Sustainable Food Systems Panel Members
How the Panel helps
The SI Panels help
Unify
1. Create vision, 2. Identify themes & priorities, 3. Input to Strategic Plan, 4. Hold meetings, 5. Operate a think tank, 6. Help build capacity, 7. Input to staffing needs, and 8. Manage grants
Communicate
1. Collate stories & highlights, 2. Develop materials (white papers, etc.), 3. Foster debate
Advocate
1. Represent UC ANR and the SI, 2. Engage stakeholders and government, 3. Raise awareness, 4.Represent on Program Council
Initiative Leader
Rachel A. Surls Ph.D.
Title: Sustainable Food Systems Advisor
Specialty: urban agriculture, urban gardening, food systems
Phone: 626-586-1982
Email: ramabie@ucdavis.edu
Title: Sustainable Food Systems Advisor
Specialty: urban agriculture, urban gardening, food systems
Phone: 626-586-1982
Email: ramabie@ucdavis.edu
Panel Members
Dr Whitney Brim-DeForest
Title: County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor
Specialty: Rice, Weeds
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu
Title: County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor
Specialty: Rice, Weeds
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu
Dr Roselle C Busch
Title: Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist
Specialty: Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production
Phone: (530)754-1975
Email: rcbusch@ucdavis.edu
Title: Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist
Specialty: Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production
Phone: (530)754-1975
Email: rcbusch@ucdavis.edu
Nicholas Clark
Title: Agronomy Advisor
Specialty: Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management
Phone: 559-852-2788
Email: neclark@ucanr.edu
Title: Agronomy Advisor
Specialty: Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management
Phone: 559-852-2788
Email: neclark@ucanr.edu
Dr Monica Cooper
Title: Farm Advisor-Viticulture
Specialty: Viticulture and Pest Management
Phone: (707) 253-4221
Email: mlycooper@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor-Viticulture
Specialty: Viticulture and Pest Management
Phone: (707) 253-4221
Email: mlycooper@ucanr.edu
Dr Ashraf El Kereamy
Title: Director of Lindcove REC and Assistant CE Specialist
Specialty: Specialist in Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside, focused on citrus and grape
Phone: 559-592-2408 Ext 1154
Email: ashrafe@ucr.edu
Title: Director of Lindcove REC and Assistant CE Specialist
Specialty: Specialist in Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside, focused on citrus and grape
Phone: 559-592-2408 Ext 1154
Email: ashrafe@ucr.edu
Margaret Gullette Lloyd
Title: Small Farms Advisor
Specialty: Organic
Phone: 530-564-8642
Email: mglloyd@ucanr.edu
Title: Small Farms Advisor
Specialty: Organic
Phone: 530-564-8642
Email: mglloyd@ucanr.edu
Sonia Rios
Title: Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor
Phone: 951-683-6491 ext. 224
Email: sirios@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor
Phone: 951-683-6491 ext. 224
Email: sirios@ucanr.edu
Sam Houston Wilson Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Orchard/vineyard IPM, insect ecology, organic agriculture, agroecology
Phone: 559-646-6519
Email: samhw@ucr.edu
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Orchard/vineyard IPM, insect ecology, organic agriculture, agroecology
Phone: 559-646-6519
Email: samhw@ucr.edu
Contact Information
To learn more about this initiative, contact the Initiative Leader, Deanne Meyer.
For media inquiries, contact Pamela Kan-Rice.