UC ANR Program Council advises the Vice President on statewide planning and delivery of programs and develops recommendations for allocation of UC ANR resources.
Goals
- Provide coordinated statewide planning, evaluation, and prioritization for program direction and delivery of UC ANR programs
- Develop recommendations for UC ANR using a statewide perspective
- Coordinate planning, implementation and evaluation of UC ANR’s program teams/workgroups, conferences, strategic initiatives, and statewide programs
- Provide leadership for defining statewide goals and opportunities for dialogue across the network
Activities include being advisory on:
- Cooperative Extension Position Call
- ANR's Funding Opportunities
- ANR Budget Call for programmatic unit budget requests
- Statewide Program and Institute reviews, based on the recommendations from ad hoc committees
- Other ad hoc activities
How They Work
They meet monthly except for August. They make recommendations by consensus. The VP has final decision-making responsibility. They work collaboratively by:
- Participating in design and execution of work plans
- Providing input on key issues
- Involving key stakeholders as necessary
- Reflecting on and evaluating council activities and accomplishments
Who They Are
The council is chaired by the Associate Vice President-Programs. Membership is listed below.
Program Council visiting South Coast REC July 2023
Program Council Chair
Brent Hales
Title: Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension
Address:
2801 Second Street
205
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: (530) 786-0256
Email: bdhales@ucanr.edu
Executive Associate Deans
Edward R. Atwill
Title: Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension
Specialty: Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety, epidemiology
Address:
Veterinary Medicine Extension
1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive
4207 Vet Med 3B
Davis, CA 95616-8736
Phone: (530) 754-2154
Fax: (530) 752-7181
Email: ratwill@ucdavis.edu
Sheng Luan
Title: Executive Associate Dean and Chancellor's Professor of Plant & Microbial Biology
Specialty: Plant Responses to the Environment
Address:
Plant & Microbial Biology
451A Koshland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 642-6306
Email: sluan@berkeley.edu
Anita M. Oberbauer
Title: Professor, Assoc Dean for Research & Outreach (Ag Programs)
Specialty: Cell and molecular biology; animal growth; and development of genetic markers related to health and disease.
Address:
Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8521
Phone: (530) 752-4997
Email: amoberbauer@ucdavis.edu
Dr Stacy M Philpott
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean, Faculty Director Center for Agroecology, Professor of Environmental Studies
Specialty: ecology, conservation, agroecology, urban agriculture, tropical biology
Phone: (831) 459-1549
Email: sphilpot@ucsc.edu
Patricia Springer
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean, CNAS Divisional Dean and Professor of Genetics
Specialty: Plant Genetics and Developmental Biology
Address:
Botany & Plant Sciences
2150 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521-0124
Phone: (951) 827-5785
Email: patricia.springer@ucr.edu
Joshua Hunter Viers
Title: AES Executive Associate Dean,
Associate Vice Chancellor, Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives,
Office of Research and Economic Development
Professor of Environmental Engineering
Specialty: ecology, water
Phone: (209) 228-4047
Email: jhviers@ucanr.edu
UCCE & REC Leadership
Dr Darren L Haver
Title: Director for REC System
Address:
South Coast Research & Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd.
(949) 301-9182 x1002
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 301-9182 x1002
Email: dlhaver@ucanr.edu
Dr Daniel Obrist
Title: Vice Provost – Academic Personnel and Development
Address:
2801 Second Street
204
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-464-8301
Email: dobrist@ucanr.edu
Title: Director for County Cooperative Extension
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone:
Email:
Title: Vice Provost - Research and Program Integration
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone:
Email:
Program Area Chairs
Dan Macon
Title: Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
Address:
UCCE Central Sierra Nevada Multi-County Partnership
Phone: (209) 454-8472
Email: dmacon@ucanr.edu
Natalie Price
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health
Address:
UCCE Los Angeles County
Phone: (626) 586-1948
Email: nmprice@ucanr.edu
Jhalendra Rijal
Title: Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, insect pest management, insect mating disruption, insect spatial distribution, IPM, insect behavior and biology
Address:
UCCE Stanislaus County
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Email: jrijal@ucanr.edu
Jeff Stackhouse
Title: Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor
Specialty: Natural resource management, wildlife resources, rangeland ecology and management
Address:
UCCE Humboldt County
Phone: (707) 445-7351
Email: jwstackhouse@ucanr.edu
Keith Taylor
Title: Assistant Specialist in CE, Community Economic Development
Specialty: Public entrepreneurship, Institutional development, Governance, Public policy, Community Economic Development
Address:
UC Davis
Email: keitaylor@ucdavis.edu
Tom Turini
Title: Vegetable Crops Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management
Address:
UCCE Fresno Madera Multi-County Partnership
Phone: (559) 375-3147
Email: taturini@ucanr.edu
At Large Representatives
Dustin W Blakey
Title: County Director / Farm Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Inyo-Mono Counties
1360 North Main Street
Suite 229
Bishop, CA 93514
Phone: (760) 873-7854
Email: dwblakey@ucanr.edu
Marcel Horowitz MS, MCHES
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Youth Health Education
Address:
Sacramento Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Email: mhorowitz@ucanr.edu
Ex Officio Members
Title: Associate Vice President (Interim) of Finance and Capital Planning
Address:
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0102
Email: jfbunge@ucanr.edu
Title: Associate Vice President (Interim) of Administrative Services
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Maru E Fernandez Terrasa
Title: Associate Director Statewide Programs and REC Operations
Specialty: ANR Aggie Enterprise PPM Lead; Post-Award Management, Financial operations support to Statewide Programs and RECs, Hiring, Supervising and Training new staff.
Address:
2801 2nd Street
149
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-447-0801 Ext 1318
Email: mefernandez@ucanr.edu
Support Staff
Kit Alviz
Title: Program Policy Analyst 5
Specialty: Program Evaluation
Address:
1111 Franklin Street, 11th floor
OAKLAND, CA 94607
Phone: 510-987-0027
Email: kit.alviz@ucop.edu
Katherine Webb-Martinez
Title: Director
Specialty: Strategic planning, program evaluation, reporting, and impact writing
Address:
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0029
Email: katherine.webb-martinez@ucop.edu