Sandy Hall will become director of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Northeast district effective Oct. 1. Hall will provide leadership for more than 160 Extension employees in a region that includes 22 counties, ranging from Wake County to the Outer Banks.

Hall has 27 years of experience with Extension at NC State University, including the past eight as the director and 4-H agent for Extension’s Nash County Center.

“Sandy’s vast knowledge of NC State, Extension and the Northeast district, coupled with her vision for the future of Extension in North Carolina, make her a perfect fit for this important role,” said Susan Kelly, director of county operations for NC State Extension.

Hall holds a bachelor’s in elementary education and child development degree from East Carolina University, and earned a master’s in family life and youth development from NC State University. She began her career as a 4-H agent in 1998, and has served as the County Extension Director in Nash County since 2016.

“One of my favorite Extension expressions is ‘empowering people, providing solutions,’” she said. “In conjunction with statewide leadership, I will continue to equip our hardworking and dedicated experts with the tools that will enable them to empower the people they serve with solutions that improve their lives.”

Hall replaces Art Bradley, Jr., who retired after serving NC State Extension for 32 years as an agent, director for Extension’s Edgecombe County Center, and director of the Northeast District. Bradley received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is awarded by the governor of North Carolina for exemplary service to the state, at a retirement reception on Aug. 14.

Extension organizes its 101 local centers into five districts, each under the leadership of a director. Extension staff and volunteers in each district support research and education efforts in agriculture, food and nutrition, 4-H youth development, natural resources, lawns and gardens, community development, and disaster preparedness, among other programs across North Carolina.

N.C. Cooperative Extension is a strategic partnership of NC State and N.C. A&T State universities, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and local governments statewide. Extension professionals in all 100 counties, and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, connect millions of North Carolinians with research-based information and technology from the universities.

Extension generates more than $2 billion in economic impact for North Carolina every year. Discover more at go.ncsu.edu/AboutExtension.