Jill McDonald
Accountant and
Office Supervisor
863.956.8604
jam@ufl.edu

Patricia Gardini
CRE Foundation and
PCard Transactions
863.956.8605
pgardini@ufl.edu

Christie B. Hildreth
Pcard Transactions
and Travel
863.956.8606
csboyer@ufl.edu

Valrie Ruggles
Fiscal Assistant
863.956.8607
vruggles@ufl.edu

Jennifer Jett
Research Administrator II
863.956.8608
jenjett@ufl.edu

Shaina Couch
Research Administrator Assistant
863.956.8613
scouch@ufl.edu

Ruth Borger
Communications Specialist
863.956.1151
rborger@ufl.edu

Sarah McCoy
Coordinator of Educational
and Training Programs
863.956.8632
sarahmccoy@ufl.edu

Jennifer Dawson
Coordinator of Academic
Support Services / Librarian
863.956.5890
jdawson@ufl.edu

Kathy Snyder
Extension Program Assistant
863.956.5891
snyderkm@ufl.edu

Karen Addison
Lab Technician
863.956.8852
kraddison@ufl.edu

Christine Click
Lab Technician
863.956.8667
c.click@ufl.edu

Lena Craft
Biological Scientist
863.956.8819
lenacraft@ufl.edu

Diana Estrada
Lab Technician
863.956.8819
diana.estrada@ufl.edu

Hunter Gossett
Lab Technician
863.956.8852
hgossett@ufl.edu

Angelique Hoyte
Senior Lab Technician
863.956.8852
ahoyte@ufl.edu

Rosa Johnson
Lab Technician
863.956.8667
rosa.johnson@ufl.edu

Tracy Liesenfelt
Lab Technician
863.956.8819
tliesenfelt@ufl.edu

Jiu Guoping
Lab Technician
863.956.8819
guoping@ufl.edu

Kristin Racine
Lab Technician
863.956.8667
kracine@ufl.edu

Rhonda Schumann
Chemist III
863.956.8802
rschuman@ufl.edu

Linden Wilson
Field Technician
863.956.8822
lindenwilson@ufl.edu

Jamie Burrow
Extension Program Manager
863.956.8648
jdyates@ufl.edu

Andrew Persaud
Web Specialist
863.956.8668
apersaud@ufl.edu

Alexandra St Julien
Extension Support Assistant
863.956.5895
alexandrstjulien@ufl.edu

Tonya Weeks
Extension Program Assistant
863.956.5895
t.thompson1@ufl.edu

Bob O'Neill
Maintenance Supervisor
863.956.8622
moose@ufl.edu

Earl Kibbey
Maintenance Mechanic
863.956.1153
earl.kibbey@ufl.edu

Ryan Lanier
Maintenance Mechanic
863.956.1153
ryan.lanier@ufl.edu

Randy Peterson
Maintenance Mechanic
863.956.1153
randy.peterson@ufl.edu

Jeanell Pruitt
Senior Custodial Worker
863.956.8621
jeanell@ufl.edu

Clara Diekman
Education Training
Specialist
863.956.8655
cdiekman97@ufl.edu

Loretta Friedrich
Senior Biological
Scientist
863.956.8655
lorrie@ufl.edu

Christina Kessler
Extension Program
Specialist
christinakessler@ufl.edu

Luis Martinez
Lab Assistant
863.956.8655
luisemartinez6@ufl.edu

Peggy Geren Reyes
Extension Program
Specialist
863.956.8656
pgeren@ufl.edu

Ashlee Skinner
Extension Program
Specialist
313.969.7131
skinnerashlee3@ufl.edu

Ling Liu
Lab Assistant
863.956.8674
lingliu@ufl.edu

Xin Liu
Chemist III
863.956.8674
xin.liu@ufl.edu

Troy Gainey
Manager
863.956.8624
tgainey@ufl.edu

Mike Clock
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
mclock@ufl.edu

Lioubov Polonik
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
lpolonik@ufl.edu

Jonathan M. Vega
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
jmercadovega@ufl.edu

Little Joe Villareal
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
lvillareal@ufl.edu

Deivys Gonzalez
Lab and Growth Room
Tech
863.956.8744
deivys.benitez
go@ufl.edu

Dylan Hacker
Lab Technician
863.956.8709
dhacker@ufl.edu

Chancelor Hardy
Lab Technician
863.956.8709
hardychancelor@ufl.edu

Heaven Heflin
Lab Technician
863.956.8663
heaven.heflin@ufl.edu

Paige Holden
Lab Assistant
863.956.8879
pmholden@ufl.edu

Darien Holt
Greenhouse/Field
Assistant
863.956.8879
darienlsuggs@ufl.edu

Misty Holt
Greenhouse/Field
Assistant
863.956.8879
mholt@ufl.edu

Michaela Ivy
Lab Technician
863.956.8847
michaelaivy@ufl.edu

Taylor Livingston
Biological Scientist II
863.956.8847
tlivingston@ufl.edu

Azza Mohamed
Horticulture Science/Plant
Biotechnology
863.956.8682
azza@ufl.edu

Elaine Moreira
Laboratory Technician I
863.956.8682
emoreira@ufl.com

Vladimir Orbovic
Scientific Laboratory
Manager
863.956.8729
orbovic@ufl.edu

Myrtho Pierre
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8758
mypierre@ufl.edu

