North Carolina Contacts
State Office
USDA Rural Development
Mel Ellis, Acting State Director
4405 Bland Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919-873-2015
Email: mel.ellis@nc.usda.gov
Assistant to the State Director
Delane Johnson
919-873-2033
Email: delane.johnson@nc.usda.gov
Rural Housing Service, Single Family Housing
919-873-2041
Email: mailto:william.kenney@nc.usda.gov
Rural Housing Service, Multi-Family Housing
Byron Waters, Director
919-873-2055
Email: byron.waters@nc.usda.gov
Rural Business and Cooperative Services
Bruce Pleasant, Director
919-873-2031
Email: bruce.pleasant@nc.usda.gov
Community Programs and Program Support
Garland Burnette, Director
919-873-2031
Email: garland.burnette@nc.usda.gov
Administrative Programs
Mel Ellis, Administrative Officer
919-873-2021
Email: mel.ellis@nc.usda.gov
ASHEVILLE AREA OFFICE
Pam Hysong, Area Director
84 Coxe Avenue, Suite 1E
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-0916
844-325-6823 Fax
Email: linda.whitmire@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania
JEFFERSON SUB AREA OFFICE
134 Government Circle
Suite 201
Jefferson, NC 28640
336-246-2885
844-325-6823 Fax
Email: susan.roland@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Ashe, Watauga, Alleghany, Wilkes, Caldwell
FRANKLIN LOCAL OFFICE
195 Thomas Heights Rod
Franklin, NC 28734
828-524-3175
844-325-6823 Fax
Email: sharon.taylor@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Macon, Haywood, Jackson, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain
MURPHY LOCAL OFFICE
225 Valley River Avenue, Suite J
Murphy, NC 28906
828-837-2721
844-325-6823 Fax
Email: sharon.taylor@nc.usda.gov
SPRUCE PINE LOCAL OFFICE
11943 S. 226 Hwy Suite D
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-765-0889
844-325-6823 Fax
Email: rebecca.pinto@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Avery
SHELBY AREA OFFICE
Warren C. Smith, Area Director
844 Wallace Grove Road
Shelby, NC 28150
704-471-0235
844-325-6850 Fax
Email: kevin.oliver@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Cleveland, Gaston, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Mecklenburg
WINSTON SALEM SUB AREA OFFICE
Forsyth County Agriculture Building
Room 102
1450 Fairchild Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27105
336-767-0720
844-325-6850 Fax
Email: terry.goddard@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Forsyth, Alexander, Burke, Davie
STATESVILLE LOCAL OFFICE
444 Bristol Drive
Statesville, NC 28677
704-872-5061
844-325-6850 Fax
Email: shay.stallings@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln
DOBSON LOCAL OFFICE
220 Cooper Street
PO Box 66
Dobson, NC 27017
336-386-8751
844-325-6850 Fax
Email: debbie.dickerson@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Surry, Yadkin, Stokes
LUMBERTON AREA OFFICE
Rossie Bullock, Area Director
PO Box 7426
440-C Caton Road
Lumberton, NC 28360
910-739-3349
844-325-6830 Fax
Email:laci.fett@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Robeson, Bladen, Cumberland, Scotland, Hoke, Columbus
SMITHFIELD SUB AREA OFFICE
Johnston County Agric Service Bldg
2736 Hwy 210
Smithfield, NC 27577
919-934-7156
844-325-6830 Fax
Email: lacia.flakes@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Wake, Wilson
BOLIVIA LOCAL OFFICE
10 Referendum Drive
PO Box 108
Bolivia, NC 28422
910-253-4448
844-325-6830 Fax
Email: paula.thrush@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
ASHEBORO AREA OFFICE
Allen Hart, Area Director
847 Curry Drive, Suite 104
Asheboro, NC 27205
336-629-4449
844-325-6822 Fax
Email: saykorn.kannika@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, Cabarrus, Rockingham, Caswell, Alamance
SANFORD LOCAL AREA OFFICE
2416 Tramway Road
Ernest & Ruby McSwain Extension Educ & Ag Center
Sanford, NC 27332
919-775-3407
844-325-6822 Fax
Email: margarita.marble@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Lee, Chatham, Moore
ROCKINGHAM LOCAL OFFICE
123 Caroline Street
Rockingham, NC 28379
910-895-3950
844-325-6822 Fax
Email: pamela.edwards@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Richmond, Montgomery, Anson, Union
HENDERSON AREA OFFICE
George Vital, Area Director
853 S. Beckford Drive, Suite A
Henderson, NC 27536
252-438-3134
844-325-6826 Fax
Email: hilda.hawkins@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren, Orange, Durham, Person, Nash, Northampton, Edgecombe
WINTON SUB AREA OFFICE
County Office Building
305 W. Tryon Street
PO Box 8
Winton, NC 27986
252-358-7836
844-325-6826 Fax
Email: travis.lassiter@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden, Currituck
HALIFAX LOCAL OFFICE
Halifax County Agriculture Complex
359 Ferrell Lane
Box 7
Halifax, NC 27839
252-583-7171
844-325-6826 Fax
Email: dora.thompson@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Halifax
KINSTON AREA OFFICE
Aaron Gaskins, Area Director
2044-C Hwy 11/55 South
PO Box 6189
Kinston, NC 28501-0189
252-526-9799
844-325-6827 Fax
Email: stephanie.davis@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Pamlico, Onslow, Carteret, Wayne, Greene, Duplin
GREENVILLE SUB AREA OFFICE
Pitt County Office Complex
403 Government Circle, Suite 3
Greenville, NC 27834
252-752-2035/252-752-2880
844-325-6827 Fax
Email: helen.gorham@nc.usda.gov
Counties Served: Pitt, Martin, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde