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