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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

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Advisors

Russell D. Hill
Title: Associate 4-H Youth Development Advisor IV
Specialty: Ethnic and Racial Identity Development. 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

Mr C. Scott Stoddard
Title: County Director and Farm Advisor  Vegetable Crops and Soils
Specialty: Soil fertility and soil 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

Cameron Zuber
Title: Orchard Crops Farm Advisor
Specialty: Merced County: Deciduous trees, not including pistachios and figs. Madera County: Walnut.
Notes: Mobile Phone (209) 201-2352
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Fax: (209) 722-8856
Email: cazuber@ucanr.edu

Cross County Advisors

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
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Email: amfulford@ucanr.edu

Phoebe Gordon
Title: Orchard Crops Farm Advisor
Specialty: Madera County: Almonds, pistachios, stone fruit, figs Merced County: Pistachio and figs
Notes: Mobile: (559) 825-7632
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
145 Tozer St. Suite 103
Madera, CA 93638
Phone: (559) 675-7879 ext. 7209
Email: pegordon@ucanr.edu

Jennifer Heguy
Title: Dairy Farm Advisor and County Director
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

Karl Lund
Title: Area Viticulture Advisor
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
145 Tozer St. Suite 103
Madera, CA 93638
Phone: (559) 675-7879
Email: ktlund@ucanr.edu

Dr Fadzayi Elizabeth Mashiri Ph.D.
Title: County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Mariposa, Merced Counties
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Management of Natural Resources, Livestock Management, Weed Management, Grazing Management, Ecosystem Services
Address:
Mariposa County
5009 Fairgrounds Road
Mariposa, CA 95338-9435
Phone: (209) 966-2417
Email: fmashiri@ucanr.edu

Dr Abdelmoneim Z. Mohamed
Title: Irrigation and Soils Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation systems, Groundwater sustainability, Soils, Precision irrigation in orchard and vineyard cropping systems
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6812
Email: amohamed@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
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Fax: (209) 525-6840
Email: jrijal@ucanr.edu

Current Staff

Caddie Bergren
Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Program Specialist
Specialty: Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance
Notes: Mobile: (727) 318-465
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: cmbergren@ucanr.edu

Larry A. Burrow
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Pesticide Safety and Continuing Education, Webmaster
Address:
Merced County Cooperative Extension
2145 Wardrobe Ave.
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: laburrow@ucanr.edu

Jose A Campos
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator
Specialty: Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: jaccampos@ucanr.edu

Crystal Cortez
Title: Office Assistant lll
Specialty: 4-H Program
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Ave
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Email: crdcortez@ucanr.edu

Malinda Farias
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avnue
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Fax: (209) 722-8856
Email: myfarias@ucanr.edu

Mark D. Garrett
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Fire Ecology/Prescribed Fire
Address:
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: (209) 966-2417
Fax: (209) 966-5321
Email: mdgarrett@ucanr.edu

Elizabeth Miranda
Title: Nutrition Care Coordinator II
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Email: emiranda@ucdavis.edu

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

Rosalinda Ruiz
Title: Community Education Supervisor
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6814
Email: rlruiz@ucdavis.edu

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

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

Staff

Vong J Moua
Title: Small Farms Community Educator
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 761-6873
Email: vmoua@ucanr.edu