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Dean Rowland – Administrative Offices

Diane Rowland, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences
Director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Office: 105 Winslow Hall
Email: elhdean@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3202

Rowland leads a dynamic research enterprise that unites disciplines and played a critical role in UMaine’s recent R1 designation. As dean, she also oversees academic programs that foster health, natural resource, social science, and biotech professionals for Maine’s workforce. Read more about Dean Rowland online.

Adam Kirkland

Administrative Coordinator to the Dean

Office: 103B Winslow Hall
Email: adam.kirkland@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.4433

  • Primary administrative and operations liaison for the Office of the Dean, handling inquiries from both internal and external parties
  • Provides high-level administrative, executive, operations, and project support to the Dean

Lilly Furrow

Administrative Specialist CL3 (Confidential)

Office: 103 Winslow Hall
Email: lilly.furrow@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3202

  • Primary contact for scheduling for the Dean and Associate Deans
  • Provides support for special projects and events

Associate Deans and MAFES Associate Director

Susan Sullivan, D.Sc., R.D.

Associate Dean for Instruction
Office: 115 Deering
Email: elhacademics@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3206

  • Oversees the college’s undergraduate and graduate academic office
  • Responsible for all undergraduate and graduate student academic matters

Kathleen Bell, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Office: 100 Winslow Hall
Email: kpbell@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3156

Lee Hecker, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Office: 106 Winslow Hall
Email: lee.hecker@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.4214

  • Coordinates experiment station activities
  • Oversees experiment station facilities and farms
  • Assists in college research administration

Christopher Gerbi, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research & Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Office: 101 Winslow Hall
Email: christopher.gerbi@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3228

  • Assists in college research administration
  • Coordinates on-campus college facilities and laboratories
  • Supports experiment station activities
  • Runs the Graduate Student Awards program

Earth • Life • Health Academic Support Center

Our goal is to support your academic growth at UMaine. We are here to help answer general questions, direct you to vital student and academic services on campus, and provide support to help you thrive at UMaine.  

Your academic advisor or undergraduate program coordinator is your best source for guidance regarding course selection and career opportunities.

Forms 

You can submit forms (Course Add/Drop, Change of Major, etc.) via email. They can also be dropped off in our office in Deering Hall, Room 115. Most forms are available on the UMaine Portal under the “Forms/Documents” drop-down menu and on the Office of Student Records website.

Meet with us 

Students can drop in and receive help between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays or book an appointment to meet with us. We can meet by phone, in person, or on Zoom — whatever works for you!

If you have the Navigate App you can book an appointment directly from your smartphone. Under location, select “NSFA Academic Support Center”  and choose any of the staff members listed. You can also contact our staff members using the phone numbers and email addresses listed below. Please allow about 1 business day for us to return your message.

Don’t have the app? You can still book an appointment using a web browser. Log in with your UMaine credentials, and select “ELH Academic Support Center.”

Susan Sullivan, D.Sc., R.D.

Associate Dean
Office: 115 Deering
Email: elhacademics@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3206

  • Oversees the college’s undergraduate academic office
  • Responsible for all undergraduate academic matters

Julie Eubanks

Director
Office: 115 Deering
Email: julie.eubanks@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3310

  • Provides general academic guidance and referrals
  • Coordinates college scholarships
  • Supports students on academic probation
  • Assists new transfer students and first-generation college students
  • Advises undeclared students in the college

Trish Costello

Administrative Specialist
Office: 115 Deering
Email: elhacademics@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3206

  • Point of contact for the office of the Associate Dean
  • Assists with form processing (Change of Programs, Degree Exception forms, etc.)

Heidi Toner

Student Success Coordinator for the UMS Transforms Gateways to Success
Office: 115 Deering
Email: elhacademics@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3222

Rachel Smith

Coordinator of Instruction and Data Support Services
Office: 115 Deering
Email: rachel.ellen.smith@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3229

  • Provide data support for the academic units in the college.
  • Manage the NSFA Curriculum Committee
  • Collaborate with units on student recruitment initiatives

Contacts for academic majors and programs

Animal and Veterinary Sciences concentrations

  • Animal Science
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies

Undergraduate program contact

Tim Bowden
Phone: 207.581.2772
Email: timothy.bowden@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Edward Bernard
Phone: 207.581.2804
Email: edward.bernard@maine.edu

Biology concentrations

  • Ecology
  • Pre-medical studies

Undergraduate program contact

Peg Killian
Phone: 207.581.2510
Email: peggy.killian@maine.edu

Botany concentrations

  • Ecology

Undergraduate program contact

Peg Killian
Phone: 207.581.2510
Email: peggy.killian@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Jane Puhlman
Phone: 207.581.2006
Email: jane.puhlman@maine.edu

