Meet the Team
Hemant Gohil
RCE of Gloucester County
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Wine grape, tree fruits and nursery crops.
Ramu Govindasamy
Cook Office Bldg.
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Agricultural marketing
Jennifer Matthews
RCE of Cumberland County
Project Coordinator
Expertise: Coordinates all programs, facilities, presenters, marketing, distance learning logistics and tracks finances.
Meredith Melendez
RCE of Mercer County
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Food safety, including the food safety plan worksheet, organic agriculture expert and curriculum development. Central site coordinator.
Peter J. Nitzsche
RCE of Morris County
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Small fruit crops, strawberries.
Nicholas Polanin
Martin Hall, Room 326
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Woody plant expert, northern site coordinator.
Andrew Wyenandt
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Co-Project Director
Expertise: Vegetable crops, basil.