Communications Advisory Board
The Communications Advisory Board (CAB) advises the Director of Communication Services and Information Technology (CSIT) on general policy for CSIT and recommends guidelines for Associate Editors (AEs), peer review, and annual budgetary allocations. The board, which meets quarterly, includes ANR specialists, faculty, and advisors, who may or may not also be Associate Editors. Board members are appointed by the ANR Associate Vice President-Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives and serve staggered three-year terms. The Director of CSIT and the Chair of the Associate Editors serve on the board as ex-officio members. Meetings for 2012 have been scheduled for February 10, May 4, September 20, and December 6. Meetings take place in Conference Room 129 at the Office of Research, Suite 300, 1850 Research Park Drive in Davis.
Here is the current roster of the Communications Advisory Board:
Communication Advisory Board Chair
Joseph H. Connell
Title: Farm Advisor and County Director
Specialty: Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: jhconnell@ucdavis.edu
Communications Advisory Board Members
Dr A. James Downer
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, Arboriculture, Master Gardener Coordinator, Research Advisory Committee Chair for the Hansen Trust
Address:
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Phone: (805) 645-1458
Email: ajdowner@ucdavis.edu
Matthew W. Fidelibus Ph.D.
Title: Associate CE Specialist
Specialty: Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6510
Email: mwf@uckac.edu
Bill Frost
Title: Director of the Research and Extension Center System & Associate Director of Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station
Address:
One Shields Avenue
Ag Field Station Building
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-3931
Email: wefrost@ucdavis.edu
Pamela M. Geisel
Title: Academic Coordinator
Specialty: Statewide Master Gardener Program
Notes: UC Cooperative Extension
821 E. South Street
Orland, CA 95963
Address:
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Cooperative Extension-Glenn County
821 E. South Street
Orland, CA 95963
Phone: (530) 865-1154
Fax: (530)865-1109
Email: pmelam@ucdavis.edu
Peter B Goodell Ph.D.
Title: IPM Advisor, Statewide IPM Program
Specialty: Development and delivery of IPM tactics, nematode and insect pest management in field crops, (cotton, alfalfa, melon) developing IPM strategies at the ecological landscape level
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6515
Email: ipmpbg@uckac.edu
Leigh Taylor Johnson
Title: Coastal Resources Advisor
Specialty: Policy Analysis, Coastal Water Quality, Aquatic Invasive Species, Water Supply, Recreational Boating
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 614-7601
Fax: (858) 614-7786
Email: ltjohnson@ucdavis.edu
David J Lewis
Title: Director
Specialty: Watershed Management and Research
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 473-4204
Email: djllewis@ucdavis.edu
Deanne Meyer
Title: CE Specialist
Specialty: Livestock waste management
Address:
Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8521
Phone: (530) 752-9391
Email: dmeyer@ucdavis.edu
Shannon C. Mueller Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, pollination and honeybee management, oil seed crop production, and dry beans.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Fresno County
1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702
Phone: (559) 600-7233
Email: scmueller@ucdavis.edu
Julie P Newman
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Floriculture and nursery production
Address:
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Phone: (805) 645-1459
Email: jpnewman@ucdavis.edu
Dennis Pittenger
Title: Area Environmental Horticulturist
Specialty: Functional use of ornamental plants in urban landscapes. Landscape irrigation management, urban tree management, species selection, woody plant soil/root interactions.
Address:
Batchelor Hall Extension
4114 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (951) 827-3320
Fax: (951) 827-4437
Email: dennis.pittenger@ucr.edu
Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science and Technology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8026
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucdavis.edu
Lawrence J. Schwankl Ph.D.
Title: CE Irrigation Specialist
Specialty: Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6569
Email: schwankl@uckac.edu
Patti C. Wooten Swanson Ph.D.
Title: Nutrition Family Consumer Science Advisor
Specialty: Family Resource Management, Nutrition and Health, Food Safety, Adult Education
Address:
Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 201
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 614-7619
Fax: (858) 694-2849
Email: pwswanson@ucdavis.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Chair of Associate Editors
Mary Louise Flint
Title: Associate Director, Urban and Community IPM and Extension Entomologist
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management, biological control, landscape and garden IPM, information dissemination and entomology.
Address:
UC IPM–West Campus
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8620
Phone: (530) 752-7692
Fax: (530) 752-9336
Email: mlflint@ucdavis.edu
Director, Communication Services and Information Technology
Robert W. Sams
Title: Executive Director, Communication Services and Information Technology
Notes: Office Location: Room 214
Address:
1850 Research Park Drive
Ste. 200
Davis, CA 95618-6134
Phone: (530) 754-3900
Fax: (530) 754-3904
Email: rwsams@ucanr.edu