For Employees

Area & County Directors

 

Region

Area Number

Area (County) Director Name

County Name

Region 1
Area 1

Yana Valachovic (CD)

yvala@ucanr.edu

Del Norte County

Humboldt County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-humboldt-del-norte-counties

Area 2

Josh Davey (CD)

jsdavy@ucanr.edu

Tehama County 

https://ucanr.edu/county/tehama-county

Area 2

Larry Forero (CD)

lcforero@ucanr.edu 

Shasta County

https://ucanr.edu/county/shasta-county

Trinity County 

https://ucanr.edu/county/trinity-county

Area 3

David Lile (CD)

dflile@ucanr.edu

Lassen County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-lassen-county

Area 3

Laura Snell (CD)

lksnell@ucanr.edu 

Modoc County

https://ucanr.edu/county/modoc-county

Area 3

Grace Woodmansee (CD)

gwoodmansee@ucanr.edu 

Siskiyou County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-siskiyou

Area 6

Michele Fisch

mafisch@ucanr.edu 

Nevada County

Placer County

https://ucanr.edu/county/placer/nevada-counties

Plumas County

Sierra County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-plumas-sierra

Region 2
Area 4

Matthew Barnes

mgrbarnes@ucanr.edu 

Lake County

https://ucanr.edu/county/lake-county

Mendocino County

https://ucanr.edu/county/mendocino-county

Area 5

Teghpreet Ahluwalia

tkahluwalia@ucanr.edu 

Butte County

https://ucanr.edu/county/butte-county

Colusa County

https://ucanr.edu/county/colusa-county

Glenn County

https://ucanr.edu/county/glenn-county

Sutter County

Yuba County

https://ucanr.edu/county/cooperative-extension-sutter-yuba-counties

Area 7

Lauren Cartwright

lacartwright@ucanr.edu 

Marin County

https://ucanr.edu/county/marin-county

Napa County

https://ucanr.edu/county/napa-county-ucce

Sonoma County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-sonoma-county

Area 8

Karen Warburton

kmwarburton@ucanr.edu 

CAPITOL CORRIDOR

Sacramento County

Solano County

Yolo County

https://ucanr.edu/county/capitol-corridor

Region 3
Area 9

Ariel Rivers

anrivers@ucanr.edu 

Alpine County

 

CENTRAL SIERRA

Amador County

Calaveras County

El Dorado County

Tuolumne County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-central-sierra

Area 14

Karmjot Randhawa

kgrandhawa@ucanr.edu 

Fresno County

https://ucanr.edu/county/fresno-county

Madera County

https://ucanr.edu/county/madera-county

Mariposa County

https://ucanr.edu/county/mariposa-county

Merced County

https://ucanr.edu/county/merced-county-cooperative-extension

Area 15

Dustin Blakey (CD)

dwblakey@ucanr.edu 

Inyo County

Mono County

https://ucanr.edu/county/inyo-and-mono-counties

Area 17

Leonel Jimenez

lrjimenez@ucanr.edu 

Kern County

https://ucanr.edu/county/kern-county

Kings County

https://ucanr.edu/county/kings-county-uc-cooperative-extension

Tulare County

https://ucanr.edu/county/tulare-county-cooperative-extension

Region 4
Area 10

Andrew Miller* (Interim)

Ammil@ucanr.edu

Alameda County

https://ucanr.edu/county/alameda-county-cooperative-extension

Contra Costa County

https://ucanr.edu/county/contra-costa-county-cooperative-extension

Area 11

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles

mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu

San Joaquin County 

https://ucanr.edu/county/cooperative-extension-san-joaquin-county

Area 11

Jennifer Heguy

jmheguy@ucanr.edu 

Stanislaus County

https://ucanr.edu/county/stanislaus-county

Area 12

Andrew Miller

Ammil@ucanr.edu 

San Mateo County

San Francisco County

https://ucanr.edu/county/san-mateo-san-francisco-counties

Santa Clara County

https://ucanr.edu/county/santa-clara-county-cooperative-extension

Area 13

Emily Freed

ejfreed@ucanr.edu 

Monterey County

https://ucanr.edu/county/monterey-county

San Benito County

https://ucanr.edu/county/san-benito-county

Santa Cruz County

https://ucanr.edu/county/santa-cruz-county

Region 5
Area 16

Shannon Klisch

sklisch@ucanr.edu 

San Luis Obispo County

https://ucanr.edu/county/county-san-luis-obispo

Santa Barbara County

https://ucanr.edu/county/santa-barbara-county

Ventura County

https://ucanr.edu/county/cooperative-extension-ventura-county

Area 18

Keith Nathaniel (CD)

kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu 

Los Angeles County

https://ucanr.edu/county/los-angeles-county

Area 19

Rita Clemons

rlclemons@ucanr.edu 

Orange County

https://ucanr.edu/county/orange-county

Riverside County

https://ucanr.edu/county/riverside-county

San Bernardino County

https://ucanr.edu/county/san-bernardino-county

Area 20

Chandra Richards

cmrichards@ucanr.edu 

Imperial County

https://ucanr.edu/county/cooperative-extension-imperial-county

San Diego County

https://ucanr.edu/county/ucce-san-diego-county

 

A color-coded map of California detailing the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Cooperative Extension boundaries. The map is divided into five regions and 20 numbered areas, listing the assigned counties and the respective Area Director or County Director for each.