Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Office of the Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources [Office of Communications]

Personnel

As an organizational support unit of the Office of the Executive Dean, we partner with the faculty and staff to meet wide-ranging communication needs. Our aim is to utilize organizational information in multiple formats, venues, and media. These include: Marketing, promotion, and recruitment materials; Website development; Legislative and advocacy efforts; Executive Dean's Office communications (speeches and presentations); Departmental identity, awareness, and branding; Reports (annual reports, monthly and topic/audience-specific); Internal communications (dean's monthly message, email broadcasts); Events Planning; Public and media relations; Publication development (fact sheets, newsletters, curricula, reports, etc.).

Photo: Mike Green. Mike Green
Director
732-932-7000, ext. 4201
green@aesop.rutgers.edu
Mike is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Office of Communications. He ensures that organizational communication needs are met and new communication tools are developed, implemented, evaluated, and reengineered as necessary to meet our clientele's needs. As part of the Executive Dean's office, Mike works with university units, the school, and the experiment station to ensure greater organizational coordination, consistency, and clarity of all communication.

Photo: Gary Huntzinger. Gary Huntzinger
Assistant Director
732-932-7000, ext. 4200
huntzinger@aesop.rutgers.edu
Gary manages the computer hardware and software infrastructure of the Office of Communications. Gary oversees the operation and maintenance of the webserver cluster that supports all websites hosted by the office. Gary is the point of contact for clientele looking to develop new websites. He handles all poster printing requests, special projects, and assists in the management of the Office of Communications in the areas of operations and personnel.

Photo: Lori Casciano. Lori Casciano
Senior Graphic Designer
732-932-7000, ext. 4207
casciano@aesop.rutgers.edu
Lori has experience in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. She is the head graphic designer for all Office of Communications publications, print materials, templates, and other graphic outputs. Lori ensures that all publications projects adhere to Rutgers University visual identity standards. She also provides graphic design support for web services as required.

Photo: Lori Gillar. Lori Gillar
Bookkeeper
732-932-7000, ext. 4206
gillar@aesop.rutgers.edu
Lori is responsible for all billing and bookkeeping for the Office of Communications. Any questions regarding bills or payments should be directed to her. She also provides desktop publishing support for faculty publications (fact sheets, bulletins, information sheets, etc.).

Photo: Paula Walcott-Quintin. Paula Walcott-Quintin
Executive Communications Specialist
732-932-7000, ext. 4204
quintin@aesop.rutgers.edu
Paula is responsible for all of the Executive Dean's Office communications; this includes speeches, presentations, and internal and external communications. She also provides content, input, and feedback on major Office of Communications publications and outputs. Paula is the point of contact for the dean's monthly reports.

Photo: Bonnie Wasielewski. Bonnie Wasielewski
Web Designer
732-932-7000, ext. 4203
wasielewski@aesop.rutgers.edu
Bonnie is responsible for core school and experiment station website development and maintenance; Dreamweaver template development, support, and training; and Contribute support and training. She is the main contact for school and experiment station homepage spotlight suggestions.

Photo: Phil Wisneski. Phil Wisneski
Web Designer
732-932-7000, ext. 4202
wisneski@aesop.rutgers.edu
Phil is responsible for core school and experiment station website development and maintenance; Dreamweaver template development, support, and training; and database-driven website development and maintenance. He is the main contact for online calendar issues.

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