Announcement from Rachel Lyons, chair, Department of 4-H Youth Development. Please help me welcome Kendrin Dyitt to his new role as County 4-H Agent in Atlantic County, effective August 1. Kendrin comes with a wealth of 4-H experience. For more than 16 years, he’s served as a 4-H Program Associate with the Atlantic County 4-H Program. […]
Announcement: Meredith Taylor is the new FCHS Educator in Middlesex County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Meredith Taylor, the new FCHS Educator in Middlesex County. Meredith Taylor, MA, MPH joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Middlesex County. Meredith will be part of the Community Food Systems efforts […]
Announcement: Rachel Tansey is the new FCHS Educator in Monmouth County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Rachel Tansey the new FCHS Educator in Monmouth County. Rachel Tansey, MA, joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Monmouth County. Rachel will be part of FCHS’ wellness efforts, supporting education, outreach, […]
Announcement: Kathleen Cullinen is the new FCHS Educator in Ocean County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Kathleen Cullinen, Ph.D., RDN, joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Ocean County. Cullinen will be part of the Healthy Aging efforts within Rutgers Cooperative Extension, supporting education, outreach, and scholarship in […]
Announcement: Janine Spies Joins RCE as Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce the following addition to our Faculty within the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, beginning her role within Rutgers Cooperative Extension, effective March 1. Dr. Janine M. Spies joins us as the Statewide Program Leader, Assistant Professor, County […]
Announcement: Kate Brown Begins New Role with RCE of Somerset County
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce that Kate L. Brown joins Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Somerset County, as an Assistant Professor, County Agent III, effective March 1. For the past three years, Kate has served as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Associate in Burlington […]
Announcement: Ruth Carll is New State Program Leader in Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener Program
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Please join me in welcoming our newest ANR faculty member, Ruth Carll, who joined RCE on January 2 in her new role as the State Program Leader in Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener Program. Ruth is an innovative leader in the botanical garden […]
Announcement: Congratulations to our 2023 Excellence Award Winners
Announcement by Laura Lawson, Executive Dean, SEBS Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share the results of the 2023 Excellence Awards. Each award recognizes outstanding work conducted by our colleagues within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. These awards spotlight individuals and teams whose creativity, innovation, […]
Associate Professor Barry Jesse Retires After Nearly 38 Years at Rutgers
Barry Jesse, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science, will retire on January 1, 2024, after close to four decades of teaching and research at Rutgers. Jesse earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree for the University of Illinois in 1975 and 1977, respectively, and a doctoral degree from the Institute of Nutrition and […]
Announcement: Welcome Tess Stahl as a new Assistant Extension Specialist
Announcement by Nicholas Bello, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. I’m pleased to introduce Dr. Tess Stahl to the SEBS/NJAES community. Tess started on September 1, 2023 as an Assistant Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences. She is New Jersey native from Hackettstown, NJ. Tess has an […]






