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Office Information

Santa Cruz County
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8040
Fax: (831) 763-8006

Director

Laura Tourte
Title: Santa Cruz County Director and Farm Advisor
Specialty: Farm Management and Small Farms
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
UCCE Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
(831) 763-8005
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 763-8005
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: ljtourte@ucanr.edu

Staff List

Larry J Bettiga
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
County: Monterey County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7361
Email: lbettiga@ucdavis.edu

Mark Bolda
Title: Farm Advisor Strawberries & Caneberries
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8025
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: mpbolda@ucdavis.edu

Michael D Cahn
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation & Water Resources
County: Monterey County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7377
Email: mdcahn@ucdavis.edu

David Chambers
Title: Staff Research Associate - Phytophthora ramorum
Specialty: Sudden Oak Death
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8040
Email: dlchambers@ucdavis.edu

Stephanie Fontana
Title: 4-H Program Representative
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8015
Email: sfontana@ucdavis.edu

Teresa Garbini
Title: Division Secretary
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8004
Email: tmgarbini@ucdavis.edu

Steven T. Koike
Title: Plant Pathology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
County: Monterey County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7356
Email: stkoike@ucdavis.edu

Neal B Murray
Title: Staff Research Associate
Specialty: Entomology, Integrated Pest Management
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8009
Email: nbmurray@ucdavis.edu

Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science and Technology
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8026
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucdavis.edu

Monise Sheehan
Title: Staff Research Associate
Specialty: Fertility and Pest
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8012
Email: mesheehan@ucdavis.edu

Richard Smith
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
County: Monterey County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7357
Email: rifsmith@ucdavis.edu

Steven A. Tjosvold
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture
County: Santa Cruz County
Address:
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8013
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Email: satjosvold@ucdavis.edu