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Potato Program Directory
San Luis Valley Research Center
Colorado State University
0249 East Road 9 North
Center, CO 81125
General Contact:
Phone 719-754-3594; 719-754-3496
Fax: 719-754-2619
Program / PersonnelPhone NumberEmail Address
Potato Breeding and Selection
Caroline Gray, Assistant Program Leader719-754-3594 x 19 (O); 719-480-5027 (C)caroline.gray@colostate.edu
Beth Messier, Research Associate719-754-3594 x 19 (O);  719-480-1716 (C)Beth.Niebaum@colostate.edu
Kyah Voelker, Research Associate719-754-3594 x 19 (O);Kyah.Voelker@colostate.edu
Mitzi Cisneros, Research Associate719-754-3594 x 19 (O);Mitzi.Cisneros@colostate.edu
Potato Certification Service
Andrew Houser, Manager719-754-3496 x 26(O); 719-588-0321 (C)andrew.houser@colostate.edu
Michelle Leckler, Assistant Manager719-754-3494 x 20 (O)michelle.leckler@colostate.edu
Teresa Almeida, Lab Manager719-754-3496 x 18 (O)teresa.almeida@colostate.edu
Jeff Shawcroft, Field Person719-754-3496 x 15 (O)jeff.shawcroft@colostate.edu
Laura Gallegos, Coordinator/Lab Technician719-754-3496 x 10 (O)laura.gallegos@colostate.edu
Tissue Culture
Carolyn Keller, Tissue Culture719-754-3496 x 29 (O)carolyn.keller@colostate.edu
Potato Crop Management
Samuel Essah, Program Leader719-754-3494 x 13 (O); 719-480-5150 (C)samuel.essah@colostate.edu
Plant Pathology
Mohamad Chikh-Ali, Program Leader719-754-3494 x 16 (O); 719-480-4811 (C)mohamad.chikh-ali@colostate.edu
Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, Postdoctoral Fellow 719-369-6789(C)

usman.aslam@colostate.edu
Potato Postharvest Physiology
Sastry Jayanty, Program Leader719-754-3494 x 11 (O)sastry.jayanty@colostate.edu
General Support
Sharon Yust, Accounting Technician719-754-3494 x 17 (O)sharon.yust@colostate.edu
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    San Luis Valley Research Center
    0249 E RD. 9 N
    Center, Colorado 81125

    SLVRC : (719) 754-3594
    Potato Cert. Svc. : (719) 754-3496
    FAX : (719) 754-2619

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