Names of Staff Members and Their Titles:  Bill Ellers, County Extension Director and Agricultural Extension Agent; Celia Wilson, Administrative Secretary; Pete Anderson, Assistant 4-H Youth Development Agent/Agricultural Extension Agent; Marcia Flynt, Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent; and Sherry Howlett, EFNEP Nutrition Program Assistant.

Staff Cooperation
Pamlico County Extension staff assist one another with their programs routinely.  The staff is small in number and working together is not only a necessity it is a rewarding experience.  Many of the Pamlico County youth programs, 4-H and Youth EFNEP, especially depend on support and assistance between staff members.  Occasionally, one staff member will be obligated to attend an out of the county event but their program must go on in the county.  In these situations fellow staff members often assist with making sure the activity is conducted properly.

The administrative assistant is multi-talented and also supports other staff in times when staff need assistance communicating with clientele and making sure events happen without a snag.

4-H Youth agent and CED/agricultural agent partner with conducting on farm tests and farm tours. 

The EFNEP Program Assistant and the FCS Agent are very helpful with making sure the 4-H agent has support and assistance in conducting summer programs.

All staff assist each other when needed to set up for large events and programs, such as volunteer appreciation events, farm tours or community health fairs.

The entire staff works together in manning the office. With only one secretarial related position the staff must know how to do many different office related tasks and also assist all customers.

Resource Utilization
Staff attend all job-related training in a responsible manner.  Staff also work with Extension specialists and community agencies and organizations in meeting the needs of their clientele and conducting on-farms tests as well as youth and community development training.

4-H Agent works diligently to raise funds to support the Pamlico County 4-H Program.

FCS Agent has worked with Senior Services, Social Security, NC Department of Insurance, local pharmacies, media, and community volunteers with the recent Medicare Part D program for Pamlico County Senior Citizens. 

Program Impact
Pamlico 4-H secured funding for 4-H Programs for the 2006-2007 budget year from United Way. The United Way approved the 4-H budget proposal of $15,000. These funds will be used to provide children with affordable, quality youth programming. These programs will be offered at little or no cost which will make the programs more accessible to all people.
                                                                                                                
Pamlico County 4-H successfully completed its annual camp fund raiser.  The 2006 camp fund raiser generated over $11,000 in donations to assist 32 youth in attending Summer camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn.  The majority of youth would not be able to experience 4-H camp without the program's existence.

Pamlico County 4-H Youth Development conducted its Summerfest Program during June, July and August.  3,222 youth participated in 120 educational and health and fitness activities.  Workshops were made possible through  4-H members, Pamlico County Schools, Pamlico Parks and Recreation, the Pamlico County Library, parents, and volunteers. Most activities were offered free of charge. Activities requiring fees were only $2 to $4 per child.

More than 25 Pamlico County businesses were signed up for and given a presence on the Homegrown Handmade Agri-Cultural Tourism Web site. This presence has increased marketing and income for these businesses. 

As part of its Gateway Counties Initiative the staff is working with N.C. State's Natural Resources Department in developing a long range development plan for recreation and tourism for the county. 

Other Gateway projects the staff has initiated include:  EPA Smart Growth grant for the Highway 55 corridor, Pamlico County Heritage Center site plan and the Goose Creek Island drainage study.

45 Private Pesticide Applicators and 35 Commercial Applicators were re certified or certified.

3,724 clean plastic pesticide containers were recycled thanks to a $5,000 NCDA Environmental Trust Fund Grant that Pamlico County received to increase the number of collection containers.

Twenty-five heat exchangers were analyzed for leaks.  This was a savings to farmers of over $2,500 and helped certify to buyers that the curing barns were safe for curing tobacco.

Corn yields are averaging close to 200 bu/ac thanks in large part to Extension research and recommendations that have improved billbug control, variety selection, and fertility efficiency.

Over 1,200 consumer horticulture related requests for information and problem solving have been answered.

Over 600 children participated in the 4-H Youth EFNEP Program during the 2005-2006 school year and showed marked improvement in both Nutrition and Food Safety knowledge.

Over 30 at-risk youth participated in an After School Nutrition and Physical Activity Program.

19 Head Start youth participated in the Professor Popcorn Nutrition Program with a request from administrators to return next year.

18 WIC clients successfully completed the Adult EFNEP Program and made positive dietary changes.