Faithful Families in North Carolina
Supporting communities of faith through Faithful Families’ North Carolina Flagship Program.
Faithful Families trains health educators from local health departments and local Extension offices (EFNEP Program Associates, Family and Consumer Science Agents, and SNAP-Ed Agents). If you are interested in bringing the program to a faith community, use the map below to find trained facilitators in your county.
NC Counties and facilitators
Facilitators for Alamance County
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
919-824-8052
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
336-209-4144
Facilitators for Alexander County
Bria Marlowe
Health Educator
Alexander County Health Department
Local Health Department
bmarlowe@alexandercountync.gov
(828) 352-7799
Facilitators for Alleghany County
Carmen Long
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Surry County Center
NC State Extension
336-372-5597
There are currently no facilitators in Anson County.
There are currently no facilitators in Ashe County.
Facilitators for Avery County
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
Facilitators for Beaufort County
Taylor Davenport
Public Health Education Specialist
Beaufort County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-940-5093
JaNell Lewis
Public Health Education Specialist
Beaufort County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-940-5090
Facilitators for Bertie County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-426-2129
Katherine B. Copeland
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Bertie County Center
NC State Extension
252.794.5319
Wanda Stallings
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-312-5512
Facilitators for Bladen County
Marianne Valentiner
Health Educator
Bladen County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-872-6264
Berkleigh Pridgen
Health Educator
Bladen County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-872-6252
There are currently no facilitators in Brunswick County.
Facilitators for Buncombe County
Juliet Eirikis
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
561-707-1946
Cathy Hohenstein
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Buncombe County Center
NC State Extension
828-250-4874
Zo Mpofu
Human Services Program Consultant
Buncombe County HHS
Local Health Department
828-450-9322
Facilitators for Burke County
Lisa Moore
Health Education Supervisor/Health Promotion Coordinator
Burke County Health Department
Local Health Department
828-764-9218
Facilitators for Cabarrus County
Sandra Torres
Public Health Educator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
sandra.torres@cabarrushealth.org
704-920-1339
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
980-322-3462
Greg Stewart
Wellness Coach
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
greg.stewart@cabarrushealth.org
704-920-1337
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
Facilitators for Caldwell County
Anna Martin
Health Educator Supervisor
Caldwell County Health Department
Local Health Department
828-426-8506
Facilitators for Camden County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Facilitators for Carteret County
Hannah Todd
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
252-633-1477
Stephanie Stevenson
Health Educator I
Carteret County Extension
NC State Extension
(252) 222-6374
Facilitators for Caswell County
Sonya Patterson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
336-694-4158
Facilitators for Catawba County
Carson Clark
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-387-5230
Morgin Avery
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-736-9532
Chelsie Jones
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
704-876-5377
Presley Harrill
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
704-917-9178
Julie Byrd
WIC Director
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-695-5887
Jordan Miller
Dietetic Intern
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
336-328-5712
Jordan Johnson
Community Health Coordinator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-695-6643
Jamie Hawley
Faith Community Nurse
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-726-7261
Ashley S. Rink
Community Health Coordinator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
828-695-6646
Facilitators for Chatham County
Michelle Wright
Health Promotion Coordinator, Educator II
Chatham County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
919-545-8363
Facilitators for Cherokee County
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
Facilitators for Chowan County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Wanda Stallings
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-312-5512
Facilitators for Clay County
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
Facilitators for Cleveland County
Nancy Abasiekong
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Cleveland County Center
NC State Extension
704-482-4365
Facilitators for Columbus County
Meleah Collier Evers
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Columbus County Center
NC State Extension
910-640-6605
Facilitators for Craven County
Hannah Todd
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
252-633-1477
Amber Tabarrini
Public Health Specialist
Craven County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-636-4920 ext.2073
Facilitators for Cumberland County
Phyllis McLymore
Public Health Educator
Cumberland County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-433-3894
Marisa Ramos-Mason
Public Health Educator/Wellness Coordinator
Cumberland County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-433-3892
Facilitators for Currituck County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Amy Underhill
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-338-4448
Facilitators for Dare County
Catisha Bryant
Public Health Education Specialist
Dare County HHS
Local Health Department
252-475-373
There are currently no facilitators in Davidson County.
There are currently no facilitators in Davie County.
