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
slarkin@ufl.edu
Maia McGuire
Associate Director, Extension and Education
mpmcg@ufl.edu
Charles Sidman
Associate Director
Research
csidman@ufl.edu
Rodrigo Venegas
Assistant Director
Fiscal Operations
rodvenegas@ufl.edu
Corina Guevara
Student and Education Coordinator
corina@ufl.edu
Sharon Cook
Administrative Assistant
scook@ufl.edu
Ryan Smith
 Communications Coordinator
ryansmith2@ufl.edu
Ben Murphy
Administrative Assistant
Communications
benjaminmurphy@ufl.edu
Nancy Montes
 Postdoctoral Associate
nancymontes@ufl.edu
John Reichardt
Research Administrator
john.reichardt@ufl.edu
GiGi Novak
 Graphic Designer
gnovak@ufl.edu

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
habeels@ufl.edu
Savanna Barry
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Nature Coast
savanna.barry@ufl.edu
Victor Blanco
Extension Agent 
Taylor County
victorblancomar@ufl.edu
Ray Bodrey
Extension Agent
Gulf County
rbodrey@ufl.edu
Libby Carnahan
Extension Agent
Pinellas County
lcarnahan@co.pinellas.fl.us
Angela Collins
Extension Agent
Manatee, Hillsborough and Sarasota Counties
abcollins@ufl.edu
Vincent Encomio
Extension Agent
Martin and St. Lucie Counties
vencomio@ufl.edu
Brittany Hall-Scharf
Extension Agent
Hernando County
bhallscharf@ufl.edu
Joy Hazell
State Specialized Extension Agent
Statewide
jhazell@ufl.edu
Scott Jackson
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Bay County
lsj@ufl.edu
Lisa Krimsky
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Southeast Florida
lkrimsky@ufl.edu
Shelly Krueger
Extension Agent
Monroe County
shellykrueger@ufl.edu
Erik Lovestrand
Regional Specialized Extension Agent
Franklin County
elovestrand@ufl.edu
Rick O’Connor
Extension Agent
Escambia County
roc1@ufl.edu
Michael Sipos
Extension Agent
Collier County
sipos624@ufl.edu
Betty Staugler
Extension Agent
Charlotte County
staugler@ufl.edu
Laura Tiu
Extension Agent 
Okaloosa and Walton Counties 
lgtiu@ufl.edu
Armando Ubeda
Extension Agent 
Sarasota County 
aubeda@ufl.edu
Chris Verlinde
Extension Agent
Santa Rosa County
chrismv@ufl.edu
Ana Zangroniz
Extension Agent
Miami-Dade County
azangroniz@ufl.edu

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
a.braswell@ufl.edu
Razieh Farzad
Extension Specialist
Seafood Safety
rfarzad@ufl.edu
Maurizio Martinelli
Florida Coral Disease Response Coordinator
mmartinelli1@ufl.edu
Andrew Ropicki
Extension Specialist
Economics
aropicki@ufl.edu
Thomas Ruppert
Extension Specialist
Coastal Planning
truppert@ufl.edu
Monica Wilson
Extension Specialist
Oil Spill Research
monicawilson447@ufl.edu
Caroline McLaughlin
National Coral Disease Coordinator
cmclaughlin1@ufl.edu
Nick Haddad
Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager
n.haddad@ufl.edu

 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.