Staff Directory

County Director Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco & San Mateo Counties

Office Information

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

Staff List

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Director

Frank McPherson
Title: County Director
Specialty: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco & San Mateo Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6688
Email: fmcpherson@ucanr.edu

Contra Costa Based

Kamyar Aram
Title: East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6692
Email: kamaram@ucanr.edu

Janet Caprile - Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Email: jlcaprile@ucdavis.edu

Eli Figueroa
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6678
Email: eifigueroa@ucanr.edu

Santos Lopez
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6680
Email: sanlopez@ucanr.edu

Carla M. Moore
Title: EFNEP Administrative Assistant
Specialty: Administrative Assistant for Alameda and Contra Costa County EFNEP
Notes: Cooperative Extension - Carla Moore 2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B Concord, CA 94520
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6675
Email: carmoore@ucanr.edu

Marisa Neelon
Title: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6681
Email: mqneelon@ucanr.edu

Sheree Nuxoll
Title: UCCE Office Manager
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6674
Email: slnuxoll@ucanr.edu

Adan Osoria
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: Youth EFNEP Educator
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Email: jaosoria@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program - Club Information
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 646-6543
Email: fourhcontracosta@ucdavis.edu

Leah Sourbeer
Title: Nutrition Program Supervisor
Specialty: EFNEP
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6676
Email: ljelmazati@ucanr.edu

Brenda C. Vales
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6690
Email: bcvales@ucanr.edu

Cross-county

Sheila J. Barry
Title: County Director Santa Clara / Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu

Rob Bennaton
Title: Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor
Specialty: Small Scale Food Production and Soil Quality/Resource Management
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension-Alameda County
224 West Winton Ave., Suite 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-453-3958
Email: rbennaton@ucanr.edu

Jennifer Ferreira
Title: Nutrition Educator
Specialty: EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION (EFNEP) YOUTH PROGRAM
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-670-5664
Email: jaferreira@ucanr.edu

Cheryl Fraser
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist II
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development Program
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510)670-5639
Email: cyfraser@ucanr.edu

Dr Charles Go
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Specialty: Applied research and extension of knowledge in the areas of fostering and implementing programs that focus on youth life skills development and working with communities to build capacities to support youth development.
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-963-0659
Email: cggo@ucanr.edu

Dawn Kooyumjian
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator -Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6682
Email: dakooyumjian@ucanr.edu

Dr Igor Lacan
Title: Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
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

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

Dr Andrew Mason Sutherland BCE
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: urban IPM of arthropods
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-670-5624
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu

Richmond Field Station Based

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

County Director Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco & San Mateo Counties

Delta Crops

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

Commercial Agriculture

Kamyar Aram
Title: East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6692
Email: kamaram@ucanr.edu

Janet Caprile - Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Email: jlcaprile@ucdavis.edu

Food and Money

Eli Figueroa
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6678
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: eifigueroa@ucanr.edu

Santos Lopez
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6680
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: sanlopez@ucanr.edu

Carla M. Moore
Title: EFNEP Administrative Assistant
Specialty: Administrative Assistant for Alameda and Contra Costa County EFNEP
Notes: Cooperative Extension - Carla Moore 2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B Concord, CA 94520
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6675
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: carmoore@ucanr.edu

Marisa Neelon
Title: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6681
Fax: 925-608-6697
Email: mqneelon@ucanr.edu

Adan Osoria
Title: Community Nutrition Educator
Specialty: Youth EFNEP Educator
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Fax: 925-608-6697
Email: jaosoria@ucanr.edu

Leah Sourbeer
Title: Nutrition Program Supervisor
Specialty: EFNEP
Address:
2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 608-6676
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: ljelmazati@ucanr.edu

Home Gardening and Master Gardeners

Dawn Kooyumjian
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator -Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2380 Bisso Lane Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-608-6682
Fax: (925) 608-6697
Email: dakooyumjian@ucanr.edu

Dr Igor Lacan
Title: Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor
Specialty: Urban Forestry
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

Dr Andrew Mason Sutherland BCE
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: urban IPM of arthropods
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-670-5624
Fax: 510-670-5671
Email: amsutherland@ucanr.edu

Natural Resources

Sheila J. Barry
Title: County Director Santa Clara / Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 282-3106
Email: sbarry@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program - Club Information

Dr Charles Go
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Specialty: Applied research and extension of knowledge in the areas of fostering and implementing programs that focus on youth life skills development and working with communities to build capacities to support youth development.
Phone: 510-963-0659
Email: cggo@ucanr.edu

Brenda C. Vales
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Phone: 925-608-6690
Email: bcvales@ucanr.edu