Recent Hires

Forestry, youth development, food, nutrition, crops and pest management

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!

 

Hamutahl Cohen
Entomology advisor
Ventura County
hcohen@ucanr.edu
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Marianna Castiaux
Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program
academic coordinator
mjcastiaux@ucanr.edu
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Becky Wheeler-Dykes
Orchard systems and weed ecology advisor
Glenn, Tehama and Colusa counties
bawheeler@ucanr.edu
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Jorge Angeles
Weed management and ecology advisor
Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties
jaangeles@ucanr.edu
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Grant Johnson
Urban agriculture technology area advisor
Los Angeles and Orange counties
gejohnson@ucanr.edu
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Giuliano Galdi
Agronomy and crops advisor
Merced County
gcgaldi@ucanr.edu
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Qicheng Tang
Assistant project scientist for water resources and water resiliency
Napa County
qictang@ucanr.edu
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Clarissa Reyes
Orchard systems advisor
Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Butte counties
clareyes@ucanr.edu
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Manpreet Singh
Technology and innovation advisor for small farms
Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Madera and Merced counties
mansing@ucanr.edu
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Alicia Baddorf
Sustainable supply chain coordinator
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
akbaddorf@ucanr.edu
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Ahmed Kayad
Agricultural engineering advisor
Intermountain Research and Extension Center
agkayad@ucanr.edu | (530) 667-5117
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Flavie Audoin
Livestock and natural resources area advisor
Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado and Tuolumne counties
faudoin@ucanr.edu | (209) 454-8472
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Erik Porse
Director
California Institute for Water Resources
eporse@ucanr.edu
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Haris Gilani
Biomass and bioenergy advisor
Riverside and San Bernardino counties
hgilani@ucanr.edu
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Eddie Tanner
Specialty crops and horticulture advisor
Humboldt and Del Norte counties
ehtanner@ucanr.edu
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Ellie Andrews
Specialty crops advisor
Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties
eandrews@ucanr.edu
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Tobias Oker
Soils and irrigation advisor
Kern County
teoker@ucanr.edu | (661) 868-6218 | Twitter @TobiasOker
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Justin Tanner
Viticulture advisor
San Joaquin, Stanislaus and southern Sacramento counties
jdtanner@ucanr.edu
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Cassandra Nguyen
Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist
UC Davis
casnguy@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3817
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Francisco Benítez Altuna
Project scientist
Berkeley Food Institute and UC ANR
fjbenitez@ucanr.edu
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Gwenaël Engelskirchen
Sustainable food and farming coordinator
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
gaengelskirchen@ucanr.edu | (530) 792-8253
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Jaime Ott
Orchard systems advisor
Tehama, Butte, Shasta and Glenn counties
njott@ucanr.edu | (530) 527-3101
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Samuel Ikendi
Academic coordinator, climate-smart agriculture
UC Merced
sikendi@ucanr.edu
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Katie Reidy
Statewide postfire academic coordinator 
UCCE Central Sierra office
kkreidy@ucanr.edu
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Kirsten Pearsons 
Integrated pest management entomology advisor
Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties
kapearsons@ucanr.edu
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Prakash Jha
Assistant project scientist, climate adaption tools
UC Merced-Sierra Nevada Research Institute
prajha@ucanr.edu
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Janessa Hartmann
Community health and nutrition advisor
Shasta, Trinity and Tehama counties
jlhartmann@ucanr.edu
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Cuong "Jimmy" Nguyen
Assistant food safety and organic production area advisor
Imperial and Riverside counties 
cgnguyen@ucanr.edu | (442) 265-7700
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Alec Dompka
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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Fatemeh Khodadadi
Cooperative Extension plant pathology specialist
UC Riverside
fatemeh.khodadadi@ucr.edu
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Yu-Chen Wang
Plant pathology advisor
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
yckwang@ucanr.edu | (831) 201-9689
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Joanna Solins
Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture advisor
Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties
jsolins@ucanr.edu | (916) 875-2409
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Kristin Dobbin 
Cooperative Extension water justice policy and planning specialist
UC Berkeley
kbdobbin@berkeley.edu | Twitter @kbdobbin
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Kristen Shive
Cooperative Extension forest and fuels management specialist
kshive@berkeley.edu | (630) 917-5170 | Twitter @klshive
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Cindy Chen
Woody biomass and wood products advisor
Central Sierra; Alpine and Mariposa counties
cxnchen@ucanr.edu 
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Matt Rodriguez
4-H youth development advisor
Nevada, Placer, Sutter and Yuba counties
mrro@ucanr.edu | (530) 889-7391 | Twitter @MattR_Rodriguez
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Ashley Hooper 
Cooperative Extension urban community resiliency advisor
Los Angeles County
asmhoope@ucanr.edu
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Katie Low 
UCCE statewide fire coordinator
Nevada and Placer counties
katlow@ucanr.edu | (530) 889-7385 | Twitter @lowseverityfire
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Alison Deak
Fire advisor
Mariposa, Fresno and Madera counties
aldeak@ucanr.edu
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Olivia Henry
Regional food systems area advisor
Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer and Nevada counties
omhenry@ucanr.edu | (707) 389-0723
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Sally Neas
4-H youth development program advisor
San Mateo and San Francisco counties
seneas@ucanr.edu
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Tori Norville
Fire advisor
Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties
trnorville@ucanr.edu
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Jackie Atim 
UC Cooperative Extension specialist
UC Merced/Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
jatim@ucanr.edu | Twitter @JackieAtim2.
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Sudan Gyawaly 
Area integrated pest management advisor
Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Glenn, Colusa and Tehama counties
sgyawaly@ucanr.edu | (530) 538-7201 
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Breanna Martinico
Human-wildlife interactions advisor
Napa, Lake and Sonoma counties
bmartinico@ucanr.edu
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Clebson Goncalves
Diversified agriculture advisor
Lake and Mendocino counties
goncalves@ucanr.edu | (707) 263-6838 | Twitter @clebson_g
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Barb Satink Wolfson 
Fire advisor
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties
bsatinkwolfson@ucanr.edu 
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Irene Padasas
Community nutrition and health advisor
Tulare, Kings, Madera and Fresno counties
iopadasas@ucanr.edu | (559) 684-3300
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Eric Middleton
IPM advisor
San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange counties
egmiddleton@ucanr.edu
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Cameron Zuber
Orchard crops advisor
Merced and Madera counties
cazuber@ucanr.edu | (209) 385-7403
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Chris Shogren
Environmental horticulture advisor
Los Angeles County
cjshogren@ucanr.edu
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Hardeep Singh
Local food systems advisor
Central Sierra (Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and El Dorado counties)
hdsing@ucanr.edu | (559) 579-6065
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Joy Hollingsworth 
Table grape advisor
Tulare and Kings counties
joyhollingsworth@ucanr.edu | (559) 684-3313 
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Luca Carmignani 
Fire advisor
Orange and Los Angeles counties
carmignani@ucanr.edu | (949) 237-2956 | Twitter @l_carmignani
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Amrita Mukherjee 
Urban agriculture and small farms advisor
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties
amukherjee@ucanr.edu
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Ricky Satomi 
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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Erika Armstrong
4-H program representative
Tuolumne County
elarmstrong@ucanr.edu | (209) 533-6990
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Amira Resnick 
Director
Community Nutrition and Health
arresnick@ucanr.edu
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Philip Waisen 
Vegetable crops and small farms advisor
Riverside and Imperial counties
pwaisen@ucanr.edu
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Christopher Chen
Integrated vineyard systems advisor
Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties
codchen@ucanr.edu |Twitter @GrapeProblems
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Natalie Levy 
Associate specialist for water resources
Orange County
nlevy@ucanr.edu
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Julie Morris 
Agricultural liaison
Santa Clara County
jfmorris@ucanr.edu | (408) 201-0674 
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