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Contact an Extension Professional in your area for more information on programs offered through Mississippi State University Extension Service. View the map of Mississippi which shows areas served by the agents.

Mississippi State University Extension Professionals

Louise DavisLouise Davis, Ph.D
Extension Professor
Child and Family Development
School of Human Sciences
P.O. Box 9745
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: 662-325-3083
Fax: 662-325-1805
louised@ext.msstate.edu

 

Child and Family Extension Area Agents

Bettye WadsworthBettye Wadsworth
Area Extension Agent III
P.O. Box 1248
Pascagoula, MS 39568-1248
Phone: 228.769.3047
Fax: 228.769.3347
bettyew@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Jackson County
Serves: Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone


Karen BensonKaren Benson
Area Extension Agent II
12000 Hwy 15 N, Suite 2
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone: 601.656.4011
Fax: 601.656.4405
karenb@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Neshoba County
Serves: Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Wayne

 

Jennifer Brown-RussellJennifer Brown-Russell
Area Extension Agent II
Lock Drawer C
Greenwood, MS 38935
Phone: 662.453.6803
Fax: 662.455.1853
jbrown@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Leflore County
Serves: Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington

 

Carla Stanford

Carla Stanford
Area Extension Agent III
171 Hwy 15 N.
Pontotoc, MS 38863
Phone: 662.489.3910
Fax: 662.489.3925
carlas@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Pontotoc County
Serves: Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union

Tashmia Prowell

Tashmia Prowell
Area Extension Agent II
P.O. Box 112
Canton, MS 39046
Phone: 601.859.3842
Fax: 601.859.0333
tashmiap@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Madison County
Serves: Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Yazoo

 

Beth BellBeth Bell
Area Extension Agent I
P.O. Box 308
Charleston, MS 38921
Phone: 662.647.8661
Fax: 662.647-8972
bethb@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Tallahatchie
Serves: Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatachie, Tate, Tunica, Yalobusha

 

Rita TanksleyRita Tanksley
Extension Area Agent III
460 Vance Street
Louisville, MS 39339
Phone: 662.773.3091
Fax: 662.773.8822
ritat@ext.msstate.edu

Headquarters: Winston County Ext Service
Serves: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston

 

(Position Open)

Serves: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson