Street Address 1020 US Hwy 70 West, Suite 130 Hillsborough NC, 27278
Mailing Address PO Box 8181 Hillsborough NC, 27278
Office Hours
  • Monday: Closing early at 12:00 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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(919) 245-2050
FAX: (919) 644-3067

Meet our Orange County Center Staff

Jonathon Smith avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Jonathon Smith Orange County Extension Director and Interim Alamance CED; Food Security Agent
(919) 245-2057 jonathon_smith@ncsu.edu Based out of Orange County Center
Mart Bumgarner avatar
Mart Bumgarner Extension Agent, Agriculture - Crops and Horticulture
(919) 245-2062 mart_bumgarner@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Ivelisse Colón avatar
Ivelisse Colón Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(919) 245-2055 ivelisse_colon@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Alex Kissinger avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Alex Kissinger Area Agent - Livestock, Forage, and General Agriculture
(919) 245-2051 alex_kissinger@ncsu.edu Based out of Orange County Center
Shelley Mack avatar
Shelley Mack County Extension Office Assistant
(919) 245-2050 shelley_mack@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Gwenda Medford avatar
Gwenda Medford County Extension Administrative Assistant
(919) 245-2059 glmedfor@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Mike Ortosky avatar
Mike Ortosky Extension Agent, Community & Rural Development
(919) 270-6528 jmortosk@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Vincent Picotte avatar
Vincent Picotte Breeze Farm Site Manager
(919) 245-2050 vjpicott@ncsu.edu Orange County Center
Kathleen Rogers avatar
Kathleen Rogers 4-H Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development
(919) 245-2066 ktroger2@ncsu.edu Orange 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 Orange County Center, they may not be present in the Orange County Center. Please contact the Orange County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jonas Asbill avatar
Serves 20 Counties
Jonas Asbill Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
(336) 318-6000 jonas_asbill@ncsu.edu Based out of Randolph County Center
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
Erin Eure avatar
Serves 35 Counties
Erin Eure Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Fruits and Vegetables
(252) 357-1400 erin_eure@ncsu.edu Based out of Gates County Center
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
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
Paula Norris avatar
Serves 36 Counties
Paula Norris Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
paula_norris@ncsu.edu Based out of Durham County Center
Noah Ranells avatar
Serves 55 Counties
Dr. Noah Ranells Eastern Director. NC FarmLink
(919) 245-2053 nnranell@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
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
Chip Simmons avatar
Serves 51 Counties
Dr. Chip Simmons Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Fresh Produce Food Safety (Eastern NC)
(919) 414-5632 odsimmon@ncsu.edu Based out of Horticultural Science
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