SOUTH CENTERS - Key Persons


Arif Rahman

Job Titles:
  • Scientist

Beth Rigsby

Job Titles:
  • Office Administrative Associate

Bradford Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant
Bradford is a Program Assistant at The Ohio State University South Centers where he serves as the Publications Editor, supports the Specialty Crops and Soil, Water, & Bioenergy programs, and handles other general office-related tasks. He joined The Ohio State University in June 2015 as an Office Associate at Jackson County Extension, before moving to the South Centers in April 2018.

Bridget Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Event Senior Coordinator

Charisa Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Charisa Gardner, Growth Advisor

Charissa E Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Charisa Gardner, Growth Advisor
  • Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership ( MEP )

Dawn Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Dawn Coleman, Growth Advisor
  • Growth Advisor With the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program at the Ohio State University
  • Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership ( MEP )
Dawn Coleman is a Growth Advisor with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program at The Ohio State University South Centers. Coleman joined the university in 2018 as an Office Associate in Jackson County, before joining the MEP program in August, 2019.

Gary Gao

Job Titles:
  • Professor With Ohio State University Extension
  • Specialist
Dr. Gao is a professor with Ohio State University Extension and a courtesy professor with the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University. Dr. Gao has been working at The Ohio State University since August 1994. He received his Ph.D. and Master's degree from THE as well. It is easy to conclude that he is a Buckeye for life!

Ival Shields

Job Titles:
  • Growth Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership ( MEP )
  • Ival Shields, Growth Advisor

Jennifer Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant

Marsha McCormick

Job Titles:
  • Regional Program Specialist, SNAP - Ed

Mick Whitt

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Reid Pope

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Sarah Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant

Small Fruit

Job Titles:
  • Specialist, Professor

Tom Worley

Job Titles:
  • Director, OSU

Wayne Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Farm Manager, OSU