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Merced County
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Fax: (209) 722-8856

Director

Scott Stoddard
Title: Farm Advisor   Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms
Specialty: Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, 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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Current Staff

Larry A. Burrow
Title: Community Education Specialist I
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

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@ucanr.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

Lindsay M. Jordan
Title: Area Viticulture Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Mariposa County
5009 Fairgrounds Road
Mariposa, CA 95338-9435
Phone: 559-675-7879 ext 7205
Email: lmjordan@ucanr.edu

Amelia Lopez
Title: Office Assistant II - Bilingual
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: ahlopez@ucanr.edu

Jennifer Makinson
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445

Cathy Marks
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403 Ext. 4786
Email: cemarks@ucanr.edu

Stephanie Martinez
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: 209-525-6800
Email: stmartinez@ucanr.edu

Fadzayi Elizabeth Mashiri Ph.D.
Title: County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Mariposa, Merced, Madera counties
Specialty: Livestock Management, Rangeland Ecology and Management,, Management of Natural Resorces
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

Amanda Punzalan
Title: Community Education Specialist I
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: 209-525-6800
Fax: 209-525-6840
Email: apunzalan@ucdavis.edu

Dr Jhalendra Rijal
Title: Area IPM Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, insect pest management, 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

Gabe Rudich
Title: Lab Assistant
Specialty: Field and Vegetable Crops
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: gprudich@ucdavis.edu

Rosalinda Ruiz
Title: Nutrition Education Coordinator
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

Theresa Spezzano
Title: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Science Advisor
Specialty: Maternal and Child Nutrition
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6825
Email: tmspezzano@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 2
Specialty: UC Calfresh Nutrition Education, Obesity Prevention, SNAP-Ed Programing
Address:
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: 209-525-6824
Fax: 209-525-6840
Email: jwestbrook@ucanr.edu

Cameron Zuber
Title: Junior Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: cazuber@ucanr.edu

Advisors Emeriti

Gregorio Billikopf
Title: Area Farm Advisor
Specialty: Labor management in agriculture: employee productivity (employee selection and testing, piece-rate pay design, incentive pay, internal wage structure and quality control); interpersonal mediation (co-worker mediation, supervisor-subordinate mediation, communication, interpersonal negotiation skills, effective listening); and supervisor training (employee discipline, praise, performance appraisal).
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: gebillikopf@ucanr.edu

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