The Communications Advisory Board advises the Director on general policy for Communication Services and recommends guidelines for associate editors, 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 Vice President-ANR and serve staggered three-year terms. The Director of Communication Services, the Director of Governmental & External Relations, and the Chair of the Associate Editors serve on the board as ex-officio members.
The Board is actively seeking nominees to replace Board members who will be terming out this year. If you are interested in serving on the Board or you would like to nominate a colleague, please download a Communications Advisory Board application form. Send the completed form to Board Chair Dennis Pittenger by August 15, 2008.
- Dennis Pittenger, Chair of the Communications Advisory Board
- UCCE Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor
- Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
- dennis.pittenger@ucr.edu
- (951) 827-3320
- FAX (951) 827-5717
- Marianne Bird, 4-H Youth Development Advisor
- UCCE Sacramento County
- mbird@ucdavis.edu
- (916) 875-6811
- FAX (916) 875-6233
- Mark Bolda, Farm Advisor
- UCCE Santa Cruz County
- mpbolda@ucdavis.edu
- (831) 763-8040
- FAX (831) 763-8006
- Leslie J. (Bees) Butler, Cooperative Extension Marketing Specialist
- Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
- ljbutler@ucdavis.edu
- (530) 752-3681
- FAX (530) 752-5614
- Joseph H. Connell, Farm Advisor
- UCCE Butte County
- jhconnell@ucdavis.edu
- (530) 538-7201
- FAX (530) 538-7140
- Pamela Geisel, Academic Coordinator
- Master Gardener Statewide Program
- pmelam@ucdavis.edu
- (530) 754-6000
- FAX (530) 754-8540
- Peter B. Goodell, IPM Advisor and Interim Director
- Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- ipmpbg@uckac.edu
- (559) 646-6515
- FAX (559) 646-6593
- Peggy Mauk, Regional Director
- UCCE Central Coast and Southern Region
- pamauk@ucdavis.edu
- (951) 827-3321
- FAX (951) 827-4675
- Ellen Rilla, County Director
- UCCE Marin County
- erilla@ucdavis.edu
- (415) 499-4204
- FAX (415) 499-4209
- Patti Wooten Swanson, Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Science Advisor
- UCCE San Diego County
- pwswanson@ucdavis.edu
- (858) 694-2850
- FAX (858) 694-2849
- Stephen J. Vasquez, Viticulture Farm Advisor
- UCCE Fresno County
- sjvasquez@ucdavis.edu
- (559) 456-7567
- FAX (559) 456-7575
- Sonya Varea Hammond, County Director
- UCCE Monterey County
- slvareahammond@ucdavis.edu
- (831) 759-7358
- FAX (831) 758-3018
- Joseph A. Grant, Associate Editor Chair
- Farm Advisor
- UCCE San Joaquin County
- jagrant@ucdavis.edu
- (209) 468-2085
- FAX (209) 462-5181
- Steven P. Nation, Executive Director
- Governmental and External Relations
- steve.nation@ucop.edu
- (510) 987-0036
- FAX (510) 465-2659
- Robert W. Sams, Director
- Communication Services and Information Technology
- rwsams@ucdavis.edu
- (530) 754-3900
- FAX (530) 754-3904
Ex-Officio Members: