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Posts Tagged: May-June 2019
Names in the News
Muramoto hired as first UCCE organic ag specialist
Joji Muramoto joined ANR on May 29 as an assistant Cooperative Extension organic production specialist. The first UCCE specialist hired to focus on organic agriculture, Muramoto will coordinate a statewide program focused on fertility and pest management in organic production systems across the state.
He has a joint affiliation with UCCE and the Department of Environmental Studies and the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) at UC Santa Cruz. Muramoto, who is fluent in Japanese, is also an affiliate professor in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.
Prior to joining ANR, Muramoto served in multiple capacities at UC Santa Cruz. Since 1996, he has conducted research and extension on fertility and soil-borne disease management in organic and conventional strawberry and vegetable production in coastal California. Over the course of his 32-year career as a soil scientist/agroecologist, Muramoto has secured and managed over $11 million of external grants as a principal investigator or co-PI, conducted numerous field-based research projects, published 39 peer-reviewed or invited papers or book chapters including several multidisciplinary papers, supervised more than 100 undergraduate student workers and interns, and given more than 90 extension presentations in California.
Muramoto earned a Ph.D. and an M.S. in agriculture chemistry (soil science), and a B.S. in agriculture chemistry from Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Based at the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems in Santa Cruz, Muramoto can be reached at (831) 459-2178 and jmuramoto@ucanr.edu.
Amir Haghverdi, assistant UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management specialist in the UC Riverside environmental sciences department, has been awarded a nearly $500,000 Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement New Investigator grant by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
NIFA Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement Grants are highly competitive funds awarded to researchers at the beginning their career, with less than five years postgraduate career-track experience.
Haghverdi's research focuses on developing and disseminating scientific knowledge, practical recommendations, and tools for sustainable urban and agricultural water resources management. His approaches include field research trials, laboratory analyses, and computer modeling, with a goal of identifying opportunities for synergy between research and extension activities.
The award will support a project to enhance irrigation management in Southern California desert agriculture. – Holly Ober
Read more at https://insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2019/03/28/irrigation-specialist-receives-usda-new-investigator-award
Monica Cooper, UCCE viticulture advisor for Napa County, received the 2019 American Society for Enology and Viticulture Extension Distinction Award on June 19 at the ASEV National Conference at the Napa Valley Marriot Hotel.
Cooper joined UC Cooperative Extension in Napa County in 2009 as a viticulture farm advisor. Her applied research and outreach programs provide data-driven information to the vineyard industry. She directs the Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group, a local forum for technical information and collaborative learning. Fluent in Spanish, she also offers education programming to farmworkers.
Cooper's early career was defined by programs addressing invasive pests such as vine mealybug and European grapevine moth. Her current research interests include disease epidemiology, pest management, rootstock evaluation, labor issues affecting farmworkers and improving extension delivery.
Read more at https://www.asev.org/press-release/asev-selects-dr-monica-cooper-uc-cooperative-extension-receive-2019-extension
ESA Pacific Branch honors Grafton-Cardwell, Dara, Williams
Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Surendra Dara and Neal Williams received awards from the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America April 2 at PBESA's annual meeting in San Diego.
Grafton-Cardwell, director of the Lindcove Research and Extension Center, UCCE IPM specialist and research entomologist with the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, received the CW Woodworth Award, which recognizes an individual Pacific Branch ESA member for outstanding accomplishments in entomology over the past 10 years. Her research interests include all aspects of integrated pest management of citrus pests, including biocontrol, pheromone disruption, pesticide efficacy and selectivity, pesticide resistance management, pest monitoring and economic thresholds. With her collaborators, Grafton-Cardwell has authored over 60 journal articles and over 270 extension articles on these subjects. In the past decade, she has spent much of her time responding to invasive pests and disease, the most serious situation being Asian citrus psyllid, the vector of huanglongbing, a deadly bacterial citrus disease. Her extension program on this subject reaches the citrus industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, regulatory agencies and the news media.
July 17-20, Williams will co-chair the Fourth International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy at UC Davis. The four-day conference, themed “Multidimensional Solutions to Current and Future Threats to Pollinator Health,” will highlight recent research advances in the biology and health of pollinators, and link to policy implications.
