Administration Personnel Directory

Robert M. Goodman
Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
732-932-9000, ext. 500
execdean@aesop.rutgers.edu
http://execdeanagriculture.rutgers.edu

Executive Dean Goodman provides leadership and oversight for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. He works closely with university leaders to develop and implement strategic initiatives that reflect and advance the university’s research, education, and outreach missions.

Larry S. Katz
Sr. Associate Director, NJAES
732-932-5000, ext. 591
katz@njaes.rutgers.edu

Larry Katz leads all Cooperative Extension programs. Rutgers Cooperative Extension helps New Jersey's diverse population to adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives and communities through an educational process that uses science-based knowledge.

Mary Jane Willis
Associate Director, Cooperative Extension
732-932-5000, ext. 584
willis@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/extension

Joseph Florentine
Director of Greenhouse Operations and Planning, NJAES Research Greenhouses
732-932-9034
florentine@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~rugreenhouse

Joseph C. Goffreda
Director, Rutgers Fruit & Ornamental Research Extension Center
732-932-9711, ext. 202
goffreda@njaes.rutgers.edu

John A. Grande
Director, Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm - Rutgers Center for Sustainable Agriculture
732-932-4000, ext. 4201
grande@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu

Daniel Kluchinski
Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension
732-932-5000, ext. 590
kluchinski@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/extension

Dan Kluchinski serves as the statewide team leader for the county-based faculty and staff conducting research and educational programs in agriculture, horticulture, and environmental, marine, and natural resource management. These duties include management of departmental personnel, budget, and training. Dan is also a faculty member within the department, and his extension and research programs focus on agronomic crop production, soils, and sustainable agriculture.

Bradley A. Majek
Director, Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
732-932-4000, ext. 4122
majek@njaes.rutgers.edu

Thomas O. Manning
Project Engineer, Ag Engineering Services
908-310-0244
manning@njaes.rutgers.edu

Kathleen T. Morgan, D.M.H., DTR
Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension
732-932-5000, ext. 604
morgan@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/extension

Eric Powell
Director, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
856-785-0074
eric@hsrl.rutgers.edu
http://hsrl.rutgers.edu

Jack Rabin
Associate Director, NJAES
732-932-5000, ext. 610
rabin@njaes.rutgers.edu

Jack Rabin provides administrative leadership for a diverse range of programs including: four off-campus research and extension farms totaling over 1,500 acres and their research and extension programs in vegetable crops, small fruit and tree fruit crops, nursery and ornamentals, and minor use crop pesticide testing; supervising on-campus research greenhouses and agricultural engineering operations for greenhouses, buildings, and research fabrication machine shop; and programs and agricultural communications highlighting tactics for sustaining farming alternatives on New Jersey’s urban fringe.

Julie Sylvester
Rutgers Against Hunger Program Coordinator, Cooperative Extension
732-932-5000, ext.585
sylvester@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/extension

Nicholi Vorsa
Director, Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension
609-726-1590, ext. 4411
vorsa@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://pemaruccicenter.rutgers.edu

Bradley Hillman
Senior Associate Director, NJAES
732-932-1000, ext. 579
hillman@njaes.rutgers.edu

Brad Hillman is responsible for research programs and resources associated with NJAES. His office ensures effective use of federal formula funding through Hatch, multistate, and McIntire-Stennis programs and of state resources directed to NJAES. He also oversees intellectual property associated with NJAES scientists, such as plant variety patents and royalties. Various NJAES centers and research farms are also coordinated through his office.

Margaret Brennan-Tonetta
Associate Director, NJAES
732-932-1000, ext. 569
brennan@njaes.rutgers.edu

Margaret Brennan-Tonetta is responsible for the development and implementation of new economic development initiatives at NJAES such as the Rutgers Food Innovation Center, as well as administrative oversight of existing programs such as the Rutgers EcoComplex, Center for Advanced Food Technology, the Multispecies Aquaculture Demonstration Facility and the NJAES Technology Transfer program. She also provides economic assessments and operational recommendations for NJAES programs.

Bruce B. Clarke
Director, Center for Turfgrass Science
932-9400, ext. 331
clarke@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://turf.rutgers.edu

Randy R. Gaugler
Director, Center for Vector Biology
732-932-9341
vbcenter@rci.rutgers.edu
http://vectorbio.rutgers.edu

William K. Hallman
Director, Food Policy Institute
732-932-1966
hallman@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://foodpolicyinstitute.rutgers.edu

Carol Harvey
Assistant Director for Administration, NJAES
732-932-0150, ext. 2125
harvey@orsp.rutgers.edu

Carol Harvey manages the USDA-CSREES formula-funded research programs at the experiment station. She is responsible for allocating formula funds and ensuring that federal program reporting requirements are met. Carol also manages the distribution of experiment station financial support to various departments and functions, and provides the director of Cooperative Research and the director of Cooperative Extension with other financial, budgetary, and administrative analyses and support as needed.

Karyn Malinowski
Director, Equine Science Center
732-932-7000, ext. 4251
malinowski@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://esc.rutgers.edu

William Meyer
Director, Rutgers Plant Science Research & Extension Farm
732-932-9711, ext. 160
wmeyer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Christopher C. Obropta
Director, New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute
732-932-9800, ext. 6209
obropta@envsci.Rutgers.edu
http://njwrri.rutgers.edu

Daniel Rossi
Associate Director of Special Projects, NJAES
732-932-9375, ext. 337
rossi@njaes.rutgers.edu