Roles & Responsibilities

Leadership

Programs

How our research is structured:

Strategic Initiatives, Program Teams and Workgroups
Statewide Programs/Institutes and RECs
Implemented through County Offices with Volunteers
Implemented throughout the state in association with Volunteer organizations
Nutrition-focused programs
Service oriented groups
Provide policy and research

Program Planning & Evaluation: Implementation, Reporting and Evaluation

Building support: Fundraising and Government Relations

Administration and Support

Business Operations: Expense reporting, purchasing, etc.

Communication Services: Information Technology; Publishing & Production; Strategic Communications

Human Resources: Hiring and UC employment policies

Institutional Budgeting and Compliance

General
Risk and Safety Services

Leadership

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Vice President	Provides overall direction	Glenda Humiston Patricia Lonergan
Chief of Staff to the Vice President		Kathy Eftekhari
Assoc. Vice President - Research and Extension	Guides all ANR academic programs	Brent Hales Savannah Hicks
Assoc. Vice President – Business Operations	Guides all ANR Administrative and budgeting	Tu Tran Cheryl Hyland

Programs

Strategic Initiatives, Program Teams and Workgroups

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Strategic initiatives (SIs)	Unify, Communicate & Advocate	Helen Dahlke
Program Teams (PTs)	Network, focus, share	Brent Hales Administration: Kathryn Stein Meetings: Maya Maniar, PSU
Workgroups (WGs)	Plan & Implement work

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

SWP/I Leader

Strategic Initiatives and Statewide Programs

Missy Gable

Implemented through County Offices with Volunteers

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
CA 4-H Youth Development Program	Youth Development Programs	Davis: Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, (interim)*
UC Master Food Preserver	Community food preserving activities with Volunteers	Davis: Amira Resnick
UC Master Gardener Program	Community gardening and horticulture through volunteers	Davis: Missy Gable*

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Implemented throughout the state in association with Volunteer organizations

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

UC Environmental Stewards

Introducing Californians to our unique California

Greg Ira*

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Nutrition-focused programs

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Community Nutrition & Health

EFNEP
UC CalFresh

Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences (NFCS)

Amira Resnick

UC CalFresh:
Kamal Khaira

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Service oriented groups

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
IGIS	Services: Drones, mapping; spatial data science	Maggi Kelly
Research Extension Centers (RECs)	Provide research sites throughout the state	Darren Haver

Provide policy and Research

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Agricultural Issues Center (AIC)	Study agricultural research and development, agricultural policy	Karen Jetter (interim)
California Institute for Water Resources (CIWR)	Facilitating collaborative research and outreach on water	Erik Porse
Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)	Nutrition policy and programs	UCOP: Lorrene Ritchie
UC IPM	Helps solve pest problems	Jim Farrar W. IPM: Matt Baur
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP)	Develop sustainable agricultural practices in building healthy food systems	Ruth Dahlquist-Willard

Program Planning & Evaluation: Implementation, Reporting and Evaluation

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
County Directors, Mentor	Provide guidance on program development and implementation	Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Program Support Unit (PSU)	Event planning and meeting support, event equipment loans and manages the Davis Valley Conference Center	Maya Maniar (interim)
Program Planning and Evaluation (PPE)	Coordination of statewide program planning, accountability and reporting	Oakland: Katherine Webb-Martinez

Building support: Fundraising & Government Relations

Group	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Development Services	Raise private funds	Greg Gibbs
4-H Foundation	Raise money for 4-H	Carolyn Warne
Contracts & Grants	Development of proposals	Kim Lamar (interim)
Government and Community Relations	Help build government support	Anne Megaro

Administration

Expense Reporting - Business Operations

Administration	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Business Operations Center	Provides financial services to all groups except SWP/I and RECs	Su-Lin Shum
Statewide Programs and REC Operations	Provides financial services to SWP/I and RECs	Maru Fernandez (interim)

Communication Services

Administration

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Information Technology

Communication support in emerging and traditional media

Jaki Wojan (interim)

Strategic Communications

Publications

Shares information about UC ANR with the public

Linda Forbes

Rachel Lee (Cal Ag)

Human Resources and UC employment policies

Administration	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Human Resources (AHR/SHR/AA)	All things HR Academic Human Resources Staff Personnel Affirmative Action and Title IX Officer Learning and Development	Bethanie Brown
Admin Policies & Business Contracts within Controller's Office	UC wide policies	Robin Sanchez
Risk Management	Helping keep us safe	Chris Jakober

Institutional Budgeting and Compliance

Administration	Primary roles	Primary Contact
Office of the Controller	Compliance, Risk and Control Legal, Audit, and Investigative Matters Administrative Policies and Business Contracts Environmental Health and Safety Financial Services Risk Services UCPath	Oakland: Lana Schweikert
Financial Services within Controller's Office	Reporting and coordinating ANR financial activities	Oakland: Connie Tadesse
Procurement		Darryl Sweet
Resource Planning and Management	Budget administration, analysis and reporting.	Oakland: Jennifer Bunge
Facilities Planning & Management	Design and construction of new or remodeled facilities	Brian Oatman

*See County of interest