Meriam Karlsson, Ph.D.
Professor of Horticulture
University of Alaska Fairbanks
106 Arctic Health Res. Bldg.
303 O'Neill Bldg.
PO Box 757200
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7200
Phone: (907) 474-7005
Fax: (907) 474-1538
E-mail: mgkarlsson@alaska.edu
Jorge M. Fonseca, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Vegetable/Postharvest Specialist
The University of Arizona
Yuma Agricultural Center
6425 W 8th St.
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 782-3836
Mobile: (928) 580-5613
Fax: (928) 782-1940
Email: jfonseca@ag.arizona.edu
Web:
http://ag.arizona.edu/vegetables/quality
About Dr Fonseca
Steven Seideman
UA Food Science
Extension Food Processing Specialist
2650 North Young St.
Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone (W): (479) 575-4221
Phone (H): (479) 267-1722
E-mail: seideman@uark.edu
Linda J. Harris, Ph.D.
Cooperative Extension Specialist
University of California-Davis
Department of Food Science & Technology
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8598
Phone: (530) 754-9485
Fax: (530) 752-4759
E-mail: ljharris@ucdavis.edu
Trevor V. Suslow, Ph.D.
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Department of Vegetable Crops
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8683
Phone: (530) 754- 8313
Fax (530) 752-4554
E-mail : tvsuslow@ucdavis.edu
UC GAPs
UC Postharvest Technology
UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Research & Information Center
Marisa Bunning, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1571
Phone: (970) 491-7180
Cell Phone: (970) 215-3778
Fax: (970) 491-7252
E-mail: marisa.bunning@colostate.edu
Michelle D. Danyluk
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Food Microbiology
UF/IFAS CREC
700 Experiment Station Rd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33803
Phone: (863) 956-1151, ext. 1252
Fax: (863) 956-4631
Email: mddanyluk@ufl.edu
Ronald Schmidt, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition
P. O. Box 110370
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-1991
Fax: (352) 846-1157
E-mail: RHSchmidt@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Renee Goodrich Schneider Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Florida
Food Science & Human Nutrition Department
Food Science & Extension Specialist -
Food and Beverage Processing
329 FSHN Bldg. Newell Drive
PO Box 110370
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
Phone: (352) 392-1991, ext. 208
Fax:
E-mail: goodrich@ufl.edu
Keith R. Schneider, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, FSHN
University of Florida
359 FSHN Bldg., Newell Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-1991, ext. 309
Fax: (352) 392-9084
E-mail: keiths29@ufl.edu
William C. Hurst, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
301 Food Science Building
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-0993
Fax: (706) 542-9066
E-mail: bhurst@uga.edu
Marilyn C. Erickson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Georgia
Center for Food Safety
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223
Phone: (770) 412-4742
Fax: (770) 229-3216
E-mail: mericks@uga.edu
Leafy Greens Food Safety Research Project
James R. Hollyer
Project Manager
Agricultural Development in the
American Pacific ADAP Project
College of Tropical Agriculture and
Human Resources
Gilmore Hall 112
3050 Maile Way
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI 96822-2231
Phone: (808) 956-9539
Fax: (808) 956-6967
E-mail: hollyer@hawaii.edu
Mosbah M. Kushad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Natural Resources and
Environmental Science
University of Illinois
279 EMRL
1201 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: (217) 244-5691
Fax: (217) 333-8816
E-mail: kushad@uiuc.edu
Richard H. Linton, Ph.D.
Purdue University
1160 Food Science Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-6481
Fax: (765) 494-7953
E-mail: linton@purdue.edu
Liz Maynard
Extension Specialist
Purdue University
Dept. of Hort. and LA
600 Vale Park Rd.
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: (219) 531-4200, ext. 4206
Cell: (219) 508-1429
E-mail: emaynard@purdue.edu
Fadi M. Aramouni, Ph.D.
