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Family & Community Health Sciences Personnel

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Sara Elnakib, PhD, MPH, RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Chair/Program Leader

Phone: 848-932-3661

Email: [email protected]

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Deborah Blain

Family & Community Health Sciences Administrative Coordinator

Phone: 848-932-3604

Email: [email protected]

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Erin Comollo

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Development Administrator

Phone: 848-932-3719

Email: [email protected]

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Patty Oehmke

Family & Community Health Sciences Professor of Practice

Email: [email protected]

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Jennifer Shukaitis, MPH

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 848-932-3718

Email: [email protected]

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Lucille Tang

Senior Program Administrator, Rutgers Against Hunger

Phone: 848-932-3501

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

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Melanie Brill

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Email: [email protected]

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Julie Frazee

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Administrator Supervisor

Phone: 856-631-0061

Email: [email protected]

Kristin Mayes

SNAP-Ed Program Associate I

Email: [email protected]

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Brian Quilty

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate 1 Supervisor

Phone: 609-265-5051

Email: [email protected]

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Shanna Sykes

SNAP-Ed Senior Program Coordinator Supervisor

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County

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Julie Frazee

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Administrator Supervisor

Phone: 856-631-0061

Email: [email protected]

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Chanelle Paramore

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate I, SNAP-Ed

Phone: 856-271-3288

Email: [email protected]

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Abigail Reed

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II, SNAP-Ed

Phone: 856-397-7148

Email: [email protected]

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Carly Truett

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coordinator Supervisor, SNAP-Ed

Phone: 856-631-0113

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

Brooke Chiera

Family and Community Health Sciences Program Secretary

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3609

Email: [email protected]

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Anneliese Kuemmerle, MS, RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3614

Email: [email protected]

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Chris Zellers, MPH

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 609-465-5115, ext. 3603

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County

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Veronica Jones, PhD, MPH, CHES

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 973-353-2086

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Social determinants of health, health justice, health and wellness of Black women and Women of Color, and population health within urban communities and systems.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County

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Pierrera Brown

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Coordinator II

Phone: 856-225-6169

Email: [email protected]

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Julie Frazee

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Administrator Supervisor

Phone: 856-631-0061

Email: [email protected]

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Luanne J. Hughes, M.S., RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Integration of health and food systems to support health and wellness; farm-to-school and school wellness initiatives; professional development programming and support in wellness policy, system and environmental change for school faculty, administration and staff; use of technology and social media in disseminating wellness messages

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Dawn McGinnis

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Email: [email protected]

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Elizabeth Vargas

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Associate II

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: [email protected]

Katelyn Waldeck

Family & Community Health Sciences Program Coordinator I

Phone: 856-224-8040

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson County

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Delma Yorimoto, MS, MBA

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coordinator

Phone: 201-369-5280, ext. 4155

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Expertise in chronic disease prevention and health promotion, with a focus on policies, systems, and environmental changes that support long-term wellness. Skilled in developing and evaluating interventions that enhance nutrition, physical activity, and overall well-being, particularly for vulnerable populations. Experienced in implementing evidence-based strategies, such as Food as Medicine interventions, to create sustainable, community-driven health initiatives. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with the ability to engage diverse communities effectively. Holds culinary training and incorporates cooking demonstrations into interventions to promote practical, healthy eating habits.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

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Julie Frazee

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Administrator Supervisor

Phone: 856-631-0061

Email: [email protected]

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Joan Healy

Family & Community Health Sciences Sr. Program Coord Supervisor

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: [email protected]

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Ricardo Kairios

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Enhancing food security and improving access to safe and nutritious food in resource-limited communities through systematic, policy-driven, and site-specific initiatives. These efforts are designed to promote healthy behaviors and optimize food practices, fostering an equitable and sustainable food system. Using an intersectional approach to address barriers faced by marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on advancing health equity and liberation for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals.

Nicole Ureta

Nutrition Education Visiting Fellow

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: [email protected]

Susan Zielinski

SNAP-Ed Program Associate I

Phone: 609-989-6830

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County

Meredith Taylor

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County

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Rachel Tansey, MA

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 732-431-7260, ext. 7272

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Health and wellness promotion, worksite wellness, healthy lifestyles, school wellness initiatives and community health education.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County

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Kathleen Cullinen, PhD, RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 732-349-1247

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County

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Jennifer Salt Taylor

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator III (Eqv. to Asst. Professor)

Phone: 973-305-5746

Email: [email protected]

Sabrina Subhit

Family & Community Health Sciences Research Project Coordinator II

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County

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Shailja Mathur, M.S., M.Ed., RDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 908-526-6295

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Chronic Disease Prevention in the community focusing on Diabetes and Stroke targeted to south Asian population in collaboration with Rutgers Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, nutrition education outreach at local farmers market, schools and senior centers, use of social media in disseminating wellness and disease prevention messages.

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Lisa Rothenburger

County Extension Dept. Head

Phone: 908-526-6644

Email: [email protected]

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County

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Karen M. Ensle, EdD, RDN, FAND, CFCS

County Extension Dept. Head

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator I (Eqv. to Professor)

Phone: 908-654-9854, ext. 1

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Obesity prevention; small steps to health and wealth; community transformation and environmental change for healthier cities; garden-enhanced nutrition education; wellness policy changes; nutrition, food safety and health education/training for professionals, limited resource audiences, seniors and the general consumer. Use of technology and social media in disseminating wellness messages

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County

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Sherri M. Cirignano, MS, RD, LDN

Family & Community Health Sciences Educator II (Eqv. to Assoc. Professor)

Phone: 908-475-6504

Email: [email protected]

Expertise: Nutrition and cancer prevention, functional foods programming, food safety and food insecurity, and nutrition and physical activity needs for preschool-aged children.

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