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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Title: Administrative Assistant lll
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5940
Email: mvstason@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
Kelsey Dugan
Title: Community Education Specialist II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 15307860568
Email: kdugan@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 15307860568
Email: kdugan@ucanr.edu
Denise Harris
Title: 4-H Program Assistant
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 781-5943
Email: deharris@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Program Assistant
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 781-5943
Email: deharris@ucanr.edu
Ana M Torres
Title: 4-H YDP Community Education Specialist II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5941
Email: amltorres@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H YDP Community Education Specialist II
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
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
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
Title: Community Nutrition Specialist 3
Specialty: Nutrition Education and Youth Engagement
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: kqhong@ucanr.edu
Abbi Marrs
Title: Community Education Specialist 3
Specialty: Garden Sustainability
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mbmarrs@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 3
Specialty: Garden Sustainability
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mbmarrs@ucanr.edu
Betsy Plascencia
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: bgplascencia@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: bgplascencia@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
Title: UC CalFresh NEP Community Education Specialist 2
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-5947
Email: mslafreniere@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
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
Maria De Lourdes Orozco Ramirez
Title: UC Small Farms CES II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mdlorozcoramirez@ucanr.edu
Title: UC Small Farms CES II
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mdlorozcoramirez@ucanr.edu
Emeritus
Mary L Bianchi
Title: Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mlbianchi@ucanr.edu
Title: Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: mlbianchi@ucanr.edu
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
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
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
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
Title: Advisor Emeritus Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences
Specialty: Nutrition, food safety, & consumer economics.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Email: sspeterson@ucdavis.edu
Staff
Mark Battany
Title: Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor
Specialty: Water management, soil management, soil salinity, frost protection, climate and weather evaluation, weather stations and sensors, grapes and viticulture.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Email: mcbattany@ucanr.edu
Title: Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor
Specialty: Water management, soil management, soil salinity, frost protection, climate and weather evaluation, weather stations and sensors, grapes and viticulture.
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Email: mcbattany@ucanr.edu