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Los Angeles County
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone:
(626) 586-1971
Fax:
(626) 943-3840
Director
Keith C. Nathaniel Ed.D.
Title: County Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Adolescent Development; Educational Planning; Social Capital and Community Networks
Notes: Mailing address: PO Box 22255, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1970
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu
Title: County Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Adolescent Development; Educational Planning; Social Capital and Community Networks
Notes: Mailing address: PO Box 22255, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1970
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu
Director
Administrative Office
Dohee Kim M.P.P.
Title: Director of Media Outreach and Advocacy Liaison
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1974
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: deekim@ucanr.edu
Title: Director of Media Outreach and Advocacy Liaison
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1974
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: deekim@ucanr.edu
Rebecca Sanders
Title: Administrative Assistant III
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1971
Fax: 626 943-3840
Email: rsanders@ucanr.edu
Title: Administrative Assistant III
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1971
Fax: 626 943-3840
Email: rsanders@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development
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
Roy Hillstock
Title: Computer Resource Specialist II
Notes: Mailing address: University of California Cooperative Extension-LA Attn: Roy Hillstock 700 W. Main St. Alhambra, CA 91801
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1972
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: rlhillstock@ucanr.edu
Title: Computer Resource Specialist II
Notes: Mailing address: University of California Cooperative Extension-LA Attn: Roy Hillstock 700 W. Main St. Alhambra, CA 91801
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1972
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: rlhillstock@ucanr.edu
Charlene Moore
Title: 4-H YDP Antelope Valley Coordinator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: moore@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H YDP Antelope Valley Coordinator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: moore@ucanr.edu
Food and Health
Ingrid Alarcon
Title: CalFresh Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1979
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: ijalarcon@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1979
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: ijalarcon@ucanr.edu
Coral Burciaga-Luquin
Title: Community Education Specialist I
Specialty: Adult Nutrition Education (Adult EFNEP)
Address:
700 West Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626)586-1987
Fax: (626)943-3840
Email: cburciagaluquin@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist I
Specialty: Adult Nutrition Education (Adult EFNEP)
Address:
700 West Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626)586-1987
Fax: (626)943-3840
Email: cburciagaluquin@ucanr.edu
Olivia Mejia-Martinez
Title: CalFresh Community Education Specialist II
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1973
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: omejiamartinez@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Community Education Specialist II
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1973
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: omejiamartinez@ucanr.edu
Benjamin Melendrez
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living Program Supervisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: bmelendrez@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living Program Supervisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: bmelendrez@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
Alejandrina Orozco
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Youth EFNEP
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1977
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: orozco@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Youth EFNEP
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1977
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: orozco@ucanr.edu
Cynthia Orozco
Title: Program Representative I
Notes: Mailing address: PO Box 22255, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 6264092731
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: corozco@ucanr.edu
Title: Program Representative I
Notes: Mailing address: PO Box 22255, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 6264092731
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: corozco@ucanr.edu
Natalie M Price M.P.H.
Title: Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences 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: Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences 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
Mrs Aba J Ramirez
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Adult Nutrition Education
Address:
700 W. Main Street
626-586-1978
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1978
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: abaramirez@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Educator
Specialty: Adult Nutrition Education
Address:
700 W. Main Street
626-586-1978
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1978
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: abaramirez@ucanr.edu
Daisy Valdez
Title: CalFresh Community Education Specialist II
Specialty: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W Main St
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1983
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: dlvaldez@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Community Education Specialist II
Specialty: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W Main St
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1983
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: dlvaldez@ucanr.edu
Rosa I Vargas
Title: Regional Manager
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: rivargas@ucanr.edu
Title: Regional Manager
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: rivargas@ucanr.edu
Master Gardener Program
Valerie Borel
Title: Horticulture and Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Specialty: Sustainability and fire-safe landscaping
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Los Angeles
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1986
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: vtborel@ucanr.edu
Title: Horticulture and Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Specialty: Sustainability and fire-safe landscaping
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Los Angeles
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1986
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: vtborel@ucanr.edu
Jessica A Yarger
Title: Master Gardener Program Assistant
Address:
700 W Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1975
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: jayarger@ucanr.edu
Title: Master Gardener Program Assistant
Address:
700 W Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 586-1975
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: jayarger@ucanr.edu
Sustainable Food Systems
Rachel A Surls Ph.D.
