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Office Information

Santa Barbara County
Cooperative Extension
2156 Sierra Way, Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5940
Fax: (805) 781-4316

Director

Richard P Enfield
Title: County Director and 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive youth development, nonformal science projects, experiential education, John Dewey, community collaborations and the concepts of social capital, resiliency and developmental assets.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: CD: (805) 781-5940 4-H: (805) 781-5943
Email: rpenfield@ucanr.edu

Staff List

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Advisors
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Specialists
4-H Youth Development
Master Gardeners
Program Staff
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Advisors

Dr Surendra Dara
Title: Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor and Affiliated IPM Advisor
Specialty: Strawberry and Vegetable Crops and Entomology in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
2156 Sierra Way, Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 788-2321
Fax: 805-781-4316
Email: skdara@ucdavis.edu

Mark Gaskell Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Barbara County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 788-2374
Fax: (805) 781-5940
Email: mlgaskell@ucanr.edu

Mr A. Michael Marzolla
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program & Master Gardener Program Advisor Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Youth development, environmental & science education, educational materials development, critical pedagodgy
Address:
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Fax: (805) 645-1474
Email: ammarzolla@ucdavis.edu

Cross County Advisors

Mark Battany
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Grapes, soils and irrigation in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Fax: (805) 781-4316
Email: mcbattany@ucanr.edu

Mary L Bianchi
Title: Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5949
Email: mlbianchi@ucdavis.edu

Ben Faber Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Phone: (805) 645-1462
Email: bafaber@ucanr.edu

Julie P Newman
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Floriculture and nursery production in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Phone: (805) 645-1459
Email: jpnewman@ucanr.edu

Phil Phil Phillips
Title: Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables
Address:
P. O. Box 428
Ventura, CA 93061
Phone: (805) 645-1457
Email: paphillips@ucdavis.edu

Specialists

Dr Max Alan Moritz Ph.D.
Title: Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Specialty: Fire Ecology and Management; Disturbance Regimes; Spatial Analysis and GIS; Fire Policy
Address:
UCCE Santa Barbara County
6950 Hollister Avenue
Suite 275
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: 805-893-2125
Fax: (email is best!)
Email: mmoritz@berkeley.edu

4-H Youth Development

Andrea Borunda
Title: 4-H Program Representative II
Address:
6950 Hollister Avenue
Suite 275
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone: 805-893-3410
Fax: 805-893-3497
Email: aeborunda@ucanr.edu

Sherry Mills
Title: 4-H Program Representative III
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Barbara County
6950 Hollister Avenue, Suite 275
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: (805) 893-3409
Fax: (805) 893-3497
Email: smmills@ucanr.edu

Master Gardeners

Fiona M Brennan
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
6950 Hollister Ave.
Suite 275
Goleta, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 893-3485
Fax: 805-434-4881
Email: fmbrennan@ucanr.edu

Program Staff

Randall Long
Title: Lab Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension
2156 Sierra Way, Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: 805-781-5940
Email: rwlong@ucdavis.edu

Administrative Staff

Rosemarie Aigner
Title: Office Assistant
Address:
6950 Hollister Avenue
Suite 275
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone: (805) 893-3410
Email: rcaigner@ucanr.edu

Sue Lake
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5942
Email: slake@co.slo.ca.us