Contact Us
Questions?
Garden & Plant Questions: Call the Master the Gardener Help Desk at
(408) 282-3105, or e-mail your question to the Master Gardener Help Desk
Composting Questions: Call the Rotline at (408) 918-4640
4-H Questions: scc4hprogram@gmail.com
General Questions: Call 408-282-3110
Contact Us
Santa Clara County
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone:
(408) 282-3110
Fax:
(408) 298-5160
Email:
cesantaclara@ucanr.edu
Director
Title: County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu
Livestock & Natural Resources / Director
Title: County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu
Administrative Support
Title: Administrative Officer
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3111
Email: eshydlowski@ucanr.edu
Title: Program Administrative Assistant
Specialty: Composting Education Program, Master Gardener Program, Project Learning Tree, 4-H Youth Development Program
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara
1553 Berger Drive Bldg 1, 2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3130
Email: jpvincze@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist II
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 4082823119
Email: zmahmood@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: isuribetorres@ucdavis.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Regional Coordinator, Region 7
Specialty: Youth Leadership Development, Teens as Teachers, In-school programs, Youth camps, Mentor development, Professional Development for educators.
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: sjweaver@ucanr.edu
Composting Education
Title: Organic Materials Management in Agri-Food Systems Advisor
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3132
Email: mfscohen@ucanr.edu
Specialty: Compost Education Program Coordinator
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: vrroberts@ucanr.edu
Human-Wildlife Interactions
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Specialty: human-wildlife conflict mitigation, vertebrate pest management
County: Alameda County Cooperative Extension
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (650) 224-4679
Email: cawhitesell@ucanr.edu
Integrated Pest Management
Title: Urban IPM Advisor
Specialty: urban (household & structural) IPM of insects and other arthropods
County: Alameda County Cooperative Extension
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-499-2930
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu
Master Gardeners
Title: Regional Operations Specialist
Specialty: Serving Region 1 including: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Clara*, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Counties
Unit: UC Master Gardener Program
Address:
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 408-282-3138
Email: kuhde@ucanr.edu
Nutrition
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 9493581666
Email: cycalderon@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3128
Email: dscuriel@ucanr.edu
Title: Program Supervisor
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3108
Email: jmlefko@ucanr.edu
Title: Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3121
Email: mdvanardenne@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3118
Email: jguvargas@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition & Health Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition & Health
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 650-276-7429
Email: lvollmer@ucanr.edu
Small Farms
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: aebarry@ucanr.edu
Title: Small Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3127
Email: agazula@ucanr.edu
Urban Agriculture
Title: Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3104
Email: lodiekmann@ucanr.edu
Title: Agricultural Liaison
Specialty: Agriculture
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
CEPA
80 Highland Ave.
Bldg K
San Martin, CA 95046
Phone: 4082010674
Email: jfmor@ucdavis.edu
Urban Forestry
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Unit: San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7428
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu
Wildfire Mitigation & Management
Title: Fire Advisor
Specialty: Wildland fire
County: San Benito County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-637-5346 ext. 104
Email: bsatink@ucanr.edu
Staff
Title: Community Education Specialist 2 (Bay Area)
Specialty: California Naturalist and Climate Stewards
Unit: Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)
Address:
Pam Byrnes
80 Highland Ave.
Unit K
San Martin, CA 95046
Phone: (530) 341-2717
Email: pbyrnes@ucanr.edu
Title: Environmental Horticulture and Water Resources Management Advisor
County: Alameda County Cooperative Extension
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Email: jmgodfrey@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist III
Specialty: Climate Smart Agriculture
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-239-9465
Email: bsmithhelman@ucanr.edu
Title: Forest Advisor for Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties
Specialty: forest ecology, fire ecology, prescribed fire, forest monitoring, coast redwood, forest regeneration, forest management, disturbance ecology, remote sensing
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-348-7305
Email: bdwoodward@ucanr.edu