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Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6670
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: cecontracosta@ucdavis.edu

Director

Contra Costa Based

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Kamyar Aram
Title: Specialty Crops Advisor
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6692
Email: kamaram@ucanr.edu
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Janet Caprile - Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Email: jlcaprile@ucdavis.edu
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Eli Israel Figueroa
Title: Community Education Supervisor
Specialty: Middle & High School Youth Nutrition Education; Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
Unit: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6678
Email: eifigueroa@ucanr.edu
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Santos Lopez
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: EFNEP Adult
Unit: Community Nutrition and Health
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension, Contra Costa County
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6680
Email: sanlopez@ucanr.edu
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Carla M Moore
Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) and CalFresh Healthy Living Administrative Assistant
Specialty: Alameda and Contra Costa County EFNEP; Contra Costa CFHL
Unit: Community Nutrition and Health
Address:
UCCE Contra Costa
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6675
Email: carmoore@ucanr.edu
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Sheree Nuxoll
Title: UCCE Office & Financial Manager, Contra Costa
Specialty: Administration/Financial Management/Operations/Information Technology/Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6674
Email: slnuxoll@ucanr.edu
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4-H Youth Development Program - Club Information
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 646-6543
Email: fourhcontracosta@ucdavis.edu
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Leah J Sourbeer
Title: EFNEP Nutrition Program Supervisor
Specialty: EFNEP
Unit: Community Nutrition and Health
Address:
UCCE Contra Costa County
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6676
Email: ljelmazati@ucanr.edu
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Brenda C. Vales
Title: 4-H Program/Community Education Specialist II
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6690
Email: bcvales@ucanr.edu

Cross-county

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Sheila J. Barry
Title: County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu
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Dawn A Kooyumjian
Title: Coordinator -UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6682
Email: dakooyumjian@ucanr.edu
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Dr Igor Lacan
Title: Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
Unit: San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: 650-276-7428
Email: ilacan@ucanr.edu
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Michelle Leinfelder-Miles Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Crop Production, Soil and Water Resources, the Delta
County: San Joaquin County
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 Andrew M Sutherland BCE
Title: Urban Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: urban (household & structural) IPM of insects and other arthropods
County: Alameda County Cooperative Extension
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 West Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-499-2930
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu

Richmond Field Station Based

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Stephen L Quarles
Title: CE Advisor  Emeritus
Specialty: Performance of materials in wood-frame buildings; wildfire; moisture; physical properties of wood
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
517 MONTFORD AVENUE
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Email: steve.quarles@berkeley.edu

Staff

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Michael Cohen
Title: Organic Materials Management and Agri-Food Systems Advisor
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-282-3132
Email: mfscohen@ucanr.edu
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Alexa Erickson
Title: Community Nutrition, Health, and Food Systems Advisor
Specialty: Community Nutrition and Health, Nutrition Education and Behavior
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 530-201-5332
Email: americkson@ucanr.edu
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Cristina M Murillo-Barrick
Title: Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community Development Advisor
County: Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (510) 305-3256
Email: cmurillo@ucanr.edu
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Mikele Christine Olson-Calbert
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: EFNEP Youth
Unit: Community Nutrition and Health
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Contra Costa County
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6679
Email: molsoncalbert@ucanr.edu
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Susan J Weaver
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Regional Coordinator, Region 7
Specialty: Youth Leadership Development, Juntos 4-H, Teens as Teachers, In-school programs, Youth camps, Mentor development, Professional Development for educators.
County: Santa Clara County
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: sjweaver@ucanr.edu
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Melanie Weir
Title: UCCE Office Manager and Administrative Assistant, Alameda County
Specialty: Community Food Systems, Entrepreneurship, Grant Writing, Fiscal Budget Management, and Report Writing.
County: Alameda County Cooperative Extension
Address:
224 West Winton Avenue
134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-670-5621
Email: mwau@ucanr.edu
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Carolyn Whitesell
Title: Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
Specialty: human-wildlife conflict mitigation, vertebrate pest management
Unit: San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
1500 Purisima Creek Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: (650) 224-4679
Email: cawhitesell@ucanr.edu