UC Central Sierra Multi-County Partnership is part of the UC Cooperative Extension, and includes staff and advisors in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado-including South Lake Tahoe, and Tuolumne Counties. Our programs include 4-H, CalFresh Healthy Living, Farm Advisors (Agriculture, Integrated Pest Management, Livestock, Natural Resources), Forestry, Fire, and Post-Fire, UC Master Food Preservers, and UC Master Gardeners. Not all of our locations are available to serve walk-ins. Please contact us with your questions during regular business hours, or send us a message and we will get back to you.
Central Sierra Local Offices
Amador County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
12200 Airport Road
Jackson, CA 95642
209-223-6482
Calaveras County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
423 E. Saint Charles Street
USPS goes to 891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
209-754-6477
El Dorado County
Open Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
530-621-5502
South Lake Tahoe
Community Health & Nutrition, Master Gardener Program and
Forestry Advisor
1100 Lyons Ave, Room D-3
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 543-2310 Ext: 1112
Tuolumne County
Open Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
52 N. Washington St.
Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-5695
Central Sierra People
Administration
County Director/4-H Advisor
JoLynn Miller
209-533-5686/cell-209-588-6757
jlmiller@ucanr.edu
Master Food Preserver/Master Gardener Community Education Supervisor
Sue Mosbacher
530-621-5543
smosbacher@ucanr.edu
Administrative Officer II
Lindsey Harwood
use email (or LVM 530-621-5504)
ljharwood@ucanr.edu
Administrative Assistant II (Amador County)
Bonnie Fraser
209-223-6482
bfraser@ucanr.edu
Administrative Assistant II (Calaveras County) CFHL
Stacy Arhontes
209-920-9292/209-754-6477 ext. 0
slarhontes@ucanr.edu
Administrative Assistant II (El Dorado County) 4-H
Angela Johnson
530-621-5503/zoom 530-756-1113
anejohnson@ucanr.edu
Administrative Assistant II (El Dorado County)
Robin Martin
530-621-5528/zoom 530-792-8263
robmartin@ucanr.edu
Administrative Assistant II (Tuolumne County)
Gillian Garrett
209-533-6995
gigarrett@ucanr.edu
Advisors
Woody Biomass & Forest Products Advisor (Tuolumne County)
Cindy Chen
209-533-6989/cell 209-213-8343
cxnchen@ucanr.edu
Livestock Advisor (Calaveras County)
Dan Macon
209-454-8472
dmacon@ucanr.edu
Local Foods Systems Advisor (Calaveras County)
Hardeep Singh
cell 559-579-6065
hdsing@ucanr.edu
Integrated Pest Management Advisor (El Dorado County)
MacKenzie Patton
530-621-5551/cell 530-304-6397
mfpatton@ucanr.edu
Farm Advisor (Amador County)
Scott Oneto
209-223-6834/cell-209-743-0189
sroneto@ucanr.edu
Natural Resources & Forestry Advisor (South Lake Tahoe)
Susie Kocher
530-542-2571/cell-530-318-3665
sdkocher@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
4-H Regional Program Supervisor
Vera M. Bullard
209-223-6837/ cell 209-256-4169
vmbullard@ucanr.edu
Amador County 4-H Program Representative
Alissa Hardie
209-223-6484
ahardie@ucanr.edu
Calaveras County 4-H Program Representative
Lynnelle Madsen
209-754-6474
lmadsen@ucanr.edu
El Dorado County 4-H Program Representative
Juanesha Spence
530-621-5507
jaespence@ucanr.edu
South Lake Tahoe 4-H CES & Nutrition Educator
Alejandra Giron
agiron@ucanr.edu
South Lake Tahoe 4-H CES & Nutrition Educator
Cristina Luquin
530-543-2310 ext. 1112
cnluquin@ucanr.edu
Tuolumne 4-H Program Representative - recruiting!
Agriculture
Assistant Specialist (Amador County)
Brian Allen
916-261-2466
brallen@ucanr.edu
CalFresh Healthy Living
Community Nutrition & Health Advisor (Amador County)
Kitty Oppliger
cell 209-256-9486
koppliger@ucanr.edu
CFHL-UC Program Supervisor (El Dorado County)
Noah Cooke
530-219-0490
nacooke@ucanr.edu
CFHL-UC Region 5 CE Manager
Carmela Padilla
cmpadilla@ucanr.edu
CFHL-UC Garden Coordinator (Amador County)
Cailin McLaughlin
camclaugh@ucanr.edu
Amador County Nutrition Educator
Kathleen Carter
209-223-6774
ktacarter@ucanr.edu
Calaveras County Nutrition Educator
Bambi Baechler
530-291-1580
bbaechler@ucanr.edu
Calaveras County Nutrition Educator
Mary Manning
530-786-0603
mhmanning@ucanr.edu
El Dorado County Nutrition Educator
Elissa Bunn
530-621-5509
ebunn@ucanr.edu
El Dorado County Nutrition Educator
Justin Mickle
530-621-5576
jmickle@ucanr.edu
Tuolumne County Nutrition Educator
Farrah Olson
209-533-6991
folson@ucanr.edu
Tuolumne County Nutrition Educator
Lisa Uribe
209-533-6991
luribe@ucanr.edu
Forest Stewardship & Fire Resilience
Forest Stewardship Academic Coordinator
Kim Ingram
kcingram@ucanr.edu
Post Fire Academic Coordinator (El Dorado County)
Katie Reidy
530-621-5568
kkreidy@ucanr.edu
Forest Stewardship Communications Specialist III
Grace Dean
gndean@ucanr.edu
Post Fire Forest Resilience Research Associate
Daylin Wade
dawade@ucanr.edu
Master Food Preservers & Master Gardeners Programs
Master Food Preservers of Amador & Calaveras County Community Education Specialist
Master Gardeners of Amador County Community Education Specialist
Carly Amatisto-Smith (Amador County)
209-223-6837
camatistosmith@ucanr.edu
Master Gardeners of Calaveras and Tuolumne County Program Coordinator
Debbie Powell (Tuolumne County)
209-533-5696
dlpowell@ucanr.edu
Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County Community Education Specialist
Master Gardeners of El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe Basin Community Education Specialist
Haley O'Mara (El Dorado County)
530-621-5532
homara@ucanr.edu