Facilitators for Duplin County
Meghan Baker
Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
910-296-2143 ext. 8406
Sydney Johnson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Duplin County Center
NC State Extension
910-592-7161
Facilitators for Durham County
Peggy Kernodle
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Durham County Center
NC State Extension
919-417-4125
Willa Allen
Health Educator
Durham County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
919-560-7771
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
919-824-8052
Facilitators for Edgecombe County
Donia Simmons
Ready Communities Specialist
Down East Partnership for Children
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
252-985-4300
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
919-801-9047
Regina Moseley
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Nash County Center
NC State Extension
252-459-9810
Mary Jane Lyonnais
Healthy Foods Coordinator
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-340-0395
Natema Drummond
Nutrition Program Assistance, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
252-641-7821
Facilitators for Forsyth County
Cassey Mapp-Ahmed
Health Educator
Forsyth Public Health Department
Local Health Department
336-703-3175
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
Facilitators for Franklin County
Jessica Kearney
EFNEP Educator, Extension Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Expand Program - Franklin County Center
NC State Extension
919-496-3344
Dominque Simon
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Franklin County CEnter
NC State Extension
919-496-3344
Antrel Branch
Public Health Educator II
Franklin County Health Department
Local Health Department
919-496-2533
Facilitators for Gaston County
Brittany Carey
Health Education Coordinator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
704-853-5083
Ashlyn Hartsoe
Health Education Coordinator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
704-862-5374
Abby Newton
Administrator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
704-853-5163
Facilitators for Gates County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-426-2129
Helen P. Eure
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Gates County Center
NC State Extension
252-357-1400
Facilitators for Graham County
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
Leann Ramsey
Graham County Health Educator
Graham County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
828-479-7900 ext. 2512
There are currently no facilitators in Granville County.
Facilitators for Greene County
Shelina Bonner
Area Agent,Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
252-747-5831
Shenile R. Ford
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Greene County Center
NC State Extension
252-747-5831
Emmanuelle Quenum
Health Educator
Greene County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
Emmanuelle.quenum@greenecountync.gov
252-747-8183
Facilitators for Guilford County
Janet Mayer
Nutritionist III
Guilford County Health Department
Local Health Department
336-641-3361
Nedra Cox
Community Health Educator
Guilford County DHHS
Local Health Department
336-641-4102
Vincent Webb
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Guilford County Center
NC State Extension
996-641-2412
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
336-209-4144
Facilitators for Halifax County
Lauren Morris
Nutrition Educator
NC State University Snap-Ed
NC State Extension
252-583-5161
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
919-801-9047
Abi Hicks
Health Educator
Halifax County Public Health System
Local Health Department
252-583-5021 ext. 238
Facilitators for Harnett County
Belinda Rayner
Public Health Educator II
Harnett County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-814-6196
Facilitators for Haywood County
Megan Hauser
Healthy Haywood Coordinator
Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency
Local Health Department
828-356-2272
Facilitators for Henderson County
Beverly Clark
Health Promotion Coordinator
Henderson County Health Department
Local Health Department
828-694-6065
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
Facilitators for Hertford County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Facilitators for Hoke County
Ulva Little-Bennett
Health Educator
Hoke County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-875-3717 ext. 2104
Shirley J. Smith
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Hoke County Center
NC State Extension
910-875-2162
Sherita Sutton
Health Educator
Hoke County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-875-3717 Ext. 2106
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
There are currently no facilitators in Hyde County.
There are currently no facilitators in Iredell County.
There are currently no facilitators in Jackson County.
Facilitators for Johnston County
Cassidy Hobbs
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
919-989-5380
Ahira Sanchez
Program Assistant, EFNEP for Adults
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
919-989-5380
Mary Banks
Public Health Education Specialist
Johnston County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
919-989-5203
Kimetha Fulwood
Health Educator
Johnston County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
kimetha.fulwood@johnstonnc.com
919-989-5200
Debra Stroud
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
919-989-5380
Facilitators for Jones County
Kelly Tyndall
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
252-933-1253
Facilitators for Lee County
Sarah Arthur
Health Education Specialist
Lee County Health Department
Local Health Department
919-718-4640 ext. 5356
Alyssa Anderson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Lee County Center
NC State Extension
919-775-5624
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
Facilitators for Lenoir County
Teresa Morris
Nutrition Program Associate, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Lenoir County Center
NC State Extension
252-527-2191
There are currently no facilitators in Lincoln County.
