Jenny Carleo - Project Director
County Agent II, Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
Expertise: Direct project, provide expertise in cut-flower production. Author SWOT analysis worksheet and co-author business plan videos. Site coordinator for southern workshops.
Hemant Gohil - Co-Project Director
Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
Phone: 856-224-8040
Email: gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu
Expertise: Wine grape, tree fruits and nursery crops.
Ramu Govindasamy - Co-Project Director
Professor in Marketing, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Phone: 848-932-9192
Expertise: Agricultural marketing
Jennifer Matthews - Project Coordinator
Agriculture & Natural Resources Senior Program Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County
Phone: 609-675-4221
Email: jmatthews@njaes.rutgers.edu
Expertise: Coordinates all programs, facilities, presenters, marketing, distance learning logistics and tracks finances.
Meredith Melendez - Co-Project Director
Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
Phone: 609-989-6830
Expertise: Food safety, including the food safety plan worksheet, organic agriculture expert and curriculum development. Central site coordinator.
Peter J. Nitzsche - Co- Project Director
Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Phone: 973-285-8304
Email: nitzsche@njaes.rutgers.edu
Expertise: Small fruit crops, strawberries.
Nicholas Polanin - Co-Project Director
Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County
Phone: 908-526-6293
Email: polanin@njaes.rutgers.edu
Expertise: Woody plant expert, northern site coordinator.
Andrew Wyenandt - Co-Project Director
Professor in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Phone: 856-391-7644
Email: wyenandt@njaes.rutgers.edu
Expertise: Vegetable crops, basil.