San Mateo & San Francisco Counties

UCCE Staff & Advisors

County Director

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Dr Igor Lacan 
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7428 
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu 
 

4-H Youth Development Program

 

Zeva F Cho 
Title: 4-H Statewide Program Manager
Address
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 530-718-2906 
Email: zfcho@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Julio Contreras 
Title: 4-H Water Wizards Program & Phoenix Garden Coordinator
Specialty: Agroecology, Urban Ag, Beekeeping
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Email: jcontre@ucdavis.edu 
 
 
Dr Sally E Neas 
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Advisor
Specialty: Environmental education
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7426 
Email: seneas@ucanr.edu 
 
 
T'Nay Pham 
Title: 4-H Program Coordinator
Specialty: Community Education Specialist II
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7422 
Email: tnypham@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Mrs Susan J Weaver 
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Regional Coordinator, Region 7
Specialty: Youth Leadership Development, Teens as Teachers, In-school programs, Youth camps, Mentor development, Professional Development for educators.
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: sjweaver@ucanr.edu 
 

BIPOC Community Development

 
Cristina M Murillo-Barrick 
Title: Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community Development Advisor
Specialty: community development, climate change adaptation, food systems, urban agriculture, young adults (ages 18-35), participatory action research
Address
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue 
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510) 305-3256 
Email: cmurillo@ucanr.edu 
 

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE

 
Marcella Aceves 
Title: CFHL Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
400 Oyster Point Blvd. 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: mdaceves@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Marisela Ceron 
Title: CFHL Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
400 Oyster Point Boulevard 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: maganachavez@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Kristin Cunningham 
Title: Community Nutrition Program Lead
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
400 Oyster Point Blvd 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 530-750-1200 Ext. 1811 
Email: kracunningham@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Austin M Dalmasso 
Title: Community Education Program Supervisor
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
UC Cooperative Extension
400 Oyster Pt. Blvd. 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: (530) 750-1200 Ext. 1755 
Email: amdalmasso@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Juliana M Lefko 
Title: Program Supervisor
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3108 
Email: jmlefko@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Mia Sasaki 
Title: CFHL Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
400 Oyster Point Blvd. 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: miasasaki@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Tonya C Xie 
Title: CFHL Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address
400 Oyster Point Blvd. 
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: tcxie@ucanr.edu 
 

Community Nutrition and Health

 
Laura Vollmer 
Title: Community Nutrition & Health Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition & Health
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 650-276-7429 
Email: lvollmer@ucanr.edu 
 

Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center

 
Amy Bono 
Title: Ranch Coordinator
Specialty: Environmental Education
Address
UC Elkus Ranch
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-712-3151 
Email: abono@ucanr.edu 
 

Environmental Horticulture

 
Jessie Godfrey 
Title: Environmental Horticulture and Water Resources Management Advisor
Address
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue 
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Email: jmgodfrey@ucanr.edu 
 

Human-Wildlife Interactions

 
Carolyn Whitesell 
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Specialty: human-wildlife conflict mitigation, vertebrate pest management
Address
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue 
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (650) 224-4679 
Email: cawhitesell@ucanr.edu 
 

Integrated Pest Management

 
Andrew M Sutherland PhD, BCE 
Title: Urban IPM Advisor
Specialty: urban (household & structural) IPM of insects and other arthropods
Address
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue 
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-499-2930 
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu 
 

Livestock & Natural Resources

 
Sheila J Barry 
Title: County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3106 
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu 
 

Master Food Preserver Program

 
Michele Maia 
Title: Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
Phone: 650-276-7427 
Email: mymaia@ucanr.edu 
 

Master Gardener Program

 
Leslie A Parent 
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Email: laparent@ucanr.edu 
 

Urban Agriculture

 
Dr Lucy Diekmann 
Title: Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3104 
Email: lodiekmann@ucanr.edu 
 

Office Support Staff

 
Andrea Gahleitner 
Title: Administrative Assistant
Email: agahleitner@ucanr.edu 
 
 
Kathleen M Stewart 
Title: Office/Financial Manager
Address
UC Cooperative Extension
1500 Purisima Creek Road 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7423 
Email: kmstewart@ucanr.edu 
 

Organic Materials and AgroFood Systems

 
Michael Cohen 
Title: Organic Materials Management in Agri-Food Systems Advisor
Address
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1 
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3132 
Email: mfscohen@ucanr.edu 
 

Forest Advisor

 
Brian Woodward Ph.D. 
Title: Forest Advisor for Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties
Specialty: forest ecology, fire ecology, prescribed fire, forest monitoring, coast redwood, forest regeneration, forest management, disturbance ecology, remote sensing
Address
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive 
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-348-7305 
Email: bdwoodward@ucanr.edu