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Agriculture & Natural Resources Personnel

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State Office

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Nicholas Polanin

Chair/Program Leader

Phone: 848-932-3590

Email: polanin@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Michele Bakacs

Statewide Coordinator, Rutgers Environmental Stewards

Phone: 732-398-5274

Email: bakacs@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Ruth Carll

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

State Program Leader in Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener Program

Phone: 848-932-4211

Email: ruth.carll@rutgers.edu

Laura Frederico

Agriculture & Natural Resources Administrative Coordinator

Email: laura.frederico@rutgers.edu

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William Sciarappa

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 848-932-3618

Email: sciarappa@njaes.rutgers.edu

Janine Spies

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM

Phone: 848-932-3590

Email: janine.spies@rutgers.edu

Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Dave Schmitt

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate I

Phone: 856-391-7627

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County

Belinda Chester

Consumer Horticulture Program Associate II; Rutgers Master Gardener Program Coordinator

Phone: 609-625-0056

Email: belinda.chester@rutgers.edu

Carrie Mansue

Agriculture & Natural Resources Sr. Program Coordinator

Phone: 609-625-0056

Email: cmansue@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Gary C. Pavlis

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 609-625-0056

Email: pavlis@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Richard W. VanVranken

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 609-625-0056

Email: vanvranken@njaes.rutgers.edu

Anita Wagner

Administrative Assistant III

Phone: 609-625-0056

Email: wagner_anita@aclink.org

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Steven Yergeau

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-505-3671

Email: yergeau@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Douglas Zemeckis

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-349-1152

Email: zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County

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Joel S. Flagler

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 201-336-6780

Email: flagler@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

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William J. Bamka

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 609-265-5050

Email: bamka@njaes.rutgers.edu

Michael Johnson

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Coordinator II

Phone: 609-265-5050

Email: mj685@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

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Mike Haberland

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 856-216-7130 ext. 1, option 1

Email: mike.haberland@rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

Claudia Gil Arroyo

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 609-465-5115

Email: claudia.gilarroyo@rutgers.edu

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Gary C. Pavlis

Interim County Extension Dept. Head

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3601

Email: pavlis@njaes.rutgers.edu

Jennifer Sawyer Caraballo

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate II

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3615

Email: sawyer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Jocelyn Shillingford

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3607

Email: jocelyn.shillingford@co.cape-may.nj.us

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County

Heather Cooper

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 856-451-2800, ext. 1

Email: heatherco@cumberlandcountynj.gov

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Kaylynn Hyson

Rutgers Master Gardener Coordinator and Home Horticulture Educator

Phone: 856-451-2800, ext. 4

Email: kaylynnhy@cumberlandcountynj.gov

Wesley Kline, Ph.D.

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 856-451-2800, ext. 1

Email: wkline@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Salvatore Mangiafico, Ph.D.

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 856-451-2800, ext. 1

Email: mangiafico@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Jennifer Matthews

Agriculture & Natural Resources Senior Program Coordinator

Phone: 609-675-4221

Email: jmatthews@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Timothy Waller

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 856-451-2800, ext. 1

Email: twaller@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County

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Claudia Urdanivia

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Email: cru1@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Amy A. Rowe

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 973-287-6360

Email: rowe@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

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Hemant Gohil

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Michelle Infante-Casella

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: minfante@njaes.rutgers.edu

Joan Medany

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson County

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Claudia Urdanivia

County Extension Dept. Head

Phone: 201-395-4789, ext. 4229

Email: cru1@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

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Rebecca Magron

Horticultural Consultant and Research Associate

Phone: 908-788-1338

Email: magron@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Megan Muehlbauer

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 908-788-1338

Email: muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Kaitlin Quinn

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate I

Email: ktq6@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

Justine Gray

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate I

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: jhg108@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Meredith Melendez

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: meredith.melendez@rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County