Jim Stapleton, UC IPM plant pathologist based at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, received a 2018 California Department of Pesticide Regulation Integrated Pest Management Achievement Award as co-PI of the Soil Fumigant Alternatives BioSolarization Team. The scientists research techniques that can be used in place of agricultural soil fumigants to reduce human health and environmental risks.
For the past 14 years, this team has generated and disseminated a large body of information on soil pest management practices. By improving the implementation and efficacy of biosolarization, the team is seeking to create an alternative to soil fumigants—a DPR priority issue. Solarization is a well-established pest management practice. Biosolarization, and its cousin anaerobic soil disinfestation, are newer and lend themselves to innovations in quality and implementation. The team's work on quantifying the factors that influence effectiveness has the potential for tailoring treatments to individual sites and reducing pesticide use throughout California. In addition to managing soil pests and pathogens, biosolarization practices promoted by the team aim to improve soil health and reduce landfill waste. Members of the team have been conducting outreach and collaborating with industry, academic/research groups, and public stakeholders for many years. More information is available at https://ucanr.edu/sites/solarization/ andhttps://youtu.be/6EtyhFVCDhM.
The award was presented Feb. 12 at Cal-EPA headquarters in Sacramento during a ceremony recorded at https://www.facebook.com/CaPesticideRegulation/videos/362918121219643.
Kabashima honored for volunteer achievement
The polyphagous shot hole borer, an invasive wood-boring beetle, attacks dozens of tree species in Southern California, including commercial avocado groves, common landscape trees and native species in urban and wildland environments. The beetle spreads a disease called fusarium dieback, which can kill trees.
“Noticing insufficient support from the California state legislature, John spearheaded an Invasive Species Summit in January 2018 to develop consensus recommendations that conservation organizations would use to lobby state legislatures,” said the RRISC. “This effort, in consultation with John, developed two bills based on the Summit's recommendations, and retained $5 million to address invasive shot hole borers. While the efforts to maintain funding and awareness continue, John's excellent, actionable leadership has helped produce important awareness for a pressing invasive species issue.”
Sourbeer and Zacarias receive EFNEP awards
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture presented awards to two California women for their role in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). EFNEP participant Johana Zacarias of Yolo County and Leah Sourbeer, UCCE EFNEP supervisor, were honored at the 50th Anniversary celebration at the National EFNEP Coordinators Conference in Virginia, March 11-14.
Zacarias, a young mother of four children, participated in EFNEP at Cedar Lane Elementary School in Olivehurst, Calif. EFNEP educator Sonia Rodriguez suggested participants check with their doctors before changing their exercise and dietary habits. Zacarias visited her doctor and discovered she had early stage fatty liver disease.
“I was 220 pounds, never exercised, nor controlled my diet,” Zacarias told an EFNEP educator. “Because of the changes I made coming to EFNEP, using the Walk Indoors CD, I now weigh 166 pounds, and my liver is normal.”
Sourbeer, who supervises seven EFNEP educators in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, developed online systems to enable educators to capture outcome data and success stories. She seeks out professional development opportunities for herself and staff to enhance evidence-based nutrition knowledge, teaching methodologies, and social determinants of health.
“Leah demonstrates exceptional programmatic skills,” her nominators wrote. “She often mentors other EFNEP supervisors and represents EFNEP staff on two university-wide committees.”
Read more at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=29693
Long honored with Bradford Rominger Ag Sustainability Leader Award
Rachael Long, UC Cooperative Extension advisor covering integrated pest management for field crops in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties, is the recipient of the 2019 Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award.
During her career with UCCE, Long has been a pioneer in developing practices to protect water quality from agricultural crop production, helping farmers meet state mandates for clean surface water. She worked on hedgerows, documenting that field edge plantings of native California plants attract beneficial insects, including bees and natural enemies, for better pest control and pollination in adjacent crops. She documented that birds and bats are farmer allies; they help control codling moths in walnut orchards. She promotes hawks and barn owls for control of rodent pests. She has also written numerous publications focusing on agronomic practices for managing pest, weeds, and diseases in field crop production.
At the time she started her research projects over 25 years ago, her ideas were way outside the box and on the fringe. Now her work is mainstream with the UC IPM guidelines incorporating the value of habitat planting for enhancing natural enemies and pollinators on farms for better pollination and biocontrol of crop pests. The California Healthy Soils Initiative and Natural Resource Conservation Service have cost-share funding for hedgerow establishment on farms for pest management and carbon sequestration.
