Jazmond Carter currently serves as the Area 1 Resource Conservationist at the Area Office in Griffin, GA. Carter attended Fort Valley State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science – Environmental Soil Science and a Master’s of Public Health. He began his work with NRCS as a student trainee in Abbeville, South Carolina. Carter has worked the majority of his career in Georgia in various NRCS field offices, including Sylvania, Valdosta, Eastman, Buena Vista, Lafayette, Area 1 Office, & State Office. Carter progressed within the agency from Soil Conservationist Technician, Soil Conservationist, District Conservationist, acting State Resource Conservationist, to his current area position as the Area 1 Resource Conservationist. Carter is also a current participant of the Advancing Georgia Leaders in Agriculture & Forestry program.