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Office Information
Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone:
(949) 653-1809
Fax:
Email:
ceorange@ucanr.edu
Director
Rita Louise Clemons
Title: Area County Director San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
2980 Washington Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: 951-955-2645
Email: rlclemons@ucanr.edu
Title: Area County Director San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
2980 Washington Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: 951-955-2645
Email: rlclemons@ucanr.edu
County Director
Administrative Staff
Andrea Arellano
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1809
Email: andarellano@ucanr.edu
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1809
Email: andarellano@ucanr.edu
Kat Hicklin
Title: South Coast REC, UCCE Orange, and Desert REC Business Officer
Address:
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-653-1812
Fax: 949-653-1800
Email: khicklin@ucanr.edu
Title: South Coast REC, UCCE Orange, and Desert REC Business Officer
Address:
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-653-1812
Fax: 949-653-1800
Email: khicklin@ucanr.edu
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Guadalupe Lilia Cabrera
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Adult & Youth EFNEP
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 x1008
Email: glcabrera@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Adult & Youth EFNEP
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 x1008
Email: glcabrera@ucanr.edu
Alfredo R. Hernandez
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Youth- EFNEP
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: (949)301-9182 Ext. 1010
Email: arjhernandez@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Youth- EFNEP
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: (949)301-9182 Ext. 1010
Email: arjhernandez@ucanr.edu
Javier Miramontes
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Supervisor
Address:
Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jfmiramontes@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Supervisor
Address:
Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jfmiramontes@ucanr.edu
Community Outreach Programs
Stephanie Louise Barrett
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
2980 Washington Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: 951-236-7007
Email: slbarrett@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
2980 Washington Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: 951-236-7007
Email: slbarrett@ucanr.edu
Colleen Melissa Clemens
Title: Community Education Specialist - Master Food Preserver Program
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 9494669890
Email: cmclemens@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist - Master Food Preserver Program
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 9494669890
Email: cmclemens@ucanr.edu
Monica J Dimson
Title: Media Communication Specialist II
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-733-3970
Email: mjdimson@ucanr.edu
Title: Media Communication Specialist II
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-733-3970
Email: mjdimson@ucanr.edu
Rita M Jakel
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist Program Coordinator 4-H
Specialty: 4-H Program Representative
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1803
Email: rmjakel@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist Program Coordinator 4-H
Specialty: 4-H Program Representative
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1803
Email: rmjakel@ucanr.edu
Tammy Majcherek
Title: Community Educator Specialist II
Address:
South Coast REC
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1824
Fax: 949-653-1800
Email: tjmajcherek@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Educator Specialist II
Address:
South Coast REC
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 653-1824
Fax: 949-653-1800
Email: tjmajcherek@ucanr.edu
Randy Musser
Title: Community Education Specialist - Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-653-1808
Email: remusser@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist - Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-653-1808
Email: remusser@ucanr.edu
Jason R Suppes
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jrsuppes@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jrsuppes@ucanr.edu
Liliana Vega
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive Youth Development
Address:
Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: 805-242-2454
Email: live@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive Youth Development
Address:
Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: 805-242-2454
Email: live@ucanr.edu
Research Staff
Katherine Biardi
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: kbiardi@ucanr.edu
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: kbiardi@ucanr.edu
Carolyn Day
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: cgday@ucanr.edu
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: cgday@ucanr.edu
Gabriela Guzman
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: gguz@ucanr.edu
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: gguz@ucanr.edu
Grant Johnson
Title: Assistant CE Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation management, horticulture, nursery crops, indoor production, urban agriculture
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949)-414-8022
Email: gejohnson@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant CE Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation management, horticulture, nursery crops, indoor production, urban agriculture
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949)-414-8022
Email: gejohnson@ucanr.edu
Natalie Jane Levy
Title: Associate Specialist for Water Resources
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: nlevy@ucanr.edu
Title: Associate Specialist for Water Resources
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: nlevy@ucanr.edu
Jennifer Shedden
Title: Staff Research Associate
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jshedden@ucanr.edu
Title: Staff Research Associate
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jshedden@ucanr.edu
Area Advisors
Luca Carmignani Ph.D.
Title: Fire Advisor
Specialty: Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire behavior. Home hardening and defensible space.
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 237-2956
Email: carmignani@ucanr.edu
Title: Fire Advisor
Specialty: Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire behavior. Home hardening and defensible space.
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 237-2956
Email: carmignani@ucanr.edu
Mr James Michael Henry
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Turf and landscape, Master Gardener Program
Address:
7 W. Willard Road
Edgewood, CA 87015
Email: jmhenryconsulting@gmail.com
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Turf and landscape, Master Gardener Program
Address:
7 W. Willard Road
Edgewood, CA 87015
Email: jmhenryconsulting@gmail.com
John N Kabashima M.B.A., Ph.D.
