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Master Gardeners Office; Mondays 2pm to 4pm and Thursdays 9am to 11am
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Office Information
Merced County
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone:
(209) 385-7403
Fax:
(209) 722-8856
Director
Mr Scott Stoddard
Title: Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops and Soils
Specialty: Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
csstoddard@ucanr.edu
Staff List
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Advisors Emeriti
Alejandro R. Castillo Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor Dairy Science - Emeritus
Specialty: Ruminants Nutrition
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
arcastillo@ucanr.edu
James Farley
Title: Livestock Advisor - Emeritus
Address:
1176 Persimmon Way
Merced, CA 95340-8860
Phone: (209) 383-4901
Fax: 209-385-0659
Email:
jlfarley@ucdavis.edu
Mr Lonnie C. Hendricks
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Address:
3352 Cherokee Ave.
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: (209) 383-1517
Fax: 209-722-8856
Email:
lchendricks@ucdavis.edu
Richard L. Mahacek
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Science, Engineering, and Technology programs, developing capable people and youth assets. State 4-H Office contact for S.E.T. programs
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
rlmahacek@ucanr.edu
Maxwell V. Norton
Title: Farm Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Specialties: Tree fruit, farmland preservation, figs, pomegranates, peaches
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
mnorton@ucanr.edu
Dr Bill Weir
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Field Crops and Vegetables
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email:
bncweir@aol.com
Current Staff
Larry A. Burrow
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Pesticide Safety and Continuing Education, Webmaster
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
laburrow@ucanr.edu
Jose A Campos
Title: 4-H Youth Program Representative
Specialty: Latino Community Outreach
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email:
jaccampos@ucanr.edu
Anthony Cantu
Title: Agricultural Field Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email:
azcantu@ucdavis.edu
Mr David Anthony Doll
Title: Pomology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts, and Urban Forestry
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
dadoll@ucanr.edu
Mrs Malinda Farias
Title: Office Manager
Address:
2145 Wardrobe Avnue
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: 209-385-7403
Fax: 209-722-8856
Email:
myfarias@ucanr.edu
Phoebe Gordon
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
328 S. Madera Avenue
Madera, CA 93637-5465
Phone: 559-675-7879 ext. 7209
Email:
pegordon@ucanr.edu
Jennifer Heguy
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Dairy - Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin Counties
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Fax: (209) 525-6840
Email:
jmheguy@ucdavis.edu
Russell D. Hill
Title: Associate 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science Literacy, after-school programming, outdoor/environmental education, program development, and organizational change.
Address:
2145 Wardrobe Ave
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Fax: 209-722-8856
Email:
rdhill@ucanr.edu
Karl Lund
Title: Area Viticulture Advisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
328 S. Madera Avenue
Madera, CA 93637-5465
Phone: 559-675-7879
Email:
ktlund@ucanr.edu
Fadzayi Elizabeth Mashiri Ph.D.
Title: County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Mariposa, Merced Counties
Specialty: Livestock Management, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Management of Natural Resources
Address:
Cooperative Extension Mariposa County
5009 Fairgrounds Road
Mariposa, CA 95338-9435
Phone: (209) 966-2417
Fax: (209) 966-5321
Email:
fmashiri@ucanr.edu
Darlene McIntyre
Title: 4-H youth Program Representative
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Email:
dlmcintyre@ucanr.edu
Andrea Quintanilla
Title: Office Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: 2093857403
Fax: 2097228856
Email:
aequintanilla@ucanr.edu
Dr Jhalendra Rijal
Title: Area IPM Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, insect pest management, insect mating disruption, insect spatial distribution and quantitative sampling, insect behavior and chemical ecology
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A (Corner of Service and Crows Landing)
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: 209-525-6800
Fax: (209) 525-6840
Email:
jrijal@ucanr.edu
Mrs Alexxis Rudich
Title: Office Assistant III
Specialty: 4-H
Address:
2145 Wardrobe Ave
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: 209-385-7418
Email:
alrudich@ucanr.edu
Rosalinda Ruiz
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: 209-385-7403
Email:
rlruiz@ucdavis.edu
Dr Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Title: Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor
Specialty: Weed Biology, Ecology, and Management
Address:
UCCE Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: 229-326-2676
Email:
lmsosnoskie@ucanr.edu
Allen Vizcarra
Title: Staff Research Associate
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Jaci Westbrook
Title: Community Education Supervisor II
Specialty: UC CalFresh Nutrition Education, Obesity Prevention, SNAP-Ed Programming, Local School Wellness Policies,
Address:
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: 209-525-6824
Fax: 209-525-6840
Email:
jwestbrook@ucanr.edu
Cameron Zuber
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email:
cazuber@ucanr.edu
Staff
Kristen Andersen
Title: Student Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Fax: (209) 722-8856
Email:
kristenrosea93@gmail.com
Dr Anthony Fulford
Title: Area CE Nutrient Management & Soil Quality Advisor
Specialty: Soil Health, Nutrient Management, Soil Fertility/Testing
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Email:
amfulford@ucanr.edu
Alberto Marquez
Title: Extra-Help Student Intern
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email:
amarquez@co.merced.ca.us
Elizabeth Miranda
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Email:
emiranda@ucdavis.edu
Sissy Valencia
Title: Extra-Help Student Intern
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: 2093857403
Email:
svalencia@co.merced.ca.us
Hailey Ward
Title: Student Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email:
hward@csustan.edu