Kansas State University
ASI Food Science Program
139 Call Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-1668
Fax: (785) 532-3132
E-mail: aramouni@ksu.edu
Carl E. Motsenbocker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Horticulture
Louisiana State University Ag Center
137 JC Miller Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1036
Fax: (225) 578-1068
E-mail: cmots@lsu.edu
Dr. Christopher S. Walsh
Professor, Horticulture
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
2136 Plant Sciences Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-4351
Fax: (301) 314-9308
E-mail: cswalsh@umd.edu
Leslie D. Bourquin
Professor and Food Safety Specialist
Department of Food Science and
Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
139A G. M. Trout Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 112
Email: bourqui1@msu.edu
Suzanne D. Thornsbury, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
211B Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Phone: (517) 432-5418
Fax: (517) 432-1800
E-mail: thornsbu@anr.msu.edu
Web: www.globalhort.msu.edu
Phil Tocco
Agriculture/Natural Resources
MSU Extension-Jackson County
E-mail: tocco@msu.edu
Web: MSU Agrifood Safety Workgroup
Mollie Woods
211A Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1323
Phone: (517) 353-4380
Fax: (517) 432-1800
E-mail: willi751@msu.edu
Michele Schermann, RN MS
Research Fellow, Agricultural Safety and Health
University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6005
Ph: (612) 624-7444
Fax: (612) 624-3005
E-mail: scher019@umn.edu
Web: http://safety.cfans.umn.edu
Sarah Browning
Extension Educator, Horticulture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lancaster County Extension
444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68528-1507
Phone: (402) 441-7180
Fax: (402) 441-7148
E-mail: sbrowning2@unl.edu
Vaughn Hammond
Extension Educator,
Specialty Crops
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kimmel Education and Research Center
5985 G Road
Nebraska City, NE 68410
Phone: (402) 873-3166
Fax: (402) 873-3218
E-mail: vhammond2@unl.edu
Kim Peterson
Outreach Program Specialist
University of Nebraska Rural Initiative
103 Miller Hall
PO Box 830710
Lincoln, NE 68583-0710
Phone: (402) 472-9287
Fax: (402) 472-2374
E-mail: kpeterson2@unl.edu
Wesley L. Kline, Ph.D.
Rutgers Cooperative Research
and Extension
Cumberland County
291 Morton Ave.
Millville, NJ 08332-9776
Phone: (856) 451-2800
Fax: (856) 451-4206
E-mail: wkline@rcre.rutgers.edu
Donald W. Schaffner, Ph.D.
Food Risk Analysis Initiative
65 Dudley Rd.
Rutgers University
State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: (732) 932-9611, ext. 214
Fax: (732) 932-6776
E-mail: schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Web: http://foodsci.rutgers.edu/schaffner
Richard W. VanVranken
County Agricultural Agent
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic Co.
6260 Old Harding Highway
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-0056
Fax: (609) 625-3646
E-mail: vanvranken@rcre.rutgers.edu
Nancy C. Flores, Ph.D.
Food Technology Specialist
New Mexico State University
Dept. of Extension Home Economics
PO Box 30003 MSC 3AE
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
Phone: (585) 646-1179
Fax: (575) 646-1889
E-mail: naflores@nmsu.edu"
Elizabeth A. Bihn, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Department of Food Science
630 West North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 787-2625
Fax: (315) 787-2216
E-mail: eab38@cornell.edu
Robert B. Gravani, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Department of Food Science
11 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3262
Fax: (607) 254-4868
E-mail: rbg2@cornell.edu
Marvin P. Pritts, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Department of Horticulture
119 Plant Science
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607)255-1778
E-mail: mpp3@cornell.edu
Anusuya Rangarajan, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Department of Horticulture
121 Plant Science
Ithaca, NY 15853
Phone: (607) 255-1780
E-mail: ar47@cornell.edu
Randy W. Worobo, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Department of Food Science
630 West North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 787-2279
Fax: (315) 787-2284
E-mail: rww8@cornell.edu
Benjamin Chapman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Food Safety Specialist
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
North Carolina State University, NC Cooperative Extension
Phone: (919) 515-8099
Cell: (919) 809-3205
E-mail: benjamin_chapman@ncsu.edu
Diane T. Ducharme
GAPs Program Coordinator and
Extension Associate in Horticulture & Food Safety
