UC ANR Fire Network

Our Team

The UCANR Fire Network is a collection of Fire and Natural Resource Advisors, Specialists, and staff committed to deliver fire-related research, outreach, and support for communities across California. Feel free to contact us with your fire-related questions!

If you have questions about current fire activity or if you feel that your are at risk from fire, contact your local authorities for more information and updates. 

Fire Network Director and Coordinator

Lenya N Quinn-Davidson

Title: Fire Network Director

County: Humboldt County

Email: lquinndavidson@ucanr.edu

 

Katie Low

Title: Statewide Coordinator - UC ANR Fire Network

County: Placer-Nevada Counties

Email: katlow@ucanr.edu

 

Fire Advisors, Specialists, and Staff

Alison Deak

Title: Fire Advisor

County: Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno Counties

Email: aldeak@ucanr.edu 

 

Tori Norville

Title: Fire Advisor

County: Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties

Email: trnorville@ucanr.edu 

 

Barbara Satink Wolfson

Title: Fire Advisor

County: San Benito, Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties 

Email: bsatink@ucanr.edu 

 

Cleo Aster Woelfle-Hazard

Title: Fire Advisor

County: Humboldt County

Email: cwhaz@ucanr.edu 

 

Alexandra Sung-Jereczek

Title: Beneficial Burning and Tribal Land Stewardship Advisor

County: Lake and Mendocino Counties

Email: asungjereczek@ucanr.edu 

 

Yana Valachovic

Title: Community Resiliency and Built Environment Advisor

County: Humboldt and Del Norte Counties

Email: yvala@ucanr.edu 

 

David Benterou

Title: Staff Research Associate II

County: San Benito, Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz, Madera, Mariposa, and Fresno Counties

Email: dbenterou@ucanr.edu 

 

Joaquin Pastrana

Title: Staff Research Associate II

County: Placer-Nevada Counties

Email: jrpastrana@ucanr.edu 

 

Isabella Zahra

Title: Staff Research Associate II

County: Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties

Email: izahra@ucanr.edu 

 

Max Moritz

Title: Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Unit: UC Santa Barbara - CE Specialist

Email: mmoritz@ucanr.edu 

 

Kristen Shive

Title: UC Cooperative Extension Specialist

Unit: Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)

Email: kshive@berkeley.edu