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    Mid-Florida Research and Education Center

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    Sandra Alomar

    Operations Manager

    salomar@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6102

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    Kristin Libby

    Human Resources

    libbyk@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6103

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    Stella Canfield

    Marketing and Communications Specialist

    stellacanfield@ufl.edu

    407-814-6174

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    Matthew Creech

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Huo

    mcreech@ufl.edu 

    407-410-6920

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    Stephanie Cummings

    OPS, Dr. Norman

    cummings.s@ufl.edu

    407-884-2034

    Headshot of Samantha Daniel.

    Samantha Daniel

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Marble

    daniel.s@ufl.edu 

    407-410-6936

    Headshot of Ajay Das.

    Ajay Das

    OPS

    das.ajay@ufl.edu

    407-884-2023

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    Maria Garcia

    Custodial

    mgarcia11@ufl.edu

    407-884-2034

    Headshot of Maricela Gonzalez.

    Maricela Gonzalez

    Custodial

    maricelag@ufl.edu 

    407-884-2034

    Headshot of Irma Herrera.

    Irma Herrera

    Agricultural Assistant, Dr. Osborne

    iherrera@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6162

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    Michael Hill

    OPS, Dr. Osborne

    mahill@ufl.edu 

    407-884-20234

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    Katherine Houben

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Osborne

    kshouben@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6162

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    Dr. Youssef Kaddoura

    Geomatics Instructional Designer III

    kaddoura@ufl.edu

    407-410-6930

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    Robert Leckel

    Information Technology

    rleckel@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6176

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    Cynthia Montanez

    OPS

    montanezc@ufl.edu

    407-884-2023

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    Jack Morrison

    Farm Supervisor

    jhmorrison90@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6182

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    Caroline Roper

    Research Coordinator, Dr. Khachatryan

    caroline.roper@ufl.edu 

    352-273-3566

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    Heidi Savage

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Chen

    hsavage@ufl.edu 

    407-814-6170

    John Smothers

    IFAS Facilities

    johnsmothers@ufl.edu 

    407-341-4096

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    Sameena Tanwir

    OPS, Dr. Norman

    tanwir.s@ufl.edu

    407-884-2034

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    Maribel Trejo

    Custodial

    mtrejo@ufl.edu 

    407-884-2034

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    Elizabeth "Liz" Wilson

    Administrative Services Specialist II

    wilson.e@ufl.edu

    407-410-6936

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    Jeanne Yuen

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Norman

    jmyu@ufl.edu 

    407-410-6949

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    Mengzi Zhang

    Biological Scientist, Dr. Marble

    zhangmengzi@ufl.edu 

    407-410-6931

     
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