MAES Staff Members
Jamie DePolo
Futures Editor
609/702-7810 or 609/354-8403 (mobile)
depolo@msu.edu
Jamie is responsible for communications, marketing and public relations
for the MAES. She writes and edits Futures, the MAES quarterly magazine,
the monthly MAES e-mail newsletter and is responsible for the MAES Web
site.
Jackie DeSander
Project GREEEN Administrative Assistant
517/355-0123, ext. 101
desander@msu.edu
Jackie serves as the administrative assistant for Project GREEEN (Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs), Michigan's plant initiative, as well as assistant to Doug Buhler. Contact Jackie to schedule a meeting with Doug.
Candace Ebbinghaus
Administrative Assistant
517/355-0123, ext. 112
candy@msu.edu
Candace oversees and signs transmittals for faculty members with appointments in the MAES, MSU Extension and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and checks overhead distribution. She also balances the GREEEN accounts. Contact Candace for any questions about transmittals.
Jawed Faruqi
Information Technologist
517/355-0123, ext. 104
faruqi@msu.edu
Jawed provides information technology support, including project and research personnel, system administration, hardware and software, database and network administration, backup planning, implementation and maintenance, and related technical areas.
Linda Haubert
Projects Administrator
517/355-0123, ext. 103
maesprj@msu.edu
Linda manages the paperwork for all the federal and state research projects and all the national multistate committees/projects. She also handles all multistate research travel, manages the multistate portion of the MAES budget and prepares financial and other federal unit reports. If you have a question about CRIS project paperwork or multistate travel, talk to Linda.
Bill Humphrey
Preaward Coordinator
517/355-0123, ext. 113
humphre4@anr.msu.edu
Bill coordinates the MAES Preawards Office and helps MAES
departments, units and faculty members prepare and submit
grant applications and contracts. If you have a question
about anything to do with a grant, talk to Bill
Debbie McCaffrey
Administrative Assistant
517/355-0123, ext. 100
debbiem@msu.edu
Debbie is the administrative assistant for the MAES director. Contact
her to schedule a meeting with Steve Pueppke or John Baker.
Valerie Osowski
Communications Manager II
517/355-0123, ext. 106
osowskiv@msu.edu
Val Osowski is responsible for communications, marketing and public relations for the MAES. She handles media releases,
federal reports and other communications projects.
Gwendolyn Skinner
Communications Manager II
517/355-0123, ext. 123
skinne46@msu.edu
Gwen Skinner is responsible for communications, marketing and public relations for the MAES. Gwen is also the
liaison for the MAES-MSUE state advisory council and conference coordinator.
