General Questions
Stacey Stearns
Extension Communications Specialist
860-486-9228
stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
Agriculture

Tessa Getchis | UConn Bio
Senior Extension Educator
Aquaculture and Fisheries
tessa.getchis@uconnn.edu
860-367-4602

Shuresh Ghimire | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Vegetable Assistant Extension Educator
shuresh.ghimire@uconn.edu
860-875-3331

Evan Lentz | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
evan.lentz@uconn.edu
860-486-6449

Jenifer Nadeau | UConn Bio
Associate Professor
Equine Extension
jenifer.nadeau@uconn.edu
860-486-4471
Community & Climate Resilience

Juliana Barrett, Ph.D. | UConn Bio
Associate Extension Educator Emerita
Coastal Habitats
juliana.barrett@uconn.edu
860-405-9106

Sarah Schechter | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Sustainable & Resilient Communities
sarah.schechter@uconn.edu
860-405-9215

Owen Placido | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Nature-Based Approaches to Resilience
owen.placido@uconn.edu
860-405-9108

Deborah-Visco-Abibou | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Sustainable & Resilient Communities
deb.abibou@uconn.edu
203-407-3166

Mayra Rodríguez González | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Urban and Community Forestry
mayra.rodriguez_gonzalez@uconn.edu
203-407-3166
Family and Home

Faye Griffiths-Smith | UConn Bio
Associate Extension Educator
Family Economics and Resources Management
faye.griffiths-smith@uconn.edu
203-407-3160


Indu Upadhyaya | UConn Bio
Assistant Extension Educator
Food Safety
indu.upadhyaya@uconn.edu
860-871-0776
Team Emeritus

Robert Ricard, Ph.D.
Retired Senior Extension Educator
Urban and Community Forestry
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Diane Wright Hirsch
Emeritus Extension Educator
Food Safety