Street Address 79 Carmel Lane Columbus NC, 28722
Mailing Address PO Box 187 Columbus NC, 28722
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) 894-8218
FAX: (828) 894-5693

Meet our Polk County Center Staff

Scott Welborn avatar
Scott Welborn County Extension Director, Horticulture, Agriculture, Farm Business
(828) 894-8218 scott_welborn@ncsu.edu Polk County Center
Lindsey Edwards avatar
Lindsey Edwards Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(828) 894-8218 Lindsey_Edwards@ncsu.edu Polk County Center
Jessica Jackson avatar
Jessica Jackson Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 894-8218 jjjacks6@ncsu.edu Polk County Center
Cassie LeMaster avatar
Cassie LeMaster Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock, Equine
(828) 894-8218 Cassie_LeMaster@ncsu.edu Polk County Center
Christa Snyder avatar
Christa Snyder County Extension Administrative Assistant
(828) 894-8218 csnyder3@ncsu.edu Polk 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 Polk County Center, they may not be present in the Polk County Center. Please contact the Polk 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
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