Street Address 123 Caroline St, Suite 100 Rockingham NC, 28379
Mailing Address PO Box 1358 Rockingham NC, 28380
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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(910) 997-8255

Meet our Richmond County Center Staff

Paige Burns avatar
Paige Burns County Extension Director & Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
(910) 997-8255 paige_burns@ncsu.edu Richmond County Center
Cheri Bennett avatar
Cheri Bennett Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Science
(910) 997-8255 cheri_bennett@ncsu.edu Richmond County Center
Carol Capel-Baldwin avatar
Carol Capel-Baldwin County Extension Administrative Assistant
(910) 997-8255 carol_capel@ncsu.edu Richmond County Center
Annie Freeman avatar
Annie Freeman County Extension Support Specialist
(910) 997-8255 annie_freeman@ncsu.edu Richmond County Center
Anthony Growe avatar
Anthony Growe Extension Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops, Livestock
(910) 997-8255 amgrowe@ncsu.edu Richmond County Center
Kinsey Watkins avatar
Kinsey Watkins Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
(910) 997-8255 kinsey_watkins@ncsu.edu Richmond 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 Richmond County Center, they may not be present in the Richmond County Center. Please contact the Richmond County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

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
Jenny Carleo avatar
Serves 18 Counties
Jenny Carleo Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops
jscarleo@ncsu.edu Based out of Iredell County Center
Candice Christian avatar
Serves 33 Counties
Candice Christian Extension Associate, Home and Community Food Safety
(919) 341-9437 cadescha@ncsu.edu Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences
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
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
Richard Goforth avatar
Serves 17 Counties
Richard Goforth Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
(910) 893-7530 richard_goforth@ncsu.edu Based out of Harnett County Center
Stacey Jones avatar
Serves 28 Counties
Stacey Jones Area Specialized Agent, Commercial Nursery and Greenhouse
(704) 920-3310 stacey_jones@ncsu.edu Based out of Cabarrus County Center
Colby Lambert avatar
Serves 51 Counties
Colby Lambert Area Specialized Agent, Forestry
(910) 814-6041 colby_lambert@ncsu.edu Based out of Harnett County Center
Lori McBryde avatar
Serves 49 Counties
Lori McBryde Area Agent, 4-H Youth Development - East Region
(919) 989-5380 lori_mcbryde@ncsu.edu Based out of Johnston County Center
Paula Norris avatar
Serves 36 Counties
Paula Norris Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
(984) 215-1415 paula_norris@ncsu.edu Based out of Durham 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
Allan Thornton avatar
Serves 26 Counties
Allan Thornton Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Vegetables and Fruits
(910) 592-7161 allan_thornton@ncsu.edu Based out of Sampson 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