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Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Advisory Board

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

    Senior Systems Engineer II
    3M
    rmiller7@mmm.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, Alachua County Environmental Protection

    Evan Shane Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
    Stormwater Engineer
    Alachua County Environmental Protection Department
    408 W. University Ave., Suite 106
    Gainesville, FL 32601
    352-264-6831
    eswilliams@alachuacounty.us

  • 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