 60 E Court St Marion NC, 28752
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
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(828) 652-8104
FAX: (828) 652-8104

Meet our McDowell County Center Staff

Molly Sandfoss avatar
Molly Sandfoss County Extension Director-Local Food, Consumer Horticulture, & Digital Skills
(828) 652-8104 Molly_Sandfoss@ncsu.edu McDowell County Center
Janet Bryan avatar
Janet Bryan EFNEP Educator
(828) 652-8104 janet_bryan@ncsu.edu McDowell County Center
Matt Burneisen avatar
Matt Burneisen Program Assistant, Agriculture and Natural Resources - Keep McDowell Beautiful
mrburnei@ncsu.edu McDowell County Center
Cathy Hohenstein avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Cathy Hohenstein Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food Safety and Preparation, Nutrition
(828) 250-4874 cathy_hohenstein@ncsu.edu Based out of Buncombe County Center
Skyler Murray avatar
Skyler Murray Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock & Field Crops
(828) 652-8104 skyler_murray@ncsu.edu McDowell County Center
Heather Peek avatar
Heather Peek County Extension Administrative Assistant
(828) 652-8104 heather_peek@ncsu.edu McDowell County Center
Chad Ray avatar
Chad Ray Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 652-8104 chad_ray@ncsu.edu McDowell 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 McDowell County Center, they may not be present in the McDowell County Center. Please contact the McDowell County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jennifer Badger avatar
Serves 12 Counties and EBCI
Jennifer Badger Area Specialized Agent, Agribusiness
jcbadger@ncsu.edu Based out of Jackson County Center
Stephen Bishop avatar
Serves 45 Counties and EBCI
Stephen Bishop Western Director, NC FarmLink
(910) 206-1546 sabishop@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
Marissa Cohen avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Dr. Marissa Cohen Area Specialized Agent - Animal Food Safety
(919) 515-5396 marissa_cohen@ncsu.edu Based out of Prestage Poultry Science
Marti Day avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Marti Day Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy
(919) 691-3062 mlprice2@ncsu.edu Based out of Orange County Center
Carla Dockery avatar
Serves 25 Counties
Carla Dockery Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
csdocker@ncsu.edu Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences
Tom Dyson avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Tom Dyson Area Specialized Agent, Agromedicine
(828) 465-8240 tom_dyson@ncsu.edu Based out of Gaston County Center
Chas Edens avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Chas Edens NC Conservation Outreach Project Coordinator
(336) 408-0968 cmedens@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
Nathan Gatlin avatar
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI
Nathan Gatlin Area Specialized Agent - Forestry
(336) 651-7330 npgatlin@ncsu.edu Based out of Wilkes County Center
Lauren Greene avatar
Serves 31 Counties and EBCI
Lauren Greene Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
lauren_greene@ncsu.edu Based out of Cleveland County Center
Sam Marshall avatar
Serves 28 Counties
Sam Marshall Area Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse, Western Region
(828) 456-3575 wsmarsh2@ncsu.edu Based out of Haywood County Center
Craig Mauney avatar
Serves 39 Counties
Craig Mauney Area Specialized Agent, Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production, Western Region
(828) 687-9640 craig_mauney@ncsu.edu Based out of Henderson County Center
Ashley Robbins avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Ashley Robbins Area Specialized Agent - Dairy
(704) 719-0404 aafairch@ncsu.edu Based out of Chatham County Center
Elena Rogers avatar
Serves 49 Counties and EBCI
Elena Rogers Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Western NC)
(828) 352-2519 elena_rogers@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
George Selden avatar
Serves 39 Counties and EBCI
George Selden Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture
(828) 456-3575 gselden@ncsu.edu Based out of Haywood County Center
Mitch Woodward avatar
Serves 100 Counties and EBCI
Mitch Woodward Area Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality
(919) 414-3873 mdwoodwa@ncsu.edu Based out of Wake County Center