Earth and Climate Sciences concentrations

  • Climate Science
  • Earth Science

Undergraduate program contact

Alice Doughty
Phone: 207.581.2159
Email: alice.doughty@maine.edu

Ecology and Environmental Sciences concentrations

  • Environmental Earth and Climate Sciences
  • Ecosystem Ecology (with optional tracks in Forest Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, and Wetland and Aquatic Ecology)
  • Natural History and Environmental Sciences
  • Soil and water sciences
  • Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management
  • Individualized concentration

Undergraduate program contact

Lisa Gardner
Phone: 207.581.3176
Email: lisa.gardner@maine.edu

Economics major offerings

  • B.A. Economics
  • B.S. Economics offers the following concentrations
    • Agribusiness administration concentration
    • Individualized concentration
    • Renewable energy concentration
    • Resource and environmental economics and policy concentration
  • B.S. Financial Economics
  • B.A. Financial Economics

Undergraduate program contact

Travis Blackmer
Phone: 207.581.3155
Email: travis.blackmer@maine.edu

Environmental Horticulture concentrations

  • Horticultural Business
  • Landscape Design
  • Sustainable Horticulture
  • Turfgrass Management

Undergraduate program contact

Bryan Peterson
Phone: 207.581.2918
Email: bryan.j.peterson@maine.edu

Food Science and Human Nutrition concentrations

  • Food Management
  • Food Science
  • Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Undergraduate program contact

Eileen Molloy
Phone: 207.581.3121
Email: eileen.molloy@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Anil Kihza
Phone: 207.581.2851
Email: anil.kizha@maine.edu

Marine Science concentrations

  • Aquaculture
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Physical Sciences

Undergraduate program contact

William Ellis
Phone: 207.581.4360
Email: william.ellis@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Edward Bernard
Phone: 207.581.2804
Email: edward.bernard@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Edward Bernard
Phone: 207.581.2804
Email: edward.bernard@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Edward Bernard
Phone: 207.581.2804
Email: edward.bernard@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Dyan M. Walsh, MSW
Phone: 207.581.2589
Email: dyan.walsh@maine.edu

Parks, Recreation and Tourism concentrations

  • Conservation Law Enforcement
  • Nature-Based Tourism
  • Parks and Recreation Management

Undergraduate program contact

John Daigle
Phone: 207.581.2850
Email: jdaigle@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Kelly Jaksa – In-person program
Phone: 207.581.2405
Email: kelly.jaksa@maine.edu

Amy Sherman – Online program
Phone: 207.581.3570
Email: amy.sherman@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Bryan Peterson
Phone: 207.581.2918
Email: bryan.j.peterson@maine.edu

Sustainable Food Systems concentrations

  • Climate Change and Food Systems focuses on how climate change affects and is affected by food systems, and how we can both use agriculture to mitigate environmental change while simultaneously adapting to it. Skills acquired will be highly sought after in a range of sectors including agricultural production, processing, distribution, municipal and community planning.
  • Food Processing and Innovation encompasses the technical aspects of food science, while addressing the policy and cultural environments in which food science is practiced. Students will develop skills in entrepreneurship, commercialization, innovative business practices, and be able to apply these skills to new food product development and marketing.
  • Justice, Equity, and Community Development allows students to become well versed in elements of policy, economics, and culture that lead to unequal and unjust social outcomes. Students will develop the skills they need to change these outcomes in their communities and future organizations. Career options can include directing programs that favorably impact community development in the U.S. 
  • Leadership and Management allows students to become well versed in the ethics of leadership and management, and learn how to apply these ethical standards to business and community development as they pertain to food systems. Coursework will train students to be communicators, to be knowledgeable about world cultures, and aware of policies that affect food domestically and internationally.
  • Plant and Animal Production Systems allows students to learn about integrated crop and livestock systems at local, regional, national, and global scales. Critical analysis of these agricultural systems will instruct students about the most promising methods to decrease the ecological harm while contributing to vibrant food production. This concentration provides the opportunity to study both animal and crop production, and equips students for future careers in farming, agricultural advising, research, and policy.
  • Individualized Concentration in Sustainable Food Systems permits students to develop their own individualized concentration in Sustainable Food Systems. Working with a faculty mentor, the student will be able to choose within the broad selection of courses available within the degree. Students who wish to pursue this option will have a specific set of skills unique for their chosen career path.