Title: Sustainable Food Systems Advisor
Specialty: urban agriculture, urban gardening, food systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
(626) 586-1982
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1982
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: ramabie@ucdavis.edu
Title: Sustainable Food Systems Advisor
Specialty: urban agriculture, urban gardening, food systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
(626) 586-1982
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1982
Fax: 626-943-3840
Email: ramabie@ucdavis.edu
Natural Resources
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
Cynthia Chavez
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Project Learning Tree
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 6265861937
Fax: 6269433840
Email: crchavez@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Project Learning Tree
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 6265861937
Fax: 6269433840
Email: crchavez@ucanr.edu
Sabrina L. Drill Ph.D.
Title: Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Climate resilience, urban ecology, watershed education, community science and engagement, environmental justice, conservation and restoration of aquatic and wildland habitats and anadramous fishes, aquatic and terrestrial invasive species, fire ecology and landscape preparation, land use and conservation planning
Notes: Covers Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and the California Naturalist Statewide Program
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 3238425399
Email: sldrill@ucanr.edu
Title: Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Climate resilience, urban ecology, watershed education, community science and engagement, environmental justice, conservation and restoration of aquatic and wildland habitats and anadramous fishes, aquatic and terrestrial invasive species, fire ecology and landscape preparation, land use and conservation planning
Notes: Covers Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and the California Naturalist Statewide Program
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 3238425399
Email: sldrill@ucanr.edu
Eliot Freutel
Title: Community Education Specialist 2 (SoCal)
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles
700 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: etfreutel@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2 (SoCal)
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles
700 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: etfreutel@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
Integrated Pest Management
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
Environmental Horticulture
Janet Hartin
Title: Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (951) 313-2023
Email: jshartin@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (951) 313-2023
Email: jshartin@ucanr.edu
Donald R. Hodel
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Selection & management of palms and other woody ornamentals in the landscape
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1973
Fax: 626-943-3480
Email: drhodel@ucanr.edu
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Selection & management of palms and other woody ornamentals in the landscape
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626-586-1973
Fax: 626-943-3480
Email: drhodel@ucanr.edu
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
Mr Dennis Pittenger
Title: Area Environmental Horticulturist, Emeritus
Specialty: Functional use of ornamental plants in urban landscapes. Landscape irrigation management, urban tree management, species selection, woody plant soil/root interactions.
Address:
Botany & Plant Sciences
2150 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521-0124
Phone: (951) 236-9723
Email: drpittenger@ucdavis.edu
Title: Area Environmental Horticulturist, Emeritus
Specialty: Functional use of ornamental plants in urban landscapes. Landscape irrigation management, urban tree management, species selection, woody plant soil/root interactions.
Address:
Botany & Plant Sciences
2150 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521-0124
Phone: (951) 236-9723
Email: drpittenger@ucdavis.edu
Christopher Shogren Ph.D.
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: cjshogren@ucanr.edu
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Email: cjshogren@ucanr.edu
Urban Community Resiliency
Ashley Hooper Ph.D.
Title: Urban Community Resiliency Advisor
Specialty: urban and environmental planning and policy, community resilience, urban food systems, water resource policy, transportation policy, healthy communities.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1981
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: asmhoope@ucanr.edu
Title: Urban Community Resiliency Advisor
Specialty: urban and environmental planning and policy, community resilience, urban food systems, water resource policy, transportation policy, healthy communities.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: 626 586-1981
Fax: (626) 943-3840
Email: asmhoope@ucanr.edu
Agriculture
Grant Johnson
Title: Assistant CE Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949)-414-8022
Email: gejohnson@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant CE Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor
Address:
7601 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949)-414-8022
Email: gejohnson@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
Staff
Dr Edith Ben-Horin De Guzman
Title: Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Climate adaptation, urban forestry, water management, heat mitigation
Address:
337 Charles E. Young Dr. East
3323J Public Affairs Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Email: eb3@ucla.edu
Title: Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Climate adaptation, urban forestry, water management, heat mitigation
Address:
337 Charles E. Young Dr. East
3323J Public Affairs Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Email: eb3@ucla.edu