Faculty & Staff

Nicholas Brazee

Extension Plant Pathologist, based in the UMass Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab, UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-2826 Email: nbrazee@umext.umass.edu

Kathleen Carroll

Horticulturist and Program Coordinator, based at UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-0895 Email: kcarroll@umext.umass.edu

Robert Childs

Extension Entomologist, based at UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-1053 Email: rchilds@psis.umass.edu

M. Bess Dicklow

Extension Plant Pathologist, based in the UMass Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab, UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-3209 Email: mbdicklo@umext.umass.edu

Brian Kane

Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources Conservation, UMass Amherst, specializing in Aboriculture/Hazard Trees

Tel: (413) 545-4358 Email: bkane@forwild.umass.edu

Jason Lanier

Extension Educator, based at UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-2965 Email: jdl@umass.edu

Randall Prostak

Extension Weed Specialist, based at UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 577-1738 Email: rprostak@umext.umass.edu

Dennis Ryan

Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources Conservation, UMass Amherst, specializing in Aboriculture/Community Forestry

Tel: (413) 545-6626 Email: hdpryan@forwild.umass.edu

Ellen Weeks

Administrative Assistant for the program, based at UMass Amherst

Tel: (413) 545-2685 Email: eweeks@umext.umass.edu