Street Address 876 Acquoni Road Cherokee NC, 28719
Mailing Address PO Box 456 Cherokee NC, 28719
Office Hours
  • Monday: 07:45 AM - 04:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 07:45 AM - 04:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 07:45 AM - 04:30 PM
  • Thursday: 07:45 AM - 04:30 PM
  • Friday: 07:45 AM - 04:30 PM
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(828) 359-6939
FAX: (828) 497-6811

Meet our EBCI Center Staff

Chumper Walker avatar
Chumper Walker County Extension Director - Community Development
(828) 359-6930 chumper_walker@ncsu.edu EBCI County Center
Desirae Abella avatar
Desirae Abella Area Specialized Agent, Environment and Natural Resources
(828) 359-6933 deabella@ncsu.edu EBCI County Center
Mariah Hill avatar
Mariah Hill County Extension Support Specialist, Administrative Assistant
(828) 359-6939 mlmahan@ncsu.edu EBCI County Center
Jessica Huskey avatar
Jessica Huskey Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 359-6938 jjhuskey@ncsu.edu EBCI County Center
Eric Mullen avatar
Eric Mullen Extension Agent, Agriculture
(828) 359-6928 demulle2@ncsu.edu EBCI 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 EBCI Center, they may not be present in the EBCI Center. Please contact the EBCI 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
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
Adam Griffith avatar
Serves 8 Counties
Adam Griffith Area Agent, Community Resource Development
(828) 359-6935 adgriff5@ncsu.edu Based out of EBCI County Center
Jess Mrugala avatar
Serves 8 Counties
Jess Mrugala Regional Area Specialized Agent - Local Food Systems
(828) 359-6927 jmrugal@ncsu.edu Based out of EBCI 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