{"id":13110,"date":"2022-08-25T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext-draft\/?page_id=13110"},"modified":"2025-04-07T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:49:03","slug":"afsfp-meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/afsfp-meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"fullwidth wp-block-heading\">Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"AFSFP_Submenu\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-afsfp_submenu\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-13103\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13103\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13106\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13106\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/for-students\/\">Apply to be an AFS Fellow!<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13109\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/afsfp-become-a-mentor\/\">Become a Mentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17195\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17195\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/afsfp-meet-the-fellows\/\">Meet the Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13178\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/food-systems\/afsfp\/afsfp-meet-the-team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Team<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles thirds\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/sejal-lanterman\/\">Sejal Lanterman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Extension Educator\/Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston RI 02881<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4453<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sejal@uri.edu\">sejal@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/tolani-olagundoye\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-896x1024.jpg 896w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-1344x1536.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-364x416.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-500x571.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-1000x1143.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Tolani-Olagundoye-1-1280x1463.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/tolani-olagundoye\/\">Dr. Tolani Olagundoye<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Clinical Assistant Professor, <br \/>4H Youth Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Coastal Institute<br \/>\r\nKingston, RI 02881<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4505<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tolagundoye@uri.edu\">tolagundoye@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/kate-venturini\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/kate-venturini\/\">Kate Venturini Hardesty<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Program Administrator, Extension Educator<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Avenue,  Kingston RI 02881<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4096<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:keventurini@uri.edu\">keventurini@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><strong><em>This program is also supported by numerous URI faculty and staff and industry experts working in the agriculture and food system space. Additional project team members include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><em><strong>Dr. Becky Sartini<\/strong>,<\/em>&nbsp;Associate Dean of Academic Programs, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><strong><em>Dr.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Christine Turenius-Bell<\/em><\/strong>, Department Chair in Biology, Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><em><strong>Ms. Aura Fajardo Grandidge<\/strong>,&nbsp;<\/em>Interim Assistant Dean of Diversity, Retention and Student Success Initiatives, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><strong><em>Ms. Christina Dicenzo<\/em><\/strong>, 4-H Program Coordinator, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><strong><em>Dr. Alissa Cox<\/em><\/strong>, Clinical Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Science, URI College of Environment and Life Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><strong><em>Dr. Madison Jones<\/em><\/strong>, Assistant Professor of&nbsp;&nbsp;Writing &amp; Rhetoric and Natural Resources Science, URI College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program Meet the Team This program is also supported by numerous URI faculty and staff and industry experts working in the agriculture and food system space. Additional project team members include: Dr. Becky Sartini,&nbsp;Associate Dean of Academic Programs, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences. 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