Staff
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County Extension Director
4-H Youth Development
Shelia Beasley
4-H Program Associateshelia_beasley@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2056
4-H and Youth Development, After-School, Summer Camps
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mart Bumgarner
Assistant Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock & Field Cropsmebumgar@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2062Follow or Friend Me
Provide conduit for technology transfer from Land Grant University to consumers in Orange County concerning Livestock and Field Crops.
Mike Lanier
Area Agent, Agribusinessmlanier@orangecountync.gov(919) 245-2063
Agricultural Economic Development
Local Foods Coordinator
Family and Consumer Sciences
Lisa Benavente
North Central District EFNEP Extension Associatelisa_benavente@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2054
Provides programmatic supervision to the EFNEP program in Wake County and the North Central District specifically Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, and Vance Counties.
Megan Berthiaume
Program Assistant, Family and Consumer Sciences - EFNEPmcberthi@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2066
Program Assistant for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Teaches nutrition education, food safety, food resource management and physical activity to limited resource youth and families in Orange County.
Ivelisse Colon Diaz
Associate Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciencesicolond@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2055
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEPsuyapa_mejia-guevara@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2069
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
Support
Area Specialized Agents
These agents specialize in specific areas of agriculture and natural resource management and serve many counties. While their knowledge and expertise is available to residents of Orange County, they may not be present in the Orange County Center. Please contact the Orange County Center for assistance and initial consultation.
Daniel Campeau
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - PoultryServes 27 CountiesBased in Chatham Countydccampea@ncsu.edu(919) 542-8202
Work mainly with Commercial Poultry industry. I also work with small scale poultry production. Service area is now the North Central District from Ashe to Vance county down to Moore and Lee counties.
Marti Day
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - DairyServes 25 CountiesBased in Chatham Countymarti_day@ncsu.edu(919) 542-8202
Responsible for educational programs for dairy farmers, youth with an interest in dairy projects and the general public with an interest in dairy foods and the dairy industry.
Erin Eure
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Fruits & VegetablesServes 35 CountiesBased in Gates Countyerin_eure@ncsu.edu(252) 357-1400
Provides educational opportunities and technical support to commercial fruit and vegetable growers, agents, and industry in northeastern NC. Counties covered include Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Rockingham, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington and Wilson.
Stacey Jones
Area Specialized Agent - Nursery and GreenhouseServes 29 CountiesBased in Cabarrus Countystacey_jones@ncsu.edu(919) 245-2050
Commercial Horticulture, Urban Agriculture