People

AREC Faculty and Staff 2021

Faculty	E-mail	Title
Kevin Rice	rkevin@vt.edu	Director and Entomologist
Srdjan Acimovic	acimovic@vt.edu	Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology (fruit trees)
J. Christopher Bergh	cbergh@vt.edu	Emertitus Professor of Entomology
Mizuho Nita	nita24@vt.edu	Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology (grapes)
Sherif M. Sherif	ssherif@vt.edu	Assistant Professor of Pomology
Keith S. Yoder	ksyoder@vt.edu	Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology


Staff	E-mail	Title
Nate Brandt	nate5915@vt.edu	Research Specialist
Diana McHenry	mchenry@vt.edu	Lab and Research Specialist II
Debra Marple	dmarple@vt.edu	Administrative Assistant
Kenneth Savia	kennys@vt.edu	Field Research Specialist
Andew Davis	andrewd20@vt.edu	Farm Manager
Alyssa Kloos	al07kloos@vt.edu	Research Technician
Emmanuel Sempeles	emsempeles@vt.edu	Research Specialist


Research Associates and Visiting Scientists	Title	Lab
Ms. Akiko Mangan	Research Associate	Nita
Mr. Tremain Hatch	Extension Associate	Nita
Ms. Akiko Nita	Research Associate	Rice
Mr. Robert Burgholzer	Research Associate	Nita
Ms. Dana Acimovic	Research Associate	Nita
Dr. Khalil Jahed	Research Associate	Sherif
Ms. Kellee Walters	Research Associate	Nita
Dr. Naina Garwel	Post-Doctoral Associate	Sherif
Mr. Yuji Watanbe	Visiting Scientist	Nita
Mr. Kazuma Yamaguchi	Visiting Scientist	Nita
Dr. Akira Kawaguchi	Visiting Scientist	Nita