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Contact Information for the Extension Nutrition Education Program

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For more information on:

General Nutrition/NEP information, email nepcontact[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (nepcontact[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)

Food Safety Questions:

Home Food Preservation https://nchfp.uga.edu

General food safety information www.foodsafety.gov


State Office

Nutrition Education Program Director
Lacresha Bowers, MS, RDN, LD


UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program
Arnold House
715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-1080

Lacresha[dot]bowers[at]umass[dot]edu (Lacresha[dot]bowers[at]umass[dot]edu)


Policy, Systems and Environmental change (PSE) Office

UMass Amherst Extension - Mount Ida campus

100 Carlson Ave
Miller Building #22
Newton , MA  02459

Contact:

Kathy Cunningham, MEd, RD, LDN
SNAP-ED Multi-level Specialist
kcunningham[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (kcunningham[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)
413-406-6456 (cell)


Regional Offices

Cape Cod Region - Barnstable
Susan Bourque Seward, BS, RD, LDN
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
c/o Superior Courthouse
3195 Main Street
Barnstable MA 02630-0367
(508) 375-6693
(508) 362-4518 (fax)
sbourque[at]capecod[dot]gov (sbourque[at]capecod[dot]gov)

 

Eastern Region - Malden
Tracie Gillespie, MPH
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
14 Summer Street, 3rd floor
Malden, MA 02148
tgillesp[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (tgillesp[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

Northeast Region - Lawrence
Jeanne Baranek, MA, CFCS
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
Family Service Building
430 North Canal Street, #2
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 689-4744
baranek[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (baranek[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

Southeast Region - Raynham
Lindsey Magan, BS
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
473 South Street West, Suite 22
Raynham, MA 02767
(508) 967-6433 ext. 101
gulezian[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (lmagan[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

Western Region - Springfield
Dalila Gomes, MPH
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
Northgate Plaza
1985 Main Street, Suite 308
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 737-0236 ext. 101
(413) 737-1676 (fax)
dfgomes[at]umass[dot]edu (dfgomes[at]umass[dot]edu)

 

Central Region - Auburn
Rosalia Flores, BS
Program Supervisor & Extension Educator
5 Midstate Drive
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 831-1223 ext. 105
(508) 831-0120 (fax)
rflores[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (rflores[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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