Street Address 915 E Atkins St, Suite 300 Dobson NC, 27017
Mailing Address PO Box 324 Dobson NC, 27017
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM

Meet our Surry County Center Staff

Joanna Radford avatar
Joanna Radford
County Extension Director, & Extension Agent, Commercial & Consumer Horticulture
Melanie Billings avatar
Melanie Billings
County Extension Secretary
(336) 401-8025 msbillin@ncsu.edu Surry County Center
Ryan Coe avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Ryan Coe
Area Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops
(336) 401-8025 rdcoe@ncsu.edu Based out of Yadkin County Center
Amanda Gann avatar
Amanda Gann
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(336) 401-8025 agann@ncsu.edu Surry County Center
Lisa Johnson avatar
Lisa Johnson
County Extension Administrative Assistant
Carmen Long avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Carmen Long
Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(336) 401-8025 carmen_long@ncsu.edu Based out of Surry County Center
Abigail Moore
EFNEP Educator - Adult
(336) 401-8025 afmoore5@ncsu.edu Surry County Center
Amanda Royall avatar
Amanda Royall
EFNEP Educator

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 Surry County Center, they may not be present in the Surry County Center. Please contact the Surry 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
Carla Dockery avatar
Serves 25 Counties
Carla Dockery
Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
csdocker@ncsu.edu Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences
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
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
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