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Communications Advisory Board

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

Ex-Officio Members:

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