NAME
/TITLE
/At the center as of 2010
EntomologyDr. Lynell Tanigoshi / Professor of Entomology / 3 yrs / 80% Research - small fruit insect and mite management / 20% extension - small fruit and mite education
Beverly Gerdeman / Postdoc. Research Associate / 3 yrs
Hollis Spitler / Ag. Research Tech. I / 6 yrs
General Administration
Jeanne Burritt / Administrative Manager / 3 yrs / Manages front office, fiscal matters, facilities
Kate Gleissner / IT Specialist II / 5 yrs / Help Desk, AV assistance, computer assistance, networking, phones
Ashley Bentley / Office Assistant / 2 yrs / Reception, assists Jeanne Burritt, Steve Jones
Jamie Anderson / Fiscal Technician / 1 yr / Fiscal responsibilities
Physical Plant
Dan Gorton / Maintenance Mech. IV / 10 yrs / Facility manager
Juan Alonso / Maintenance Mech. II / 33 yrs / Buildings and grounds
Bea Schaefer / Maintenance Custodian II / Buildings and grounds
Ron Dralle / Maintenance Mech. II / 19 yrs / Manages the farm
Matt Reichlin / Farmer II / 3 yrs / Manages the farm
Plant Breeding
Dr. Stephen Jones / Professor of Plant Breeding, Director WSUMountVernon / 1 yr
Lucas Patzek / PhD student / 1 yr
Karen Hills / PhD student / 1 yr / Dissertation project on organic wheat systems
Jeff Endelman / PhD student / 1 yr
Janet Matanguihan / PhD student / 1 yr
Small Fruit Horticulture
Dr. Tom Walters / Assistant Scientist of Horticulture / 5 yrs / 60% Research - physiology of small fruit crops / 40% Extension - physiology of small fruit crops
Mike Particka / Associate in Research / 4 yrs / Field, greenhouse, and laboratory small fruit research / assist as needed
Jessica Gigot / Graduate Research Assistant / 7 yrs / Small fruit pathology
Vegetable Horticulture
Dr. Carol Miles / Associate Scientist of Horticulture / 3 yrs / 50% Research on vegetable field production / 50% Extension - vegetable field production
Jacky King / Tech. Farm Laborer / 17 yrs / Assists Dr. Miles as needed
Jonathan Roozen / Research Assistant / 3 yrs / 80 % Field and greenhouse research / 20% Extension as needed for report and article writing
Sacha Johnson / MS student / 1 yr
Jeremy Cowan / MS student
Vegetable Pathology
Dr. Debbie Inglis / Associate Professor of Plant Pathology / 21 yrs / 60% Research on diseases of fresh market & processing vegetables with emphasis on specialty potatoes / 40% Extension
Assists as needed
Babette Gundersen / Ag. Research Tech. III / 17 yrs / Field, greenhouse, and laboratory vegetable pathology research / Assists as needed
Vegetable Seed Pathology
Dr. Lindsey du Toit / Associate Professor of Plant Pathology / 10 yrs / 60% Research on biology and control diseases in small-seeded vegetable seed crops / 40% Extension - small-seeded vegetable seed crops
Mike Derie / Scientific Assistant / 13 yrs / Field, greenhouse, and laboratory vegetable seed pathology research / Assists as needed, supervises program technical staff & graduate students
Louise Brissey /
Ag. Research Tech. II
/ 9 yrs / Field, greenhouse, and laboratory vegetable seed pathology research / Assists Mike Derie as neededBarbara Holmes /
Ag. Research Tech. I
/ 4 yrs / Field, greenhouse, and laboratory vegetable seed pathology research / Assists Mike Derie as neededEmily Gatch / PhD student / 3 yrs / Dissertation project on management of Fusarium wilt in spinach seed crops
Ana Vida Alcala / PhD student / 2 yrs / Dissertation project on management of damping-off in organic vegetable crops
Weed Science
Dr. Tim Miller / Associate Scientist of Weed Science / 13 yrs / 25% Research on integrated weed management / 75% Extension - integrated weed management
Carl Libbey / Scientific Assistant / 24 yrs / Primarily field and greenhouse research / Assists as needed
Tyler Breum / M.S. Grad Student / 7 yrs / Weed control in organic vegetables
Callie Bolton / M.S. Grad. Student / 2 yrs / Weed control in an organic vineyard
Yushan Duan / M.S. Grad. Student / 1 yr / Raspberry primocane management
USDA Berries
Gary Moulton /