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Meet Our Staff

County Extension Director

Ginger Cunningham, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Ginger CunninghamCounty Extension Director and Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development & Forestry Call Dr. Ginger Email Dr. Ginger Chatham County Center

4-H Youth Development

Sydney Blair, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionSydney Blair4-H Program Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development Call Sydney Email Sydney Chatham County Center

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Matt Jones, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMatt JonesExtension Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Ornamental and Consumer Horticulture Call Matt Email Matt Chatham County CenterDebbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDebbie RoosExtension Agent, Agriculture - Sustainable / Organic Production Call Debbie Email Debbie Chatham County CenterDalton Suits, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDalton SuitsExtension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock, Equine, Field Crops, and Forages Call Dalton Email Dalton Chatham County Center

Community Development

Rachael Blazzard, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionRachael BlazzardExtension Agent, Community and Rural Development and 4-H Youth Development Call Rachael Email Rachael Chatham County Center

Family and Consumer Sciences

Tara Gregory, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTara GregoryExtension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Call Tara Email Tara Chatham County Center

Support

Tiffany Hancock, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTiffany HancockCounty Extension Marketing and Media Support Specialist Call Tiffany Email Tiffany Chatham County CenterBrandi King, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionBrandi KingCounty Extension Administrative Assistant Call Brandi Email Brandi Chatham 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 Chatham County Center, they may not be present in the Chatham County Center. Please contact the Chatham County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jonas Asbill, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionJonas AsbillArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry Call Jonas Email Jonas Serves 20 CountiesBased out of Randolph County Center Marissa Cohen, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Marissa CohenArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Animal Food Safety Call Dr. Marissa Email Dr. Marissa Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Prestage Poultry Science Marti Day, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMarti DayArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Dairy Call Marti Email Marti Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Orange County Center Tom Dyson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionTom DysonArea Specialized Agent, Agromedicine Call Tom Email Tom Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Gaston County Center Erin Eure, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionErin EureArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Fruits and Vegetables Call Erin Email Erin Serves 35 CountiesBased out of Gates County Center Nathan Gatlin, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionNathan GatlinArea Specialized Agent - Forestry Call Nathan Email Nathan Serves 49 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wilkes County Center Stacey Jones, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionStacey JonesArea Specialized Agent, Commercial Nursery and Greenhouse Call Stacey Email Stacey Serves 28 CountiesBased out of Cabarrus County Center Paula Norris, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPaula Norris, M.S.Ed.Regional Nutrition Extension Associate Call Paula Email Paula Serves 11 CountiesBased out of Durham County Center Noah Ranells, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Noah RanellsEastern Director. NC FarmLink Call Dr. Noah Email Dr. Noah Serves 55 CountiesBased out of Horticultural Science Ashley Robbins, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAshley RobbinsArea Specialized Agent - Dairy Call Ashley Email Ashley Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Chatham County Center Chip Simmons, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Chip Simmons, IIIArea Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Eastern NC) Call Dr. Chip Email Dr. Chip Serves 51 CountiesBased out of Horticultural Science Mitch Woodward, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionMitch WoodwardArea Specialized Agent, Watersheds and Water Quality Call Mitch Email Mitch Serves 100 Counties and EBCIBased out of Wake County Center