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Workgroup Information California Communities and Food Systems
Summary	Provide visibility for widespread issues that do or will affect California communities, and a venue for focusing academic attention on study and/or intervention related to these issues.
Website:	https://ucanr.edu/sites/UC_CCP/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Christy Getz (Chair)
Phone	(510) 207-9424
E-Mail	cmgetz@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
Location:	University of California, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management 130 Mulford Hall, MC 3114 Berkeley, 94720-3114

Membership List
Richter, Kurt		Agricultural Issues Center
	Graduate Research Assistant
AES Scientist
BENNER, CHRISTOPHER		Human & Community Development
	Associate Professor
Heck, Katherine
	Specialist in AES
Hirtz, Frank		Human & Community Development
	AES   Associate Professor   Associate Sociologist	Sociology of development, rural sociology, sociology/anthropology of law, social policy and welfare issues. Researches comparative social policy and social welfare, food policy and agrarian policies; charity, philanthropy and non-governmental organizations. Geographic specialization: Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Western Europe, California.
Owens, Patsy		Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
	Professor and Associate Dean	Community and urban design, community participation, user preferences and perceptions, youth well-being and development, environments for children and adolescents
Romm, Jeffrey		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Resource policy and economics; resource conservation and economic development; intergovernmental relations in resource management
Sumner, Daniel		Agricultural Issues Center
	Frank Buck Jr. Chair Professor	Economics of Agricultural Issues
CE Advisor
Barrett, Gloria		Sacramento County
	County Director   Community Development   Public Policy Advisor	Community, Economic, and Workforce Development, Health Promotion, Aging Issues
Bianchi, Mary		San Luis Obispo County
	Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor	Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Bird, Marianne		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	4-H Youth Development Advisor	Program development, science literacy; work with Expanded Learning (afterschool) programs, youth-adult partnership, camping and environmental education, volunteer and non-profit management.
Brosnahan, Ann		San Joaquin County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor	Youth development, family literacy
Cassell, Jodi		Solano County
	Natural Resources Advisor	California Water Policy, Aquatic Invasive Species, Public Participation, Citizen Science, Science Literacy
Dasher, H. Steve		San Diego County
	4-H Youth and Community Development Advisor, Emeritus	youth development, experiential learning, adolescent & community issues, volunteer management, science and agriculture literacy
Desmond, Daniel		El Dorado County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor   Emeritus	4-H youth development, environmental education including garden based learning and Master Food Preserver program.
Farfan-Ramirez, Lucrecia
	Emeritus	Community health and nutrition, youth nutrition
George, Holly		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource- Emeritus	Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources & Community Development
Gregory, Peggy		Kings County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor/County Director, Emeritus	4-H Youth Development
Ingram, Roger		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Emeritus	Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy
Jimenez, Manuel		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Johns, Margaret		Kern County
	Nutrition Family Consumer Science Advisor, Emeritus (Retired)
Jones, Michael		Mendocino County
	Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties	Forest Health; Disturbance Ecology; Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
Lamp, Cathi
	Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus	Nutrition, food safety, food access, nutrition education, nutrition monitoring
Marcum, Daniel		Shasta-Lassen Office
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture
Martin, Anna		San Joaquin County
	Nutrition   Family   Consumer Sciences Advisor	Community Nutrition Education
Molinar, Richard		Small Farm Program
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish
Moncloa, Fe		Santa Clara County
	UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Emeritus	Latinx youth development, intercultural communication, culturally relevant pedagogy
Moratorio, Mario		Solano County
	Emeritus Small Farm Urban Horticulture Advisor	Small farms, grapes, urban horticulture and Master Gardener programs in Solano and Yolo.
