UF/IFAS Directory

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

etelvina@ufl.edu

Deivys J. Benetiz Gonzalez

Laboratory Technician I

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

deivys.benitezgo@ufl.edu

Diane B. Bright

Biological Scientist III, M.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

dbbright@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8661 ext. 18661 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Jamie D. Burrow

Extension Program Manager, M.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jdyates@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8648 ext. 18648 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Michael W. Clock

Agricultural Assistant III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

mclock@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8623 ext. 18623 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Shaina Couch

Research Administrator I

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

scouch@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8613 Fax: (863) 956-5898

Lena Craft

Biological Scientist I

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

lenacraft@ufl.edu

Luciana Dantas Abele

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

luciana.abele@ufl.edu

Richard E. Dantzler

DIR, Research Admin

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

rdantzler@ufl.edu

Shoumen Palit Austin Datta

Research Coordinator III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

shoumendatta@ufl.edu

Jennifer L. Dawson

Library Associate I, M.S.

700 Experiment Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jdawson@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-5890 ext. 15890 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Clara Diekman

Education and Training Specialist II, M.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

cdiekman97@ufl.edu

Timothy A. Ebert (Tim)

Biological Scientist IV, Ph.D.

Specialty: entomology, data analysis, experimental design, EPG
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

tebert@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8804 ext. 18803

Diana Maria Estrada

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

diana.estrada@ufl.edu

Loretta M. Friedrich (Lorrie)

Biological Scientist IV, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

lorrie@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8655 ext. 18655 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Patricia Gardini

Fiscal Assistant II

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

pgardini@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8605 Fax: (863) 956-5898

Peggy Geren - Reyes

Extension Program Specialist

1515 Little Johns Trail
Lakeland, FL 33809

pgeren@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Spanish

Julia R. Glass

Fiscal Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

juliaglass1@ufl.edu

Hunter K. Gossett

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

hgossett@ufl.edu

Orlene Guerra Peraza

Biological Scientist III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

oguerraperaza@ufl.edu

Dylan Hacker

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

dhacker@ufl.edu

Deborah Hancock (Debbie)

Human Resources Generalist II, B.A.

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

deborah.hancock@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8603

Chancelor Hardy

Laboratory Technician I

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

hardychancelor@ufl.edu

Alexander J. Hernandez

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

ajhernan@ufl.edu

Jorge V. Hernandez

IT Professional II

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

jhernan@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1157 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Christie B. Hildreth

Fiscal Assistant II

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

csboyer@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8606 ext. 18606 Fax: (863) 956-5898

Tracy N. Hobbs (Tracey)

Agricultural Assistant III, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

tnhobbs@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1151 ext. 18652 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Paige M. Holden

Laboratory Technician III

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

pmholden@ufl.edu

Darien L. Holt

Agricultural Assistant I

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

darienlsuggs@ufl.edu

Misty E. Holt

Agricultural Assistant III

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

mholt@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8880 ext. 18880 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Angelique B. Hoyte (Angel)

Laboratory Technician III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

ahoyte@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8852 ext. 18852 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Xiaoen Huang

Biological Scientist III

700 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD
LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

alanwong@ufl.edu

Alma D. Hurtado

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

almahurtado@ufl.edu

Alvaro A. Ibanez (Al)

IT Professional II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

aibanez@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1156

Michaela Ivy

Agricultural Assistant II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

michaelaivy@ufl.edu

Jennifer E. Jett

Research Administrator II

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

jenjett@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8608 Fax: (863) 956-5898

Hongge Jia

Biological Scientist IV, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

honggejia@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8827 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Rosa Johnson

Warehouse/Stores Specialist

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

rosa.johnson@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8609

Shelley E. Jones

Chemist II, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

shjones@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8835 ext. 18845 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Christina Kessler

Extension Program Specialist

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

christinakessler@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 9561151
Foreign language: German

Jinyun Li

Biological Scientist IV, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jinyunli@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8829 ext. 18829 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Guoping Liu

