Meet our team
Shannon Klisch
Area Director for UCCE in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties
Phone: (805) 235-7474
Email: sklisch@ucanr.edu
Andre Biscaro
Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor
Phone: (805) 645-1465
Email: asbiscaro@ucanr.edu
Hamutahl Cohen
Entomology Advisor
Email: hohen@ucanr.edu
Oleg Daugovish
Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor
Phone: (805) 645-1454
Email: odaugovish@ucanr.edu
Ben Faber
Soils, Water, Subtropicals Advisor
Phone: (209)-953-6100
Email: bafaber@ucanr.edu
Chris Greer
Integrated Pest Management Area Advisor
Phone: (805) 781-5161
Email: cagreer@ucanr.edu
Li Schmidt
Food Policy Advisor
Email: lschmidt@ucanr.edu
Etaferahu Takele
Farm Management/Agricultural Economic Area Advisor
Phone: (951) 243-6513
Email: ettakele@ucdavis.edu
Lilian Thaoxaochay
Disaster Resiliency, Planning, and Policy Advisor
Phone: (805) 441-4119
Email: lilthaox@ucanr.edu
Emma Volk
Production Horticulture Area Advisor
Phone: (805) 645-1474
Email: evolk@ucanr.edu
Janet Garcia
Community Education Specialist 4-H
Phone: (805) 645-1478
Email: jangarc@ucanr.edu
Jill Tyler
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Phone: (805) 645-1450
Email: jtyler@ucanr.edu
Jeanette Villegas
Master Gardener Program Administrative Assistant
Phone: (805) 645-1457
Email: jvillages@ucanr.edu
Julie D Clark
Community Education Specialist III
Phone: (805) 645-1461
Email: jdclarkdeblasio@ucanr.edu
Nicole Oliveros
Community Education Specialist
Phone: (805) 452-4182
Email: nanders@ucanr.edu
Melissa Guillen
4-H Youth Development Advisor
Phone: (805) 645-1464
Email: mpguillen@ucanr.edu
Carrie Hildebrand
Community Nutrition & Health Educator
Email: childebrand@ucanr.edu
Khagendra Bharambe
Research Scholar
Email: kbharambe@ucmerced.edu
Maripaula Valdes-Berriz
Staff Research Associate
Phone: (805) 645-1423
Email: mvaldesberriz@ucanr.edu
Siomara Zendejas
Staff Research Associate
Phone: (805) 645-1459
Email: siozendejas@ucanr.edu
Abigail Brondos
Lab Assistant
Phone: (805) 645-1458
Email: abrondos@ucanr.edu
Gina Ferrari
Lab Assistant
Email: gnferrari@ucanr.edu
Kathy Speer
Business Officer
Phone: (805) 235-7474
Email: kspeer@ucanr.edu
Brandy McCarthy
Business Services Assistant
Phone: (805) 477-1624
Email: blallee@ucanr.edu
Lindsey Torres
Program Assistant
Phone: (805) 645-1434
Email: lndtorres@ucanr.edu
Arthur James Downer
Environmental Horticulture/plan Pathology Advisor Emeritus
Email: ajdowner@ucanr.edu
Sabrina L Drill
Natural Resources Advisor Emeritus
Phone: (323) 842-5399
Email: sldrill@ucanr.edu
Rose Marie Hayden-Smith
Digital Communication in Food Systems & Extension Education Advisor Emeritus
Phone: (805) 794-1665
Email: rmhaydensmith@ucanr.edu
A Michael Marzolla
Emeritus
Phone: (805) 452-7108
Email: ammarzolla@ucanr.edu
Julie P Newman
Emeritus
Email: jpnewman@ucanr.edu
Lawrence K Yee
Emeritus
Email: lkyee@ucanr.edu