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Directory

Administration
Name Contact
Jennifer Dunn
Program Assistant
614-247-9684
dunn.595@osu.edu
Wayne Lewis
Farm Manager, OSU South Centers
614-247-9687
lewis.34@osu.edu
Marsha McCormick, MS
Regional Program Specialist, SNAP-Ed
937-892-3008
Mccormick.3@osu.edu
Daniel Remley
Field Spec, Family Nutritional Wellness, Assistant Professor, OSUE-Human Ecology Ext Admin
614-247-9685
remley.4@osu.edu
Beth Rigsby
Office Administrative Associate
614-247-9686
rigsby.22@osu.edu
Bridget Robertson
Event Senior Coordinator
614-247-9757
robertson.731@osu.edu
Bradford Sherman
Program Assistant
614-247-9680
sherman.1473@osu.edu
Sarah Swanson
Program Assistant
614-247-9682
swanson.345@osu.edu
Tom Worley, PhD
Director, OSU South Centers
614-247-9683
worley.36@osu.edu
Aquaculture
Name Contact
Paul O'Bryant
Research Assistant, Aquaculture
614-247-9690
obryant.4@osu.edu
Dean Rapp
Research Assistant, Aquaculture
614-247-9688
rapp.24@osu.edu
Bradford Sherman
Program Assistant
614-247-9680
sherman.1473@osu.edu
Sarah Swanson
Program Assistant
614-247-9682
swanson.345@osu.edu
Hanping Wang, PhD
Principal Scientist and Director - Aquaculture Research and Development
614-247-9681
wang.900@osu.edu
Hong Yao
Research Associate, Aquaculture
614-247-9691
yao.63@osu.edu
Business
Name Contact
Brad Bapst
Small Business Development Center Director
614-247-9692
bapst.4@osu.edu
Samantha Black
Program Coordinator, CFAES Center for Cooperatives
(614) 247-9774
black.1156@osu.edu
Melissa Carter
Business Development Specialist
614-247-9693
carter.1094@osu.edu
Dawn Coleman
Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
614-247-9702
coleman.1002@osu.edu
Patrick Dengel
Business Development Specialist
614-247-9703
dengel.3@osu.edu
Jennifer Dunn
Program Assistant
614-247-9684
dunn.595@osu.edu
Charissa E Gardner
Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
614-247-9694
gardner.1148@osu.edu
David Hahn
OCDC Advisor and OSU Professor Emeritus

Ryan Mapes
Endeavor Center Manager and Program Leader
614-247-9704
mapes.281@osu.edu
Reid Pope
MEP Program Coordinator
614-247-9726
pope.337@osu.edu
Hannah Scott
Program Manager, CFAES Center for Cooperatives
614-247-9705
scott.1220@osu.edu
Melanie Sherman
Business Development Specialist
614-247-9729
sherman.1675@osu.edu
Ival Shields
Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
614-292-0697
shields.124@osu.edu
Christie Welch
Program Specialist, Direct Agricultural Marketing
614-247-9725
welch.183@osu.edu
Mick Whitt
Program Manager, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
614-247-9728
whitt.124@osu.edu
Horticulture
Name Contact
Gary Gao, Ph.D.
Small Fruit Specialist, Professor
614-247-9701
gao.2@osu.edu
Thom Harker
Research Assistant
614-247-9697
harker.7@osu.edu
Wayne Lewis
Farm Manager, OSU South Centers
614-247-9687
lewis.34@osu.edu
Dr. Logan Minter
Statewide Field Specialist/ Associate Professor, Extension in Specialty Crops

minter.21@osu.edu
Bradford Sherman
Program Assistant
614-247-9680
sherman.1473@osu.edu
Ryan Slaughter
Research Assistant
614-247-9698
slaughter.71@osu.edu
Marketing
Name Contact
Ohio Direct Marketing Team
1864 Shyville Road
614-247-9725
Christie Welch
Program Specialist, Direct Agricultural Marketing
614-247-9725
welch.183@osu.edu
Soil and Bioenergy
Name Contact
Zhenhao (Leo) Guan
Research Assistant II

guan.418@osu.edu
Thom Harker
Research Assistant
614-247-9697
harker.7@osu.edu
Rafiq Islam, PhD
Soil & Bioenergy Program Leader
614-247-9700
islam.27@osu.edu
Wayne Lewis
Farm Manager, OSU South Centers
614-247-9687
lewis.34@osu.edu
Arif Rahman, PhD
Scientist
614-247-9707
rahman.220@osu.edu
Bradford Sherman
Program Assistant
614-247-9680
sherman.1473@osu.edu
Sarah Swanson
Program Assistant
614-247-9682
swanson.345@osu.edu