Agent Locator Map

Administrative Staff

The administrative offices of Florida Sea Grant are housed at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Here the leadership and supporting teams work together to manage and run the state-wide program.

Sherry Larkin
Director
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Maia McGuire
Associate Director, Extension and Education
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Charles Sidman
Associate Director
Research
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Rodrigo Venegas
Assistant Director
Fiscal Operations
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Sharon Cook
Administrative Assistant
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John Reichardt
Research Administrator
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Nancy Montes
 Postdoctoral Associate
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    Cassie Sexson

Cassie Sexson
 Administrative Specialist
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Ryan Smith
Digital Communications Specialist
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Ben Murphy
Administrative Assistant
Communications
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    Donielle Nardi

Donielle Nardi
Graphic Designer
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Conor MacDonnell
Coastal Agency Liaison
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Extension Agents

Extension Agents directly deliver extension programming for target audiences, mostly within defined geographic areas and to varying degrees of specialization. They have pertinent graduate degrees and serve as either county, multi-county, regional specialized, or state-wide specialized agents. Click here to access an interactive map showing agent locations.

Holly Abeels
Extension Agent
Brevard County
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Savanna Barry
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Nature Coast
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Victor Blanco
Extension Agent 
Taylor County
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Ray Bodrey
Extension Agent
Gulf County
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Libby Carnahan
Extension Agent
Pinellas County
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Angela Collins
Extension Agent
Manatee, Hillsborough and Sarasota Counties
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Vincent Encomio
Extension Agent
Martin and St. Lucie Counties
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Brittany Hall-Scharf
Extension Agent
Hernando County
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Joy Hazell
State Specialized Extension Agent
Statewide
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Scott Jackson
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Bay County
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Carolyn Kovacs
Extension Agent
Flagler & Volusia County
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Lisa Krimsky
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Southeast Florida
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Shelly Krueger
Extension Agent
Monroe County
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Erik Lovestrand
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Franklin County
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Rick O’Connor
Extension Agent
Escambia County
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Katherine Rose
Extension Agent
Charlotte County
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Michael Sipos
Extension Agent
Collier County
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Laura Tiu
Extension Agent 
Okaloosa and Walton Counties 
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Armando Ubeda
Extension Agent 
Sarasota County 
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Chris Verlinde
Extension Agent
Santa Rosa County
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Ana Zangroniz
Extension Agent
Miami-Dade County
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Extension Specialists

As subject-matter experts, Extension Specialists support extension agents’ programs in a variety of ways (e.g., workshops, extension products for dissemination, in-service training), as well as deliver university expertise directly to industry/resource agency professionals over broader geographic areas (e.g. state-wide, SE regional, national).They generally have terminal degrees for their field (e.g. PhD, DVM, JD).

Anna Braswell
Extension Specialist
Coastal Ecosystems and Watersheds
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Razieh Farzad
Extension Specialist
Seafood Safety
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Vicki Gambale
Clean Vessel Act Education Coordinator
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Nick Haddad
Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager
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Maurizio Martinelli
Florida Coral Disease Response Coordinator
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Caroline McLaughlin
National Coral Disease Coordinator
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Andrew Ropicki
Extension Specialist
Economics
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Thomas Ruppert
Extension Specialist
Coastal Planning
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Betty Staugler
NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Liaison
Florida Sea Grant
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Monica Wilson
Extension Specialist
Oil Spill Research
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 Affiliate Faculty

Florida Sea Grant member institutions have many faculty members and departments whose expertise align with the mission and focus areas of FSG. Typical engagement of these affiliate researchers with FSG includes serving as expert advisors, supporting extension programming, and/or collaborating on grants.