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Sherri M. Cirignano, MS, RD, LDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County

Phone: 908-475-6504

Email: cirignano@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Nutrition and cancer prevention, functional foods programming, food safety and food insecurity, and nutrition and physical activity needs for preschool aged children.

Kirsten Cowan

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County

Email: kc1638@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Kathleen Cullinen

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County

Phone: 732-349-1247

Email: cullinen@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Sara Elnakib, PhD, MPH, RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Chair/Program Leader

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Phone: 848-932-3661

Email: elnakib@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Karen M. Ensle, EdD, RDN, FAND, CFCS

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator I (Eqv. to Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County

Phone: 908-654-9854, ext. 1

Email: ensle@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Obesity prevention; small steps to health and wealth; community transformation and environmental change for healthier cities; garden-enhanced nutrition education; wellness policy changes; nutrition, food safety and health education/training for professionals, limited resource audiences, seniors and the general consumer. Use of technology and social media in disseminating wellness messages

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Alexandra Grenci, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

Phone: 908-788-1342

Email: grenci@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Diabetes prevention/self-management; obesity prevention/weight management; chronic disease prevention; health promotion; goal setting and self-motivation; school, child, and family wellness; community collaborations in public health; food safety and home food preservation; garden-based nutrition education.

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Luanne J. Hughes, M.S., RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator I (Eqv. to Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: hughes@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Integration of health and food systems to support health and wellness; farm-to-school and school wellness initiatives; professional development programming and support in wellness policy, system and environmental change for school faculty, administration and staff; use of technology and social media in disseminating wellness messages

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Veronica Jones

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County

Phone: 973-353-5959

Email: jonesve@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Ricardo Kairios

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: ricardo.kairios@rutgers.edu

Expertise: Enhancing food security and improving access to safe and nutritious food in resource-limited communities through systematic, policy-driven, and site-specific initiatives. These efforts are designed to promote healthy behaviors and optimize food practices, fostering an equitable and sustainable food system. Using an intersectional approach to address barriers faced by marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on advancing health equity and liberation for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals.

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Shailja Mathur, M.S., M.Ed., RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County

Phone: 908-526-6295

Email: mathur@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Chronic Disease Prevention in the community focusing on Diabetes and Stroke targeted to south Asian population in collaboration with Rutgers Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, nutrition education outreach at local farmers market, schools and senior centers, use of social media in disseminating wellness and disease prevention messages.

Jennifer Salt Taylor

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator (Eqv. to Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County

Phone: 973-305-5746

Email: js3531@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Jennifer Shukaitis, MPH

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Phone: 848-932-3718

Email: shukaitis@njaes.rutgers.edu

Shanna Sykes

SNAP-Ed Senior Program Coordinator Supervisor

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

Email: ss5378@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Rachel Tansey, MA

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7272

Email: tansey@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Health and wellness promotion, worksite wellness, healthy lifestyles, school wellness initiatives and community health education.

Meredith Taylor

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County

Email: mrt102@sebs.rutgers.edu

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Chris Zellers, MPH

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3603

Email: zellers@njaes.rutgers.edu