ANR Employees
University of California
ANR Employees

Roles & Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

UC ANR units - roles & responsibilities

 

Leadership

Program Related

Administration and Support

Institutional Budgeting and Compliance

 

 

Leadership

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Vice President

Provides overall direction

Glenda Humiston (Kathy Eftekhari or Patricia Lonergan)

Interim Assoc Vice President

Guides all ANR academic programs

Deanne Meyer

(Kathryn Stein)

Associate Vice President – Business Operations

Guides all ANR Administrative and budgeting

Tu Tran

(Cheryl Hyland)

Interim SWP Leader

Strategic Initiatives and StateWide Programs

Greg Ira

 

Vice Provost Research & Extension

RECS and counties

Vacant

 

County REC Directors - County offices

See county directories

Lynn Schmidt-McQuitty

Deanne Meyer

County Offices

 

 

Program

Technical Focused Groups

Strategic Initiatives, Program Teams and Workgroups

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Strategic initiatives (SIs)

Unify, Communicate & Advocate

Jim Farrar

SIs

Program Teams (PTs)

Network, focus, share

 PTs

Deanne Meyer

 WGs

Workgroups (WGs)

Plan & Implement work.

 

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Implemented through County Offices with Volunteers

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

UC 4-H Youth Development

Youth Development Programs

Davis: Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty

UC 4-H

County: See County of interest

UC Master Food Preserver

Community food preserving activities with Volunteers

Davis: Amira Resnick

UC MFP

County: See County of interest

UC Master Gardeners

Community gardening and horticulture through volunteers

Davis: Missy Gable

UC MG

County: See County of interest

 

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Implemented throughout the state in association with Volunteer organizations

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

California Naturalist 

CalNat

Introducing Californians to our unique California

Greg Ira


County: See County of interest

 

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Nutrition-focused programs

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

EFNEP

 

(UC CalFresh)

Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences (NFCS)

Davis: Amira Resnick

 EFNEP

(Kamal Khaira)

UC CalFresh

County: See County of interest

 

Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS

Service oriented groups

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

IGIS

Services: Drones, mapping; spatial data science

Berkeley: Maggi Kelly

IGIS

Research Extension Centers (RECs)

Provide research sites throughout the state

South Coast REC; Darren Haver

 

Provide policy and Research

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Agricultural Issues Center (AIC)

Study agricultural research and development, agricultural policy

Vacant

California Institute for Water Resources (CIWR)

Facilitating collaborative research and outreach on water

Oakland: Vacant

Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)

Nutrition policy and programs

UCOP: Lorrene Ritchie

UC IPM

(Western IPM)

Helps solve pest problems

Davis: Jim Farrar

(Amanda Crump)

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP)

Develop sustainable agricultural practices in building healthy food systems 

Davis: Sonja Brodt

 

Program Support – Implementation, Reporting and Evaluation

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

County Directors, Mentor

Provide guidance on program development and implementation

 

Program Support Unit (PSU)

Event planning, meeting support

Davis: Sherry Cooper

Program Planning and Evaluation (PPE)

Coordination of statewide program planning, accountability and reporting

Oakland: Katherine Webb-Martinez

 

 Building support: Fund Raising & Government Relations

Group

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Development Services

Raise private funds

Davis: Greg Gibbs

4-H Foundation

Raise money for 4-H

Carolyn Warne

Contracts & Grants

Development of proposals

Davis: Kathleen Nolan

Government and Community Relations

Help build government support

Davis: Anne Megaro

 

 

Administration

Expense Reporting - Business Operations

Administration

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Business Operations Center

Provides financial services to all groups

Davis: Su-Lin Shum

 

 

Communication Services

Administration

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Information Technology

Communication support in emerging and traditional media

Davis: Sree Mada

Strategic Communications

Publications

Shares information about UC ANR with the public

Davis: Linda Forbes

Davis: Rachel Lee (Cal Ag)

 

 

Human Resources and UC Policies

Administration

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Human Resources (AHR/SHR/AA)

All things HR

Davis: Bethanie Brown

Admin Policies & Business Contracts

UC wide policies

Davis: Robin Sanchez

Risk Management

Helping keep us safe

Davis: Brian Oatman

 

 

Institutional Budgeting and Compliance

Administration

Primary roles

Primary Contact

Office of the Controller and Business Services

Compliance, Risk and Control

Legal, Audit, and Investigative Matters

· Administrative Policies and Business Contracts

· Environmental Health and Safety

· Financial Services

· Risk Services

· UCPath

Oakland: Jing Yu (Interim)

Finance Services (within the Office of the Controller)

Reporting and coordinating ANR financial activities

Oakland: Jing Yu

Resource Planning and Management  

Budget administration, analysis and reporting.

Oakland: Jennifer Bunge

Facilities Planning & Management

Design and construction of new or remodeled facilities

Davis: Felicia Johnson

 

 

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