From left to right, starting at top left: Rosemary Carter, Melanie Caruso, Cheryl Fraser, Chutima Ganthavorn, Emily LaRue, Scott Parker, Hilda Perez, Armando Silva, Merf Solorio, Nancy Starr, Will Suckow, Mary Vlandis and Jeannette Warnert.

We thank the following UC ANR employees for their many years of contributions to improve the lives of Californians. Best wishes to all of them in their retirement years.

Rafael “Merf” Solorio, superintendent, West Side REC, 31 years

Jeannette Warnert, communications specialist, 31 years

Melanie Caruso, Program Planning and Evaluation research administrator, 28 years

Scott Parker, Master Gardener community education specialist, UCCE San Diego County, 22 years

Chutima Ganthavorn, UCCE nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and CalFresh Healthy Living, UC, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, 22 years

Rosemary Carter, Program Manager, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC, Placer and Nevada counties, 20 years

Will Suckow, senior artist, 20 years

Cheryl Fraser, 4-H community education specialist, UCCE Alameda County, 15 years

Mary Vlandis, Human Resources, 13 years

Hilda Perez, nutrition educator, EFNEP, Orange County, 13 years

Armando Silva, farm machinery mechanic, Desert REC, 10 years

Nancy Starr, assistant II, UCCE Central Sierra, 10 years

Emily LaRue, associate director, UCCE Business Operations Unit, 6 years