Long continues to do research on hedgerows, but more importantly, she strives to be a leader by teaching others about agriculture and the need to have co-existence between farming, food production, and wildlife conservation for a better world for all.
Long received the award at a presentation May 28 in the UC Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center. Read more at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=30262.
UC communicators win 10 ACE awards
Steve Elliott, communication coordinator for the Western Integrated Pest Management Center won four ACE awards:
- A gold award for writing for the web for "Preparing for the Invasion: Emerald Ash Borer in Colorado"
- A gold award for writing within a specialized publication for “Learning to Manage – and Live with – Coyotes in Southern California.”
- A silver award for the Western IPM Center's monthly electronic newsletter, highlighting integrated pest management research, issues, funding opportunities, jobs and meetings.
- A bronze award, with UC ANR designer Will Suckow, for the Western IPM Center website westernipm.org.
Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won five awards:
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A gold award for her news story, "To Boldly Go, and the Chancellor Did: To an Insect Museum," chronicling UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, who is a Star Trek enthusiast, and Dean Helene Dillard's tour of the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
Kathy Keatley Garvey won a silver ACE award for a feature photo of a honey bee covered with mustard pollen. - A silver award for a feature photo of a honey bee covered with mustard pollen.
- A bronze award (third place) for "The Bee Man" newspaper story on Norm Gary, emeritus professor of entomology, book author, and retired bee wrangler
- A bronze award for writing within a specialized publication. This was a feature on "Bugs and Beats," published in Entomology Today, a publication of the Entomological Society of America, and featuring the Entomology Band of UC Davis graduate students
- A bronze award for her Bug Squad blog, "When Queen Bees Get Permanents," showcasing the art of Karissa Merritt, UC Davis entomology student, in a Bohart Museum calendar
Science writer Gregory Watry of the College of Biological Sciences won a silver award in the promotional writing category for his story, “Feeding the Future: Growing Stronger Crops.”
The awards were presented at the annual ACE conference June 26 in San Antonio, Texas. UC's recipients did not attend the event, which was held in a state that is subject to California's ban on state-funded and state-sponsored travel.
UC IPM celebrates 40th anniversary
The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Established July 1, 1979, with funding from the California Legislature, UC IPM built upon a growing movement to reduce dependence on pesticides. Drawing on expertise across the University of California system, UC IPM develops and distributes UC's best information on managing pests using safe and effective practices that protect people and the environment.
On July 8, Assemblymembers Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Bill Quirk congratulated Jim Farrar, UC IPM director, and presented him with a proclamation honoring UC IPM at the Capitol.
Mark Bell, vice provost of strategic initiatives and statewide programs; Mark Lagrimini, vice provost of research and extension; and Anne Megaro, director of government and community relations, joined Farrar in the Assembly chambers for the presentation.
Quirk, whose district includes parts of Alameda County, noted that UC IPM is vital to the health and well-being of California's agricultural and urban communities.
“UC IPM is also active in urban neighborhoods, schools, and childcare centers,” Quirk told his fellow assemblymembers. “The advisors work with the public to manage pest populations, while reducing pesticide exposure for a healthier community.
“Specifically, we've all heard about bed bugs in urban centers and their harmful health and economic impacts on communities. UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program responded to the public need and now leads the effort for controlling bed bugs by researching and developing best practices.”
He added, “UC Integrated Pest Management Program epitomizes what UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is all about – getting practical information into the hands of all Californians and serving as a trusted public resource for science-based information.”
Read more about the UC IPM 40th anniversary at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=30686.
Jan Corlett, chief of staff to the VP, retires
Jan Corlett, chief of staff to Vice President Humiston, retired July 1 after a 20-year UC career.
Corlett, who joined UC ANR in 2011, served on numerous special projects over the years, but she is best known for overseeing the conversion of an old skating rink into UC ANR's LEED-certified Second Street offices and conference facilities in Davis, which opened in 2013. In 2017, she oversaw a project to expand parking behind the ANR building and incorporate a water-quality project in the parking lot for the urban horticulture and water researchers. Since 2014, she has overseen a project to preserve UC Cooperative Extension history at UC Merced.
With Linda Marie Manton, she provided “Crucial Conversations” training to give employees tools for dealing with people when stakes are high, emotions are strong, and opinions differ.
Corlett began her career with UC in 1999 evaluating the California Food and Fiber Futures project for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and serving as assistant director of the Academic Preparation Programs at UC Davis.