Facilitators for McDowell County
Juliet Eirikis
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
561-707-1946
Cathy Hohenstein
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Buncombe County Center
NC State Extension
828-250-4874
Facilitators for Macon County
Lyndsey C. Henderson
Health Educator
Macon County Public Health
Local Health Department
828-349-2086
Lynn Baker
Population Health Section Administrator
Macon County Public Health
Local Health Department
828-349-2437
Facilitators for Madison County
Sue Estridge
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Madison County Center
NC State Extension
828-649-2411
There are currently no facilitators in Martin County.
Facilitators for Mecklenburg County
Augusta Washington
Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Mecklenburg County Center
NC State Extension
980-314-1405
Kristin N. Davis
Extension Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Mecklenburg County Center
NC State Extension
704-336-2082
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
980-322-3462
Facilitators for Mitchell County
Juliet Eirikis
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
561-707-1946
Facilitators for Montgomery County
Rhonda Peters
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Montgomery County Center
NC State Extension
910-576-6011
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
336-209-4144
There are currently no facilitators in Moore County.
Facilitators for Nash County
Donia Simmons
Ready Communities Specialist
Down East Partnership for Children
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
252-985-4300
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
919-801-9047
Latesha Barnes-Staton
Health Education Specialist
Nash County Health Department
Local Health Department
latesha.staton@nashcountync.gov
252-459-1250
Regina Moseley
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Nash County Center
NC State Extension
252-459-9810
Facilitators for New Hanover County
Breyana Davis
Extension Assistant-Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
678-665-6656
Katelyn Matney
Health Education Supervisor
New Hanover County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-798-6548
Facilitators for Northampton County
Lauren Morris
Nutrition Educator
NC State University Snap-Ed
NC State Extension
252-583-5161
Virginia McClary
Health Educator
Northampton County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-534-5841
Tammy Boone Vincent
Nutrition Program Assistant, Adult EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Northampton County Center
NC State Extension
252-676-8264
Facilitators for Onslow County
Peggie Garner
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Onslow County Center
NC State Extension
910-389-5604
Facilitators for Orange County
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
919-824-8052
There are currently no facilitators in Pamlico County.
Facilitators for Pasquotank County
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Facilitators for Pender County
Breyana Davis
Extension Assistant-Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
678-665-6656
Samantha Murphy
Health Educator
Pender County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-259-5128
There are currently no facilitators in Person County.
Facilitators for Perquimans County
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
919-369-5030
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
252-426-2129
There are currently no facilitators in Person County.
Facilitators for Pitt County
Tiffany Thigpen
Health Educator
Pitt County Health Department
Local Health Department
tiffany.thigpen@pittcountync.gov
252-902-2438
Blair Savoca
Worksite/Faith Coordinator
Pitt County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-902-2273
Taenisha Armstrong
Area Agent,Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension-Pitt County
NC State Extension
Facilitators for Polk County
Jimmie Marie Buell
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Polk County Center
NC State Extension
828-894-8218
Facilitators for Randolph County
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
336-209-4144
There are currently no facilitators in Richmond County.
Facilitators for Robeson County
Whitney McFarland
Public Health Educator II
Robeson County Health Department
Local Health Department
whitney.mcfarland@hth.co.robeson.nc.us
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
Facilitators for Rockingham County
Ayeshan Parker
Healthy Carolinians Coordinator
Rockingham County Division of Public Health
Local Health Department
336-342-8258
Katrina R. White
Health Education Program Manager
Rockingham County Division of Public Health
Local Health Department
336-342-8150
Facilitators for Rowan County
Amy Smith
Health Education Specialist/Wellness Coordinator
Rowan County Health Department
Local Health Department
704-216-8859
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
980-322-3462
Facilitators for Rutherford County
Tracy Davis
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Rutherford County Center
NC State Extension
828-287-6020
Facilitators for Sampson County
Meghan Baker
Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
910-296-2143 ext. 8406
Lethia Robinson Lee
EFNEP Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Sampson County Center
NC State Extension
910-592-7161
Sydney Johnson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Duplin County Center
NC State Extension
910-592-7161
Facilitators for Scotland County
Kathie Cox
Health Educator II/Public Information Officer
Scotland County Health Department
Local Health Department
910-277-2470 ext.4478
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
There are currently no facilitators in Stanly County.
Facilitators for Stokes County
Patti Bruce
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Stokes County Center
NC State Extension
336-529-9228
Facilitators for Surry County
Carmen Long
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Surry County Center
NC State Extension
336-372-5597
There are currently no facilitators in Swain County.
Facilitators for Transylvania County
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
828-697-4891
There are currently no facilitators in Tyrrell County.
