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State Office - Faculty and Staff

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    Lynn Beattie

    Lynn Beattie, MPH, LDN, CLC Beattie, MPH, LDN, CLC

    Materials, Evaluation & Training Manager
    Specialty: Nutrition Education
    Tel: (413) 577-0591
    Fax: (413) 577-4320
    Email: lbeattie@umext.umass.edu

    209 Arnold House
    University of Massachusetts
    715 North Pleasant Street
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Lacresha Bowers

    Lacresha Bowers, MS, RDN, LD

    Nutrition Education Program Director
    Tel: (413) 545-1080
    Email: lacresha.bowers@umass.edu

    219 Arnold House
    University of Massachusetts
    715 North Pleasant Street
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Kathy Cunningham, Nutrition Educator

    Kathy Cunningham, MEd, RD, LDN

    SNAP-Ed Multi-Level Specialist
    Tel: 413-545-8165
    Email: kcunningham@umext.umass.edu

    University of Massachusetts
    Mt. Ida
    100 Carlson Ave, Miller Bldg #22
    Newton, MA 02459
    United States

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    Kat Kowalski

    Kat Kowalski

    SNAP-ed Multi-level Specialist
    Specialty: Nutrition
    Tel: 413-545-2222
    Email: krkowalski@umass.edu

    230 Arnold House
    715 North Pleasant Street
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Kim Libucha

    Kim Libucha

    State Office Clerk
    Specialty: Nutrition
    Tel: 413-545-6539
    Email: klibucha@umext.umass.edu

    230 Arnold House
    University of Massachusetts
    715 North Pleasant Street
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Jennifer Shiao

    Jennifer Shiao

    Director of Marketing, Communication and Design
    Tel: 413-545-8151
    Email: jshiao@umass.edu

    209 Arnold House
    United States

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    Kaitlin Thomas

    Kaitlin Thomas

    Finance and Personnel Director
    UMASS Extension Nutrition Education Program
    Tel: 413-545-2198
    Email: kmthomas@umass.edu

    227 Arnold House
    University of Massachusetts
    715 North Pleasant Street
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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State Office - Amherst:

UMass Extension
Nutrition Education Program

Arnold House
715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
 

Contact:
Lacresha Bowers, MS, RDN, LD
Nutrition Education Program Director
lacresha[dot]bowers[at]umass[dot]edu (lacresha[dot]bowers[at]umass[dot]edu)

413-545-1080

Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

 

Stockbridge Hall,
80 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4800
Fax: (413) 545-6555
ag [at] cns [dot] umass [dot] edu (ag[at]cns[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

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