Street Address 2415 Lester St Charlotte NC, 28208
Mailing Address 2415 Lester St Charlotte NC, 28208
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 Mecklenburg County Center Staff

Tracy LeCompte avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Tracy LeCompte
County Extension Director, Cabarrus & Interim CED, Mecklenburg
(704) 920-3319 tracy_lecompte@ncsu.edu Based out of Cabarrus County Center
Shane Alston-Daniel avatar
Shane Alston-Daniel
Co. Ext. Admin. Asst. - Clerical Lead
(704) 336-2082 sdalston@ncsu.edu Mecklenburg County Center
Demetria Cox-Thomas avatar
Demetria Cox-Thomas
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(980) 314-1412 dlcoxtho@ncsu.edu Mecklenburg County Center
Sam DeRosa avatar
Sam DeRosa
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Local Foods
(980) 314-1417 srderosa@ncsu.edu Mecklenburg County Center
Mal Harrington avatar
Mal Harrington
Program Assistant, Agriculture and Natural Resources
(980) 314-1418 msharrin@ncsu.edu Mecklenburg County Center
Haley Williams avatar
Haley Williams
Extension Agent, Family Consumer Sciences
(980) 314-1405 hewilli9@ncsu.edu Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County Center, they may not be present in the Mecklenburg County Center. Please contact the Mecklenburg 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
Jenny Carleo avatar
Serves 18 Counties
Jenny Carleo
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Grain Crops
jscarleo@ncsu.edu Based out of Iredell County Center
Candice Christian avatar
Serves 33 Counties
Candice Christian
Extension Associate, Home and Community Food Safety
(919) 341-9437 cadescha@ncsu.edu Based out of Agricultural & Human Sciences
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
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
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
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
Paula Norris avatar
Serves 36 Counties
Paula Norris
Regional Nutrition Extension Associate
paula_norris@ncsu.edu Based out of Durham 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
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