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San Bernardino County
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Phone: (909) 387-2171
Fax: (909) 387-3306

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County Co-Directors

Janet Hartin
Title: Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor and County Co-Director
Specialty: Environmental horticulture, arboriculture, sustainable landscapes (irrigation and soil/water relations; greenwaste management; integrated pest management stressing prevention); Master Gardener program
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Phone: (951) 313-2023
Email: jshartin@ucanr.edu

Dr Chris McDonald
Title: Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor, County Co-Director San Bernardino
Specialty: invasive plants, weeds, native plant restoration, vegetation management,
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension - San Bernardino County
7863 Central Ave
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: (909) 387-2242
Email: cjmcdonald@ucanr.edu

Advisors

Andre S Biscaro
Title: Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops
County: Ventura County
Address:
669 County Square Dr., Suite 100, Ventura, CA 93003
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805-645-1465
Email: asbiscaro@ucdavis.edu

Claudia P. Diaz Carrasco
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
County: Riverside County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: 951-683-6491 Ext. 222
Email: cpdiaz@ucanr.edu

Chutima Ganthavorn
Title: Nutrition Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor
County: Riverside County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: (951) 683-6491x223
Email: cganthavorn@ucanr.edu

Carmen Gispert Ph. D.
Title: Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: Wine and table grapes
Unit: Indio Office
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County, Indio Office
81-077 Indio Blvd. Suite H
Indio, CA 92201-8362
Phone: (760) 342-2466
Email: cgispert@ucanr.edu

Brooke Latack
Title: Livestock Advisor
County: Imperial County
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension - Imperial County
1050 East Holton Road
Holtville, CA 92250-9615
Phone: (442) 265-7700
Email: bclatack@ucanr.edu

Etaferahu Takele , M.S.; M.A
Title: 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.
County: Riverside County
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension - Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: (951) 683-6491
Email: ettakele@ucanr.edu

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Mrs Christine Davidson
Title: Program Supervisor/EFNEP
Specialty: EFNEP
Unit: Nutrition
Address:
7863 Central Ave.
(909) 387-2193
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: (909)387-2193
Email: cdavidson@ucanr.edu

Miss Dalila Lizarraga Alarcon
Title: Community Education Specialist I
Specialty: Youth Nutrition Educator
Unit: Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension San Ber. County
7863 Central Ave
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: (909) 387-2183
Email: dlizarraga@ucanr.edu

Marilynn Ljungberg
Title: Community Health Specialist 1
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Email: margueta@ucanr.edu

Princess Nola
Title: Community Education Specialist 1
Email: pnola@ucdavis.edu

Roxana Puentes
Title: Community Health Specialist 1
Specialty: Adult Nutrition Educator - Delivering Nutrition Education to Families in San Bernardino County
Address:
Roxana Puentes
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Email: rpuentes@ucanr.edu

Clara Wilshire
Title: EFNEP Family Nutrition Program Coordinator
Specialty: Adult EFNEP
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Phone: (909) 387-2188
Email: chwilshire@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

Stephanie L Barrett
Title: 4-H Youth Development CESII
County: Riverside County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: 951-683-6491x229
Email: slbarrett@ucanr.edu

Master Gardener Program

Master Gardener Help Line
Specialty: Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County are trained volunteers that provide practical gardening and horticulture information to residents of San Bernardino County. Please contact them via email or telephone. Leave a message with your name and contact information along with specific information about your gardening or landscaping question. For calls pertaining to commercial landscaping or urban forestry contact UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor Janet Hartin
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
777 E. Rialto Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Phone: (909) 387-2182
Email: mgsanbern@ucanr.edu

Margaret J O'Neill
Title: Master Gardener Coordinator and Environmental Educator
Specialty: Manages Master Gardener Program; provides educational programs for adults and youth engaged in environmental education; provides education to the general public on plant pest management
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Email: magoneill@ucanr.edu

Master Food Preserver Program

Dee Denton
Title: Master Food Preserver Coordinator
Specialty: UCCE Master Food Preserver
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Phone: (909) 387-2194
Email: djdenton@ucanr.edu

Program Staff

Jose A Huerta Alcantar
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Email: jahuertaalcantar@ucanr.edu

Thais Spiropoulos
County: San Bernardino County
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County
7863 Central Avenue
Highland, CA 92436
Email: tspiropoulos@ucdavis.edu

Administrative Staff

Sue Lake
Title: UCCE San Diego Financial Assistant & Hiring Manager ; UCCE San Bernardino Office Manager
County: San Diego County
Address:
Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 822-7854
Email: slake@ucanr.edu