In 2002, she moved to UCOP to serve as assistant director of the Early Academic Outreach Program. In 2005, she was tapped to become special assistant to the UC provost and deputy to the vice provost, and she was promoted to executive officer and chief of staff to the provost in 2009.
Before joining UC, Corlett served in the Peace Corps in Upper Volta. She later worked for PLAN International for 10 years as a field director in Southeast Asia and as the assistant director of the department of international relations for the child-focused development organization. She earned a B.A. in international studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and an M.S. in international agricultural development and a Ph.D. in geography from UC Davis.
ANR Learning & Development
Check out the growing list of learning opportunities on the ANR Learning & Development website.
Make it Acccessible: SiteBuilder for Everyone
Thursday July 18
noon-12:30 pm
Learn basic techniques to make your website accessible to your audience.
With Bruce Lidl and Andrew Waegli, ANR IT.
Zoom access:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428
1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656
Webinar ID: 751 701 428
Women in Agriculture
Wednesday Webinars, University of Maryland Extension
2&4 Wednesday of each month at 9 am Pacific Time
Free!
Next one: July 24, 2019
Introduction to Integrated Pest Management Register here.
Social Cafe' Drop-in Sessions
Second Thursdays of each month @ 11:30 am starting in September. (Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, and Dec. 12).
Join the monthly ANR Social Cafe series for drop-in conversations and questions about the effective use of social media and communications in Extension work. Each Social Café opens with a 5-10 minute “tutorial” of a new tool or feature on commonly used social platforms, or a brief showcase of an ANR employee who is using digital communications in innovative and effective ways. The remainder of the time is devoted to sharing best practices, discussion and Q&A.
Zoom access:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428
+1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656
Webinar ID: 751 701 428
With Rose Hayden-Smith UCCE Advisor, hosted by UC ANR Strategic Communication.
Career Catalyst Lunchtime Series Schedule
These in person and online webinar workshops require no prior enrollment. So mark your calendars for any or all of the exciting topics!
Wellness Workshops Worklife Calendar
In-person and Zoom options at UC Davis.
Ergonomics 101 LinkedIn Learning Video (39:00)
Is lower back pain familiar? Or perhaps your upper back feels tight or your wrists feel a dull pain. Regardless, maybe it's time for you to view this course to gain nuggets of wisdom on common risk factors and how to prevent them. If you do not have a LinkedIn Learning account, contact ANR Learning & Development to request your account.
How Daymond John Sets His 10 Goals Every Morning and Night LinkedIn Learning Blog
If you think you might learn something from the founder of FUBU (a clothing line) and resident "Shark" on ABC's Shark Tank who built his career from nothing, you're right. What helped Daymond John push through tough times were his goals. In an interview he shared that goals act as a compass and by reciting them every night and morning, you stay focused. Read more about John's short-term and long-term goal setting in this LinkedIn Learning Blog.
The Puzzle of Motivation (TedTalk Video 18:32)
Daniel Pink
Scientists who've been studying motivation have given us a different approach. It's built much more around intrinsic motivation—around the desire to do things because they matter, because we like it, they're interesting, or part of something important.
The effective operating system for our businesses revolves around three elements: autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives.
Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters.
Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.
Conducting Employee-Centric Development Conversations Gartner®
Every ANR employee has free access to this Gartner® Tool. Go to the log in page to access!
ANR recognizes outstanding staff performance with STAR awards
UC ANR presented its annual Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards June 18 to individuals and teams demonstrating exceptional performance, creativity, organizational abilities, work success and teamwork.
The STAR program is an opportunity to celebrate and reward the great contributions of ANR's people. The program provides one-time cash awards to eligible staff in recognition of outstanding achievement.
John Fox, executive director of Human Resources, announced the STAR recipients and managers presented plaques to the following employees.
During the absence of an essential team member, Alma enthusiastically assumed higher-level responsibilities for all immigration-related visas and permanent-residency cases. Her dedicated work allowed Academic HR to provide a level of service to which international scholars are accustomed.
Alyssa demonstrated a high level of quality performance while she absorbed additional responsibilities as our temporary Leaves specialist. Not only did she learn and implement her new role quickly and efficiently, she also updated and improved Leave processes, while maintaining a high level of involvement with the HR Generalist staff.