Karen Plant
Greenhouse Attendant
863.956.8682
karen.plant@ufl.edu

Derek Pope
Greenhouse/Field
Assistant
863.956.8879
dbp@ufl.edu

Rubio Herberth
Lab Assistant
863.956.8682
hrubio@ufl.edu

Sebastian Sanchez
Greenhouse/Field Assistant 863.956.8879
sanchez.se@ufl.edu

Filomena Valim
Manager, Plant
Improvement
863.956.8682
mfvalim@ufl.edu

Xiaomei Wang
Lab Assistant
863.956.8729
xiaomeiwang@ufl.edu

Wesley Webb
Lab Technician
863.956.8847
gatorboy89@ufl.edu

Qibin Yu
Greenhouse/Field Assistant 863.956.8879
qibin@ufl.edu

Janice Zale
Agriculture/Food
Scientist IV
863.956.8743
jzale@ufl.edu

Yulan Zhao
Lab Assistant
863.956.8729
yulanzhao@ufl.edu

Deborah Hancock
HR Generalist I
863.956.8603
deborah.hancock@ufl.edu

Alvaro Ibanez
IT Expert
863.956.1156
aibanez@ufl.edu

Jorge Hernandez
IT Expert
863.956.1157
jhernan@ufl.edu

Diann Achor
Lab Specialist
863.956.8703
dsar@ufl.edu

Milica Calovic
Biological Scientist
863.956.8682
milica@ufl.edu

Xiaoen Huang
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8829
alanwong@ufl.edu

Hongge Jia
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8829
honggejia@ufl.edu

Jinyun Li
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8829
jinyunli@ufl.edu

Qiong Ying Liu
Greenhouse Assistant
863.956.8829
qiongying@ufl.edu

Zhiqian Pang
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8829
pangzq@ufl.edu

Roy Sweeb
Pilot Plant Manager
863.956.8869
rds@ufl.edu

Alex Hernandez
Pilot Plant Assistant
863.956.8869
ajhernan@ufl.edu

Etelvina Aguilar
Field/Lab Technician
863.956.8652
etelvina@ufl.edu

Diane Bright
Field/Lab Technician
863.956.8661
dbbright@ufl.edu

Tracy Hobbs
Senior Lab Technician
863.956.8652
tnhobbs@ufl.edu

Tony McIntosh
Field/Lab Technician
863.956.8652
tbubba@ufl.edu

Katia Rodrigues
Lab Manager
863.956.8652
katrodrig@ufl.edu

Carmen Bierman
Laboratory Technician
863.956.8718
ctbierman@ufl.edu

Cheryl Graffam
Research Coordinator III
863.956.8713
cgraffam@ufl.edu

Kerri Leis
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8719
kculvahouse@ufl.edu

Cecile Robertson
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8717
cjr64@ufl.edu

Maria Robinson
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8718
mariarob9@ufl.edu

Turksen Shilts
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8720
tkshilts@ufl.edu

Daniel Stanton
Microscopy Lab Manager
863.956.8848
stantond2@ufl.edu

Pedro Gonzalez-
Blanco
Senior Biological Scientist
863.956.8788
pcgo@ufl.edu

Lorraine Jones
Lab Technician
863.956.8835
lorainej@ufl.edu

Shelley Jones
Chemist II
863.956.8835
shjones@ufl.edu

Donielle Turner
Lab Technician
863.956.8703
donleyd59@ufl.edu 

Chunxia Wang
PhD-Biological
Scientist / Lab Manager
863.956.8703
cwang3@ufl.edu

Stacy Welker
Lab Specialist - 
Microscopy
831.917.8573
stacy.welker@ufl.edu

Timothy Ebert
Biological Scientist IV 863.956.8804
tebert@ufl.edu

Napoleon Mariner
CUPS Field Technician
863.956.8856 napoleon.mariner@ufl.edu

William Ratnasiri
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8854 william.pihilla@ufl.edu

Laura Waldo
Biological Scientist III 863.956.8856
ljwaldo@ufl.edu

Jamie Burrow
Extension Program Manager
863.956.8648
jdyates@ufl.edu

Andrew Persaud
Web Specialist
863.956.8668
apersaud@ufl.edu