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UCCE Staff & Advisors

County Director

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Dr Igor Lacan
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7428
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

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Zeva Cho
Title: 4-H Statewide Program Manager
Address:
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 530-718-2906
Email: zfcho@ucanr.edu
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Karen Looye
Title: 4-H Program Coordinator
Phone: 650-276-7422
Email: klooye@ucanr.edu
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Dr Sally E Neas
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Advisor
Specialty: Environmental education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7426
Email: seneas@ucanr.edu
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Susan J Weaver
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Regional Coordinator, Region 7
Specialty: Youth Leadership Development, Juntos 4-H, Teens as Teachers, In-school programs, Youth camps, Mentor development, Professional Development for educators.
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (669) 301-9419
Email: sjweaver@ucanr.edu

BIPOC Community Development

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Cristina M Murillo-Barrick
Title: Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community Development Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (510) 305-3256
Email: cmurillo@ucanr.edu

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE

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Marcella Aceves
Title: CFHL Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Email: mdaceves@ucanr.edu
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Marisela Ceron
Title: CFHL Nutrition Educator
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
400 Oyster Point Boulevard
Suite #208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: maganachavez@ucanr.edu
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Julie Lefko
Title: Program Supervisor
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3108
Email: jmlefko@ucanr.edu
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Alexandra Vargas
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living Nutrition Educator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
400 Oyster Pt. Blvd.
#208
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Email: alrvargas@ucanr.edu

Community Nutrition and Health

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Angelina Christine Gutierrez
Title: HLA Community Educator
Specialty: Universal School Meals
Email: anguti@ucanr.edu
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Laura Ay Vollmer
Title: Community Nutrition & Health Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition & Health
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7429
Email: lvollmer@ucanr.edu

Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry

Human-Wildlife Interactions

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Carolyn Whitesell
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-2767424
Email: cawhitesell@ucanr.edu

Integrated Pest Management

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Dr Andrew Mason Sutherland BCE
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: urban IPM of arthropods
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-670-5624
Fax: 510-670-5671
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu

Livestock & Natural Resources

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Sheila J. Barry
Title: County Director Santa Clara / Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu

Master Food Preserver Program

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Michele Maia
Title: Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
Phone: 650-276-7427
Email: mymaia@ucanr.edu

Master Gardener Program

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Leslie Parent
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Email: laparent@ucanr.edu

Urban Agriculture

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Dr Lucy O Diekmann
Title: Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3104
Email: lodiekmann@ucanr.edu

Office Support Staff

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Kathleen Stewart
Title: Office/Financial Manager
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7423
Email: kmstewart@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Leslie Jensen
Title: Elkus Ranch Coordinator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: (650) 712-3151
Email: lkjensen@ucanr.edu

 

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