Meet our Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Staff

Michelle Benigno avatar
Michelle Benigno Director of The Science House, Mountain Outreach Office
(828) 206-3014 mtbenign@ncsu.edu The Science House
Margaret Bloomquist avatar
Margaret Bloomquist Research Scholar
margaret_bloomquist@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Jamie Bookwalter avatar
Jamie Bookwalter Extension Specialist, Mountain Conifer IPM
jbookwa@ncsu.edu Forestry & Environmental Resources
Tucker Brandt avatar
Tucker Brandt Assistant Superintendent
trbrand2@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Chris Clavet Research Specialist
(828) 435-2017 chris_clavet@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Andy Cooper avatar
Andy Cooper Research Technician
(616) 334-4716 acooper6@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Jeanine Davis avatar
Dr. Jeanine Davis Extension Specialist, Herbs/Organics/Specialty Crops/Vegetables/Hemp
(828) 687-0574 jeanine_davis@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Lori Davis avatar
Lori Davis North Central District Business Coordinator
(828) 687-0572 ladavis9@ncsu.edu District Directors
Marissa Deem Temp Research Tech'n/Paraprof
mjdeem@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Lilly Derry Temp Research Specialist
lgderry@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Steve Duckett avatar
Steve Duckett West District Extension Director
(828) 687-0571 Steve_Duckett@ncsu.edu District Directors
Jessica Edney avatar
Jessica Edney Business Officer
(828) 654-8590 jessica_edney@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Chris Holmberg Agricultural Research Specialist
chris_holmberg@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Tom Hoyt avatar
Tom Hoyt Superintendent
(828) 684-7197 tom_hoyt@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Taylor Kennedy Research Technician-Nonexempt
tzkenned@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Will Kohlway avatar
Will Kohlway Extension Specialist, Christmas Tree Production & Marketing
(919) 906-0347 whkohlwa@ncsu.edu Forestry & Environmental Resources
Aaron Kohutek avatar
Aaron Kohutek Research Technician
ajkohute@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Tom Kon avatar
Dr. Tom Kon Associate Professor: Southeastern Apple Research Specialist
(828) 585-3538 tom_kon@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Katie Learn avatar
Katie Learn Research Associate
(828) 435-2018 katie_learn@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Anthony LeBude avatar
Dr. Anthony LeBude Assoc. Prof. and Nursery Crops Research & Extension Specialist
(828) 585-3540 avlebude@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Hannah Lepsch avatar
Hannah Lepsch Research Assistant - Horticulture
hannah_lepsch@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Nathan Lynch avatar
Nathan Lynch Research Specialist
(828) 435-2009 nathan_lynch@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
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
Carrie McIntyre avatar
Carrie McIntyre West District Business Service Coordinator
(828) 687-0570 carrie_mcintyre@ncsu.edu District Directors
Wayne Mitchem avatar
Wayne Mitchem Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Coordinator and Fruit Weed Management
(704) 472-4369 wayne_mitchem@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Wayne Morgan Temp Research Tech'n/Paraprof
gwmorga2@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Hudson New Research Technician
hdnew@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
John Nix Research Specialist
jtnix@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Andra Nus Research Assistant
(828) 585-3549 andra_nus@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Emily Ogburn avatar
Emily Ogburn Research Associate
(828) 585-3566 emily_ogburn@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Tindall Ouverson Life Sci, Research Assistant
ltouvers@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Irene Palmer avatar
Irene Palmer Research Specialist
(828) 243-2749 iepalmer@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Dilip Panthee avatar
Dr. Dilip Panthee Associate Professor
(828) 684-7503 dilip_panthee@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Aaron Perez avatar
Aaron Perez Temp Research Specialist
arperez4@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Luping Qu avatar
Luping Qu Research Specialist
(828) 435-2005 luping_qu@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Tom Ranney avatar
Tom Ranney Professor
(828) 585-3579 tom_ranney@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Nicholas Rothweiler Research Computing Analyst
(828) 585-3530 ncrothwe@ncsu.edu CALS Academic & Administrative Technology
Mary Saunders Bulan avatar
Mary Saunders Bulan Extension Assistant, Agriculture - medicinal herbs, forest farming, organics
(828) 585-3554 mary_bulan@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Stephen Schoof avatar
Stephen Schoof Agricultural Research Specialist
(828) 435-2013 steve_schoof@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Anna Senter avatar
Anna Senter Research Technician
(828) 585-3530 alsenter@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Reza Shekasteband avatar
Reza Shekasteband Research Scholar
(828) 585-3541 rshekas@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Irfan Siddique avatar
Irfan Siddique Postdoctoral Research Scholar
msiddiq5@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Silas Sitton avatar
Silas Sitton Research Specialist
swsitton@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
April Stephens Building Environmental Tech'n
dasteph3@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Mandeep Tayal avatar
Dr. Mandeep Tayal Postdoctoral Research Scholar
(828) 585-3566 mtayal@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Sikandar Aman Ullah avatar
Sikandar Aman Ullah Postdoctoral Research Scholar
(828) 585-3550 sullah2@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Sara Villani avatar
Dr. Sara Villani Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist-Fruit and Ornamental Pathology
(828) 585-3535 sara_villani@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Andy VonCanon avatar
Andy VonCanon Extension Associate - FFA
(828) 585-3564 asvoncan@ncsu.edu Agricultural & Human Sciences
Jim Walgenbach avatar
Dr. Jim Walgenbach Professor & Extension Entomology Specialist (Fruits/Vegetables)
(828) 435-2015 jim_walgenbach@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Alexandra Zafiro Research Technician
alzafiro@ncsu.edu Mountain Hort Crops Research & Extension Center
Jianbo Zhang Research Associate
(828) 435-2021 jzhang85@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science