Dr. Richard Senese, Educational Psychology/Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology alum, is the new Senior Associate Dean of University of Minnesota Extension. The Senior Associate Dean works across all four Extension Centers -- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences; Family Development; Youth Development; and, Community Vitality with regard to the programs, grants, research, public engagement and international efforts for Extension.

Previously, Dr. Senese was the Associate Dean for Community Vitality and Public Engagement at UM Extension.