Members of the ABE Advisory Board represent businesses, organizations and state and government agencies related to the departmental degree programs. This board provides feedback and advice on matters relating to curriculum, student recruitment, and departmental goals and objectives.

• Del Bottcher, P.E. – President, Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc.

  Del Bottcher, P.E.
  President
  Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc.
  3448 NW 12th Ave
  Gainesville, FL 32605
  352-378-7372
  dbottcher@swet.com

• Leslie Gowdish, Ph.D. - Managing Director, Asset Life Cycle Management

  Leslie Gowdish, Ph.D.
  Managing Director
  Asset Life Cycle Management
  2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 650
  Dallas, TX 75201
  239-223-2614
  leslie.gowdish@fticonsulting.com

• Justin H. Gregory, P.E. – Senior Manager, Jones Edmunds

  Justin H. Gregory, P.E.
  Senior Manager
  Jones Edmunds
  730 NE Waldo Road
  Gainesville, FL 32641
  352-377-5821 x 1397
  jgregory@jonesedmunds.com

• Noah A. Handley, P.E. - VP of Engineering & Land Management - Lykes Bros. Inc.

  Noah A. Handley, P.E.
  Vice President of Engineering & Land Management
  Lykes Bros. Inc.
  106 SW County Road 721
  Okeechobee, FL 34974
  863-763-3041 (office)
  863-273-9436 (mobile)
  noah.handley@lykes.com 

• Allison Horowitz – Bacardi OC Project Manager

  Allison Horowitz
  Bacardi OC Project Manager
  12200 N. Main Street
  Jacksonville, FL 32218
  904-446-2211 (office)
  850-567-2463 (mobile)
  ahorowitz@bacardi.com 

• Shawny Marsden – Director, Strategic Innovation, CropTrak

  Shawny Marsden
  Director, Strategic Innovation
  CropTrak
  Orlando, FL 32825
  407-948-5441 (office)
  shawny@croptrak.com

• Hunter R. Merrill, Ph.D. – Environment Modeling Team, Climate LLC

  Hunter R. Merrill, Ph.D.

  Lead Data Scientist, Environment Modeling Team
  Climate LLC
  4 City Place Drive, Suite 100
  St. Louis, MO 63141
  256-566-2318
  hunter.merrill@climate.com

• Ryan Miller – Senior Systems Engineer II, 3M

  Ryan Miller

  Package Engineering Data and Quality Operations Supervisor
  Solventum
  rmiller12@solventum.com

• Alicia A. Modenbach, Ph.D., P.E. – Lecturer, Student Services Coordinator, University of Kentucky

  Alicia A. Modenbach, Ph.D., P.E.
  Lecturer, Student Services Coordinator
  University of Kentucky
  College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
  Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
  102 Charles E. Barnhart Building
  Lexington, KY 40546-0276
  859-257-1265
  alicia.modenbach@uky.edu

• Eldon Muller – Worldwide Safety, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (Retired)

  Eldon Muller
  Worldwide Safety
  Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
  Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
  407-827-6841
  ermuller58@gmail.com

• Daniel Rutland, P.E. – Senior Water Resources Project Manager, Jacobs

  Daniel Rutland, P.E.
  Senior Water Resources Project Manager
  Jacobs
  Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

  daniel.rutland@jacobs.com

• Stephanie Seawright – Impact Consulting Services, LLC

  Stephanie Seawright
  Impact Consulting Services, LLC
  1825 SE 46th Drive
  Gainesville, Fl  32641
  (352) 494-6469 (office)

   

• Cristian Toma, Ph.D. – Founder and Chief Science Officer, Kalera Inc.

  Cristian Toma, Ph.D.
  Founder and Chief Science Officer
  Kalera Inc.
  P.O. Box 619428
  8440 Tradeport Dr., Suite 102
  Orlando, FL 32827
  407-574-7728 (office)
  407-779-1113 (mobile)
  ctoma@kalera.com

• Chris Towne, P.E. - Kimley-Horn

  Chris Towne, P.E.
  Kimley-Horn
  800 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 100
  Gainesville, FL 32601
  352-415-1936 (office)
  352-258-1025 (mobile)
  chris.towne@kimley-horn.com

• Evan Shane Williams, Ph.D., P.E. – Stormwater Engineer, City of Gainesville

  Evan Shane Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
  Stormwater Engineer
  City of Gainesville
  williamses@cityofgainesville.org

• Kevin Wright - VP of Lands for Southeast - Oak River Farms, LLC

  Kevin Wright
  Vice President of Lands for Southeast
  Oak River Farms, LLC
  9226 97th Lane
  Live Oak, FL 32060
  229-560-8083
  kwright@oakriverfarms.com