Bonnie Nielsen, communications specialist, UCCE Marin
Bonnie willingly took on significant additional event logistics and outreach roles for the 7th Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium, helping to make it a success. She contributed to the creative thinking and site architecture design and performed all the web layout and revision for the Grown in Marin website makeover. Learning new software, she provided peer leadership to the staff, leading the layout and production of the office's 2018 Annual Report as an online story map.
With many difficult technical obstacles to overcome, Cheryl planned for and transferred 19 UC IPM online courses to eXtension, while delivering all of her other tasks without interruption. Her regular duties include timely reporting of DPR CE units, technical support to UC IPM online courses, developing two new courses, and hosting a series of UC PM webinars “UC Ag Experts Talk.”
Debbie Powell, Master Gardener coordinator, UCCE Calaveras & Tuolumne
Debbie aired her 100th radio show “Over the Garden Gate” on station KAAD-LP, 103.5 FM, which she started as an innovative way to provide educational material on home gardening and related topics. Since Feb 2017, she has regularly interviewed staff, UC Master Gardener Volunteers, subject matter experts and presenters at the Open Garden at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in San Andreas.
Hannah drove outreach efforts to bring awareness to the unique research opportunity resulting from the unplanned wildfire, served as central organizer of a successful packed weekend of events around Hopland REC's annual sheep dog trails that raised over $10,000 net, and led successful fundraising and grant-writing efforts including winning a grant from the EPA to develop fire science curriculum adapted for the North Coast woodlands.
Jon Wilson, applications architect, ANR IT
Jon's expertise and effective communication has revolutionized Communication Services & Information Technology service to ANR. His dedication to highest quality products is evidenced by his extraordinary work with Project Board. He has also assumed responsibility for technical oversight of all applications developed and maintained by CSIT, challenging each team developer to keep quality and user experience at the forefront of every decision.
John is serving as both Hopland REC superintendent and interim director and he has performed beyond all expectations. His innovative thinking will result in better financial stability in the midst of severe cuts. His leadership allowed ranch staff to move 500 sheep, 6 guard dogs, and one sheep dog to safety during the River Fire. He also quickly organized an event on the ranch on Sept. 6 to showcase the burn areas for potential wildfire recovery research.
Karina Hathorn, community education specialist, UCCE Butte
In 2018, Karina worked to produce content for a garden-based workshop for SNAP-Ed. Her organization throughout curriculum development was impressive. During every planning meeting, she came prepared and presented to her CalFresh collaborators in a clear and meaningful manner. Her work effortlessly tied the training objectives to interactive modules, which allowed participants to apply the content they learned to the garden.
Kathleen's work has led her UCCE office to develop a budget that forecasts long-term staffing needs and ensures staffing levels align with funding levels and sources. Her organizational skills ensure on-time report submissions that include impact stories for our partners and the public. Her skill in recognizing both emerging opportunities for teamwork and the challenges to implementing it across programs brings excellence to UCCE San Mateo-San Francisco as a whole.
Kellie McFarland, event specialist, ANR Program Support
Kellie managed the day-to-day tasks for all PSU staff when her director and another PSU staff member were on leave and another retired. She ensured that staff handled assignments and the unit's work continued. As Event Specialist 2 and lead, Kellie is an exceptionally high performer serving as a role model for other staff members. She is extremely productive and handles the most complex events independently. She attacks every task with tenacity, drive and positive attitude.
Leah consistently demonstrates exceptional performance as an EFNEP supervisor in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. She is highly respected by her staff, academic advisor, UCCE colleagues and external partners. She often mentors other EFNEP supervisors and represents EFNEP staff on two University-wide committees. Leah excels because she leads by example and is a woman of high integrity and organizational capacity.
Mary Vollinger, community education supervisor, UCCE San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara
Mary stepped up to fill the role of the retired SNAP-Ed work plan coordinator. She has done an amazing job of coordinating 17 Snap-Ed funded partners and ensuring commitments to deadlines. Her creativity and can-do attitude led to an increased cross-program collaboration and great work success in all three counties.
Susan led a high-quality “teens as teachers” program that effectively strengthened 30 adolescents' leadership skills. She mentored 4-H volunteers in management roles to address the low rate of younger youths participating in club meetings. She facilitated the brainstorming of ideas and mentored volunteers to iterate and implement their ideas. The club encouraged attendance with more age-appropriate activities, which increased young people's attendance and engagement.
