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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Becky Spearman, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionBecky SpearmanCounty Extension Director and Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock Call Becky Email Becky Bladen County Center

4-H Youth Development

Toni Newby, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionToni NewbyExtension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Call Toni Email Toni Bladen County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Jacob Barber, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJacob BarberExtension Agent, Consumer Horticulture Call Jacob Email Jacob Bladen County CenterNelson Brownlee, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionNelson Brownlee, Jr.Area Agent, Small Farm Management Call Nelson Email Nelson Robeson County CenterMatthew Strickland, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMatthew StricklandExtension Agent, Agriculture- Field Crops Call Matthew Email Matthew Bladen County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Krista Johnson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKrista JohnsonExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Krista Email Krista Bladen County Center

Support

Joel Fulton, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJoel FultonOffice Support Call Joel Email Joel Bladen County CenterLaToya Lucy, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionLaToya LucyCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call LaToya Email LaToya Bladen County Center

Other

Olivia Antonio Ventura, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionOlivia Antonio VenturaRegional Farmworker Educator Call Olivia Email Olivia Sampson 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 Bladen County Center, they may not be present in the Bladen County Center. Please contact the Bladen 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 Emily Foley, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionEmily FoleyRegional Nutrition Extension Associate - EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Serves 13 CountiesBased out of Agricultural & Human SciencesCall Emily Email Emily Agricultural & Human Sciences Mike Frinsko, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMike FrinskoArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Aquaculture Serves 18 CountiesBased out of JonesCall Mike Email Mike Jones 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 Danny Lauderdale, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDanny LauderdaleArea Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery and Greenhouse, Eastern Region Serves 44 CountiesBased out of WilsonCall Danny Email Danny Wilson 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 Margaret Ross, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMargaret RossArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Serves 32 CountiesBased out of JonesCall Margaret Email Margaret Jones County Center Chip Simmons, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Chip Simmons, IIIArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Food Safety Serves 51 CountiesBased out of Horticultural ScienceCall Dr. Chip Email Dr. Chip Horticultural Science Alyssa Spence, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAlyssa SpenceArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine, Farm Health & Safety Serves 18 CountiesBased out of LenoirCall Alyssa Email Alyssa Lenoir County Center 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