Staff

UCCE Director

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Ph.D.

Director and Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor

209-953-6100

mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu 

Farm Advisors

Brenna Aegerter, Ph.D.

Vegetable Crops Advisor

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

bjaegerter@ucan.edu 

Theresa Beccetti

Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor 

Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties

209-525-6800

tabeccetti@ucanr.edu 

Giuliano Galdi

Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor

Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties

209-385-7403

gcgaldi@ucanr.edu 

Jennifer Heguy

Dairy Advisor 

Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties

209-525-6800

jmheguy@ucanr.edu 

Brent Holtz, Ph.D.

Orchard Systems Advisor

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

baholtz@ucanr.edu 

Abdelmoneim Mohamed

Irrigation and Soils Advisor

Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties

209-525-6800

amohamed@ucanr.edu 

Justin Tanner, Ph.D.

Viticulture Advisor

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

jdtanner@ucanr.edu 

Mick Canevari

Emeritus Advisor

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

wmcanevari@ucanr.edu 

Small Farm Program

Vong Moua

Small Farms Staff Research Associate II

Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties

209-525-6800

vmoua@ucanr.edu 

Nutrition Program - CalFresh Healthy Living

Carmela Padilla, CFHL

CalFresh Healthy Living UC Regional Manager

Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties

209-953-6100

cmpadilla@ucanr.edu 

Lorena Hoyos

CalFresh Healthy Living UC Supervisor II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6121

lhoyos@ucanr.edu 

Maricarmen Anaya-Rodriguez

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6105

manaya@ucanr.edu 

Joyce Bishop

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6123

jbishop@ucanr.edu 

Annabelle Factura

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6059

apfactura@ucanr.edu 

Racquel Fernandez

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-7805

rmfernandez@ucanr.edu 

Houa Lee

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6123

hllee@ucanr.edu 

Nutrition Program - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP)

Deanna Cruz-Ortiz

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Supervisor

San Joaquin County

209-953-6117

dcruzortiz@ucanr.edu 

Susana Gonzalez

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6131

sgogonzalez@ucanr.edu 

Danny Vang

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6129

dlvang@ucanr.edu 

 4-H Youth Development Program

Jose Campos

Region 8 4-H Program Supervisor

Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus Counties

209-953-6118

jaccampos@ucanr.edu 

Vacant

Community Education Specialist II

San Joaquin County

209-953-6110

sanjoaquin4-h@ucanr.edu 

Master Gardener Program

Marcy Sousa

Master Gardener Program Coordinator

San Joaquin County

209-953-6111

mdhachman@ucanr.edu 

 Administrative Staff

Genara Longoria

Jr. Administrative Assistant / Office Manager

San Joaquin County

209-953-6113

gvlongoria@ucanr.edu 

Angela Tipsey

Senior Office Assistant

San Joaquin County

209-953-6106

mdtipsey@ucanr.edu 

Mirra Aijaz

Senior Office Assistant

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

maijaz@ucanr.edu 

Field and Laboratory Staff

Shirley Alvarez

Field and Laboratory Technician II

San Joaquin County

209-953-7133

svalvarez@ucanr.edu 

Daniel Rivers

Staff Research Associate

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

djrivers@ucdavis.edu 

Donald Colbert

Lab Assistant III

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

drcolbert@ucanr.edu 

Randall Wittie

Lab Assistant III

San Joaquin County

209-953-6100

rwittie@ucanr.edu