Facilitators for Union County
Cheri Bennett
Nutrition Program Assistant, Extension Program Assistant
NC State Extension - Union County Center
NC State Extension
704-283-3737 ext.3737
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
919-827-2416
There are currently no facilitators in Vance County.
Facilitators for Wake County
Paula Pedrosa Norris
FCS Program Associate
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Wake County Center
NC State Extension
919-914-4115
Hiliana Lovejoy
EFNEP Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Wake County Center
NC State Extension
919-250-1119
Dana Orr
Senior Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
919-412-7406
Caren Maloy
Senior Nutrition Educator Associate
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
919-513-8789
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
919-801-9047
Facilitators for Warren County
Jessica Kearney
EFNEP Educator, Extension Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Expand Program - Franklin County Center
NC State Extension
919-496-3344
Dominque Simon
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Franklin County CEnter
NC State Extension
919-496-3344
There are currently no facilitators in Washington County.
There are currently no facilitators in Watauga County.
Facilitators for Wayne County
Sherrie Edwards
Registered Dietician
Dept. Veteran Affairs/ Community Health & Wellness Leader
Local Health Department
919-440-5453
Celita Graham
Health Educator
Wayne County Health Department
Local Health Department
919-731-1235
Michelle Estrada
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Wayne County Center
NC State Extension
919-731-1520
There are currently no facilitators in Wilkes County.
Facilitators for Wilson County
Melissa Kanuck
Public Health Education Specialist
Wilson County Health Department
Local Health Department
919-731-1291
Jessica Williams
Health Education Specialist
Wilson County Health Department
Local Health Department
252-237-3141 ext.6657
Cassidy Hobbs
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
919-989-5380
There are currently no facilitators in Yadkin County.
There are currently no facilitators in Yancey County.
Alamance
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Alexander
Bria Marlowe
Health Educator
Alexander County Health Department
Local Health Department
bmarlowe@alexandercountync.gov
Alleghany
Carmen Long
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Surry County Center
NC State Extension
Avery
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Beaufort
Taylor Davenport
Public Health Education Specialist
Beaufort County Health Department
Local Health Department
JaNell Lewis
Public Health Education Specialist
Beaufort County Health Department
Local Health Department
Bertie
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Katherine B. Copeland
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Bertie County Center
NC State Extension
Wanda Stallings
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Bladen
Marianne Valentiner
Health Educator
Bladen County Health Department
Local Health Department
Berkleigh Pridgen
Health Educator
Bladen County Health Department
Local Health Department
Burke
Lisa Moore
Health Education Supervisor/Health Promotion Coordinator
Burke County Health Department
Local Health Department
Cabarrus
Sandra Torres
Public Health Educator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
sandra.torres@cabarrushealth.org
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
Greg Stewart
Wellness Coach
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
greg.stewart@cabarrushealth.org
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Caldwell
Anna Martin
Health Educator Supervisor
Caldwell County Health Department
Local Health Department
Camden
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Carteret
Hannah Todd
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
Stephanie Stevenson
Health Educator I
Carteret County Extension
NC State Extension
Caswell
Sonya Patterson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
Catawba
Carson Clark
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Morgin Avery
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Chelsie Jones
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Presley Harrill
Faithful Families Facilitator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Julie Byrd
WIC Director
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Jordan Miller
Dietetic Intern
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Jordan Johnson
Community Health Coordinator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Jamie Hawley
Faith Community Nurse
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Ashley S. Rink
Community Health Coordinator
Catawba County Public Health - LiveWell Catawaba
Local Health Department
Chatham
Michelle Wright
Health Promotion Coordinator, Educator II
Chatham County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
Cherokee
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Chowan
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Wanda Stallings
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Clay
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Cleveland
Nancy Abasiekong
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Cleveland County Center
NC State Extension
Columbus
Meleah Collier Evers
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Columbus County Center
NC State Extension
Craven
Hannah Todd
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
Amber Tabarrini
Public Health Specialist
Craven County Health Department
Local Health Department
Cumberland
Phyllis McLymore
Public Health Educator
Cumberland County Health Department
Local Health Department
Marisa Ramos-Mason
Public Health Educator/Wellness Coordinator
Cumberland County Health Department
Local Health Department
Currituck
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Amy Underhill
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Dare
Catisha Bryant
Public Health Education Specialist
Dare County HHS
Local Health Department
Duplin
Meghan Baker
Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
Sydney Johnson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Duplin County Center
NC State Extension
Durham
Peggy Kernodle
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Durham County Center
NC State Extension
Willa Allen
Health Educator
Durham County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
eEdgecombe
Donia Simmons
Ready Communities Specialist
Down East Partnership for Children
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Regina Moseley
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Nash County Center
NC State Extension
Mary Jane Lyonnais
Healthy Foods Coordinator
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Natema Drummond
Nutrition Program Assistance, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Forsyth
Cassey Mapp-Ahmed
Health Educator
Forsyth Public Health Department
Local Health Department
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Franklin
Jessica Kearney
EFNEP Educator, Extension Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Expand Program - Franklin County Center
NC State Extension
Dominque Simon
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Franklin County CEnter
NC State Extension
Antrel Branch
Public Health Educator II
Franklin County Health Department
Local Health Department
Gaston
Brittany Carey
Health Education Coordinator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
Ashlyn Hartsoe
Health Education Coordinator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
Abby Newton
Administrator
Gaston County Health Department
Local Health Department
Gates
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Helen P. Eure
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Gates County Center
NC State Extension
Graham
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Leann Ramsey
Graham County Health Educator
Graham County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
Greene
Shelina Bonner
Area Agent,Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
Shenile R. Ford
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Greene County Center
NC State Extension
Emmanuelle Quenum
Health Educator
Greene County Department of Public Health
Local Health Department
Emmanuelle.quenum@greenecountync.gov
Guilford
Janet Mayer
Nutritionist III
Guilford County Health Department
Local Health Department
Nedra Cox
Community Health Educator
Guilford County DHHS
Local Health Department
Vincent Webb
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Guilford County Center
NC State Extension
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Halifax
Lauren Morris
Nutrition Educator
NC State University Snap-Ed
NC State Extension
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Abi Hicks
Health Educator
Halifax County Public Health System
Local Health Department
Harnett
Belinda Rayner
Public Health Educator II
Harnett County Health Department
Local Health Department
Haywood
Megan Hauser
Healthy Haywood Coordinator
Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency
Local Health Department
Henderson
Beverly Clark
Health Promotion Coordinator
Henderson County Health Department
Local Health Department
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Hertford
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Hoke
Ulva Little-Bennett
Health Educator
Hoke County Health Department
Local Health Department
Shirley J. Smith
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Hoke County Center
NC State Extension
Sherita Sutton
Health Educator
Hoke County Health Department
Local Health Department
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Johnston
Cassidy Hobbs
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
Ahira Sanchez
Program Assistant, EFNEP for Adults
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
Mary Banks
Public Health Education Specialist
Johnston County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
Kimetha Fulwood
Health Educator
Johnston County Public Health Department
Local Health Department
kimetha.fulwood@johnstonnc.com
Debra Stroud
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
Jones
Kelly Tyndall
FCS Agent
Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences Program
NC State Extension
Lee
Sarah Arthur
Health Education Specialist
Lee County Health Department
Local Health Department
Alyssa Anderson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Lee County Center
NC State Extension
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Lenoir
Teresa Morris
Nutrition Program Associate, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Lenoir County Center
NC State Extension
McDowell
Juliet Eirikis
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Cathy Hohenstein
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Buncombe County Center
NC State Extension
Macon
Lyndsey C. Henderson
Health Educator
Macon County Public Health
Local Health Department
Lynn Baker
Population Health Section Administrator
Macon County Public Health
Local Health Department
Madison
Sue Estridge
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Madison County Center
NC State Extension
Mecklenburg
Augusta Washington
Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Mecklenburg County Center
NC State Extension
Kristin N. Davis
Extension Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Mecklenburg County Center
NC State Extension
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
Mitchell
Juliet Eirikis
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Montgomery
Rhonda Peters
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Montgomery County Center
NC State Extension
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Nash
Donia Simmons
Ready Communities Specialist
Down East Partnership for Children
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Latesha Barnes-Staton
Health Education Specialist
Nash County Health Department
Local Health Department
latesha.staton@nashcountync.gov
Regina Moseley
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Nash County Center
NC State Extension
New Hanover
Breyana Davis
Extension Assistant-Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
