Contact Us
How to Reach Us
9240 S Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6500
Meet Our Team
Center Director
Atef Swelam
Director Kearney and Westside Research and Extension Centers
Phone: 559-646-6060
Email: aiswelam@ucanr.edu
Academic and Cooperative Extension Staff
Jackie Atim
CE Specialist in Abiotic Stress
Phone: 559-646-6506
Email: jatim@ucanr.edu
Khaled M Bali
Irrigation Water Management Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6541
Email: kmbali@ucanr.edu
Mae Culumber
Nut Crops Farm Advisor
Phone: 559-241-7526
Email: cmculumber@ucanr.edu
Kent Daane
CE Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6522
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu
David Ennes
IR-4 Field Research Director
Phone: 559-646-6061
Email: djennes@ucanr.edu
Matthew Fidelibus
CE Specialist Grape Production
Phone: 559-646-6510
Email: mwfidelibus@ucanr.edu
Sandipa Guatam
Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor
Phone: 559-592-2408 x 1765
Email: sangautam@ucanr.edu
Peter A Larbi
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6577
Email: palarbi@ucanr.edu
Giulia Marino
Assistant Specialist Cooperative Extension
Email: giumarino@ucdavis.edu
Jeffrey Mitchell
CE Cropping Systems Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6565
Email: jpmitchell@ucanr.edu
Idongesit Mokwunye
Area CE IPM Entomology Advisor
Phone: 559-807-0257
Email: imokwunye@ucanr.edu
Florent Trouillas
Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6566
Email: flotrouillas@ucanr.edu
Andreas Westphal
UC Riverside Professor of Cooperative Extension Nematology
Phone: 559-646-6555
Email: andreasw@ucr.edu
Houston Wilson
Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Phone: 559-646-6519
Email: samhw@ucr.edu
Manpreet Singh
Technology and Innovation for Small Farms Advisor
Phone: 559-646-6538
Email: mansing@ucanr.edu
Administrative Staff
Gloria T Gonzalez
Business Officer
Phone: 559-646-6010
Email: gtgonzalez@ucanr.edu
Maximus Mendez
Assistant
Email: maxmendez@ucanr.edu
Custodial Staff
Ivan Aldana
Assistant Custodial Supervisor
Phone: 559-646-6054
Email: ialdana@ucanr.edu
Filiberto Ramirez
Custodian
Phone: 559-646-6054
Email: filramirez@ucanr.edu
Jose R Ramirez
Custodian
Phone: 559-646-6054
Email: josramirez@ucanr.edu
Mauricio Robles
Custodian
Phone: 559-646-6054
Email: maurobles@ucanr.edu
Physical Plant Staff
Patrick J West
Crafts and Trades Manger I
Phone: 559-646-6052
Email: pjwest@ucanr.edu
Keith C Byrum
System Admin ll
Phone: 559-646-6560
Email: kcbyrum@ucanr.edu
Daniel Perez
Building Maintenace Worker
Jose Reyes
Building Maintenace Worker
Phone: 559-646-6056
Email: jesreyes@ucanr.edu
Farm Operation Staff
Vincent A Silva
Agriculture Manger I
Email: vasilva@ucanr.edu
Rodolfo A Cisneros
Principal Agricultural Technician
Phone: 559-646-6023
Email: racisneros@ucanr.edu
Juan Martinez
Agricultural Technician
Email: jummartinez@ucanr.edu
Hironel Perales
Farm Machine Mechanic
Victor R Polkownikow
Agricultural Technician Prn
Phone: 559-646-6023
Email: vrpolkownikow@ucanr.edu
Salvador Rangel
Farm Worker
Phone: 559-646-6023
Email: salrangel@ucanr.edu
Pablo Rosales
Farm Laborer
Guadalupe Sandoval
Agricultural Technician Prn
Email: gsandoval@ucanr.edu