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Plant Pathology

Plant Pathology

Administrators & Staff

The Department of Plant Pathology's administrative team is here to help you connect with our department and are a key element of day-to-day operations. 

Academic Support


Jessica Ulloa

Jessica Ulloa

Academic Advisor III

julloa@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4629
Office: 1507

Jessica serves as the coordinator for the Plant Pathology graduate program. She is the primary contact for all graduate students. Some of her duties include recruitment, admissions, course scheduling, Fifield and PSF classroom scheduling, and academic advising (course registration, degree requirements, transfer of credits, etc.)

Business Office


Treva Damron

Treva Damron

Administrative Specialist III

damron@ufl.edu
Teams Chat

Treva serves as administrative specialist to Mathews Paret, Chair. Her role complements the overall management of the department. Some of Treva's duties include keeping the chair's calendar, biweekly payroll processing, leave records reconciliation, HR liaison, Gator 1 Card authorizations and departmental security administration (DSA).


Karri Bishop

Karri Bishop

Administrative Specialist I

k.bishop@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4635
Office: 1449

Karri serves as the first point of contact for faculty, staff, students and visitors.   Her primary duties include asset management, space allocation reporting, key/office space assignment and reservation of state vehicles and conference rooms. Acts as backup for Administrative Specialist as needed. She also serves as the primary event coordinator.

Communications


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Joe Kaleita

Marketing & Communications Specialist

joekaleita@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4614
Office: 1501

Joe oversees all department media. This includes the website, graphic design, photography, video content, and social media accounts.

Equipment and Safety


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Mukesh Jain

Research Coordinator II

mjain@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4662
Office: 1429

Mukesh leads and coordinates efforts on all matters related to safety, and will be the face and voice of our department in this area. He is also responsible for shared research equipment maintenance and repair.

Finance


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Melissa Stanton

Accountant II

melissamstanton@ufl.edu

Working closely with UF/IFAS Finance, Melissa ensures that the fiscal needs of the department's faculty members, staff, and other personnel are well supported.

Greenhouse Maintenance


Michael Stilwell

Michael Stilwell

Farm Manager

mstilwel@ufl.edu
(352) 392-4478
Bldg. 549

Mike serves as the department's farm manager and is responsible for greenhouse maintenance. This includes pesticide application, greenhouse and lab waste disposal. Mike also oversees maintenance of the department's state vehicles.


Alex

Alexandra Gedeon

Greenhouse Assistant

agedeon@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4917
Bldg. 561

Alex serves as the greenhouse assistant and is responsible for assisting in greenhouse maintenance. This includes pesticide application, greenhouse and lab waste disposal.

IT Support


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Michael Morrow

IT Professional II

spyder14@ufl.edu
(352) 273-4663
Office: 1445

Michael's duties include administration, procurement, repair, installation, and guidance for matters of computer hardware and software. This generally applies to department faculty and staff, but is often true for students as well.

Department Staff

Employee Room # Title E-mail Phone
Zhenghong Bao 1405 Bioinformatics Analyst II z.bao@ufl.edu (352) 273-4614
Morgan Byron 2517 Biological Scientist III maconn00@ufl.edu (352) 273-4679
Sara Green 2515 Biological Scientist II sara.green@ufl.edu (352) 273-4651
Gerald V Minsavage Jr. 2552  Biological Scientist III gvmins@ufl.edu (352) 273-4675
Patricia Rayside PDC 1291  Senior Biological Scientist paray@ufl.edu (352) 392-1795

Plant Diagnostic Center Staff

 

 

 

 

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Employee Title E-mail Phone
Donna Perry Administrative Assistant donnab@ufl.edu (352) 273-4637