Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment Directory

Department or Unit (employer)

Extension Team or Program

Name	Title/Specialty	Address	Contact Info
Stephen Plotkin UMass Extension	Water Quality Specialist Water quality	Natural Resources Conservation Service 451 West Street Amherst, MA 01002	splotkin@umext.umass.edu Tel: (413) 253-4377
Kim Pond UMass Extension	Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development	Worcester County 4-H 120 Stafford St. Suite 201 Worcester, MA 01603	kima@umext.umass.edu Tel: (508) 831-1223 UMass Extension 4-H Youth Development Program
James Poro Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment	Superintendent, Turf Research Center Turf Machinery, Irrigation and Drainage	317 Paige Lab University of Massachusetts 161 Holdsworth Way Amherst, MA 01003-9286	jporo@psis.umass.edu Tel: 413-665-4360 Fax: 413-577-0242 Profile
Randall (Randy) Prostak UMass Extension	Extension Weed Specialist Weed Management and Poisonous Plants	1 French Hall University of Massachusetts 230 Stockbridge Road Amherst, MA 01003	rprostak@umass.edu Tel: (413) 577-1738 Fax: (413) 577-1620
Antonia Ramos UMass Extension	Nutrition Educator, Western Region Nutrition Education	Northgate Plaza, Ste 308 1985 Main Street Springfield, MA 01103-1095	aramos@umext.umass.edu Tel: (413) 737-0236, x107 Fax: (413) 737-1676 Springfield Office of the UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program
Timothy Randhir Department of Environmental Conservation	Associate Professor Water and Natural Resources Policy and Management	326 Holdsworth Hall University of Massachusetts 160 Holdsworth Way Amherst, MA 01003-9285	randhir@eco.umass.edu Tel: (413) 545-3969 View personal Webpage Department of Environmental Conservation Profile
Joshua Reitsma Cape Cod Cooperative Extension	Marine Program Specialist	Deeds and Probate Building 3195 Main Street PO 367 Barnstable, MA 02630	jreitsma@barnstablecounty.org Tel: (508) 375-6950 Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Stephen M. Rich Department of Microbiology	Professor Infectious Diseases/Genetics	Fernald Hall, Rm 209 University of Massachusetts 270 Stockbridge Rd Amherst, MA 01003-9320	smrich@umass.edu Tel: (413) 545-5225 View personal Webpage Laboratory of Medical Zoology
Cameron Richards Water Resources Research Center	Research Fellow, M.S. GIST, B.S. Environmental Sciences Environmental sample collection and laboratory analysis, hydrology, wetlands, soil chemistry and microbiology, sustainable agriculture, geospatial data collection and modeling, environmental toxicology, and renewable energy	209 Ag Engineering Bldg UMASS Amherst 250 Natural Resources Rd. Amherst, MA 01002	cameronr@umass.edu Tel: 413-545-5979
Cori Ridgley, MS UMass Extension	Nutrition Educator, Eastern Region Nutrition Education	University of Massachusetts 56 Roland Street Boston, MA 02109	cridgley@umext.umass.edu Tel: (617) 628-5607 x103 Extension Nutrition Education Program, Eastern Office