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Family & Community Health Sciences Personnel

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Deborah Blain

Family & Community Health Sciences Administrative Assistant

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Phone: 848-932-3604

Email: deborah.blain@rutgers.edu

Melanie Brill

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

Email: melanie.brill@rutgers.edu

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Pierrera Brown

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Coordinator II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Phone: 856-225-6169

Email: pierrera.k.brown@rutgers.edu

Brooke Chiera

Family and Community Health Sciences Program Secretary

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3609

Email: brooke.chiera@co.cape-may.nj.us

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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.

Erin Comollo

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Development Administrator

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Email: erin.comollo@rutgers.edu

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Kathleen Cullinen, PhD, RDN

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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Catherine Diamond

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

Email: cd1037@njaes.rutgers.edu

Healther Doerr

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

Email: heather.doerr@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

County Extension Dept. Head

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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Julie Frazee

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Administrator Supervisor

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Email: julie.frazee@rutgers.edu

Chantielle Harris

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II, SNAP-Ed

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

Phone: 856-215-9540

Email: clh275@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Joan Healy

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coord Supervisor

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: healyj@njaes.rutgers.edu

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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, PhD, MPH, CHES

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

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County

Phone: 973-353-2086

Email: jonesve@njaes.rutgers.edu

Expertise: Social determinants of health, health justice, health and wellness of Black women and Women of Color, and population health within urban communities and systems.

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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.

Anneliese Kuemmerle, MS, RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3614

Email: anneliese.kuemmerle@njaes.rutgers.edu

Odalis Macario

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

Email: odalis.macario@rutgers.edu

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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.

Dawn McGinnis

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Email: dm1695@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Patty Oehmke

Family & Community Health Sciences Professor of Practice

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Email: patty.oehmke@rutgers.edu

Chanelle Paramore

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate I, SNAP-Ed

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

Email: chanelle.paramore@rutgers.edu

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Brian Quilty

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate 1 Supervisor

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

Phone: 609-265-5051

Email: brian.quilty@rutgers.edu

Abigail Reed

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II, SNAP-Ed

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

Phone: 856-397-7148

Email: abby.reed@rutgers.edu

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Lisa Rothenburger

County Extension Dept. Head

Phone: 908-526-6644

Email: rothenburger@njaes.rutgers.edu

Jennifer Salt Taylor

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

Sabrina Subhit

Family & Community Health Sciences Research Project Coordinator II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County

Email: sabrina.subhit@rutgers.edu

Shanna Sykes

SNAP-Ed Senior Program Coordinator Supervisor

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

Email: ss5378@njaes.rutgers.edu

Lucille Tang

Senior Program Administrator, Rutgers Against Hunger

Dept. of Family and Community Health Sciences

Phone: 848-932-3501

Email: lt606@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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Carly Truett

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coordinator Supervisor, SNAP-Ed

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

Phone: 856-631-0113

Email: carly.truett@rutgers.edu

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Elizabeth Vargas

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: ev275@njaes.rutgers.edu

Katelyn Waldeck

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Coordinator I

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: katelyn.waldeck@rutgers.edu

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Delma Yorimoto

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coordinator

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson County

Email: dy269@njaes.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