Who They Are
Program Council is chaired by the Associate Vice President for Programs. Membership is listed below.
Program Council visiting South Coast REC, July 2023
Program Council Chair

Darren Haver
Title: Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension
Address:
South Coast Research & Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 x1002
Email: dlhaver@ucanr.edu
Executive Associate Deans

Edward R. Atwill
Title: Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension
Specialty: Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices, microbial food safety, epidemiology
Address:
Veterinary Medicine Extension
1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive
4207 Vet Med 3B
Davis, CA 95616-8736
Phone: (530) 754-2154
Fax: (530) 752-7181
Email: ratwill@ucdavis.edu

Jason Bond
Title: Interim Executive Associate Dean, Professor of Entomology and Nematology
Specialty: Biology, evolutionary systematics, genetics, biodiversity, ecosystem services
Address:
Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8521
Phone: 530-754-5805
Email: jbond@ucdavis.edu

Sheng Luan
Title: Executive Associate Dean and Chancellor's Professor of Plant & Microbial Biology
Specialty: Plant Responses to the Environment
Address:
Plant & Microbial Biology
451A Koshland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 642-6306
Email: sluan@berkeley.edu

Dr. Stacy M. Philpott
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean, Faculty Director Center for Agroecology, Professor of Environmental Studies
Specialty: Ecology, conservation, agroecology, urban agriculture, tropical biology
Phone: (831) 459-1549
Email: sphilpot@ucsc.edu

Patricia Springer
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean, CNAS Divisional Dean and Professor of Genetics
Specialty: Plant Genetics and Developmental Biology
Address:
Botany & Plant Sciences
2150 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521-0124
Phone: (951) 827-5785
Email: patricia.springer@ucr.edu

Joshua Hunter Viers
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean, Associate Vice Chancellor, Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research and Economic Development, Professor of Environmental Engineering
Specialty: Ecology, water
Phone: (209) 228-4047
Email: jhviers@ucanr.edu
UCCE & REC Leadership

Rob Wilson
Title: Interim Executive Director for REC System
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: rgwilson@ucanr.edu

Erin Marnocha
Title: Vice Provost, Research and Program Integration
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: elmarnocha@ucanr.edu

Dr. Daniel Obrist
Title: Vice Provost, Academic Personnel and Development
Address:
2801 Second Street
204
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-464-8301
Email: dobrist@ucanr.edu

Janine Woods
Title: Executive Director for County Cooperative Extension
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: drjwoods@ucanr.edu
Program Area Chairs

Dan Macon
Title: Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra Nevada Multi-County Partnership
Phone: (209) 454-8472
Email: dmacon@ucanr.edu

Natalie Price
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health
Address:
UCCE Los Angeles County
Phone: (626) 586-1948
Email: nmprice@ucanr.edu

Jhalendra Rijal
Title: Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, insect pest management, insect mating disruption, insect spatial distribution, IPM, insect behavior and biology
Address:
UCCE Stanislaus County
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Email: jrijal@ucanr.edu

Jeff Stackhouse
Title: Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor
Specialty: Natural resource management, wildlife resources, rangeland ecology and management
Address:
UCCE Humboldt County
Phone: (707) 445-7351
Email: jwstackhouse@ucanr.edu

Keith Taylor
Title: Assistant Specialist in CE, Community Economic Development
Specialty: Public entrepreneurship, institutional development, governance, public policy, community economic development
Address:
UC Davis
Email: keitaylor@ucdavis.edu

Tom Turini
Title: Vegetable Crops Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management
Address:
UCCE Fresno Madera Multi-County Partnership
Phone: (559) 375-3147
Email: taturini@ucanr.edu
At-Large Representatives

Dustin W. Blakey
Title: County Director / Farm Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Inyo-Mono Counties
1360 North Main Street, Suite 229
Bishop, CA 93514
Phone: (760) 873-7854
Email: dwblakey@ucanr.edu

Marcel Horowitz, MS, MCHES
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Youth Health Education
Address:
Sacramento Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Email: mhorowitz@ucanr.edu
Ex Officio Members

Jennifer Bunge
Title: Associate Vice President (Interim) of Finance and Capital Planning
Address:
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0102
Email: jfbunge@ucanr.edu

Kathy Eftekhari
Title: Associate Vice President (Interim) of Administrative Services
Address:
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0980
Email: kathy.eftekhari@ucop.edu

Maru E. Fernandez Terrasa
Title: Associate Director Statewide Programs and REC Operations
Specialty: ANR Aggie Enterprise PPM Lead; post-award management, financial operations support to Statewide Programs and RECs, hiring, supervising and training new staff
Address:
2801 2nd Street
149
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-447-0801 Ext. 1318
Email: mefernandez@ucanr.edu
Support Staff

Kit Alviz
Title: Program Policy Analyst 5
Specialty: Program Evaluation
Address:
1111 Franklin Street, 11th floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-987-0027
Email: kit.alviz@ucop.edu

Katherine Webb-Martinez
Title: Director
Specialty: Strategic planning, program evaluation, reporting, and impact writing
Address:
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0029
Email: katherine.webb-martinez@ucop.edu
