90 South Main Street
Sparta, NC
336-372-5597
kathy_miller@ncsu.edu

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an educational partnership helping people put research-based knowledge to work to attain economic prosperity, become better stewards of the environment, and enhance their quality of life. Cooperative Extension is an outreach effort of NC State University and NC A&T State University.

Our mission is helping people put knowledge to work! We offer educational opportunities in several major areas: Agricultural sustainability Environmental stewardship Strengthening communities Youth development Nurturing strong, healthy, and safe families. Our services are available to all Alleghany County citizens. We provide information via meetings, workshops, demonstrations, field days, conferences, internet, radio, video, newspaper, newsletters, publications, and by telephone and office visits. Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

We look forward to serving you and hope that you will contact one of our staff who can help you in the following areas:

Nancy Keith, Interim County Extension Director 
The County Extension Director provides leadership as Department Head for Cooperative Extension. Duties include directing office operations, staff, resource development, budget, planning, marketing and promoting Extension education programs. The Director is also responsible for maintaining strong working relationships with county government, community leaders, volunteers, clients and various agency partners.

David Isner, Extension Agent, ANR/CRD
David provides educational programming in leadership, volunteer and community development, public issues education, natural resource management, forestry, Christmas trees and pesticide education.

Jacquelyne Gordon, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Science
Jacquelyne provides leadership to all Family & Consumer Science programs which are delivered to individuals and families to improve the quality of their lives. She provides educational information in the areas of family development, human environment, health and safety, family resource management, food safety, and nutrition. Jacquelyne also serves as a liaison to the Extension and Community Association (ECA) volunteer organization.

Amy Lucas, Extension Agent, 4-H and Youth Development
Amy provides leadership to 4-H and youth development including collaborating with various community groups and leaders to improve the lives and future of Alleghany County youth. This includes coordinating and managing the volunteer leadership system that serves 4-H Clubs, providing school enrichment programs, after school programming, conducting various educational opportunities for youth, and promoting life skills development through learning by doing experiences.

Kathy Miller, Administrative Secretary
Kathy provides administrative support for Administration, Agriculture, and Community Resource Development Programs.

Michele Hamm, Extension Secretary
Michele provides administrative support for 4-H, Family and Consumer Education, and Community Resource Development Programs.

In addition to the above named staff who serve only Alleghany County, these additional staff also serve Alleghany and neighboring counties. They include:

Bryan Davis, Christmas Tree Program Assistant
Bryan works with Christmas tree growers in Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga Counties on implementing on-farm demonstrations relating to best management practices.

Extension Agent, Agriculture (Position Vacant) The livestock agent provides leadership to livestock educational programs in Alleghany County.

In addition, we have several other area staff who are available to help Alleghany County citizens in areas such as: Commercial Horticulture, Tobacco, and Aquaculture. We invite you to contact us, take advantage of our many educational opportunities and to become active in our programs by volunteering!

Contact Information:

Alleghany County NC Cooperative Extension
County Office Building, Third Floor
90 South Main Street
PO Box 7
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone:  336-372-5597
FAX:  336-372-2279
Email:  kathy_miller@ncsu.edu