Welcome CALS New Hires

Sunlight shining from behind wolf sculpture

From researchers to program managers to Extension agents, CALS welcomed 26 new employees during January.

Let’s give a big Wolfpack welcome to the newest members of the CALS community!

Name Job Title Department Email Address
McNeill, Jade Danielle Program Assistant Southeast District- Robeson jdmcnei3@ncsu.edu
VanWallendael, Acer Asst Professor Horticultural Science avanwal@ncsu.edu
Harris, Felicia D Accounting Manager II CALS Business Office fharris4@ncsu.edu
Aleixo, Gary Silva IT Analyst/Programmer III Extension Information Tech gsaleixo@ncsu.edu
Stokes, Donald Ray Extension Asst Crop & Soil Sciences drstokes@ncsu.edu
Janampa, Paul Program Manager Applied Ecology pjanamp@ncsu.edu
Ortmeier-Clarke, Haleigh Jo Program Manager Crop & Soil Sciences hjortmei@ncsu.edu
Shi, Jian Postdoctoral Research Scholar Ag & Resource Economics jshi26@ncsu.edu
Saxena, Samiksha Postdoctoral Research Scholar Plant and Microbial Biology ssaxena7@ncsu.edu
Veverka, Alexandra Diane Research Technician-Nonexempt Crop & Soil Sciences adveverk@ncsu.edu
Thigpen, NaTosha Monique University Program Specialist Agricultural & Human Sciences nmthigpe@ncsu.edu
Barnes, Erin Courtney Fritts Asst Extension Agent South Central District – Richm ecbarne3@ncsu.edu
Francher, Brooke Marie University Program Associate Future Farmers of America bmfranch@ncsu.edu
Wu, Qihui Postdoctoral Research Scholar Food,Bioprocess & Nutrition Sc qwu9@ncsu.edu
Korth, Nathaniel James Postdoctoral Research Scholar Crop & Soil Sciences njkorth@ncsu.edu
LNU, Akash Postdoctoral Research Scholar Crop & Soil Sciences alnu2@ncsu.edu
Brennan, Kelly Lynn Accounting Technician CALS Business Office klbrenna@ncsu.edu
Lukasina, Victoria Elizabeth Extension Assoc 4-H Youth Dev & Fam & Cons Sci velukasi@ncsu.edu
Briggs, Trevor-Emily Simmons Asst Extension Agent South Central District – Montg tsbriggs@ncsu.edu
Stokes, Kiffney Ann Asst Extension Agent West District – Clay kagriggs@ncsu.edu
White, Valencia Jeanne Asst Extension Agent Northeast District – Bertie vjwhite2@ncsu.edu
Touchette, Alice Manning University Program Manager III Cals-Communication Services amtouche@ncsu.edu
Wang, Congli Research Asst Entomology & Plant Pathology cwang79@ncsu.edu
Burke, Allen Nicholas Research Asst Crop & Soil Sciences anburke2@ncsu.edu
Kosgallana, Chathurika Jayanie Postdoctoral Research Scholar Biochemistry cjkosgal@ncsu.edu
Milhem, Fadia Jamal Postdoctoral Research Scholar Kannapolis Research fjmilhem@ncsu.edu