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San Luis Obispo County
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5940
Fax: (805) 781-4316
Director
Richard P Enfield
Title: County Director and 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive youth development, nonformal science projects, experiential education, John Dewey, community collaborations and the concepts of social capital, resiliency and developmental assets.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: CD: (805) 781-5940 4-H: (805) 781-5943
Email: rpenfield@ucdavis.edu
Staff List
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UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program
Program Staff
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Advisors
Mark Battany
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Grapes, soils and irrigation in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Fax: (805) 781-4316
Email: mcbattany@ucdavis.edu
Mary L Bianchi
Title: Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5949
Email: mlbianchi@ucdavis.edu
Dr Royce Larsen E.
Title: Area Natural Resource Watershed Advisor
Specialty: Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, othe natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
350 N. Main Street, Ste. B
Templeton, CA, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 434-4106
Fax: (805) 434-4881
Email: relarsen@ucdavis.edu
Shirley S Peterson M.S., R.D.
Title: Advisor Emeritus Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences
Specialty: Nutrition, food safety, & consumer economics.
Address:
2156 Sierra Way #C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-4556
Phone: (805) 781-5951
Email: sspeterson@ucdavis.edu
Specialists
William D Tietje
Title: Area Natural Resource Specialist
Specialty: Oak woodland ecology and management, human impacts on wildlife, oak regeneration, land use planning
Address:
Cooperative Extension County Offices UCCE San Luis Obispo County 2156 Sierra Way
2156 Sierra Way, Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5938
Email: tietje@berkeley.edu
Cross County Advisors
Dr Surendra Dara
Title: Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
2156 Sierra Way, Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 788-2321
Fax: 805-781-4316
Email: skdara@ucdavis.edu
Mark Gaskell Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Barbara County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 788-2374
Fax: (805) 781-5940
Email: mlgaskell@ucdavis.edu
Franklin F Laemmlen Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Vegetable crops (leafy greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, nappa, bok choy, cilantro, spinach, squash, peppers (bell), plant pathology, nematology, entomology, farm safety, plant problem diagnosis, cut flowers
Address:
1053 Camelot Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Phone: (805) 934-4997
Fax: 805-934-4997
Email: fflaemmlen2@ucdavis.edu
Etaferahu Takele
Title: County Director/Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics
Specialty: Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: (951) 683-6491 x243
Email: ettakele@ucdavis.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
Heather Dauer
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Specialty: SLO Scientists
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5944
Cindy Hansen
Title: 4-H Program Representative II
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5950
Email: chansen@co.slo.ca.us
Denise Harris
Title: 4-H Program Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5943
Email: dharris@co.slo.ca.us
Julie Maggiore
Title: Administrative Assistant III
Specialty: San Luis Obispo County 4-H Youth Development Program
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5941
Email: jmaggiore@co.slo.ca.us
UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program
Kimberlee Hampton
Title: Youth FSNEP Program Representative III
Specialty: Nutrition education for teachers
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5947
Email: hampton@ucdavis.edu
Andrea Keisler
Title: FSNEP Program Rep I
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5947
Email: agkeisler@ucdavis.edu
Lisa Paniagua
Title: Youth FSNEP Program Representative II
Specialty: FSNEP Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Email: lmharrah@ucdavis.edu
Lindsay Wolf
Title: Program Rep I
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Email: lmwolf@ucdavis.edu
Program Staff
Amy Breschini
Title: Farm Advisor Assistant and Master Gardener Coordinator
Specialty: Horticulture
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5946
Email: abreschini@co.slo.ca.us
Beverly Gingg
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Specialty: Oak Woodland Ecology and Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Email: bgingg@smcf.org
Gwen Tindula
Title: Staff Research Associate III
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Email: gntindula@ucdavis.edu
Administrative Staff
Sue Lake
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5940
Email: slake@co.slo.ca.us
Ingrid Schumann
Title: Administrative Assistant III
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5940
Email: ischumann@co.slo.ca.us