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Aiken County Extension Office

Come see us in Aiken County

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.

We're here to help

Office Hours

Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Tue, Thurs:
Walk-ins available by appointment.

(The office is closed from 12 pm to 1 pm for lunch)

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
1555 Richland Ave. East, Suite 500
Aiken, SC 29801

Phone: 803-649-6297 ext. 0
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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
Myeesha Lance EFNEP Midlands/Piedmont Regional Coordinator myeeshl@clemson.edu 757-541-9613
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
Katie Silver Livestock and Forages Extension Agent, Aiken and Edgefield Counties kesilve@clemson.edu 803-761-7193
Janet Steele Forestry and Wildlife Agent: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg jmwatt@clemson.edu 803-874-2354
Olivia Vasquez Aiken and Edgefield Counties 4-H Youth Development Agent 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 | 1555 Richland Ave. East, Suite 500 Aiken, SC 29801