CENTER FOR PACKAGING INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY - Key Persons


Aaron Tucker

Job Titles:
  • Communications, MA HALE
  • Communications, MA HALE / Academic Advisor
Aaron Tucker advises undergraduate and graduate students majoring in or exploring the Packaging programs at Michigan State University's School of Packaging located in East Lansing, Michigan. In 2010, Aaron received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. In 2016, Aaron completed his Master of Arts degree in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from the College of Education at Michigan State University. Aaron prides himself on being a first-generation college student who experienced a non-traditional undergraduate experience. In 2011, Aaron began his professional career as an Academic Advisor with the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative (NSSC) with Michigan State University. During his time with NSSC, Aaron worked with freshmen and sophomore students not admitted to a college, students in academic distress, first generation and Pell Eligible students, students exploring majors, minors, and other programs. Aaron began his journey with the School of Packaging in the summer of 2018. In his time with the School of Packaging, Aaron has established the Packaging Help Room (providing free tutoring for STEM admission coursework), served as the inaugural chair of the School of Packaging's committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and is a key member of the School of Packaging Scholarship Committee. In 2021, Aaron accepted the role of Assistant Graduate Director of Academic Advising for non-thesis graduate students. In 2022 began his journey leading Packaging students on their summer education abroad trip to the United Kingdom. During this experience, students learn about UK standards of packaging, branding, counterfeit packaging, and materials. In 2022, Aaron joined the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP) as adjunct faculty to support collaboration between A-CAPP and the School of Packaging. In 2023, Aaron accepted the role of Education Abroad Instructor and Coordinator for the summer United Kingdom program.

Aaron Walworth

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Manager

Amin Joodaky

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Amy Radford-Popp

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Program Director

Angela Brann

Job Titles:
  • Placement Coordinator / Academic Specialist

Audree Baxter

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of Budget and Financ

Bradley Marks

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairperson

Brian Horgan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Chairperson

Camille Corr Chism

Job Titles:
  • Fellow, Specialist

Catherine Ernst

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Chairperson

Cathie Allison

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Program Coordinator

Chad Cotti

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team

Cheryl Eschbach

Job Titles:
  • MSU Extension Institute Director
  • Health & Nutrition Institute Director

Cimberly Weir

Job Titles:
  • Specialist, Outreach Coordinator, Instructor

Dana Infante

Job Titles:
  • AgBioResearch Director
  • Professor MSU AgBioResearch Associate Director

Dave Ivan

Job Titles:
  • MSU Extension Institute Director

Diana Twede

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus, School of Packaging

Donatien Pascal Kamdem

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Dorcia Chaison

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Academic Advising and Student Success

Eva Almenar

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Faith Cullens-Nobis

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, South Campus Animal Farms

Frank Lupi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CANR Graduate Committee

Frederick Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Assistant Instructor

Fredric Janzen

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team

Gary Roloff

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairperson

George Smith

Job Titles:
  • AgBioResearch Director
  • Director of AgBioResearch, Senior Associate Dean for Research

Hannah Burrack

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Chairperson

Heather Miller

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Herlinda Soto Valdez


James Averill

Job Titles:
  • AgBioResearch Director
  • Assistant Director

Jasim Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Associate Professor

Jeffrey Martin

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Senior Director of Development

Jodi Schulz

Job Titles:
  • Children & Youth Institute Co - Director

John Marshall

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Judi Melena Smelser

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager

Kelly Kussmaul

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications and Marketing

Kelly Millenbah

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Laura Bix

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CANR Graduate Committee
  • Academic and Student Affairs Ex Officio
  • Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Teaching, Learning and Academic Analytics
  • Professor

Laura Schmitt Olabisi

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Fellow

Laurent Matuana

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Associate Director

Leslie D. Bourquin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Chairperson

Lisa Bottomley

Job Titles:
  • MSU Extension Institute Director
  • Children & Youth Institute Co - Director

Lisa Duffey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CANR Graduate Committee
  • Academic and Student Affairs Staff Support

Maria Rubino

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CANR Graduate Committee
  • Professor

Mary Weinzweig


Matthew Daum

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Director

Mohammad Mohiuddin

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Monireh Mahmoudi

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Muhammad Rabnawaz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Tenured

Patrick Cudney

Job Titles:
  • Director of Government and Stakeholder Relations

Qiang Yang

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Quentin Tyler

Job Titles:
  • Director of MSU Extension, Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement

Rafael Auras

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Amcor Endowed Chair in Packaging Sustainability

Ramani Narayan

Job Titles:
  • University Distinguished Professor

Ranjith Weerasiri Rankothge

Job Titles:
  • Research Technologist II

Rebecca Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairperson

Renee Gagnier - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources

René Hinojosa

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Interim School Director

Richard Chester

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Human Resources

Richard Kobe

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairperson

Rita Strakovsky

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CANR Graduate Committee

Ron Bates

Job Titles:
  • MSU Extension Institute Director
  • Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Director

Rosamari Feliu Baez


Scott Loveridge

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

Susan Selke

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus, School of Packaging

Tracy Lorenz

Job Titles:
  • Office Coordinator II

Vance Baird

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Department Chairs & School Directors Team
  • Professor and Chairperson