Pam Kan Rice, assistant director, News and Information Outreach
Pam demonstrated and sustained exceptional performance that consistently exceeded goals and work expectations. She took on numerous additional duties, including social media and governmental relations, due to several CSIT position vacancies while producing high-quality work and carrying on effective collaborations.
Rob has shown his unique talents and willingness to go above and beyond. He has developed creative approaches to projects resulting in dollars saved. He is known for his customer service and efforts to build a strong and positive work environment. He staged and produced the first in a series of Development Services webinars, using his personal home-studio equipment, often on his time, making the content come alive in an extremely professional manner.
Robin Sanchez, Interim Director, Administrative Policy and Business Contracts
Robin has managed her unit to achieve efficiencies and do more with less. As interim director, she and her unit have continued to provide good, timely service to ANR clientele. She has been a champion in implementing technology and tools to drive efficiency. Robin managed the development of a digital repository for all of UC ANR contacts and MOUs and subsequently implemented an instance Box to better manage in-process work on contracts and agreements.
Vince has been repeatedly successful in developing educational resources and events and partnering on programs that have beneficial impact at the local, Marin and North Bay level, including programs this year on farmworker housing replacement, pond water use monitoring, and on-farm poultry processing.
Evan Talmage, evaluation analyst, Nutrition Policy Institute
Evan is one of NPI's most agreeable and cheerful employees. In December 2018, he juggled multiple high-priority deadlines, yet found time to complete an analysis of GIS data, identifying restaurants in low-income neighborhoods for our Healthy Default Beverage Study. This sample of restaurants was a crucial part of a very high-priority NPI project, with baseline data collection needing to be completed before Senate Bill 1192, which prohibits restaurants from serving soda or juice with kids' meals, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Sara quickly established herself as a generous team player. She has helped cross-train another staff member, proactively reviewed all grant proposal instructions, and prepared a thorough set of instructions and a detailed timeline for principal investigators at NPI and our partnering organizations. She also coordinated with funders and Contracts & Grants to ensure that all proposal submissions and fund reports would be completed accurately and on time.
Team awards
EFNEP Alameda/Contra Costa Team - Nelly Camacho, Jennifer Ferreira, Eli Figueroa, Santos Lopez, Adan Osorio, Molica Sim
These youth educators significantly impacted student behavior. Partnering with 333 teachers and reaching 8,090 K-12 youth, their students reported a 71% increase in their ability to choose healthy foods and often report sharing their learning with their families.
Project Board Team - Joni Rippee, Jon Wilson, Bryon Noel, Dave Krause, Kit Alviz, Katherine Webb-Martinez, Tina Jordan, Kim Ingram, Chris Greer, Sheila Barry, Chris Hanson
Even though the Project Board Team members juggle many priorities in the Division, each person committed to a demanding meeting schedule and delivery milestones, all of which were met on time and under budget. The extraordinary amount of collaboration and team work in the Project Board Team are foundational to the success of this project.
Giving Tuesday Campaign - Emily Delk and Melissa Womack
Emily Delk of Development Services and Melissa Womack of UC Master Gardener Program worked outside their scope to collaborate across departments during the November 2018 Giving Tuesday Campaign. Their commitment and hard work resulted in a total of $121,262 raised, a 59% increase over the previous year.
Tulare & Kings Nutrition Education Team - Grilda Gomez, Elia Escalante, Marina Aguilera, Maria Gutierrez, Yesenia Medrano, Susan Lafferty, Maria Carbajal, Eldon Bueno, Teresa Spicer, Mariana Lopez
UC CalFresh and EFNEP teams worked with community partners to empower children, youth and families with knowledge, skills and behavior change to eat healthfully and be active. They contributed to a healthier Tulare and Kings community and aligned program goals with UC ANR's strategic initiative of Healthy Families, Healthy Communities.
Nutrition Policy Institute Team - Sarah Brizindine, Tamika Green, Phoebe Harpainter, Dani Lee, Sridharshi Hewawitharana, Meirong Liao, Shelly Mandel, Anna Martin, Kaela Plank, Evan Talmage
What could easily have taken one year, the NPI staff accomplished in 3 months. They collected baseline data from enough restaurants statewide to be able to examine changes resulting from Senate Bill 1192. They worked evenings and weekends to complete their work by the Jan. 1, 2019 deadline.
