Street Address 721 Foster St Durham NC, 27701
Mailing Address 721 Foster St Durham NC, 27701
Office Hours
  • Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
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(919) 560-0525
FAX: (919) 560-0530

Meet our Durham County Center Staff

Donna Rewalt avatar
Donna Rewalt County Extension Director
(919) 560-0525 drewalt@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Nataly Arriaga Frias avatar
Nataly Arriaga Frias Community Outreach Specialist- Parent & Family Advocacy
(919) 560-7978 narriag@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
LeQuandra Ballen avatar
LeQuandra Ballen Program Coordinator, Community Resource Development
(919) 560-0538 ltballen@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Cheralyn Berry avatar
Cheralyn Berry Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(919) 560-0526 cheralyn_schmidt@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Alfonso Blanco avatar
Alfonso Blanco Bilingual Parent Educator - Car Seat Program Coordinator
(919) 560-0535 aescrib2@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Raina Bunnag avatar
Raina Bunnag Program Coordinator, Food Security
(919) 560-9228 rgbunnag@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Machmud Bustillo Ruiz avatar
Machmud Bustillo Ruiz EFNEP Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences - Youth and Adults
(919) 560-9229 mbustil@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Yessenia Campos Franco avatar
Yessenia Campos Franco Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development - Juntos
(919) 560-0523 ycampos@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Venessa Diaz avatar
Venessa Diaz Office Manager & Cribs for Kids Coordinator, Welcome Baby
(919) 560-7150 vdiaz3@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Emily Fischbach Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(919) 560-8295 ecfischb@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Axel Fonseca avatar
Axel Fonseca Parent Educator, Car seat Technician
(919) 560-7341 asfonsec@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Tommy Hernandez avatar
Tommy Hernandez Welcome Baby Program Assistant
(919) 356-2563 tjhernan@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Pana Jones avatar
Pana Jones Extension Program Assistant
(919) 560-0521 pana_jones@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Pam Jordan avatar
Pam Jordan County Extension Administrative Officer
(919) 560-0536 pmjorda2@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Cassandra Kiger avatar
Cassandra Kiger Special Projects Manager
(919) 560-9172 clkiger2@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Alex Kissinger avatar
Serves 2 Counties
Alex Kissinger Area Agent - Livestock, Forage, and General Agriculture
(919) 245-2051 alex_kissinger@ncsu.edu Based out of Orange County Center
Carolyn Kreuger avatar
Carolyn Kreuger Program Coordinator, Kids Voting Durham; Team Lead, Kids Voting NC
(919) 560-7321 cmkreuge@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
John Lyttle avatar
John Lyttle Extension Agent, Agriculture - Small Farms & Local Foods
(919) 560-8757 john_lyttle@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Leslie McClellan avatar
Leslie McClellan Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences - Food and Nutrition, EMFV
(919) 560-9276 lamcclel@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Patience Mushipe-Mukelabai avatar
Patience Mushipe-Mukelabai Welcome Baby Program Coordinator
(919) 560-7392 pmmuship@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Kokou Nayo avatar
Kokou Nayo Program Director, Community Resource Development - Immigrant & Refugee Families
(919) 560-9337 knayo@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Darnell Parker avatar
Darnell Parker Extension Agent, Agriculture and 4-H
(919) 560-0532 darnell_parker@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Carmen Reeves avatar
Carmen Reeves Parent Educator
(919) 560-7390 careeves@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Cindy Riley avatar
Cindy Riley Volunteer Services Coordinator
(919) 560-7319 ckriley@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Evelyn Rojas-Ramirez avatar
Evelyn Rojas-Ramirez Parent Educator, Parent Education
(919) 560-7338 evelyn_rojas@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Ashley Troth avatar
Ashley Troth Extension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Ornamental Horticulture
(919) 560-7290 ashley_troth@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Ileana Vink avatar
Ileana Vink County Early Childhood Coordinator
(919) 560-0520 ikvink@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Gaebryl Vives avatar
Gaebryl Vives Program Assistant, Family & Consumer Sciences
(919) 560-0526 gvives@ncsu.edu Durham County Center
Racheal Wilson avatar
Racheal Wilson Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development - Community Clubs, Summer Camps
(919) 560-0221 rawilso9@ncsu.edu Durham 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 Durham County Center, they may not be present in the Durham County Center. Please contact the Durham County Center for assistance and initial consultation.

Jonas Asbill avatar
Serves 20 Counties
Jonas Asbill Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Poultry
(336) 318-6000 jonas_asbill@ncsu.edu Based out of Randolph County Center
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
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
(984) 215-1415 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
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