Job Description As the County Extension Director, I am responsible for the overall leadership, administration, marketing, and staff of the Mecklenburg County Center with a core area of focus on community resource development. My PhD is in Agriculture Science Communication with research on agriculture communications and innovations, and my dissertation focused on the intersections between food and culture. I bring over two decades of work as an Extension professional in Family and Consumer Sciences, Youth Development, and Local Foods to Mecklenburg County as I work to create a robust and comprehensive urban Extension program centered around our local food system.