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San Luis Obispo County
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5940
Fax: (805) 781-4316

Staff List

Advisors

Cross County Advisors

Specialists

Administrative Staff

4-H Youth Development Program

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE

Volunteer Programs Staff

Statewide Program Staff and Academics

Emeritus

Director

Shannon Klisch
Title: Area Director for UCCE in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties
Specialty: Community Health Education
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 235-7474
Email: sklisch@ucanr.edu

Advisors

Christopher A Greer PhD
Title: Area Cooperative Extension Advisor - Integrated Pest Management
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management of Agricultural Crops
County: San Luis Obispo County
Notes: cell: 805-888-1355
Phone: 805-781-5161
Email: cagreer@ucanr.edu

Dr Royce E Larsen E.
Title: Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor
Specialty: Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, other natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 434-4106
Email: relarsen@ucanr.edu

Dr Katherine E Soule
Title: Health Equity Advisor
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: kesoule@ucanr.edu

Cross County Advisors

Paramveer Singh
Title: Area Agricultural Technology Advisor
County: Monterey County
Phone: 8317597365
Email: psbsingh@ucanr.edu

Etaferahu Takele , M.S.; M.A
Title: Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics
Specialty: Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
County: San Bernardino County
Notes: 22641 Radnor Lane Moreno Valley, CA 92557
Phone: 9512436513
Email: ettakele@ucdavis.edu

Specialists

Bill Tietje
Title: Area Natural Resource Specialist
Specialty: Oak woodland ecology and management, human impacts on wildlife, oak regeneration, land use planning
Phone: 5107257651
Email: tietje@berkeley.edu

Administrative Staff

Hiromi Peck
Title: Administrative Services Officer I
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5942
Email: hpeck@ucanr.edu

Mary Stason
Title: Administrative Assistant lll
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5940
Email: mvstason@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

Denise Harris
Title: 4-H Program Assistant
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 781-5943
Email: deharris@ucanr.edu

Humberto Salazar- Banuelos
Email: hsalazarbanuelos@ucanr.edu

Ana M Torres
Title: 4-H YDP Regional Program Supervisor
Specialty: Oversees the 4-H Program and staff in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5941
Email: amltorres@ucanr.edu

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE

Mishelle Costa
Title: Community Education Supervisor II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mpetit@ucanr.edu

Miguel Diaz
Title: UC CalFresh NEP Community Education Specialist 2
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: midiaz@ucanr.edu

Kelly Q Hong
Title: Community Nutrition Specialist 3
Specialty: Nutrition Education and Youth Engagement
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: kqhong@ucanr.edu

Kumari Jayakody
Title: Nutrition Educator
Phone: 8057815947
Email: kjayakody@ucanr.edu

Abbi Marrs
Title: Community Education Specialist 4
Specialty: Garden Sustainability
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mbmarrs@ucanr.edu

Melissa S Rorabough
Title: UC CalFresh NEP Community Education Specialist 2
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mslafreniere@ucanr.edu

Rosa Vargas
Title: Regional Manager
Unit: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Email: rivargas@ucanr.edu

Volunteer Programs Staff

Maria E Murrietta
Title: Program Coordinator MG/MFP
Specialty: San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara Counties
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5946
Email: mmurrietta@co.slo.ca.us

Statewide Program Staff and Academics

Photo of Maria De Lourdes Orozco Ramirez

Maria De Lourdes Orozco Ramirez
Title: Education and Mentorship Coordinator
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mdlorozcoramirez@ucanr.edu

Emeritus

Richard P Enfield
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor-Emeritus
Specialty: Positive youth development, nonformal science projects, experiential education, John Dewey, community collaborations and the concepts of social capital, resiliency and developmental assets.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: CD: (805) 781-5940 4-H: (805) 781-5943
Email: rpenfield@ucanr.edu

Mark L Gaskell Ph.D.
Title: Emeritus - Farm Advisor
Specialty: Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mlgaskell@ucanr.edu

Franklin F Laemmlen Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Vegetable crops (leafy greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, nappa, bok choy, cilantro, spinach, squash, peppers (bell), plant pathology, nematology, entomology, farm safety, plant problem diagnosis, cut flowers
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 934-4997
Email: fflaemmlen2@ucdavis.edu

Shirley S Peterson --Retired
Title: Advisor Emeritus Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences
Specialty: Nutrition, food safety, & consumer economics.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: sspeterson@ucdavis.edu