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Communications Advisory Board
The Communication Advisory Board (CAB) advises UC ANR Strategic Communications, Publishing and Information Technology on general policy and recommends guidelines for Associate Editors (AEs), UC ANR peer review, and annual budgetary allocations. The board, which meets quarterly, includes UC ANR academics who may or may not also be Associate Editors. Board members serve staggered three-year terms. The Director of Publishing, the Director of Strategic Communications and the Chair of the Associate Editors serve on the board as ex-officio members.
Dustin Blakey currently serves as CAB chair.
Communications Advisory Board Members
Dustin W Blakey
Title: County Director / Farm Advisor
Phone: (760) 873-7854
Email: dwblakey@ucanr.edu
Title: County Director / Farm Advisor
Phone: (760) 873-7854
Email: dwblakey@ucanr.edu
Karina Diaz Rios
Title: CE Nutrition Specialist
Specialty: nutrition education, eating behavior, cross-cultural adaptation, measurement validation
Email: kdiazrios@ucanr.edu
Title: CE Nutrition Specialist
Specialty: nutrition education, eating behavior, cross-cultural adaptation, measurement validation
Email: kdiazrios@ucanr.edu
Dr Akif Eskalen
Title: Professor of Cooperative Extension in Plant Pathology
Specialty: Research in my lab is applied and focuses on the identification, biology, epidemiology, and control of fungal pathogens on vines, small fruit & berries, and pome fruits in California.
Phone: (530) 752-0304
Email: aeskalen@ucdavis.edu
Title: Professor of Cooperative Extension in Plant Pathology
Specialty: Research in my lab is applied and focuses on the identification, biology, epidemiology, and control of fungal pathogens on vines, small fruit & berries, and pome fruits in California.
Phone: (530) 752-0304
Email: aeskalen@ucdavis.edu
Ben A Faber , Ph.D.
Title: Advisor
Specialty: Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Phone: (805) 645-1462
Email: bafaber@ucanr.edu
Title: Advisor
Specialty: Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Phone: (805) 645-1462
Email: bafaber@ucanr.edu
Julie A Finzel
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Phone: 661-868-6219
Email: jafinzel@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Phone: 661-868-6219
Email: jafinzel@ucanr.edu
John F Karlik
Title: Extension Advisor Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Phone: (661) 868-6220
Email: jfkarlik@ucanr.edu
Title: Extension Advisor Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Phone: (661) 868-6220
Email: jfkarlik@ucanr.edu
Isaya Kisekka
Title: Assistant Professor and Assistant Irrigation Engineer in AES
Specialty: Irrigation Management and Agricultural Water Management
Phone: 530-379-9549
Email: ikisekka@ucdavis.edu
Title: Assistant Professor and Assistant Irrigation Engineer in AES
Specialty: Irrigation Management and Agricultural Water Management
Phone: 530-379-9549
Email: ikisekka@ucdavis.edu
Dr Igor Lacan
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Phone: 650-276-7428
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Phone: 650-276-7428
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu
Donald J Merhaut P.h.D.
Title: Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops
Specialty: Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production
Phone: (951) 827-7003
Email: donm@ucr.edu
Title: Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops
Specialty: Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production
Phone: (951) 827-7003
Email: donm@ucr.edu
Max Alan Moritz Ph.D.
Title: Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Specialty: Fire Ecology and Management; Disturbance Regimes; Spatial Analysis; Fire Policy; Climate Change Adaptation
Phone: 805-893-8747
Email: mmoritz@ucanr.edu
Title: Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Specialty: Fire Ecology and Management; Disturbance Regimes; Spatial Analysis; Fire Policy; Climate Change Adaptation
Phone: 805-893-8747
Email: mmoritz@ucanr.edu
Irene O Padasas PhD
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Community-based program, evaluation, family culture and health, children and youth positive development, ethnic minorities
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Email: iopadasas@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Community-based program, evaluation, family culture and health, children and youth positive development, ethnic minorities
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Email: iopadasas@ucanr.edu
Tracy K Schohr
Title: Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor
Specialty: Research and extension in the region focused on irrigated pasture, invasive species, mountain meadows, water quality and business management. Catastrophic fires in her counties have also lead to an evolving program on urban fire implications to natural resources, disaster preparedness and shelter management.
Phone: (916) 716-2643
Email: tkschohr@ucanr.edu
Title: Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor
Specialty: Research and extension in the region focused on irrigated pasture, invasive species, mountain meadows, water quality and business management. Catastrophic fires in her counties have also lead to an evolving program on urban fire implications to natural resources, disaster preparedness and shelter management.
Phone: (916) 716-2643
Email: tkschohr@ucanr.edu
Liliana Vega
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive Youth Development
Phone: 805-242-2454
Email: live@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive Youth Development
Phone: 805-242-2454
Email: live@ucanr.edu
Laura Vollmer
Title: Community Nutrition & Health Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition & Health
Phone: 650-276-7429
Email: lvollmer@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition & Health Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition & Health
Phone: 650-276-7429
Email: lvollmer@ucanr.edu
CAB Ex Officio members
Linda Forbes
Title: Director of Strategic Communications
Phone: 530-750-1204
Email: lforbes@ucanr.edu
Title: Director of Strategic Communications
Phone: 530-750-1204
Email: lforbes@ucanr.edu
Chair of Associate Editor Board
Janet S Hartin
Title: Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture, urban greening, climate-ready trees, "Trees for Tomorrow" arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
Phone: (951) 313-2023
Email: jshartin@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture, urban greening, climate-ready trees, "Trees for Tomorrow" arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
Phone: (951) 313-2023
Email: jshartin@ucanr.edu