Paige Burns

Oversees office administration, including budgets, financial management, etc.; manage county agents, administrative assistant, and support staff. Develop and drive county marketing plan; provide guidance for agent programming; engage with county government to ensure support for Extension programming; promote Extension and Extension programs throughout the community through speaking opportunities and by partnering with organizations and agencies where goals and priorities align with that of Extension. Programmatic responsibilities: consumer and commercial horticulture, forestry, beekeeping, and community development, especially with regard to support for the Sandhills AGInnovation Center Food Hub in Ellerbe.