Extension

Umekia R. Taylor

Community Nutrition Education, New Haven County, Associate Extension Educator

umekia.taylor@uconn.edu

203-407-3169

Lorraine St. Clair

Secretary

lorraine.stclair@uconn.edu

Marlene Kennedy

Secretary

marlene.kennedy@uconn.edu

Faye Griffiths-Smith

Family Economics and Resource Management Associate Extension Educator

faye.griffiths-smith@uconn.edu

203-407-3160

Toni M. Ellis

Nutrition Education – EFNEP Extension Program Education Liaison

toni.ellis@uconn.edu

203-407-3171

Rachel Bespuda

Sustainable Livestock Tri-State SARE Project

Rachel.bespuda@uconn.edu

Thomas Worthley

Forestry Stewardship Extension Professor, & Center Coordinator

thomas.worthley@uconn.edu

860-345-5232

Emily Wilson

Geospatial Extension Educator

emily.wilson@uconn.edu

(860) 345-5226

Michael Dietz

Head, Department of Extension

michael.dietz@uconn.edu

860-486-8944

David Dickson

Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Director; Co-Director, NEMO Program; Senior Cooperative Extension Educator

david.dickson@uconn.edu

860-345-4511

Cary Chadwick

Geospatial Education, CLEAR, Associate Extension Educator

cary.chadwick@uconn.edu

860-345-5216

Kara Bonsack

CLEAR and the Department of Extension Communications

kara.bonsack@uconn.edu

860-345-5227

Mary Ellen Welch

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator

mary.welch@uconn.edu

860-885-2829

Victoria Wallace

Sustainable Turf & Landscapes Senior Extension Educator

victoria.wallace@uconn.edu

860-885-2826

Alyssa Siegel-Miles

Educational Program Assistant 1

alyssa.siegel-miles@uconn.edu

Erica Benvenuti

Community Nutrition Education

erica.benvenuti@uconn.edu

860-885-2825

Indu Upadhyaya

Associate Extension Professor - Food Safety & Poultry

indu.upadhyaya@uconn.edu

860-871-0776

Jiff Martin

Food Systems Senior Extension Educator

jiff.martin@uconn.edu

Shuresh Ghimire

Vegetable Crops Associate Extension Educator

shuresh.ghimire@uconn.edu

860-875-3331

Maryann Fusco-Rollins

UConn 4-H Tolland County Assistant Extension Educator

maryann.fusco@uconn.edu

860-875-3331

Joseph Bonelli

Agricultural Business Associate Extension Educator Emeritus

joseph.bonelli@uconn.edu

Christine Smith

Educational Program Assistant 1

christine.smith@uconn.edu

Richard Meinert

Agriculture (Dairy/Livestock) Nutrient Management Extension Educator

richard.meinert@uconn.edu

860-626-6240

Tessa Getchis

Aquaculture Senior Extension Educator

tessa.getchis@uconn.edu

860-405-9104

Juliana Barrett

Coastal Habitats Extension Educator Emerita

juliana.barrett@uconn.edu

(860) 405-9106

Heather Pease

Nutrition Education – EFNEP Program Assistant

heather.pease@uconn.edu

860-409-9073

Jeanmarie Madden-Hennessey

Educational Technologies Specialist

jean.madden-hennessey@uconn.edu

Sharon Gray

Community Nutrition Education, Hartford County – Associate Extension Educator

sharon.gray@uconn.edu

860-409-9062

Jennifer Cushman

UConn 4-H State Program Leader & Hartford County 4-H Program, Cooperative Extension Educator, Hartford County Center Coordinator

jennifer.cushman@uconn.edu

860-409-9074

Frances Pacyna Champagne

Administrative Program Assistant

frances.pacyna.champagne@uconn.edu

Sandra Wilson

Master Gardener Coordinator Fairfield County

sandra.wilson@uconn.edu

203- 207-3262

Juliana Restrepo-Marin

Educational Program Assistant, Community Nutrition

juliana.restrepo_marin@uconn.edu

Heather Peracchio

Community Nutrition Education, Fairfield County, Assistant Extension Educator

heather.peracchio@uconn.edu

203-207-3266

Donna Liska

Educational Program Assistant 1

donna.liska@uconn.edu

Stacey Stearns

Extension Communications Specialist

stacey.stearns@uconn.edu

860-486-9228

Amber Guillemette

Administrative Program Support - Department Head

amber.guillemette@uconn.edu

860-486-7178

Bonnie Burr, MSA

Assistant Director

bonnie.burr@uconn.edu

860-486-6808

Dianisi Torres

Community Nutrition Education, Windham County

dianisi.torres@uconn.edu

860-774-9600

John LoRusso

Master Gardener Coordinator Windham County

john.lorusso@uconn.edu

860-774-9600

Marc Cournoyer

UConn 4-H New London County Program Coordinator

marc.cournoyer@uconn.edu

860-774-9600

Phone:	860-486-9228
Email:	extension@uconn.edu
Address:	1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4134

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