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
Email: cesantacruz@ucdavis.edu
County Director
Laura Tourte
Title: County Director and Farm Advisor
Specialty: Farm Management and Small Farms
Email: ljtourte@ucdavis.edu
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Staff List
Larry J Bettiga
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Email: lbettiga@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 759-7361
Mark Bolda
Title: Farm Advisor Strawberries & Caneberries
Email: mpbolda@ucdavis.edu
Fax: (831) 763-8006
David Chambers
Title: Staff Research Associate
Email: dlchambers@ucdavis.edu
William E Chaney Emeritus
Title: Farm Advisor Entomology
Specialty: Entomology
Email: wechaney@ucdavis.edu
William W Coates
Title: Farm Advisor - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties), Acting County Director (San Benito County only)
Specialty: Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Notes: UPS - Fed-Ex only to street address above.
Email: bwwcoates@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 637-5346
Stephanie Fontana
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Email: sfontana@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8015
Robin Friedman
Title: Clerk
Email: rfriedman@ucdavis.edu
Fax: (831) 763-8006
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.
Email: stkoike@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 759-7356
Neal B Murray
Title: Staff Research Associate
Specialty: Entomology, Integrated Pest Management
Email: nbmurray@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8009
Kathleen Nolan
Title: Program Manager
Specialty: Nutrition Education, Health Promotion
Email: kmnolan@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 759-7373
Carrie Pomeroy Ph.D
Title: Marine Advisor
Specialty: Social, cultural & economic aspects of fisheries, marine policy & management
1432 Freedom Blvd
Watsonville, 95076-2796
Email: cmpomeroy@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8002
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science and Technology
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8026
Monise Sheehan
Title: field technician
Specialty: fertility and pest
Email: mesheehan@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8012
Richard Smith
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Email: rifsmith@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 759-7357
Richard M. Starr Ph.D.
Title: Marine Advisor
Specialty: Marine ecology, fisheries, coastal resources
8272 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, 95039
Email: starr@mlml.calstate.edu
Phone: (831) 771-4442
Fax: (831) 632-4403
Steven A. Tjosvold
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Environmental horticulture
Email: satjosvold@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (831) 763-8013
Fax: (831) 763-8006
