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Monterey County
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: PH-(831) 759-7350 4-H-(831) 759-7360
Fax: (831) 758-3018

Director

Dr Maria de la Fuente Ph. D.
Title: County Director Monterey - Farm & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties
Specialty: Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Gardener Program Santa Clara.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7358
Email: medelafuente@ucanr.edu

Staff List

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Advisors
Cross County Advisors
Staff Research Associate
4-H Youth Development Program
Program Manager
Administrative Staff
Support Staff
Emeritus

Advisors

Larry J Bettiga
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7361
Email: lbettiga@ucanr.edu

Michael D Cahn
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation & Water Resources
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7377
Email: mdcahn@ucanr.edu

Steven T. Koike
Title: Plant Pathology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7356
Email: stkoike@ucanr.edu

Richard Smith
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7357
Email: rifsmith@ucanr.edu

Shimat Villanassery Joseph ,Ph.D.
Title: IPM Entomology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7359
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: svjoseph@ucdavis.edu

Cross County Advisors

Mark Bolda
Title: County Director, Santa Cruz County and Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8025
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: mpbolda@ucanr.edu

Dr Royce 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.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
350 N. Main Street, Ste. B
Templeton, CA, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 434-4106
Fax: (805) 434-4881
Email: relarsen@ucdavis.edu

Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: County Director San Benito County & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science and Technology
Notes: Shipping Address: UCCE San Benito County 649 San Benito Street, Suite 115 Hollister, CA 95024
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
P.O. Box 1956, 649 San Benito Street
Suite 115
Hollister, CA 95024
Phone: 831-637-5346 x 12
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucanr.edu

Steven A. Tjosvold
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8013
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: satjosvold@ucanr.edu

Laura Tourte
Title: Santa Cruz County Farm Advisor
Specialty: Farm Management and Small Farms
Address:
UCCE Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
(831) 763-8005
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 763-8005
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: ljtourte@ucanr.edu

Staff Research Associate

Barry Farrara
Title: Staff Research Associate III
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831.759.7365
Email: bffarrara@ucanr.edu

Tom Lockhart
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Specialty: Water Quality & Irrigation
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831.759.7365
Email: trlockhart@ucanr.edu

Patricia Love
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: pllove@ucanr.edu

Laura Murphy
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Specialty: Food Safety
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: mismurphy@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

Wendy Grennan
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative
Specialty: 4-H
Address:
UCCE-Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
831.759.7386
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831.759.7386
Fax: 831.758.3018
Email: wdgrennan@ucanr.edu

Administrative Staff

Ana Alarcon
Title: Administrative Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7351
Email: asalarcon@ucdavis.edu

Lennis Arriaga
Title: Secretary
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831.759.7353
Email: larriaga@ucanr.edu

June Rasmussen
Title: Accounting Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7352
Fax: 831.758.3018
Email: jrasmussen@ucanr.edu

Melinda K Stirling
Title: Office Manager   Administrative Services Assistant
Specialty: Administrative services
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7354
Email: mkstirling@ucanr.edu

Support Staff

Patty Ayala
Title: Agricultural Aide
Specialty: Plant Pathology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901

Christopher Bettiga
Title: Student Asst. II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: csbettiga@ucanr.edu

Scott Cosseboom
Title: Student Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: scosseboom@ucdavis.edu

Lorin Hofmann-Lurz
Title: Military 4-H Program Liason
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: lhofmannlurz@ucanr.edu

Kat Kammeijer
Title: Farm Advisor Assistant III
Specialty: Plant Pathology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7363
Email: katkammeijer@ucanr.edu

Jesus Martinez
Title: Student Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: jmartinezrodriguez@ucdavis.edu

Gustavo Reyes
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831.759.7380
Fax: 831.758.3018
Email: greyes@ucanr.edu

Liliana Reyes
Title: Student Asst. II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: lzreyes@ucdavis.edu

Emeritus

Dr William E Chaney, Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor   Entomology
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: wechaney@ucdavis.edu

William W Coates, Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus (retired) - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties)
Specialty: Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Notes: UPS - Fed-Ex only to street address above.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
P.O. Box 1956, 649 San Benito Street
Suite 115
Hollister, CA 95024
Phone: (831) 637-5346, ext. 12
Email: bwwcoates@ucdavis.edu

Sonya L Varea Hammond Emeritus
Title: County Director
Specialty: Public Policy - Biotechnology Education and Land Use
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: slvareahammond@ucdavis.edu