Grace Belt
Assistant Cooperative Extension Area Youth, Families and Communities advisor - Humboldt and Del Norte counties
Food security, nutrition, wellness, youth and community development
kbelt@ucanr.edu
Mary Blackburn
Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences advisor - Alameda County
Nutrition and wellness of vulnerable groups during early childhood, adulthood, and older adulthood
(510) 670-5623
mlblackburn@ucanr.edu
Karina Díaz Rios
Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrition, UC Merced
Malnutrition prevention in at-risk populations, culturally relevant community nutrition interventions
Community Nutrition Website: http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/kdiazrios/
(217) 552-6336
kdiazrios@ucmerced.edu
Alexa Erickson
Community Nutrition, Health and Food Systems advisor - Contra Costa and Alameda counties
(530) 201-5332
americkson@ucanr.edu
Janessa Hartmann
Community Health and Nutrition advisor - Shasta, Trinity, and Tehama counties
Food security, community health, youth development and education
jlhartmann@ucanr.edu
Marcel Horowitz
Youth, Families and Communities advisor - Sacramento, Solano & Yolo Counties
Development of health and wellness interventions for youth and adults
mhorowitz@ucanr.edu
Zaw Wai Htoo
Community nutrition and health advisor - Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties
Individual & community/public health and nutrition, food safety/security, chronic diseases, aging, gut-brain-axis, physical and mental health and wellness
zhtoo@ucanr.edu
Carly Hyland
Cooperative Extension Specialist in Environmental Health Sciences, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Impact of climate change on agricultural and food systems workers, community-engaged intervention research, exposure assessment, pesticides
chyland@berkeley.edu
Danielle Lee
Registered Dietitian and Master of Public Health in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Policy Institute
Early childhood nutrition, child care nutrition policy, healthy beverages, retail food environments
(510) 987-0735
dnilee@ucanr.edu
Ally Lemmer
4-H Youth Development Healthy Living Academic Coordinator
Positive youth development, elementary education, farm to school, and youth engagement
(530) 750-1213
alemmer@ucanr.edu
Susana Matias
Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at UC Berkeley
Food access and its connection with dietary patterns and health, maternal and child nutrition, immigrant health, food security, and obesity and diabetes prevention
(510) 642-0980
slmatias@berkeley.edu
Yu Meng
UC Cooperative Extension youth, family, and community advisor - Imperial County
Technology-assisted intervention, childhood obesity prevention, community development
(442) 265-7709
ucmeng@ucanr.edu
Cristina Murillo Barrick
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community development advisor - Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties
language access, youth engagement, state funding and policy, centering on historically underserved communities
(510) 305-3256
cmurillo@ucanr.edu
Cassandra Nguyen
UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist, UC Davis
Food insecurity and food systems of Native communities
Lenna Ontai
UC Cooperative Extension Family and Early Childhood Specialist
Intersection between family relationships, with a focus on parenting, and dietary behaviors in young children
(530) 752-6410
lontai@ucdavis.edu
Kitty Oppliger
Community Health and Nutrition advisor - Central Sierra (Placer, Nevada, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties)
Food security, sustainable food systems, disability, Indigenous health and food systems
koppliger@ucanr.edu
Irene Padasas
Community Nutrition and Health advisor - Tulare, Kings, Fresno and Madera counties
Social and cultural factors that shape health and wellbeing of underserved and low resourced population, particularly ethnic and migrant families
(559) 684-3300
iopadasas@ucanr.edu
Azin Pourkhalili
Youth, Families and Communities Advisor - Kern, Inyo and Mono counties
Nutrition and physical activity education programs, chronic disease prevention programs and health education programs for different age groups
apourkhalili@ucanr.edu
Natalie Price
Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences advisor - Los Angeles & Orange counties
Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health
(626) 586-1948
nmprice@ucanr.edu
Amira Resnick
Statewide Director, Community Nutrition & Health
Program development, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, and administration of community-based education, including with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and CalFresh Healthy Living, UC program
(530) 750-1357
arresnick@ucanr.edu
Lorrene Ritchie
UC Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist, Emeritus
Founding Director, Nutrition Policy Institute
Research to inform policy to reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition and health
lritchie@ucanr.edu
Jennifer Smilowitz
UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist, UC Davis
Research, outreach and implementation of nutrition and educational interventions that improve breastfeeding outcomes and target health in the first 1,000 days from pregnancy through early childhood
(888) 217-5355
jensm@ucdavis.edu
Website
Jasmin Smith
Community Nutrition and Health advisor - San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties
Human behavior and interactions aimed at enhancing overall health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on childhood and familial contexts
jasm@ucanr.edu
Katherine Soule
Youth, Families and Communities advisor - San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties
Increasing access, equity, and inclusion of marginalized populations in local food systems and nutrition education
(805) 781-5940
kesoule@ucanr.edu
Hannah Thompson
Director, Nutrition Policy Institute
UC Cooperative Extension specialist
Physical activity epidemiology, school health research, nutrition, community health, youth health
hrthomp@ucanr.edu
Veronica VanCleave-Hunt
Community nutrition, health and food security advisor - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba counties
Implementation of nutrition education with youth and specialized populations through the development of food-related skills, like cooking and gardening
(530) 552-5812
vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu
Laurie "Lio" Wayne
Nutrition and food systems advisor - Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou counties
Healthy lifestyles, nutrition, food access and security, local food production, preservation and availability
(530) 233-6400
lwayne@ucanr.edu
Veronica VanCleave-Hunt
Community nutrition, health and food security advisor - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba counties
Implementation of nutrition education with youth and specialized populations through the development of food-related skills, like cooking and gardening
(530) 552-5812
vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu
Miranda Westfall
Academic coordinator - Director, CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit, Nutrition Policy Institute
Evaluation of community-based nutrition education and health promotion programs, maternal and child nutrition, infant feeding practices
(530) 306-1510
mrwestfall@ucanr.edu