Office Information
Ventura County
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
Phone: (805) 645-1451
Fax: (805) 645-1474
Email: ceventura@ucdavis.edu
Satellite Office
Hansen Trust
Hansen Agricultural Center
14292 West Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone: (805) 525-9293
Fax: (805) 525-5475
County Director
Rose Hayden-Smith MA Ed., MA,PhD Cand
Title: County Director;4-H YD; IATP/Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow
Specialty: Agricultural literacy; youth and community gardening; food systems; volunteer management; U.S. history; advocacy; social media.
Email: rmhaydensmith@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1466
Ventura County Staff List
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Hansen Ag Center
Cross County
U.C. Cooperative Extension - Advisor
Carrie Culver
Title: Marine Advisor
Notes: Telephone Santa Barbara County: (805) 893-7774
669 County Square Drive
Ventura, 93003-5401
Email: csculver@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1469
Fax: (805) 645-1474
Dr Oleg Daugovish
Title: Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor
Specialty: Ag and Environmental Issues for Veg Crops and Strawberries
Email: odaugovish@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1454
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
Email: ajdowner@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1458
Ben Faber Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals
Email: bafaber@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1462
Susan Gloeckler
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative
Email: sygloeckler@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 662-6943
Monique Myers D.Env.
Title: Coastal Community Development Advisor
Email: nicmyers@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-645-1482
Julie P Newman
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Floriculture and nursery production
Email: jpnewman@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1459
Phil A Phillips
Title: Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables
Email: paphillips@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1457
Larry K Yee
Title: County Director, Emeritus
Specialty: Youth development, organizational development; Hansen Trust
Email: lkyee@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1460
U.C. Cooperative Extension - SRA
Maren Mochizuki
Title: Staff Research Associate
Email: mmochizuki@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-645-1467
U.C. Cooperative Extension - Support Staff
Tisha Fisher
Title: 4-H Office Assistant III
Email: tifisher@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-645-1464
Steve Griffin
Title: Office Systems Coordinator
Email: sagriffin@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1465
Cris L. Johnson
Title: Management Assistant III
Email: crijohnson@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-645-1452
Ms Chris M. Webb
Title: Fiscal Assistant
Email: cmwebb@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1434
Cross County
Carl E. Bell
Title: Regional Advisor, head quartered in San Diego
Specialty: Invasive Plants
5555 Overland Ave.
San Diego, 92123-1219
Email: cebell@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (858) 694-3386
Fax: (858) 694-2849
Sabrina L. Drill Ph.D.
Title: Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Watershed education, conservation and restoration of aquatic and wildland habitats and anadramous fishes
Notes: Covers Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
4800 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, 90022
Email: sldrill@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (323) 260-3404
Fax: (323) 260-5208
Etaferahu Takele
Title: County Director/Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics
Specialty: Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
Email: ettakele@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (951) 683-6491 x243
Hansen Trust Staff List
Education Team
Susana C. Bruzzone-Miller
Title: Education Outreach Coordinator
Email: sbmiller@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-525-9293 x214
Leah J. Haynes
Title: Volunteer Coordinator
669 County Square Dr., Suite 100
Ventura, 93003
Email: ljhaynes@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 525-9293, 204
Fax: (805) 645-1474
Farm Staff
Jose R. Hernandez Alvarez
Title: Field Laborer
Leon P. Preciado
Title: Farm Assistant
Phone: 805-525-9293
Santos Rodriguez Ramirez
Title: Agricultural Technician
Phone: (805) 525-9293
Adminstrative Staff
Annabel W Faris
Title: Program Assistant
Specialty: 4-H School Field Trips; Hansen Volunteers
Email: awfaris@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-525-9293 X206
Susan E. Latham
Title: Financial Assistant
Email: selatham@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-525-9293 x205
Patricia Verdugo Johnson
Title: Business Services Administrator
14292 W. Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, 93060
Email: plverdugo@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 525-9293 Ext. 202
Facilities Staff
Larry Manning
Title: Physical Plant Mechanic
14292 W. Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, 93060
Email: ljmanning@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-525-9293, Ext 207
Fax: (805) 525-5475
Doug W Peters
Title: Center Superintendent
14292 W. Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, 93060
Email: dwpeters@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 525-9293 ext 203
Fax: (805) 525-5475
Louise F. Rangel
Title: Facility Coordinator
14292 W. Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, 93060
Email: lfrangel@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 525-9293 x201
Fax: (805) 525-5475