Katelyn Matney
Health Education Supervisor
New Hanover County Health Department
Local Health Department
Northampton
Lauren Morris
Nutrition Educator
NC State University Snap-Ed
NC State Extension
Virginia McClary
Health Educator
Northampton County Health Department
Local Health Department
Tammy Boone Vincent
Nutrition Program Assistant, Adult EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Northampton County Center
NC State Extension
Onslow
Peggie Garner
County Extension Director
NC State Extension - Onslow County Center
NC State Extension
Orange
Suyapa Mejia-Guevara
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Orange County Center
NC State Extension
Pasquotank
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Mary Jane Lyonnais
Healthy Foods Coordinator
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Amy Underhill
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
Pender
Breyana Davis
Extension Assistant-Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
Samantha Murphy
Health Educator
Pender County Health Department
Local Health Department
Perquimans
Kassandra Rountree
Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
kassandra.rountree@arhs-nc.org
Ashley Miller
Public Health Education Specialist
Albemarle Regional Health Services
Local Health Department
pitt
Tiffany Thigpen
Health Educator
Pitt County Health Department
Local Health Department
tiffany.thigpen@pittcountync.gov
Blair Savoca
Worksite/Faith Coordinator
Pitt County Health Department
Local Health Department
Taenisha Armstrong
Area Agent,Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension-Pitt County
NC State Extension
Polk
Jimmie Marie Buell
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Polk County Center
NC State Extension
Randolph
Jennifer Morgan
Nutrition Educator
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Robeson
Whitney McFarland
Public Health Educator II
Robeson County Health Department
Local Health Department
whitney.mcfarland@hth.co.robeson.nc.us
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Rockingham
Ayeshan Parker
Healthy Carolinians Coordinator
Rockingham County Division of Public Health
Local Health Department
Katrina R. White
Health Education Program Manager
Rockingham County Division of Public Health
Local Health Department
Rowan
Amy Smith
Health Education Specialist/Wellness Coordinator
Rowan County Health Department
Local Health Department
Meghan Charpentier
Program Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Local Health Department
meghan.charpentier@cabarrushealth.org
Rutherford
Tracy Davis
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Rutherford County Center
NC State Extension
Sampson
Meghan Baker
Nutrition Educator
Cooperative Extension - SNAP-Ed/Steps to Health
NC State Extension
Lethia Robinson Lee
EFNEP Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Sampson County Center
NC State Extension
Sydney Johnson
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Duplin County Center
NC State Extension
Scotland
Kathie Cox
Health Educator II/Public Information Officer
Scotland County Health Department
Local Health Department
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Stokes
Patti Bruce
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Stokes County Center
NC State Extension
Surry
Carmen Long
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Surry County Center
NC State Extension
Transylvania
Renay C. Knapp
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Henderson County Center
NC State Extension
Union
Cheri Bennett
Nutrition Program Assistant, Extension Program Assistant
NC State Extension - Union County Center
NC State Extension
Emily Foley
Extension Associate
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program
NC State Extension
Wake
Paula Pedrosa Norris
FCS Program Associate
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Wake County Center
NC State Extension
Hiliana Lovejoy
EFNEP Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program - Wake County Center
NC State Extension
Dana Orr
Senior Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Caren Maloy
Senior Nutrition Educator Associate
NC Steps to Health/SNAP-Ed
NC State Extension
Brenda Beatty
Health Educator
Poe Center
SNAP-Ed Grant for Faithful Families
Warren
Jessica Kearney
EFNEP Educator, Extension Program Assistant
Expanded Foods and Nutrition Expand Program - Franklin County Center
NC State Extension
Dominque Simon
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Franklin County CEnter
NC State Extension
Wayne
Sherrie Edwards
Registered Dietician
Dept. Veteran Affairs/ Community Health & Wellness Leader
Local Health Department
Celita Graham
Health Educator
Wayne County Health Department
Local Health Department
Michelle Estrada
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Wayne County Center
NC State Extension
Wilson
Melissa Kanuck
Public Health Education Specialist
Wilson County Health Department
Local Health Department
Jessica Williams
Health Education Specialist
Wilson County Health Department
Local Health Department
Cassidy Hobbs
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Program - Johnston County Center
NC State Extension
Become a Faithful Families Facilitator
If you are a health educator staffed at a North Carolina local health department or local health Extension office, you can receive training to deliver the program in your county(ies). Faithful Families offers a yearly in-person training for educators interested in delivering the program in the upcoming year. Program curricula and materials are provided to facilitators for program delivery. Contact Julia Yao at Julia_yao@ncsu.edu for more information on the next in-person training.
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North Carolina Partners
Faithful Families works with partners and experts across North Carolina to develop resources, provide technical assistance, and engage faith communities across the state.
For questions about the North Carolina Flagship Program, contact:
Julia Yao
Faithful Families and EMFV Extension Associate
Julia_yao@ncsu.edu
(919) 515-7812
