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Tulare County
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Fax: (559) 685-3319

Director

Photo of Jim Sullins Jim Sullins
Title: County Director - Tulare & Kings Counties
Specialty: Livestock, Range and Natural Resources, Public Policy, Community Development
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3309
Email: cdtulare@ucanr.edu

Staff List

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AGRICULTURE
NUTRITION, FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE
4H / YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT
ADMINISTRATION & PROGRAM SUPPORT
MASTER GARDENER
COUNTY SUPPORT STAFF
UNIVERSITY SUPPORT STAFF

AGRICULTURE

Photo of Gerardo Banuelos Gerardo Banuelos
Title: Staff Research Associate III
Specialty: Cotton, Small Grains, Weed Control
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3334
Email: gbanuelos@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Kevin R Day Kevin R Day
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Fresh-shipping deciduous tree fruits. Cultural practices and production, fruit growth and development, pruning and training systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3311
Email: krday@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Elizabeth J Fichtner Elizabeth J Fichtner
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Orchard Systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3310
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Email: ejfichtner@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Carol A Frate Carol A Frate
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3314
Email: cafrate@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Manuel J Jimenez Manuel J Jimenez
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3316
Email: mjjimenez@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Michelle Le Strange Michelle Le Strange
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable crops, turf & landscape management, weed management (vegetable crops, turf and ornamentals), Master Gardener Program Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3320
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Email: mlestrange@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Neil V O'Connell Neil V O'Connell
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Citrus, Avocado
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3312
Email: nvoconnell@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Noelia Silva-del-Rio Noelia Silva-del-Rio
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Dairy Science
Address:
Cooperative Extension - Tulare County
4437 B S Laspina Street
Tulare, CA, CA 93274-9537
Phone: (559) 684-3313
Fax: 559-684-3319
Email: nsilvadelrio@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Steven D Wright Steven D Wright
Title: Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties
Specialty: Cotton, small grains, weed control
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
4437 S. Laspina St.
Ste. B
Tulare, CA 93274-9537
Phone: (559) 684-3315
Fax: 559-685-3319
Email: sdwright@ucdavis.edu

NUTRITION, FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE

Maya Behar
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Email: mbehar@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Julie Cates Julie Cates
Title: Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3328
Email: jccates@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Grilda G. Gomez Grilda G. Gomez
Title: Program Representative
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3345
Email: grigomez@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Cathi Lamp Cathi Lamp
Title: Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences Advisor
Specialty: Nutrition, food safety, food access, nutrition education, nutrition monitoring
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3318
Email: cllamp@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Leonila Leon Leonila Leon
Title: Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3319
Email: lleon@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Mariana Lopez Mariana Lopez
Title: Community Health Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3329
Email: mdvlopez@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Teresa Rios-Spicer Teresa Rios-Spicer
Title: Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3323
Email: trspicer@ucdavis.edu

Alejandra Torres
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Email: agtorres@ucdavis.edu

4H / YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT

Photo of Leah Harrelson Leah Harrelson
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3322
Email: laharrelson@ucdavis.edu

ADMINISTRATION & PROGRAM SUPPORT

Photo of Edna Blackhurst Edna Blackhurst
Title: Office Supervisor
Specialty: Personnel, Master Gardener
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3307
Email: elblackhurst@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Bob Hamlin Bob Hamlin
Title: Office Manager
Specialty: Fiscal, Facilities, Equipment and Safety
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3308
Email: rjhamlin@ucdavis.edu

MASTER GARDENER

Photo of Mrs Mary Ann Lawrence Mrs Mary Ann Lawrence
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Specialty: Master Gardener
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3343
Email: mlawrence@co.tulare.ca.us

COUNTY SUPPORT STAFF

Photo of Sharilyn Connelly Sharilyn Connelly
Title: Office Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3303
Email: sdconnelly@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Karen Gentzler Karen Gentzler
Title: Office Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3349
Email: KGentzler@co.tulare.ca.us

Photo of Teresa Gomes Teresa Gomes
Title: Office Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3301
Email: tmgomes@ucdavis.edu

UNIVERSITY SUPPORT STAFF

Travis Avila
Title: Student Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3300
Email: tjavila@ucdavis.edu

George Kasun
Title: Staff Research Associate
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3300
Email: gwkasun@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Sonia Rios Sonia Rios
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Email: sirios@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Katherine Wilson Katherine Wilson
Title: Staff Research Associate
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3336
Email: kawilson@ucdavis.edu

Staff

Julie Finzel
Title: Livestock & Rangeland Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-868-6219
Email: jafinzel@ucdavis.edu