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WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-848-6120
WSU Skagit County Extension Office | 360-428-4270
WSU Bread Lab | 360-707-4640

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Marilen Nampijja
Ph.D. Student
marilen.nampijja@wsu.edu

Juan Alonso
Maintenance Mechanic 2
juan_alonso@wsu.edu
360-848-6156

Robert Andrus
Postdoctoral Research Associate
robert.andrus@wsu.edu
360-848-6120

Roshani Baral
M.S. Student
roshani.baral@wsu.edu

Kimberly Binczewski
Manager, WSU Breadlab
kim.binczewski@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Seth Brawner
Graduate Assistant
seth.brawner@wsu.edu
812-701-2145

Rachel Breslauer
Ph.D. Student
rachel.breslauer@wsu.edu

Kayla Brouwer
M.S. Student
kayla.brouwer@wsu.edu

Roger Burt
Maintenance Mechanic 1
roger.burt@wsu.edu

Samuel Chronert
M.S. in Ag Student
samuel.chronert@wsu.edu

Jonathan Contezac
Field Meteorologist, AgWeatherNet
jon.contezac@wsu.edu
360-848-6123

Alexander Cornwall
Ph.D. Student
acornwall@wsu.edu

Stephanie Crane
M.S. in Ag Student
stephanie.crane@wsu.edu

Irene Darnell
Custodian 1
irene.darnell@wsu.edu
360-848-6129

Molly Darr
Assistant Professor
molly.darr@wsu.edu
703-431-9579

Jeff DeLong
Adjunct Faculty – USDA-ARS
jeff.delong@usda.gov

Michael Derie
Scientific Assistant Senior
derie@wsu.edu
360-848-6142

Madeline Desjardins
Ph.D. Student
madeline.desjardins@wsu.edu

Lisa DeVetter
Associate Professor
lisa.devetter@wsu.edu
360-848-6124

Alexandre Dias da Silva
Visiting Ph.D. Student
a.diasdasilva@wsu.edu

Benjamin Diehl
Agricultural Research Technologist 2
benjamin.diehl@wsu.edu
360-848-6154

Evan Domsic
Ph.D. Student
evan.domsic@wsu.edu

Lindsey du Toit
Professor / Extension Plant Pathologist
dutoit@wsu.edu
360-848-6140

Adam Elcan
Field Assistant
adam.elcan@wsu.edu

Jennifer Buckles
Fiscal Specialist 2
j.ellis-buckles@wsu.edu
360-416-5205

April Fairbanks
Administrative Assistant 2
april.fairbanks@wsu.edu
360-848-6153

Julie Figgins
M.S. in Ag Student
julie.figgins@wsu.edu

Lisa Friend
Fiscal Analyst 2/Grant Specialist
lisa.friend@wsu.edu
360-848-6143

Daniel Gorton
Facilities Manager
dgorton@wsu.edu
360-848-6133

Babette Gundersen
Senior Scientific Assistant
gunde@wsu.edu
360-848-6149

Marcia Hunt
Hourly Worker
marcia.hunt@wsu.edu

Debra Inglis
Emeritus Professor, Plant Pathology
dainglis@wsu.edu

Douglas Jensen
Maintenance Mechanic III
douglas.jensen@wsu.edu

Janine Johnson
Special Projects and Publications
janine.johnson@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Stephen Jones
Director, WSU Breadlab
Professor
joness@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Susan Kerr
Emeritus Professor, Livestock and Dairy
Regional Extension Specialist, Livestock and Dairy 
kerrs@wsu.edu

Radhika Koppuravuri
Hourly Worker
radhika.koppuravuri@wsu.edu

Ann Kowenstrot
M.S. in Ag Student
ann.biddle@wsu.edu

Deirdre Griffin LaHue
Assistant Professor
d.griffin@wsu.edu
360-848-6127

Gabriel LaHue
Assistant Professor of Soil Science
gabriel.lahue@wsu.edu
360-848-6146

Dayna Loeffler
Agricultural Research Technologist 2
dayna.loeffler@wsu.edu

Steven Lyon
Scientific Assistant Senior 
slyon@wsu.edu
360-707-4740 Ext 102 

Heather MacKay
Project Manager
heather.mackaybrown@wsu.edu

Paul Martinez
Ph.D. Student
paul.martinez1@wsu.edu

Chakradhar Mattupalli
Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology
c.mattupalli@wsu.edu
360-848-6138

Brian Maupin
Scientific Assistant
bgmaupin@wsu.edu
360-848-6126

Nannette McGrath
Academic Advisor / Recruiter
nannette.mcgrath@wsu.edu
425-405-1775

Molly Mcilquham
Soil Health Initiative Extension Coordinator
molly.mcilquham@wsu.edu
360-610-7353

Merri Metcalfe
Ph.D. Student
merri.metcalfe@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Carol Miles
Director, NWREC
Professor
milesc@wsu.edu
360-848-6150

Timothy Miller
Emeritus Associate Professor
twmiller@wsu.edu

Robin Miller
Clerical Assistant 2
r.m.miller@wsu.edu

Robin Morgan
Ph.D. Student
robin.morgan@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Drew Morris
Research Assistant
drew.m.morris@wsu.edu

Elizabeth Myhre
Agricultural Research Technologist 2
myhre@wsu.edu

Louis Nottingham
Assistant Professor
louis.nottingham@wsu.edu

Zephyr Papin-Tillery
M.S. in Ag Student
z.papin-tillery@wsu.edu

Teal Potter
Postdoctoral Research Associate
teal.potter@wsu.edu
360-848-6120

Louis Prager
Ph.D. Student
louis.prager@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Purnima Puri
M.S. Student
purnima.puri@wsu.edu

Ryan Riggs
Hourly Worker
ryan.riggs@wsu.edu

Emma Rogers
Agricultural Research Technologist 1
emma.rogers@wsu.edu

Kwabena Sarpong
Ph.D. Student
kwabena.sarpong@wsu.edu

Elizabeth Schacht
Scientific Assistant, WSU Whatcom County Extension
betsy.schacht@wsu.edu
360-778-5816

Edward Scheenstra
Associate in Research
escheenstra@wsu.edu
360-416-5206

Srijana Shrestha
M.S. Student
srijana.shrestha@wsu.edu

Navdeep Singh
Postdoctoral Research Associate
navdeep.singh1@wsu.edu
360-848-6120

Kayla Spawton
Ph.D. Student
kayla.spawton@wsu.edu
360-848-6136

Lynell Tanigoshi
Emeritus Professor
360-848-6120

Laura Valli
Ph.D. Student
laura.valli@wsu.edu
360-707-4640

Harmony Varner
M.S. Student
harmony.varner@wsu.edu

Tomasita Villarroel
Hourly Worker
tomasita.villarroel@wsu.edu

Tatum Weed
Associate Director, Mount Vernon NWREC and Puyallup REC
tatumweed@wsu.edu
509-592-6732

Claire Yost
M.S. Student
claire.yost@wsu.edu