UC Central Sierra Multi-County Partnership is part of the UC Cooperative Extension, and includes staff and advisors in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado-including South Lake Tahoe, and Tuolumne Counties. Our programs include 4-H, CalFresh Healthy Living, Farm Advisors (Agriculture, Integrated Pest Management, Livestock, Natural Resources), Forestry, Fire, and Post-Fire, UC Master Food Preservers, and UC Master Gardeners. Not all of our locations are available to serve walk-ins. Please contact us with your questions during regular business hours, or send us a message and we will get back to you.
Central Sierra Local Offices
Amador County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
209-223-6482
Calaveras County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
423 E. Saint Charles Street
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
209-754-6477
El Dorado County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
530-621-5502
South Lake Tahoe
Community Health & Nutrition, Master Gardener Program and
Forestry Advisor
1100 Lyons Ave, Room D-3
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 543-2310 Ext: 1112
Tuolumne County
Open Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
52 N. Washington St.
Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-5695
Central Sierra People
Administration
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Miller, Jolynn | County Director/4-H Advisor | jlmiller@ucanr.edu | 209-533-5686/cell-209-588-6757 |
| Mosbacher, Sue | Master Food Preserver/Master Gardener Community Education Supervisor | smosbacher@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5543 |
| Harwood, Lindsey | Livestock Advisor (Calaveras County) | ljharwood@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5504 |
| Fraser, Bonnie | Administrative Assistant II (Amador County) | bfraser@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6482 |
| Arhontes, Stacy | Administrative Assistant II (Calaveras County) CFHL | slarhontes@ucanr.edu | 209-920-9292/209-754-6477 ext. 0 |
| Johnson, Angela | Administrative Assistant II (El Dorado County) 4-H | anejohnson@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5503/zoom 530-756-1113 |
| Martin, Robin | Administrative Assistant II (El Dorado County) | robmartin@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5528/zoom 530-792-8263 |
| Garrett, Gillian | Administrative Assistant II (Tuolumne County) | gigarrett@ucanr.edu | 209-533-6995 |
Advisors
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Woodke, Bob | Indigenous Disaster Resilience Advisor (Tuolumne County) | rlwoodke@ucanr.edu | |
| Chen, Cindy | Woody Biomass & Forest Products Advisor (Tuolumne County) | cxnchen@ucanr.edu | 209-533-6989/cell 209-213-8343 |
| Macon, Dan | Livestock Advisor (Calaveras County) | dmacon@ucanr.edu | 209-454-8472 |
| Singh, Hardeep | Local Foods Systems Advisor (Calaveras County) | hdsing@ucanr.edu | 559-579-6065 |
| Patton, MacKenzie | Integrated Pest Management Advisor (El Dorado County) | mfpatton@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5551/cell 530-304-6397 |
| Oneto, Scott | Farm Advisor (Amador County) | sroneto@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6834/cell-209-743-0189 |
| Kocher, Susie | Natural Resources & Forestry Advisor (South Lake Tahoe) | sdkocher@ucanr.edu | 530-542-2571/cell-530-318-3665 |
4-H Youth Development Program
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Bullard, Vera M. | 4-H Regional Program Supervisor | vmbullard@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6837/ cell 209-256-4169 |
| Hardie, Alissa | Amador County 4-H Community Education Specialist | ahardie@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6484 |
| Vacant | Calaveras County 4-H Community Education Specialist | calaveras4h@ucanr.edu | 209-754-6475 |
| Spence, Juanesha | Post Fire Forest Resilience Research Associate | jaespence@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5507 |
| Luquin, Cristina | South Lake Tahoe 4-H Community Education Specialist & Nutrition Educator | cnluquin@ucanr.edu | 530-543-2310 ext. 1112 |
| Ayers, Haylee | Tuolumne 4-H Community Education Specialist | hayers@ucanr.edu | 209-533-6990 |
Agriculture
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Allen, Brian | Assistant Specialist (Amador County) | brallen@ucanr.edu | 916-261-2466 |
CalFresh Healthy Living
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Oppliger, Kitty | Community Nutrition & Health Advisor (Amador County) | koppliger@ucanr.edu | 209-256-9486 |
| Cooke, Noah | CFHL-UC Program Supervisor (El Dorado County) | nacooke@ucanr.edu | 530-219-0490 |
| Padilla, Carmela | CFHL-UC Region 5 CE Manager | cmpadilla@ucanr.edu | |
| McLaughlin, Cailin | CFHL-UC Garden Coordinator (Amador County) | camclaugh@ucanr.edu | |
| Carter, Kathleen | Amador County Nutrition Educator | ktacarter@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6774 |
| Baechler, Bambi | Calaveras County Nutrition Educator | bbaechler@ucanr.edu | 530-291-1580 |
| Manning, Mary | Calaveras County Nutrition Educator | mhmanning@ucanr.edu | 530-786-0603 |
| Bunn, Elissa | El Dorado County Nutrition Educator | ebunn@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5509 |
| Mickle, Justin | El Dorado County Nutrition Educator | jmickle@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5576 |
| Olson, Farrah | Tuolumne County Nutrition Educator | folson@ucanr.edu | 209-533-6991 |
| Uribe, Lisa | Tuolumne County Nutrition Educator | luribe@ucanr.edu | 209-533-6991 |
Forest Stewardship & Fire Resilience
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Ingram, Kim | Forest Stewardship Academic Coordinator | kcingram@ucanr.edu | |
| Reidy, Katie | Post Fire Academic Coordinator (El Dorado County) | kkreidy@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5568 |
| Dean, Grace | Forest Stewardship Communications Specialist III | gndean@ucanr.edu | |
| Wade, Daylin | Post Fire Forest Resilience Research Associate | dwade@ucanr.edu |
Master Food Preservers & Master Gardeners Programs
| Name | Title | Phone Number | |
| Amatisto-Smith, Carly | Master Gardeners of Amador County Community Education Specialist | camatistosmith@ucanr.edu | 209-223-6837 |
| Powell, Debbie | Master Gardeners of Calaveras and Tuolumne County Program Coordinator | dlpowell@ucanr.edu | 209-533-5696 |
| O'Mara, Haley | Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County Community Education Specialist | homara@ucanr.edu | 530-621-5532 |