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San Joaquin County
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6100
Fax: (209) 953-6128
Email: cesanjoaquin@ucdavis.edu

Director

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Brent A Holtz Ph.D.
Title: County Director and Farm Advisor
Specialty: Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology, Whole Orchard Recycling
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6124
Email: baholtz@ucanr.edu

County Director

Advisors

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Brenna J. Aegerter Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Address:
2101 East Earhart Ave, Suite 200
Stockton, CA, CA 95206-3924
Phone: 209-953-6114
Fax: (209) 953-6128
Email: bjaegerter@ucanr.edu
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Theresa A. Becchetti
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Livestock and Natural Resources, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Fax: 209-525-6840
Email: tabecchetti@ucanr.edu
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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
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Michelle Leinfelder-Miles Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Crop Production, Soil and Water Resources, the Delta
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6100
Email: mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu
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Dr Abdelmoneim Zakaria Mohamed
Title: Irrigation and Soils Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation systems, Groundwater sustainability, 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
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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
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Justin Tanner
Title: CE Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Email: jdtanner@ucanr.edu

4-H

Master Gardener

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Marcy Sousa
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
2101 E Earhart Ste 200
Stockton CA, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6111
Fax: 209-953-6128
Email: mdhachman@ucanr.edu

Nutrition Dept.

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Maricarmen Anaya-Rodriguez
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC - Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Family Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6105
Fax: 209-9536128
Email: manaya@ucanr.edu
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Joyce Bishop
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC - Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Family Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6123
Email: jbishop@ucanr.edu
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Ms Deanna Cruz-Ortiz
Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Supervisor
Specialty: Nutrition
Address:
Sacramento Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (209)953-7350
Fax: (209)953-6108
Email: dcruzortiz@ucanr.edu
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Annabelle Factura
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Specialty: Nutrition Educator - Physical Activity
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 E. Earhart Ave, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Email: apfactura@ucanr.edu
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Racquel Fernandez
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC - Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-7805
Fax: 209-953-6128
Email: rmfernandez@ucanr.edu
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Lorena Hoyos
Title: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC- Program Supervisor
Specialty: Family Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6121
Email: lhoyos@ucanr.edu
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Houa Lee Lo
Title: Community Education Specilist I
Specialty: Nutrition EFPNEP
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 2099536117
Email: hllee@ucanr.edu
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Vong Moua
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 761-6873
Email: vmoua@ucanr.edu
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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

Field & Lab

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Shirley Alvarez
Title: Agricultural Field & Lab Technician II
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-7133
Fax: 209-953-6128
Email: svalvarez@ucanr.edu
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Donald R Colbert
Title: Laboratory Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6100
Email: drcolbert@ucanr.edu
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Daniel J. Rivers
Title: Laboratory Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6100
Email: djrivers@ucdavis.edu
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Randall Wittie
Title: Laboratory Assistant II
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6100
Email: rwittie@ucanr.edu

Administrative

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Alejandra Juárez
Title: Office Manager / Administrative Assistant
Address:
2101 E. Earhart Ave., Ste. 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6113
Fax: 209-953-6128
Email: alejuarez@ucanr.edu
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Genara Longoria
Title: Senior Office Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6100
Fax: 209-953-6128
Email: gvlongoria@ucanr.edu
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Angela Tipsey
Title: Senior Office Assistant
Specialty: 4-H administrative support
Address:
2101 E. Earhart Ave.
200
Stockton, CA 95206-3949
Phone: 209-953-6106
Email: mdtipsey@ucanr.edu

Emeritus

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Mick Canevari
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Weed Control
Address:
4360 N Alpine Road
Stockton, CA 95215
Email: wmcanevari@ucanr.edu
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Ms Anna Christine Martin
Title: Nutrition   Family   Consumer Sciences Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6121
Email: acmartin@ucanr.edu
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Karrie Reid
Title: Retired Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Specialty: Landscape Horticulture/Water Conservation
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6109
Fax: 209-983-6108
Email: skreid@ucanr.edu
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Paul S Verdegaal
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Viticulture, almonds
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6119
Email: psverdegaal@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Nicole Alferez
Title: Administrative Assistant
Address:
2101 E. Earhart Ave.
Ste 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: 209-953-6113
Email: nalferez@ucanr.edu
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Emilee A Noble
Title: Contracts & Grants Analyst
Address:
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-236-7364
Email: eanoble@ucanr.edu