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

guoping@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8803 ext. 18803 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Qiong Ying Liu

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

qiongying@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8728 ext. 18728 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Xin Liu

Chemist III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

xin.liu@ufl.edu

Taylor S. Livingston

Biological Scientist II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

tlivingston@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8847 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Wenxiu Ma

Biological Scientist III, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

ma.wenxiu@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8829

Napoleon Jr L. Mariner

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

napoleon.mariner@ufl.edu

Luis E. Martinez

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

luisemartinez656@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8655 ext. 18655 Fax: (863) 956-4631
Foreign language: Spanish

Sarah E. McCoy

Public Relations Specialist II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

sarahmccoy@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8632 Fax: (863) 956-8768

Gregory Mccrary

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

gregorymccrary@ufl.edu

Jill A. McDonald

Accountant IV, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jam@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8604 ext. 18604 Fax: (863) 956-5898

Tony G. Mcintosh

Agricultural Assistant III

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

tbubba@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8661 ext. 18661 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Jonathan Mercado Vega

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jmercadovega@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8623 ext. 18623 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Elaine C. Moreira

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

emoreira@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8682 ext. 18682 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Audrey A. Nowicki

Administrative Spec II

700 Experiemnt Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

anowicki@citrusrdf.org

Tel: (863) 956-5894 ext. 15894 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Vladimir Orbovic

Scientific Laboratory Manager, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

orbovic@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8729 ext. 18729 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Brandon M. Page

Research Coordinator II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

bpage@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8653 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Andrew S. Persaud

Web Developer, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

apersaud@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8668 ext. 18668 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Myrtho O. Pierre

Biological Scientist II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

mypierre@ufl.edu

William R. Pihilla Pitiye Gedara

Biological Scientist II

Specialty: Agriculture
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

william.pihilla@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 9561151
Foreign language: English

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Karen Plant

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

karen.plant@ufl.edu

Lioubov Polonik

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

lpolonik@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8623 ext. 18623 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Derek Pope

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

dpope1@ufl.edu

Kristin A. Racine

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

kracine@ufl.edu

Cecile J. Robertson

Biological Scientist IV, B.S.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

cjr64@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8717 ext. 18717 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Maria J. Robinson

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

mariarob9@ufl.edu

Katia F. Rodrigues-Stuart

Biological Scientist III, Ph.D.

Specialty: Fungal Taxonomy and Plant Pathology
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

katrodrig@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8652 Fax: (863) 956-4631
Foreign language: Portuguese

Herberth M. Rubio (Mauricio)

Agricultural Assistant II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

hrubio@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8682 ext. 18682 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Valrie Ruggles

Fiscal Assistant I

626 Lory Lane
Lake Wales, FL 33859

vruggles@ufl.edu

Turksen Shilts

Biological Scientist IV, M.S.

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

tkshilts@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8716 ext. 18716 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Katherine M. Snyder

Administrative Support AST I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

snyderkm@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-5891 ext. 15891 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Daniel L. Stanton

Biological Scientist II

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2243

stantond2@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8848 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Hang Su

Biological Scientist III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

hang.su@ufl.edu

Jolisa M. Thompson

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

jolisamthompson@ufl.edu

Donielle M. Turner

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

donielleturner@ifas.ufl.edu

Little Joe L. Villareal

Agricultural Assistant I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

lvillareal@ufl.edu

Laura J. Waldo

Biological Scientist III, M.S.

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

ljwaldo@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8856 ext. 18856 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Chunxia Wang

Biological Scientist I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

cwang3@ufl.edu

Xiaomei Wang

Laboratory Technician I

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

xiaomeiwang@ufl.edu

Yuanchun Wang

Biological Scientist III

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

wangyuanchun@ufl.edu

Tonya R. Weeks

Extension Program Ast

Specialty: Graphics
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

t.thompson1@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 9565895

Qibin Yu

Biological Scientist III, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

qibin@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8879 ext. 18879 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Janice M. Zale

Agricultural/Food Scientist IV, Ph.D.