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Office Information
Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone:
530-621-5502
Fax:
888-764-9669
Email:
cecentralsierra@ucanr.edu
Director
JoLynn Miller
Title: Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study
Address:
Physical Address
52 North Washington
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-533-5686
Email: jlmiller@ucanr.edu
Title: Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study
Address:
Physical Address
52 North Washington
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-533-5686
Email: jlmiller@ucanr.edu
Advisors
Cindy X. Chen
Title: Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor
Address:
2 S Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-6989
Email: cxnchen@ucanr.edu
Title: Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor
Address:
2 S Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-6989
Email: cxnchen@ucanr.edu
Susie Kocher
Title: Forestry/ Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Forestry, wildfire, prescribed fire, post-fire recovery, adult education, facilitation, public participation
Address:
1061 3rd Street
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-542-2574
Email: sdkocher@ucanr.edu
Title: Forestry/ Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Forestry, wildfire, prescribed fire, post-fire recovery, adult education, facilitation, public participation
Address:
1061 3rd Street
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-542-2574
Email: sdkocher@ucanr.edu
JoLynn Miller
Title: Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study
Address:
Physical Address
52 North Washington
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-533-5686
Email: jlmiller@ucanr.edu
Title: Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study
Address:
Physical Address
52 North Washington
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-533-5686
Email: jlmiller@ucanr.edu
Scott Oneto
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
Address:
12200B Airport Road
(209) 223-6834
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 223-6834
Email: sroneto@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
Address:
12200B Airport Road
(209) 223-6834
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 223-6834
Email: sroneto@ucanr.edu
Kitty Oppliger
Specialty: Sustainable food systems, food access, disability and nutrition, Tribal health and foodways
Address:
12200B Airport Rd
Jackson, CA 95642
Email: koppliger@ucanr.edu
Specialty: Sustainable food systems, food access, disability and nutrition, Tribal health and foodways
Address:
12200B Airport Rd
Jackson, CA 95642
Email: koppliger@ucanr.edu
Mackenzie Faith Patton
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530)304-6397
Email: mfpatton@ucanr.edu
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530)304-6397
Email: mfpatton@ucanr.edu
Hardeep Singh
Title: Local Food Systems Advisor
Address:
423 E. St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 559-579-6065
Email: hdsing@ucanr.edu
Title: Local Food Systems Advisor
Address:
423 E. St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 559-579-6065
Email: hdsing@ucanr.edu
4-H Program Staff
Erika Armstrong
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
2 South Green St
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 2095336990
Email: elarmstrong@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
2 South Green St
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 2095336990
Email: elarmstrong@ucanr.edu
Vera M. Bullard
Title: UC 4-H Regional Program Coordinator - Region 6Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Tuolumne) (
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development Program
Address:
12200-B Airport Road
209-223-6837
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: 209-223-6837
Email: vmbullard@ucanr.edu
Title: UC 4-H Regional Program Coordinator - Region 6Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Tuolumne) (
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development Program
Address:
12200-B Airport Road
209-223-6837
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: 209-223-6837
Email: vmbullard@ucanr.edu
Alissa Hardie
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Amador County
12200-B Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642-9527
Phone: 209-223-6484
Email: ahardie@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Amador County
12200-B Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642-9527
Phone: 209-223-6484
Email: ahardie@ucanr.edu
Lynnelle Madsen
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Address:
891 Mountain Ranch
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6474
Email: lmadsen@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Address:
891 Mountain Ranch
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6474
Email: lmadsen@ucanr.edu
UC Master Food Preserver Staff
Susan Mosbacher
Title: UC Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
Specialty: Provide organizational support to the UC Master Food Preserver programs in the Central Sierra region and at the statewide level.
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-5543
Email: smosbacher@ucanr.edu
Title: UC Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
Specialty: Provide organizational support to the UC Master Food Preserver programs in the Central Sierra region and at the statewide level.
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-5543
Email: smosbacher@ucanr.edu
UC Master Gardener Staff
Debbie Powell
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
UCCE Calaveras County
423 E. Saint Charles St.
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6473
Email: dlpowell@ucanr.edu
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
UCCE Calaveras County
423 E. Saint Charles St.
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6473
Email: dlpowell@ucanr.edu
Natural Resources Staff
Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
Title: Forest Stewardship Communications Specialist
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: gndean@ucanr.edu
Title: Forest Stewardship Communications Specialist
Address:
South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618
Email: gndean@ucanr.edu
Kimberly C Ingram
Title: Forest Stewardship Education Coordinator
Specialty: Forest and natural resources education; adult education; facilitation
Address:
UC ANR
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: kcingram@ucanr.edu
Title: Forest Stewardship Education Coordinator
Specialty: Forest and natural resources education; adult education; facilitation
Address:
UC ANR
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Email: kcingram@ucanr.edu
Katherine Reidy
Title: Post-fire Forest Resilience Education Coordinator, Academic Coordinator II
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: kkreidy@ucanr.edu
Title: Post-fire Forest Resilience Education Coordinator, Academic Coordinator II
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: kkreidy@ucanr.edu
Nutrition Staff
Bambi Baechler
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator
Address:
423 E. Saint Charles St.
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-920-7449
Email: bbaechler@ucanr.edu
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator
Address:
