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Aiken County Extension Office

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Clemson Extension employs Extension agents who work closely with state extension specialists and researchers located on campus and at the various research and education centers located across the state.

Your local Extension agents provide expertise in agribusiness, agronomy, food safety, nutrition, horticulture, livestock and forages, forestry and wildlife resources, rural health, water resources, and 4-H and youth development.

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Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm open to the public
Phone: 803-649-6297 ext. 0
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Mailing Address
1555 Richland Ave. East
Suite 500
Aiken, SC 29801

Staff Listing

Name Title Email Phone
Vicky Bertagnolli Consumer Horticulture Extension Agent vbertag@clemson.edu 803-508-7735
Christina Dykstra Administrative Assistant cldykst@clemson.edu 803-508-7730
Chris Heintze District Extension Director heintze@clemson.edu 864-986-9409
Benjamin (Ben) Powell Extension Associate, Apiculture and Pollinator Program bpowel2@clemson.edu 843-662-3526
Kayla Scarborough EFNEP Nutrition Educator klscarb@clemson.edu 803-649-6297
Janet Steele Forestry and Wildlife Agent: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg jmwatt@clemson.edu 803-516-4209
Olivia Vasquez 4-H Agent, Aiken and Edgefield Counties ovasque@clemson.edu 839-205-0599
Jennifer Weaver Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator Lexington and Aiken Counties jlblckm@clemson.edu 864-506-1302

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Cooperative Extension Aiken County
Cooperative Extension Aiken County | 1555 Richland Ave. East, Suite 500 Aiken, SC 29801