Jennifer Jett
Research Administrator II
863.956.8608
jenjett@ufl.edu

Shaina Couch
Research Administrator I
863.956.8613
scouch@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

Karen Addison
Lab Technician
863.956.8852
kraddison@ufl.edu

Akinkunle Adeniyi
863.956.8919
akinkunleadeniyi@ufl.edu

Timothy Ebert
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8819
tebert@ufl.edu

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

Jack Grady
863.956.8852
gradyl@ufl.edu

Chancelor Hardy
Lab Technician
863.956.8852
hardychancelor@ufl.edu

Angelique Hoyte
Senior Lab Technician
863.956.8852
ahoyte@ufl.edu

Reuben Hoyte
Field Technician
863.956.8822
ruben.hoyte@ufl.edu

Guoping Liu
Lab Technician
863.956.8819
guoping@ufl.edu

Truman Lizardo
863.956.8852
lizardo.tj@ufl.edu

Jacklyn Peterson
Lab Technician
863.956.8667
peterson.j1@ufl.edu

Mauricio Rubio
863.956.8852
mrubio@ufl.edu

Rhonda Schumann
Chemist III
863.956.8802
rschuman@ufl.edu

Diana Warens
863.956.8852
diana.warens@ufl.edu

Jamie Burrow
Extension Program Manager
863.956.8648
jdyates@ufl.edu

Andrew Persaud
Web Specialist
863.956.8668
apersaud@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

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

Nestor Pesante
Maintenance Mechanic
863.956.1153
npesanteramos@ufl.edu

Wesley Webb
Maintenance Mechanic
863.956.1153
gatorboy89@ufl.edu

Ashley Nielsen
Custodial Worker
863.956.1153
nielsen.ashley@ufl.edu

Emmy Collins
Training and Education
Specialist
emilyycollins@ufl.edu

Annabelle Dunlop
Extension Program
Specialist
863.956.8655
adunlop@ufl.edu

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

Luis Martinez
Lab Assistant
863.956.8655
luisemartinez6@ufl.edu

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

Yulan Zhao
Lab Assistant
863.956.8674
yulanzhao@ufl.edu

Troy Gainey
Manager
863.956.8624
tgainey@ufl.edu

Mike Clock
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
mclock@ufl.edu

Gregory McCrary
Grove Staff
863.956.8623
gregorymccrary@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

Luciana Dantes Abele
Lab Technician
863.956.8728
Luciana.abele@ufl.edu

 
Gillian Brigman
Biological Scientist
863.956.8758
gzeng.michalczyk@ufl.edu 

Michel Canton
Biological Scientist
863.956.8745
michel.canton@ufl.edu

Waqas Shafqat Chattha
Agricultural Assistant III
863.956.8682
waqassha.chattha@ufl.edu 

Jaideep Deol
Lab Assistant
jaideepdeol@ufl.edu

Sherline Estaing
Lab Technician
863.956.8729
sestaing@ufl.edu

Debora Fragoso
Biological Scientist II
863.956.8682
deborafragoso@ufl.edu

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

Dylan Hacker
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8709
dhacker@ufl.edu

Darien Holt
Greenhouse/Field
Assistant
863.956.8663
darienlsuggs@ufl.edu

Taylor Livingston
Biological Scientist II
863.956.8847
tlivingston@ufl.edu

Marcelline Mesidor
Lab Technician
mmesidor1@ufl.edu

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

Elaine Moreira
Laboratory Technician I
863.956.8682
emoreira@ufl.edu

Vladimir Orbovic
Scientific Laboratory
Manager
863.956.8729
orbovic@ufl.edu

Orlene Guerra
Peraza
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8745
oguerraperaza@ufl.edu

Myrtho Pierre
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8758
mypierre@ufl.edu

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

Marcus Roman
Greenhouse Tech
863.956.8745
roman.m@ufl.edu

Jolisa Thompson
Agricultural Assistant
863.956.8682
jolisamthompson@ufl.edu

Emmanuel Torres
Lab Assistant
e.torres1@ufl.edu

Kaila Tucker
Lab Assistant
ktucker2@ufl.edu

Filomena Valim
Plant Improvement
863.956.8663
mfvalim@ufl.edu

Emily Worbington
Biological Scientist
863.956.8663
emilyworbington@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

Peiqi Zhang
863.956.8879
pqzhang256@ufl.edu

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

Valrie Ruggles
HR Generalist I
863.956.8602
vruggles@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
863.956.8848
dsar@ufl.edu

Milica Calovic
Biological Scientist
863.956.8682
milica@ufl.edu

 
Jasmine Elghazzaowi
Lab Technician
863.956.8829
j.elghazzaowi@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

Wenxiu Ma
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8828
ma.wenxiu@ufl.edu

Erika Bautista Montes
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8829
e.bautistamontes@ufl.edu

Zhiqian Pang
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8829
pangzq@ufl.edu

Dr. Hang Su
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8829
hang.su@ufl.edu

Yuanchun Wang
Biological Scientist III
863.956.8828
wangyuanchun@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

Carmen Bierman
Laboratory Technician
863.956.8718
ctbierman@ufl.edu

Diane Bright
Field/Lab Technician
863.956.8652
dbbright@ufl.edu

Ofray Dayshalis
Lab Technician
d.ofray@ufl.edu

Tracey Hobbs
Senior Lab Technician
863.956.8652
tnhobbs@ufl.edu

Shelley Jones
Chemist II
863.956.8835
shjones@ufl.edu

Kerri Leis
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8719
kculvahouse@ufl.edu

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

Maria Robinson
Biological Scientist I
863.956.8718
mariarob9@ufl.edu

Turksen Shilts
Biological Scientist IV
863.956.8720
tkshilts@ufl.edu

Keyshawn Tention
Lab Technician
keyshawn.tention@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
Microscopy Lab Manager
831.917.8573
stacy.welker@ufl.edu

Rabia Amen
Research Associate
863.956.8854
rabiaamen@ufl.edu

William Ratnasiri
Biological Scientist II
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