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