423 E. Saint Charles St.
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-920-7449
Email: bbaechler@ucanr.edu
Kathleen Carter
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator
Address:
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 223-6774
Email: ktacarter@ucanr.edu
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator
Address:
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 223-6774
Email: ktacarter@ucanr.edu
Noah Alexander Cooke
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Central Sierra Community Education Supervisor 2
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-219-0490
Email: nacooke@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Central Sierra Community Education Supervisor 2
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-219-0490
Email: nacooke@ucanr.edu
Mariana Garcia
Title: UC CalFresh Program Coordinator
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5533
Email: mevgarcia@ucanr.edu
Title: UC CalFresh Program Coordinator
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5533
Email: mevgarcia@ucanr.edu
Martha (Alejandra) Giron
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator CES II
Address:
1100 Lyons Ave
Room D-3
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-543-2310 ext 1112
Email: agiron@ucanr.edu
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator CES II
Address:
1100 Lyons Ave
Room D-3
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-543-2310 ext 1112
Email: agiron@ucanr.edu
Cristina Luquin
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Nutrition Educator
Address:
1100 Lyons Ave
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-543-2310 ext 1112
Email: cnluquin@ucanr.edu
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Nutrition Educator
Address:
1100 Lyons Ave
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-543-2310 ext 1112
Email: cnluquin@ucanr.edu
Mary Manning
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
Cooperative Extension Calaveras County, Government Center
423 E. Saint Charles St.
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95249
Email: mhmanning@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
Cooperative Extension Calaveras County, Government Center
423 E. Saint Charles St.
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95249
Email: mhmanning@ucanr.edu
Cailin McLaughlin
Title: Garden Coordinator, CFHL, UCCE Central Sierra
Address:
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (530) 621-5576
Email: camclaugh@ucanr.edu
Title: Garden Coordinator, CFHL, UCCE Central Sierra
Address:
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (530) 621-5576
Email: camclaugh@ucanr.edu
Farrah Olson
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Email: folson@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Email: folson@ucanr.edu
Carmela M Padilla MPH
Title: Regional Manager, CFHL UCCE (Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties)
Specialty: Program Development and Youth Engagement
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: cmpadilla@ucanr.edu
Title: Regional Manager, CFHL UCCE (Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties)
Specialty: Program Development and Youth Engagement
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: cmpadilla@ucanr.edu
Lisa Uribe
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Email: luribe@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Email: luribe@ucanr.edu
Administrative Staff
Stacy L Arhontes
Title: Assistant II
Specialty: Program Support for CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address:
423 E. Saint Charles St.
Mailing Address: 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95247
Phone: (209) 754-6477
Email: slarhontes@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant II
Specialty: Program Support for CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE
Address:
423 E. Saint Charles St.
Mailing Address: 891 Mountain Ranch Rd
San Andreas, CA 95247
Phone: (209) 754-6477
Email: slarhontes@ucanr.edu
Bonnie Fraser
Title: Administrative Assistant II
Address:
12200-B Airport Rd
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: 209-223-6487
Email: bfraser@ucanr.edu
Title: Administrative Assistant II
Address:
12200-B Airport Rd
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: 209-223-6487
Email: bfraser@ucanr.edu
Gillian Garrett
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-5695
Email: gigarrett@ucanr.edu
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County
52 N. Washington St
Mailing: 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-5695
Email: gigarrett@ucanr.edu
Lindsey Harwood
Title: Assistant III
Specialty: Serving Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado and Tuolumne counties
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5504
Email: ljharwood@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant III
Specialty: Serving Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado and Tuolumne counties
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5504
Email: ljharwood@ucanr.edu
Angela Johnson
Title: Assistant II
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development & Natural Resources
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-5503
Email: anejohnson@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant II
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development & Natural Resources
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-5503
Email: anejohnson@ucanr.edu
Ms Robin E. Martin
Title: Admin Asst II
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5528
Email: robmartin@ucanr.edu
Title: Admin Asst II
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-621-5528
Email: robmartin@ucanr.edu
Emeritus
Daniel J Desmond
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: 4-H youth development, environmental education including garden based learning and Master Food Preserver program.
Address:
545 Fairview Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-642-8743 or 707-696-8620
Email: djdesmond@ucdavis.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: 4-H youth development, environmental education including garden based learning and Master Food Preserver program.
Address:
545 Fairview Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-642-8743 or 707-696-8620
Email: djdesmond@ucdavis.edu
William E Frost
Title: CE Advisor, Emeritus
Address:
UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7774
Email: wefrost@ucanr.edu
Title: CE Advisor, Emeritus
Address:
UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7774
Email: wefrost@ucanr.edu
Academic Personnel
Brian J Allen
Title: Assistant Specialist
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: brallen@ucanr.edu
Title: Assistant Specialist
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Email: brallen@ucanr.edu
Staff
Emilee A Noble
Title: Contracts & Grants Analyst
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-236-7364
Email: eanoble@ucanr.edu
Title: Contracts & Grants Analyst
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-236-7364
Email: eanoble@ucanr.edu
Amador County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
209-223-6482
Calaveras County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
423 E. Saint Charles Street
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
209-754-6477
El Dorado County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
530-621-5502
South Lake Tahoe
Community Health & Nutrition, Master Gardener Program and
Forestry Advisor
1100 Lyons Ave, Room D-3
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 543-2310 Ext: 1112
Tuolumne County
Open Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
2 S. Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-5695