Support Staff

Athens Campus

Parris Baker-Coley Business Support Leader
CAES Business Office - Athens Horticulture Plant Pathology
Gabriel Barnhart Farm Manager, Durham Horticulture Farm
Horticulture
Sandra Begani UGA Trial Gardens Manager
Horticulture
Alison Bennett Student Assistant
Horticulture
Shane Breeden Viticulture & Grape Pathology Technician (Hort Viticulture & Dr. Brannen-PATH); PhD student-PATH
Horticulture Plant Pathology
Tyler Brooks UGArden Director, student community garden
Horticulture
Matthew Dirr Horticulture Assistant
Horticulture
Alexis Herring Student Assistant
Horticulture
Matt Housley CEA Research Specialist & MS Student (Dr. Ferrarezi); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
TC Jayalath CEA Research Specialist & PhD student (Dr. van Iersel); CEA horticluture & lighting
Horticulture
Susan Ledbetter Senior Accountant
Horticulture
April McCoy UGArden Farm Manager, student community farm
Horticulture
Ryan McNeill Research Station Superintendent & PhD Candidate (Dr. Ruter, advisor)
Horticulture
Josh Rubin Office Manager
Horticulture
Maria Twedt Business Operations Coordinator
Horticulture

Tifton Campus

Stephanie Botton Research Technician & IPBGG-MS student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding
Melissa Brannon Research Technician III
Lesa Cox Administrative Associate, Tifton
Jodi D Figgatt Administrative Associate I
Mike H. Hudson Agricultural Research Assistant III
Hua Kang Research Professional II
Camille McAvoy Horticultural Scientist (Dr. Deltsidis); post-harvest physiology, vidalia onion
Gregory Thomas Agricultural Research Assistant II
Chad Walker Research Technician III