Street Address 2420 Tramway Rd Sanford NC, 27332
Mailing Address 2420 Tramway Rd Sanford NC, 27332
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

Meet our Lee County Center Staff

Bill Stone avatar
Bill Stone
County Extension Director & 4-H Youth Development
Amanda Bratcher avatar
Amanda Bratcher
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
(919) 775-5624 amwilkin@ncsu.edu Lee County Center
Jared Butler avatar
Jared Butler
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops, Livestock
(919) 775-5624 jsbutle3@ncsu.edu Lee County Center
Meredith Favre avatar
Meredith Favre
Local Foods Coordinator - Local Foods
Pam Kerley avatar
Pam Kerley
4-H Program Assistant
(919) 775-5624 pkerley@ncsu.edu Lee County Center
Ashley Szilvay avatar
Ashley Szilvay
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences

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 Lee County Center, they may not be present in the Lee County Center. Please contact the Lee 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
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
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
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
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
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
Allan Thornton avatar
Serves 26 Counties
Allan Thornton
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Vegetables and Fruits
(910) 592-7161 allan_thornton@ncsu.edu Based out of Sampson 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