Cooperative Extension Ventura County

UCCE Directory

Director

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Shannon Klisch

Shannon Klisch

Area Director for UCCE in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties

sklisch@ucanr.edu  | (805) 235-7474

 

 

Advisors

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Andre Biscaro

Andre S Biscaro

Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor

asbiscaro@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1465

 

 

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Hamutahl Cohen

Hamutahl Cohen 

Entomology Advisor

hcohen@ucanr.edu 

 

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Oleg Daugovish

Oleg Daugovish

Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor

odaugovish@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1454

 

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Ben Faber

Ben Faber

Soils, Water, Subtropicals Advisor 

bafaber@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1462

 

 

 

 

 

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Chris Greer

Chris Greer

Integrated Pest Management Area Advisor

cagreer@ucanr.edu | (805) 781-5161

 

 

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Etaferahu Takele

Etaferahu Takele

Farm Management/Agricultural Economic Area Advisor

ettakele@ucdavis.edu | (951) 243-6513

 

 

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Emma Volk

Emma Volk

Production Horticulture Area Advisor

evolk@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1474

 

4-H Youth Development Program 

 

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Janet Garcia

Janet Garcia 

4-H Representative

jangarc@ucanr.edu  | (805) 645-1478

 

 

 

UC Master Gardener Program 

 

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Jill Tyler

Jill Tyler 

Master Gardener Program Coordinator

jtyler@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1450

 

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Jeanette Villegas

 

Jeanette Villegas

Master Gardener Program Administrative Assistant

jvillegas@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1457

 

 

Agriculture and Natural Resources Community Education Programs

 

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Julie D Clark

Julie D Clark

Education Specialist III

jdclarkdeblasio@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1461

 

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Nicole Marietta Oliveros

Nicole Oliveros

Community Education Specialist 

nanders@ucanr.edu | (805) 452-4182

 

CalFresh Healthy Living Program

 

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Melissa Guillen

 

Melissa Guillen

Academic Coordinator II 

mpguillen@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1464

 

 

Research Support Staff

 

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Khagendra Bharambe

Khagendra Bharambe 

Research Scholar | kbharambe@ucanr.edu

 

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Maripaula Valdes-Berriz

Maripaula Valdes-Berriz

Staff Research Associate

mvaldesberriz@ucanr.edu| (805) 645-1423

 

 

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Siomara Zendejas

Siomara Zendejas

Staff Research Associate

siozendejas@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1459

 

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Abigail Brondos

Abigail Brondos

Lab/Field Assistant

abrondos@ucanr.edu| (805) 645-1458

 

 

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Gina Ferrari

Gina Ferrari 

Lab/Field Assistant

gnferrari@ucanr.edu 

 

Administrative Staff

 

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Kathy Speer

Kathy Speer 

Business Officer 

kspeer@ucanr.edu| (805) 525-5529

 

 

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Brandy McCarthy

Brandy McCarthy 

Business Services Assistant 

blallee@ucanr.edu | (805) 477-1624

 

 

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Lindsey Torres

Lindsey Torres

Program Assistant 

lndtorres@ucanr.edu | (805) 645-1434

 

 

 

Emeritus

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James Downer

Arthur James Downer

Environmental Horticulture/plan Pathology Advisor Emeritus

ajdowner@ucanr.edu 

 

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Sabrina L Drill

Sabrina L Drill 

Natural Resources Advisor Emeritus

sldrill@ucanr.edu | (323) 842-5399

 

 

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Rose Marie Hayden Smith

Rose Marie Hayden-Smith 

Digital Communication in Food Systems & Extension Education Advisor Emeritus

rmhaydensmith@ucanr.edu | (805) 794-1665 

 

 

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A Michael Marzolla

A Michael Marzolla

Emeritus

ammarzolla@ucanr.edu | (805) 452-7108

 

 

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Julie P Newman

Julie P Newman

Emeritus

jpnewman@ucanr.edu 

 

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Lawrence K Yee

Lawrence K Yee

Emeritus | lkyee@ucadavis.edu