Street Address 100 Jackson Park Rd Hendersonville NC, 28792
Mailing Address Henderson County Center, 100 Jackson Park Rd Hendersonville NC, 28792
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) 697-4891
FAX: (828) 697-4581

Meet our Henderson County Center Staff

William Kelley avatar
Dr. William Kelley County Extension Director, Tree Fruit Agent
(828) 697-4891 wtkelley@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Lia Beddingfield avatar
Lia Beddingfield County Extension Support Specialist
(828) 697-4891 Lia_Beddingfield@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Karen Blaedow avatar
Karen Blaedow Extension Agent, Agriculture - Vegetable and Small Fruit
(828) 697-4891 karen_blaedow@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Christopher Just avatar
Christopher Just Area Agent, Agribusiness - Farmworker Health & Safety Educator
(828) 284-4220 cjust@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Faith Lane avatar
Faith Lane EFNEP Educator, Extension Program Assistant
(828) 697-4891 falane@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Hannah Peeler avatar
Hannah Peeler Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 697-4891 hannah_peeler@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Steve Pettis avatar
Steve Pettis Extension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Horticulture
(828) 697-4891 steve_pettis@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Abigail Pierce avatar
Abigail Pierce Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(828) 697-4891 apierce2@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Leigh Siracusano avatar
Leigh Siracusano Program Assistant, Agriculture - Horticulture
(828) 697-4891 leigh_siracusano@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Keai Tilly avatar
Keai Tilly County Extension Administrative Assistant
(828) 697-4891 keai_tilly@ncsu.edu Henderson County Center
Abby Whitaker avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Abby Whitaker Area Agent, Agriculture - Livestock, Forage Crops
(828) 250-4864 abby_whitaker@ncsu.edu Based out of Buncombe County Center
Isaac Wyatt avatar
Isaac Wyatt Extension Agent, Agriculture
(828) 649-2411 idwyatt@ncsu.edu Henderson 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 Henderson County Center, they may not be present in the Henderson County Center. Please contact the Henderson 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
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