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Plant Protection Region Specialists

Plant Protection District Specialists Map of South Carolina with regions colored differently, regions defined in text with county responsibilities below each inspectors name. Kerrie Roach covers Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Ashley Vaughan covers Cherokee, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties. Jimmy Lisenby covers Calhoun, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Richland, and York counties. Alayna Hoover covers Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg counties. Gus Elmore covers Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, and Jasper counties. Ted Zee covers Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties. Michael Franks covers Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda, and Union counties.
  • Nursery Operations Coordinator – Ted Zee

    Nursery Operations Coordinator
    Lexington County Extension Office
    605 W. Main St. Suite 109
    Lexington, SC 29072
    803.269.9152
    theodoz@clemson.edu


    Counties: Statewide

  • Main Office
    511 Westinghouse Rd.
    Pendleton, SC 20670
    Nursery@clemson.edu
    864-646-2126
  • Region 1 - Kerrie Roach

    Nursery District Specialist
    Regulatory Services
    511 Westinghouse Road
    Pendleton, SC 29670
    864.646.2126
    kwalker@clemson.edu

    Counties: Anderson, Oconee, Pickens.

  • Region 2 - Ashley Vaughan

    Nursery District Specialist
    Spartanburg County Extension Office
    612 Chesnee Highway
    Spartanburg, SC 29303
    864.594.0425
    ravaugh@clemson.edu

    Counties: Cherokee, Greenville(shared), Spartanburg, Union

  • Region 3 - Jimmy Lisenby

    Nursery District Specialist
    Chesterfield County Extension Office
    101 Main Street
    Chesterfield, SC 29709
    803.336.8530
    jdlisen@clemson.edu

    Counties: Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Richland
    (shared), York

  • Region 4 - Alayna Hoover Vasilakis

    Nursery District Specialist
    Pee Dee Research and Education Center
    2200 Pocket Road
    Florence, SC 29506
    843.409.5671
    ahoove4@clemson.edu

    Counties: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee,
    Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, Williamsburg

  • Region 5 - Gus Elmore

    Nursery District Specialist
    Coastal Research and Education Center
    2865-A Savannah Highway
    Charleston, SC 29414
    980.241.3941
    agustue@clemson.edu

    Counties: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton,
    Jasper

  • Region 6 - Nina Swift

    Nursery District Specialist
    Calhoun County Extension Office
    904 F R Huff Dr, Suite 101
    Saint Mathews, SC 29135
    843-564-2008
    swift@clemson.edu

    Counties: Aiken(shared), Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington(shared), Orangeburg, Richland(shared).

  • Region 7 - Michael Franks

    Nursery District Specialist
    Laurens County Extension Office
    219 West Laurens St
    Laurens, SC 29360
    864.683.6534
    mhfrank@clemson.edu

    Counties: Aiken(shared), Edgefield, Greenville(shared), Greenwood, Laurens,
    Lexington(shared), McCormick, Newberry, Richland(shared), Saluda, Union

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