Staff

Department and Main Office Staff

Please call 860-486-2413 with your general questions regarding the Animal Science program.

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  Sharon Aborn

  Compliance Coordinator

  (860) 486-4408
  George White Bldg., Room 202
  Sharon.Aborn@UConn.edu
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  Tina Burnham

  Financial Assistant II

  (860) 486-1037
  George White Bldg., Room 109
  Tina.Burnham@UConn.edu
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  Michelle Lewis

  Program Assistant I

  (860) 486-1009
  George White Bldg., Room 107
  Michelle.B.Lewis@UConn.edu
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  Jennifer Simoniello

  Administrative Coordinator

  (860) 486-1088
  George White Bldg., Room 107B
  Jennifer.Simoniello@UConn.edu
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  Jennifer Szela

  Program Assistant I

  (860) 486-1035
  George White Bldg., Room 107
  Jennifer.Szela@UConn.edu

Kellogg Dairy Center (KDC)

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  Mary-Margaret Cole

  Executive Program Director

  (860) 486-2023
  Dairy Unit
  Mary_Margaret.Cole@UConn.edu
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  Timothy Beattie

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2023
  Dairy Unit
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  Paul Bleimeyer

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2023
  Dairy Unit
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  Bedford Lawrence

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2023
  Dairy Unit
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  Jason Merritt

  Agricultural Worker 1

  (860) 486-2023
  Dairy Unit

Livestock Unit

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  Aubrey Grabber

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2035
  Livestock/Poultry Unit
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  David Macha

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2035
  Livestock Unit

Horse Unit

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  John Bennett (bio)- Retired Aug. 1, 2018

  Farm Manager/Academic Asst. III

  (860) 486-2034
  Horse Unit I
  John.Bennett_Jr@UConn.edu
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  Kimberly Syme

  Animal Care Specialist

  (860) 486-2034
  Horse Unit I
  Kimberly.Syme@UConn.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Research Scholars

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  Kanokwan Srirattana

  Post Doc

  (860) 486-0495
  ABL 220
   
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  Junli Zhu

  Visiting Research Scholar

  (860) 486-1608
  ABL 220B
   
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  Bruna Folegatti Santana

  Visiting Research Scholar

  (860) 486-1068
  G. White 111
   

Poultry Unit

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  Lisa Nowak

  Agricultural Worker 2

  (860) 486-2039
  Poultry Farm Lisa.Nowak@UConn.edu

UConn Creamery Staff

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  Bill Sciturro

  Manager - Dairy Manufacturing

  (860) 486-0569
  UConn Creamery
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  Ben Honer

  Assistant Manager - Dairy Manufacturing

  (860) 486-0569
  UConn Creamery
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  Chris Lewis

  Assistant Manager - Dairy Manufacturing

  (860) 486-0569
  UConn Creamery

Crops and Feeding Staff

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  Mary Kegler

  Farms Manager

  860-486-8567
  Crops and Feeding- Mary.Kegler@UConn.edu
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  Michael Watson

  Agricultural Worker 2

  860-486-1602
  Crops and Feeding
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  Bill Meister

  Agricultural Worker 2

  860-486-1602
  Crops and Feeding
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  James Dunn

  Agricultural Worker 2

  860-486-1602
  Crops and Feeding
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  Jim Civitello

  Agricultural Worker 2

  860-486-1602
  Crops and Feeding