Undergraduate program contact

Eileen Molloy
Phone: 207.581.3121
Email: eileen.molloy@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Ling Li
Phone: 207.581.2883
Email: ling.li@maine.edu

Undergraduate program contact

Julie Eubanks
Phone: 207.581.3310
Email: julie.eubanks@maine.edu

Wildlife Ecology concentrations

  • Conservation Biology
  • Freshwater Fisheries
  • Wildlife Science and Management

Undergraduate program contact

Lindsay Seward
Phone: 207.581.2862
Email: wildeco@maine.edu

Zoology concentrations

  • Ecology
  • Pre-medical studies

Undergraduate program contact

Peg Killian
Phone: 207.581.2510
Email: peggy.killian@maine.edu


Computing and Technology

Mark Austin

Technology Coordinator
Office: 208 Nutting Hall
Email: maustin@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.2854

  • Developing and executing technology plans for departmental instructional spaces and service laboratories
  • Troubleshooting local administrative and instructional technology problems
  • Developing simple databases
  • Advising researchers on instrumental, computational, and data management strategies

Development

Elizabeth Erickson

Senior Director of Philanthropy
Office: Buchanan Alumni House
Email: elizabeth.erickson@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.1145


Finance

Angela Rogers

Director for Personnel and Compensation
100 Winslow Hall
Email: angel.rogers@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3231

  • Leads the preparation of the base compensation, operating, and revenue budgets for ELH. Tracks performance against budget. 
  • Manages human resource functions within the college including hiring and personnel actions.
  • Manages financial functions within the college including; budgeting, accounting, compliance, procurement, accounts payable, and expense and travel management. 

Jennah Caad

Finance Coordinator
100 Winslow Hall
Email: jennah.caad@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3282

  • First point of contact for Finance Office (elhfinance@maine.edu)
  • Concur for Dean’s office (Travel-related expenses)
  • Assists in financial reporting, projects, and analysis
  • Provides training and guidance in financial and administrative procedures and related systems

Amanda Kimball

Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Finance and Grants
100 Winslow Hall
Email: amanda.kimball@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.4222

  • Oversight for grant submissions and awards
  • Monitors PARS for approval, maintains the grants database, and ensures cost sharing is executed
  • Financial analysis and support for MAFES & direct cost recovery systems
  • Federal reporting for capacity and competitive grants
  • FTE tracking and reporting related to MAFES 

Elizabeth Homer

Fiscal and Reporting Coordinator, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
100 Winslow Hall
Email: elizabeth.homer@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3290

  • Reconciliation of research farm finances and procurement
  • Provides training and guidance in financial and administrative procedures and related systems
  • Research facility budgets, orders, and work orders
  • Direct Cost Recovery System
  • Bookkeeping and related administrative work
  • Purchasing, accounts payabl,e and receivables for Dean’s office and farms

Lynn Kelley

Lead Finance Manager
Email: lynnk@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3332
Fax: 207.581.3207

Alison Reed

Finance Manager
100 Winslow Hall
Email: alison.reed@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.2881
Fax: 207.581.3207

Jinhar Zahidi

Finance Manager
100 Winslow Hall
Email: jinhar.zahidi@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3304


Human Resources

Angela Rogers

Director for Personnel and Compensation
100 Winslow Hall
Email: angel.rogers@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3231

  • Leads the preparation of the base compensation, operating, and revenue budgets for ELH. Tracks performance against budget. 
  • Manages human resource functions within the college including hiring and personnel actions.
  • Manages financial functions within the college including; budgeting, accounting, compliance, procurement, accounts payable, and expense and travel management. 

Liz Murray

Personnel and Compensation Coordinator
100A Winslow Hall
Email: elizabeth.murray@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.2013

  • First point of contact for ELH Finance Office – HR/payroll questions (elhhrforms@maine.edu)
  • Coordinates, prepares, reviews, and processes human resource forms for the college.
  • Verifies month-end payroll and reconciles salary accounts monthly.
  • Develops and maintains tracking and filing systems for human resource forms and actions.

Research

Christopher Gerbi, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Office: 101 Winslow Hall
Email: christopher.gerbi@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3228

  • Assists in college research administration
  • Coordinates on-campus college facilities and laboratories
  • Supports experiment station activities
  • Oversees graduate academics
  • Runs the Graduate Student Awards program

Lee Hecker, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Office: 106 Winslow Hall
Email: lee.hecker@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.4214

  • Coordinates experiment station activities
  • Oversees experiment station facilities and farms
  • Assists in college research administration

Tyler Messerschmidt

Assistant Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Office: 106 Winslow Hall
Email: tyler.messerschmidt@maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.3205