Murdock, Shelley		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Youth Development Advisor
Murray, Michael		Glenn County
	"County Director, Farm Advisor, Emeritus"	Vegetable crops, community development
Paterson, Carole		Solano County
	Emeritus 4-H Youth Community Development Advisor	Youth development, community development, group facilitation, event planning
Rilla, Ellie
	Advisor Emeritus	Public policy education, natural resource issues, community development
Schmitt-McQuitty, Lynn		Associate Vice President - Agriculture and Natural Resources
	Director for County Cooperative Extension	Positive Youth Development, Youth Science Literacy, Leadership
Smith, Richard		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science	Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Sousa, Carla		Tulare County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor	Youth-at-risk
Steinbring, Yvonne		Siskiyou County
	4-H Youth Dev / Family Consumer Science Advisor	Conducts educational home economics programs, especially in food preservation and food safety. 4-H curriculum and presentations.
Valachovic, Yana		Humboldt County Office
	Forest Advisor and Humboldt - Del Norte County Director	Forest management and ecology, oak woodlands, wildfire preparation, home hardening
Varea Hammond, Sonya		Monterey County
	County Director (Emeritus, Retired)	Public Policy - Biotechnology Education and Land Use
Willmarth, Kenneth		Stanislaus County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor, Emeritus	Volunteer development
Yee, Lawrence		Ventura County
	Emeritus	Youth development, organizational development; Hansen Trust
CE Specialist
Campbell, David
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension Emeritus	Community development research and outreach in areas of local policy implementation, social service networks, local and regional food systems, accountability, citizenship, and governance.
Getz, Christy		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Food Systems	Political economy and governance of food and agriculture systems; farm labor movements; social certification; food safety; cannabis; organic agriculture; farmworker health and wellbeing
Grieshop, James		Human & Community Development
	CE Education Specialist  Emeritus	Non-formal education and change, communication of innovations, leadership development, cross-cultural communication
Ponzio, Richard		Human & Community Development
	Specialist in CE (Emeritus)	Development and assessment of science education and science literacy programs in non-school settings (e.g. museums, 4-H Youth Development, after school programs, etc.), developing critical thinking skills using science content and methodology, teacher education and teacher partnerships for inquiring into improved instruction strategies, school reform issues, using student portfolios for assessing accomplishment
Sokolow, Alvin		Human & Community Development
	CE Specialist   Emeritus	Public policy -- community governance, farmland and land use policy, public finance, political leadership
Temple, Steven		Department of Plant Sciences
	WOS   CE Specialist III & Lecturer	Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, legume cover crops, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish.
Other ANR
Carlos, Ramona
	Academic Coordinator
English, Pat		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	4-H Youth Development Program Representative	Civic Engagement, International Exchange, Communications
Feenstra, Gail		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Emeritus, SAREP; Sustainable Food Systems	Sustainable agriculture, local and regional food systems, regional marketing, farmers markets, farm to school programs, nutrition, food system assessments/ indicators, food security, program evaluation, values-based supply chains, food policy councils
Fujimoto, Isao		Human & Community Development
	Emeritus   Senior Lecturer SOE	Strategies for community empowerment, rural revitalization, celebrations and symbols for building community solidarity, sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology, San Joaquin Valley, Third World, Pacific Rim, Japan
Grajales-Hall, Myriam		Strategic Communications
	Communications Manager
Liesch, Darlene		Kern County
	County Director Emeritus	Youth development
Mitchell, Rita		Nutrition
	Staff Research Associate	Curriculum development and staff training
Panarella, Katie		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	Director, Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Program & Policy	Connecting federal and community-based nutrition education, hunger relief, consumer food safety and obesity prevention programs to empower youth, adults and families to lead healthy lives.
RIOS, MICHAEL		Environmental Design
	Associate Professor
Non-UC
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Bell, David		Regional Water Qaulity Control Board
	Programmer	Database Admin
Firestein, Karen		USDA
	Outreach	Agricultural cooperatives
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Jimenez, L		Sierra Gold Nurseries
	Human Resources Director
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Lloyd, Larry		Great Valley Center
	Field Representative
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Reid, Andrew		Sacramento Housing Authority
	Consultant	marketing
User, Unverified
Other UC
Lacy, Bill
	Professor Emeritus	Sociology of Science, Ag. research,higher education
User, Unverified
Membership Totals
Number of Members		71
ANR Members		56
Non-ANR		15
Info Only		0