NC MarketReady
NC State University at the NC Research Campus
600 Laureate Way
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: (704) 250-5402
Fax: (704) 250-5409
E-mail: Diane_Ducharme@ncsu.edu
Chris Gunter
Assistant Professor
Vegetable Production
230 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Phone: (919) 513-2807
Fax: (919) 515-2505
E-mail: chris_gunter@ncsu.edu
Trevor G. Phister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Department of Food Science
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Campus Box 7624/339B Schaub Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7624
Phone: (919) 513-1644
Fax: (919) 515-7124
E-mail: tgphiste@ncsu.edu
NC Market Ready Fresh Produce Safety Portal
NC Fresh Produce Safety Blog
Harold H. "Hal" Kneen
Extension Educator/Director
Agricultural/Horticultural/
Natural Resources/Community Development
Meigs County
Mulberry Heights
P.O. Box 32
Pomeroy, Ohio 45769
Phone: (740) 992-6696
Fax: (740) 992-7931
E-mail: kneen.1@cfaes.osu.edu
Ashley Kulhanek
Produce Food Safety Education Associate
Department of Horticulture and
Crop Science
The Ohio State University/OARDC
1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: (330) 202-3555, ext. 2918
E-mail: kulhanek.5@osu.edu
Web: www.producesafety.osu.edu
Lynn Brandenberger
Oklahoma State University
Professor & Extension/Research
Horticulture
358 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-6027
Phone: (405) 744-5408
Fax: (405) 744-9709
E-mail: lynn.brandenberger@okstate.edu
William G. McGlynn
Oklahoma State University
Professor of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Food & Ag. Products Center Room
Stillwater, OK 74078-6027
Phone: (405) 744-7573
E-mail: william.mcglynn@okstate.edu
Materials Provided:
Food Technology Fact Sheets:
Developing a Food Safety Plan for Your Fresh Produce Operation
Fresh Produce Production Food Safety Plan Logs and Worksheets
Alexandra Stone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
State Vegetable Production Specialist
Oregon State University
4017 ALS
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-5461
E-mail: stonea@bcc.orst.edu
Luke F. LaBorde, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Food Science
Penn State University
Phone: (814) 863-2298
Fax: (814) 863-6132
Email: lfl5@psu.edu
Web: http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/
Annette Wszelaki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Commercial Vegetable Production
Extension Specialist
The University of Tennessee
361 Ellington Plant Sciences
2431 Joe Johnson Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561
Phone: (865) 974-7208
Faith Critzer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Food Safety Extension Specialist
The University of Tennessee
117 Food Safety and Processing Bldg.
2605 River Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7274
Juan R. Anciso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and
Extension Vegetable Specialist
Texas Cooperative Extension
2401 East Highway 83
Weslaco, Texas 78596
Phone: (956) 968-5581
Fax: (956) 969-5639
E-mail: j-anciso@tamu.edu
Al B. Wagner, Jr.
Texas A&M University
225 Horticulture Forestry Building
College Station, TX 77843-2134
Phone: (979) 845-7023
Fax: (979) 845-8906
E-mail: a-wagner@tamu.edu
Materials Provided:
A Field Study of the Microbiological Quality of Fresh Produce
Good Agricultural Practices for Production, Handling and Shipping of Fresh Market Spinach
Ginger Nickerson, PhD
GAPs Outreach Coordinator
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
106 High Point Center—Suite 300
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: (802) 656-5490
Cell: (802) 249-6701
Fax: (802) 656-8874
E-mail: gnickers@uvm.edu
Rob Williams, Ph.D.
Extension Food Safety Specialist
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Food Science & Technology
Food Science and Technology Bldg.
Blacksburg, VA 20461-0327
Phone: (540) 231-4106
Fax: (540) 231-9293
E-mail: rowilli5@vt.edu
B. Susie Craig, M.S.
Washington State University Extension
Area Faculty - Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health
919 SW Grady Way, Suite 120
Renton WA 98055
Phone: (206) 205-3161
Fax: (206) 296-0952
E-mail: scraig@wsu.edu
Web: www.germcity.wsu.edu
Barbara H. Ingham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Dept of Food Science
1605 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 263-7383
Fax: (608) 262-6872
E-mail: bhingham@wisc.edu
Steve Ingham, Ph.D.
Food Safety Extension Specialist
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Dept of Food Sci
1605 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706-1565
Phone: (608) 265-4801
Fax: (608) 262-6872
E-mail: scingham@wisc.edu