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UCCE Sonoma 2022 Staff photo

2022 UCCE Sonoma Staff Photo

Photo Credit to Mary Halasz

Pictured Left to Right: Adrienne Groves, Amanda Charles, Diego Mariscal, Stephanie Larson, Michelle Nozzari, Sashi Sabaratam, Judith Hatfield, Julia Van Solen-Kim, [row two] Michael Jones,  Gian Paolo Solari, Chris Chen, Mimi Enright, Deborah Curle, Cindy Kron, Kerry McGrath, Randi Black, Steven Worker

Office Information

Sonoma County
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Fax: (707) 565-2623

Director

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Stephanie Rae Larson PhD
Title: County Director and Livestock Range Management Advisor
Specialty: Sheep management and production, fiber production, rangeland and natural resource management, water quality
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: slarson@ucanr.edu

County Director

Advisors

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Ellie Marie Andrews
Title: Specialty Crops Advisor, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties
Specialty: Agroecology, Agronomy, Soil-Plant Water Dynamics, Nutrient Management, Plant Physiology, Soil Health
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-5031
Fax: (707) 565-2623
Email: eandrews@ucanr.edu
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Randi A Black PhD
Title: Dairy Advisor
Specialty: Dairy Advisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-2648
Email: rablack@ucanr.edu
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Christopher C Chen , Ph.D.
Title: Integrated Vineyard Systems Advisor
Specialty: Vineyard management and stress tolerance
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) - Mendocino County
890 N. Bush St
Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707)463-4495
Email: codchen@ucanr.edu
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Zaw Wai Htoo PhD, MPH
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Nutrition and Health, Older Adults
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Email: zhtoo@ucanr.edu
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Michael I Jones PhD
Title: Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties
Specialty: Forest Health; Disturbance Ecology; Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)
890 North Bush Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707)463-4495
Fax: 707-463-4477
Email: mjones@ucanr.edu
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Cindy Kron PhD
Title: North Coast Area IPM Advisor
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Viticulture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Fax: (707) 565-2623
Email: ckron@ucanr.edu
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Tori Renae Norville
Title: Cooperative Extension Fire Advisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Email: trnorville@ucanr.edu
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Steven Swain
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Woody plants and their pests and diseases, integrated pest management, water use and conservation, defensible space for fire
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 473-4204
Email: svswain@ucanr.edu
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Julia E Van Soelen
Title: North Bay Food Systems Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 473-2708
Fax: (415) 473-4209
Email: jvansoelen@ucanr.edu
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Steven M Worker PhD
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Educational research; design and research of out-of-school (informal) learning environments; positive youth development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 761-1020
Email: smworker@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Amanda Charles
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Specialty: Climate Smart Agriculture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Email: aacharles@ucanr.edu
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Deborah S Curle
Title: Coordinator, UC Master Food Preserver Program of Sonoma County
Specialty: UCCE Master Food Preserver
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-2305
Email: dcurle@ucanr.edu
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Miguel Delgado Chavez
Title: 4H Community Education Specialist
Phone: 7079759263
Email: delgadochavez@ucanr.edu
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Mimi M Enright
Title: Program Manager, UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County & Community Food Systems
Specialty: Food Systems, California native plants, Food loss & recovery, Firewise landscaping, Climate change in the home landscape, sustainable landscaping
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-2880
Email: menright@ucanr.edu
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Shelley Ferina
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist
Specialty: 4-H youth Program Development
Phone: 707 565-2836
Email: sferina@ucanr.edu
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Judith Hatfield
Title: Senior Office Assistant
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-2621
Email: jhatfield@ucdavis.edu
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Mr Diego A Mariscal
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator (Region 4)
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-3027
Fax: 707-565-2623
Email: damariscal@ucanr.edu
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Kerry Anne McGrath
Title: Agricultural Ombudsperson
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Email: kamcgrath@ucanr.edu
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Kimberly Nielsen-Glynn
Title: Garden Sense Coordinator
Email: knielsenglynn@ucanr.edu
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Gian-Paolo Solari
Title: Sr. Agricultural Program Asst.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-2050
Email: gsolari@ucanr.edu
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Kerry Wininger
Title: Outreach Coordinator - Sudden Oak Death
Address:
133 Aviation Blvd., Suite 109
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-565-2621
Email: kwininger@ucanr.edu
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John R Yeo
Title: Statistician
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Email: jryeo@ucdavis.edu
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Isabella Zahra
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Email: izahra@ucanr.edu

Retired

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Linda C Garcia
Title: County Director / Nutrition, Family & Consumer Science Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Nutrition, family and consumer sciences
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-2621
Email: lcgarcia@ucdavis.edu
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Rhonda J Smith
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: 707-565-2621
Email: rhsmith@ucanr.edu
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Dr Lucia Graciela Varela Ph.D.
Title: North Coast IPM Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Apples, pears, wine grapes, pest management
Address:
UC ANR: Integrated Pest Management
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7774
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Fax: (707) 565-2623
Email: lgvarela@ucanr.edu
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Paul M Vossen
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Sonoma & Marin Counties) Fruits / Vegetables / Marketing
Specialty: Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Fax: (707) 565-2623
Email: pmvossen@ucanr.edu