Swain County Center: Staff

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Staff

Staff Directories: NC Cooperative Extension NC State NC A&T State

County Director

4-H and Youth Development

Nira Franklin
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(828) 488-3848

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Christy Bredenkamp
Area Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/jackson/staff/christine_bredenkamp/
(828) 586-4009

About Christy Bredenkamp: Responsible for public education in commercial and urban horticulture. This includes providing leadership, educational opportunities, training, and technical assistance to beekeepers, Christmas tree, nursery, and vegetable growers in the Smoky Mountains of Jackson and Swain Counties. Additional efforts include pro-active and trouble-shooting workshops and assistance for gardeners in the areas of plant diseases, insects, and cultural problems in landscape and garden settings.

Tammara Cole
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Small Farm Management
(828) 554-6936

Skip Thompson
Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Aquaculture
http://haywood.ces.ncsu.edu/content/TroutInformationandLinks
(828) 456-3575

About Skip Thompson: Provide educational opportunities and technical support to the trout aquaculture industry in 11 counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina. Fish health, production management, and waste management educational programs will assist trout farmers, fee-fishing pond managers, and trout fingerling producers with the management and sustainability of their facilities.

Community Development

Rob Hawk
Area Specialized Agent, Community Development and Natural Resources
(828) 456-3575

About Rob Hawk: I provide educational opportunities and technical assistance to the citizens in my area to bring about change for the development of sustainable communities through leadership development.

Family and Consumer Sciences

Renee Cassidy
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
(828) 488-3848

Support

Melissa Vaughn
County Extension Administrative Secretary
(828) 488-3848

Other

Dee Decker
EFNEP - Nutrition Program Associate
(828) 488-3848

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