Street Address 2736 NC Highway 210 STE A Smithfield NC, 27577
Mailing Address 2736 NC Highway 210 STE A Smithfield NC, 27577
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 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) 989-5380

Meet our Johnston County Center Staff

Bryant Spivey avatar
Bryant Spivey County Extension Director - Agriculture - Field Crops
(919) 989-5380 bryant_spivey@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Seth Ballance avatar
Seth Ballance Extension Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Horticulture
(919) 989-5380 seth_ballance@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Tim Britton avatar
Tim Britton Extension Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops
(919) 989-5380 tim_britton@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Shannon Hopkins avatar
Shannon Hopkins COSS Support Specialist
(919) 989-5479 sjhopkin@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Jennifer Parson avatar
Jennifer Parson County Extension Support Specialist
(919) 989-5483 jennifer_parson@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Crystal Pope-Jones avatar
Crystal Pope-Jones COSS Administrative Assistant
(919) 989-5380 crystal_pope@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Kaena Prince avatar
Kaena Prince Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development - 4-H Clubs & Volunteerism
(919) 989-5380 kaena_prince@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Patty Saltpaw avatar
Patty Saltpaw EFNEP Program Associate
(919) 989-5419 jpsaltpa@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Carissa Wages avatar
Carissa Wages Auditorium Event Coordinator / Extension Program Technician
(919) 989-5380 crwages@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Marshall Warren avatar
Marshall Warren Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
(919) 989-5380 marshall_warren@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Dan Wells avatar
Dan Wells Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock
(919) 989-5380 dan_wells@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Meredith Wood avatar
Meredith Wood Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(919) 989-5380 meredith_wood@ncsu.edu Johnston County Center
Nicole Youngblood avatar
Nicole Youngblood Extension Agent, Agriculture - Agricultural Communications and Marketing
(919) 989-5380 ndclemmo@ncsu.edu Johnston 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 Johnston County Center, they may not be present in the Johnston County Center. Please contact the Johnston County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

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
Mike Frinsko avatar
Serves 18 Counties
Mike Frinsko Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Aquaculture
(252) 531-0556 mofrinsk@ncsu.edu Based out of Jones County Center
Richard Goforth avatar
Serves 17 Counties
Richard Goforth Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
(910) 893-7530 richard_goforth@ncsu.edu Based out of Harnett County Center
Colby Lambert avatar
Serves 51 Counties
Colby Lambert Area Specialized Agent, Forestry
(910) 814-6041 colby_lambert@ncsu.edu Based out of Harnett County Center
Danny Lauderdale avatar
Serves 44 Counties
Danny Lauderdale Area Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery and Greenhouse, Eastern Region
(252) 237-0111 danny_lauderdale@ncsu.edu Based out of Wilson County Center
Lori McBryde avatar
Serves 49 Counties
Lori McBryde Area Agent, 4-H Youth Development - East Region
(919) 989-5380 lori_mcbryde@ncsu.edu Based out of Johnston County Center
Lauren Morris avatar
Serves 10 Counties
Lauren Morris Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
(252) 583-5161 lauren_morris@ncsu.edu Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences
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