Recent Hires
Thanks to increased support from the State of California, we are rebuilding our academic footprint across the state and adding new positions to address California’s most pressing issues. We are so excited to welcome these new team members!
Entomology advisor
Ventura County
hcohen@ucanr.edu
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Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program
academic coordinator
mjcastiaux@ucanr.edu
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Orchard systems and weed ecology advisor
Glenn, Tehama and Colusa counties
bawheeler@ucanr.edu
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Weed management and ecology advisor
Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties
jaangeles@ucanr.edu
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Urban agriculture technology area advisor
Los Angeles and Orange counties
gejohnson@ucanr.edu
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Agronomy and crops advisor
Merced County
gcgaldi@ucanr.edu
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Assistant project scientist for water resources and water resiliency
Napa County
qictang@ucanr.edu
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Orchard systems advisor
Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Butte counties
clareyes@ucanr.edu
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Technology and innovation advisor for small farms
Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Madera and Merced counties
mansing@ucanr.edu
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Sustainable supply chain coordinator
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
akbaddorf@ucanr.edu
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Agricultural engineering advisor
Intermountain Research and Extension Center
agkayad@ucanr.edu | (530) 667-5117
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Livestock and natural resources area advisor
Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado and Tuolumne counties
faudoin@ucanr.edu | (209) 454-8472
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Director
California Institute for Water Resources
eporse@ucanr.edu
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Biomass and bioenergy advisor
Riverside and San Bernardino counties
hgilani@ucanr.edu
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Specialty crops and horticulture advisor
Humboldt and Del Norte counties
ehtanner@ucanr.edu
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Specialty crops advisor
Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties
eandrews@ucanr.edu
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Soils and irrigation advisor
Kern County
teoker@ucanr.edu | (661) 868-6218 | Twitter @TobiasOker
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Viticulture advisor
San Joaquin, Stanislaus and southern Sacramento counties
jdtanner@ucanr.edu
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Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist
UC Davis
casnguy@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3817
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Project scientist
Berkeley Food Institute and UC ANR
fjbenitez@ucanr.edu
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Sustainable food and farming coordinator
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
gaengelskirchen@ucanr.edu | (530) 792-8253
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Orchard systems advisor
Tehama, Butte, Shasta and Glenn counties
njott@ucanr.edu | (530) 527-3101
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Academic coordinator, climate-smart agriculture
UC Merced
sikendi@ucanr.edu
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Statewide postfire academic coordinator
UCCE Central Sierra office
kkreidy@ucanr.edu
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Integrated pest management entomology advisor
Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties
kapearsons@ucanr.edu
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Assistant project scientist, climate adaption tools
UC Merced-Sierra Nevada Research Institute
prajha@ucanr.edu
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Community health and nutrition advisor
Shasta, Trinity and Tehama counties
jlhartmann@ucanr.edu
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Assistant food safety and organic production area advisor
Imperial and Riverside counties
cgnguyen@ucanr.edu | (442) 265-7700
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Rural communities economic development advisor
Del Norte, Humboldt and Trinity counties
addompka@ucanr.edu | (707) 464-4711 | Twitter @Alec_rural_dev
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Cooperative Extension plant pathology specialist
UC Riverside
fatemeh.khodadadi@ucr.edu
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Plant pathology advisor
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
yckwang@ucanr.edu | (831) 201-9689
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Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture advisor
Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties
jsolins@ucanr.edu | (916) 875-2409
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Cooperative Extension water justice policy and planning specialist
UC Berkeley
kbdobbin@berkeley.edu | Twitter @kbdobbin
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Cooperative Extension forest and fuels management specialist
kshive@berkeley.edu | (630) 917-5170 | Twitter @klshive
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Woody biomass and wood products advisor
Central Sierra; Alpine and Mariposa counties
cxnchen@ucanr.edu
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4-H youth development advisor
Nevada, Placer, Sutter and Yuba counties
mrro@ucanr.edu | (530) 889-7391 | Twitter @MattR_Rodriguez
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Cooperative Extension urban community resiliency advisor
Los Angeles County
asmhoope@ucanr.edu
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UCCE statewide fire coordinator
Nevada and Placer counties
katlow@ucanr.edu | (530) 889-7385 | Twitter @lowseverityfire
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Fire advisor
Mariposa, Fresno and Madera counties
aldeak@ucanr.edu
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Regional food systems area advisor
Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer and Nevada counties
omhenry@ucanr.edu | (707) 389-0723
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4-H youth development program advisor
San Mateo and San Francisco counties
seneas@ucanr.edu
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Fire advisor
Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties
trnorville@ucanr.edu
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UC Cooperative Extension specialist
UC Merced/Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
jatim@ucanr.edu | Twitter @JackieAtim2.
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Area integrated pest management advisor
Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Glenn, Colusa and Tehama counties
sgyawaly@ucanr.edu | (530) 538-7201
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Human-wildlife interactions advisor
Napa, Lake and Sonoma counties
bmartinico@ucanr.edu
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Diversified agriculture advisor
Lake and Mendocino counties
goncalves@ucanr.edu | (707) 263-6838 | Twitter @clebson_g
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Fire advisor
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties
bsatinkwolfson@ucanr.edu
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Community nutrition and health advisor
Tulare, Kings, Madera and Fresno counties
iopadasas@ucanr.edu | (559) 684-3300
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IPM advisor
San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange counties
egmiddleton@ucanr.edu
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Orchard crops advisor
Merced and Madera counties
cazuber@ucanr.edu | (209) 385-7403
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Environmental horticulture advisor
Los Angeles County
cjshogren@ucanr.edu
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Local food systems advisor
Central Sierra (Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and El Dorado counties)
hdsing@ucanr.edu | (559) 579-6065
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Table grape advisor
Tulare and Kings counties
joyhollingsworth@ucanr.edu | (559) 684-3313
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Fire advisor
Orange and Los Angeles counties
carmignani@ucanr.edu | (949) 237-2956 | Twitter @l_carmignani
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Urban agriculture and small farms advisor
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties
amukherjee@ucanr.edu
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Forestry and natural resources advisor
Western Sierra region (Sutter, Yuba, Butte, Nevada and Placer counties)
rpsatomi@ucanr.edu | (530) 822-6213
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4-H program representative
Tuolumne County
elarmstrong@ucanr.edu | (209) 533-6990
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Director
Community Nutrition and Health
arresnick@ucanr.edu
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Vegetable crops and small farms advisor
Riverside and Imperial counties
pwaisen@ucanr.edu
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Integrated vineyard systems advisor
Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties
codchen@ucanr.edu |Twitter @GrapeProblems
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Associate specialist for water resources
Orange County
nlevy@ucanr.edu
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Agricultural liaison
Santa Clara County
jfmorris@ucanr.edu | (408) 201-0674
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