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Address:
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jnkabashima@ucanr.edu
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Address:
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: jnkabashima@ucanr.edu
Dr Esther N Mosase
Title: Urban Watershed Resilience Advisor
Specialty: Water Resources Engineering, Surfacewater Modeling, Groundwater Modelling, LID Practices, Remote Sensing, GIS, Climate Resources, Programming
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: enmosase@ucanr.edu
Title: Urban Watershed Resilience Advisor
Specialty: Water Resources Engineering, Surfacewater Modeling, Groundwater Modelling, LID Practices, Remote Sensing, GIS, Climate Resources, Programming
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: enmosase@ucanr.edu
Amrita Mukherjee M.S.
Title: Urban Agriculture/Small Farms Advisor
Specialty: Urban Farms and food system, Organic Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Control Environment Agriculture
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: 909-602-8339
Fax: (909) 387-3306
Email: amukherjee@ucanr.edu
Title: Urban Agriculture/Small Farms Advisor
Specialty: Urban Farms and food system, Organic Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Control Environment Agriculture
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: 909-602-8339
Fax: (909) 387-3306
Email: amukherjee@ucanr.edu
Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann Ph.D.
Title: Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 Ext 1006
Email: benobua@ucanr.edu
Title: Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 Ext 1006
Email: benobua@ucanr.edu
Natalie M Price M.P.H.
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1948
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: nmprice@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1948
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: nmprice@ucanr.edu
Niamh M Quinn Ph.D.
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949 301-9182 x1004
Email: nmquinn@ucanr.edu
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949 301-9182 x1004
Email: nmquinn@ucanr.edu
Siavash Taravati Ph.D.
Title: Area IPM Advisor
Address:
2980 Washington St
Riverside, CA 92504
Email: staravati@ucanr.edu
Title: Area IPM Advisor
Address:
2980 Washington St
Riverside, CA 92504
Email: staravati@ucanr.edu
Cheryl A Wilen Ph.D.
Title: Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs.
Notes: PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021 I AM NO LONGER DOING ACTIVE WORK AS AN AREA IPM ADVISOR. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA IPM ADVISOR Eric Middleton ericgmiddlton@ucanr.edu/ http://cesandiego.ucanr.edu PLEASE SEE http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/staff.html TO REACH OTHER AREA IPM ADVISORS OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL UCCE OFFICE https://ucanr.edu/About/Locations/ For Home Gardening Pest Questions contact your local UC Master Gardener In San Diego:(858) 822-6910; Los Angeles:(626) 586-1988 mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu; Orange: email the OC MGs using hotline@uccemg.com For other counties see http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu/California_Counties_MG_Websites/ for phone number or email.
Address:
UCCE
9335 Hazard Way, Ste. 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Email: cawilen@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs.
Notes: PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021 I AM NO LONGER DOING ACTIVE WORK AS AN AREA IPM ADVISOR. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA IPM ADVISOR Eric Middleton ericgmiddlton@ucanr.edu/ http://cesandiego.ucanr.edu PLEASE SEE http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/staff.html TO REACH OTHER AREA IPM ADVISORS OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL UCCE OFFICE https://ucanr.edu/About/Locations/ For Home Gardening Pest Questions contact your local UC Master Gardener In San Diego:(858) 822-6910; Los Angeles:(626) 586-1988 mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu; Orange: email the OC MGs using hotline@uccemg.com For other counties see http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu/California_Counties_MG_Websites/ for phone number or email.
Address:
UCCE
9335 Hazard Way, Ste. 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Email: cawilen@ucanr.edu
Statewide IPM
Randall Oliver
Title: ISHB Communications Coordinator
Address:
UC ANR: Integrated Pest Management
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7774
Phone: 9493019182 ext 1012
Email: rdoliver@ucanr.edu
Title: ISHB Communications Coordinator
Address:
UC ANR: Integrated Pest Management
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7774
Phone: 9493019182 ext 1012
Email: rdoliver@ucanr.edu
Hannah Vasilis
Title: Statewide Survey and Trapping Coordinator
Specialty: Invasive Shot Hole Borer/Fusarium Dieback
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
949 301-9182 x1007
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949 301-9182 x1007
Email: hrvasilis@ucanr.edu
Title: Statewide Survey and Trapping Coordinator
Specialty: Invasive Shot Hole Borer/Fusarium Dieback
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
949 301-9182 x1007
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949 301-9182 x1007
Email: hrvasilis@ucanr.edu