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Michele Bakacs

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-398-5274

Email: bakacs@njaes.rutgers.edu

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William T. Hlubik

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 732-398-5262

Email: hlubik@njaes.rutgers.edu

Patricia Mcguire

Agriculture & resource Management Unit Admin/Specialist Casual

Phone: 908-654-9856

Email: pem97@rutgers.edu

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Angela Monaghan

Master Gardener Program Coordinator

Phone: 732-398-5278

Email: angela.monaghan@co.middlesex.nj.us

Carol Richiusa

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 732-398-5262

Email: carol.richiusa@co.middlesex.nj.us

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County

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William Errickson

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7273

Email: william.errickson@njaes.rutgers.edu

Diane Larson

Home Horticulturist

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7262

Email: larson@njaes.rutgers.edu

Dennis McNamara

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7277

Email: dennis.mcnamara@co.monmouth.nj.us

Amanda Quadrel

Agriculture & Natural Resources Senior Program Coordinator - IPM

Email: amanda.quadrel@rutgers.edu

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Steven Rettke

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate I

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7278

Email: rettke@njaes.rutgers.edu

Cathy Van Benschoten

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 732-431-7260 , ext 7280

Email: Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us

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Douglas Zemeckis

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-349-1152

Email: zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County

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Jean Epiphan

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 973-285-8303

Email: jean.epiphan@rutgers.edu

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Peter J. Nitzsche

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 973-285-8304

Email: nitzsche@njaes.rutgers.edu

Phaedra Singelis

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate II

Email: ps1490@njaes.rutgers.edu

Cynthia Triolo

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 973-285-8306

Email: ctriolo@co.morris.nj.us

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County

Teresa Becker

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 732-505-3671

Email: tbecker@co.ocean.nj.us

Patti Dixon

Horticultural Consultant

Phone: 732-349-1246

Email: pdixon@co.ocean.nj.us

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Susan Emhardt-Servidio

Senior Horticulturist and Rutgers Master Gardener Program Coordinator

Phone: 732-349-1246

Email: sservidio@co.ocean.nj.us

Kelly Jurgensen

Office Manager

Phone: 732-349-4524

Email: kjurgensen@co.ocean.nj.us

Kelly Olszewski

Agriculture & Natural Resources Secretary

Phone: 732-505-4563

Email: kolszewski@co.ocean.nj.us

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Steven Yergeau

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-505-3671

Email: yergeau@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Douglas Zemeckis

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-349-1152

Email: zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County

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Julia Piermatteo

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate II

Email: jlp412@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Amy A. Rowe

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 973-287-6360

Email: rowe@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Salem County

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Salvatore Mangiafico, Ph.D.

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 856-769-0090

Email: mangiafico@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County

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Kate Brown

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 908-526-6293

Email: kbrown@njaes.rutgers.edu

Ashley Higgins

Agriculture & Natural Resources Administrative Assistant

Phone: 908-526-6293, ext. 2512

Email: higgins@co.somerset.nj.us

Jessica Shick

Environmental Program Coordinator

Phone: 908-526-6293, ext. 2536

Email: JShick@co.somerset.nj.us

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Sussex County

Allyson Agne

Agriculture & Natural Resources Principal Clerk Typist

Phone: 973-948-3040

Email: rcesc@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Lisa Chiariello

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate II

Phone: 973-948-3040

Email: lisa.chiariello@rutgers.edu

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Stephen Komar

County Extension Dept. Head

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 973-948-3040

Email: komar@njaes.rutgers.edu

Tanya Patrie

Agriculture & Natural Resources Community Assistant

Phone: 973-948-3040

Email: patrie@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County

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Michele Bakacs

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 732-398-5262

Email: bakacs@njaes.rutgers.edu

Madeline Flahive DiNardo

Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 908-654-9854

Email: flahive@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Trish Maguire

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Coordinator III

Phone: 908-654-9854

Email: t.maguire@rutgers.edu

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County

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Jill Naviello

Agriculture & Natural Resources Clerk II

Phone: 908-475-6505

Email: jnaviello@co.warren.nj.us

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Lynn Waclawski

Home Horticulture Program Assistant

Phone: 908-475-6507

Email: lwaclawski@co.warren.nj.us

Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center

Linnea Eberly

Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Coordinator I

Email: linnea.eberly@rutgers.edu

Trevor Styles

Agriculture & Natural Resources Progam Coordinator I