The Kern County Cooperative Extension office is most commonly recognized as the Farm and Home Advisors Office.  Cooperative Extension advisors are local representatives of the University of California and the resources of the institution are as close as your telephone and a local call.  

Office Information

Kern County
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6200
Fax: (661) 868-6208
Email: cekern@ucanr.edu

COUNTY DIRECTOR

Leonel R Jimenez
Title: Area Director
Specialty: Post-Harvest Fumigation
Phone: (661) 868-6210
Fax: (661) 868-6208
Email: lrjimenez@ucanr.edu

ACADEMIC ADVISORS

Rubia Branco Lopes
Title: Dairy Advisor
Phone: 559-684-3300
Email: rbrancolopes@ucanr.edu

Julie A Finzel
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Phone: 661-868-6219
Email: jafinzel@ucanr.edu

David R Haviland
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest.
Phone: 661-868-6215
Email: dhaviland@ucanr.edu

Tobias Ebong Oker
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation and Soils Management
Phone: 661-868-6218
Email: teoker@ucanr.edu

Azin Pourkhalili
Title: Youth, Families and Communities Advisor
Phone: 661-868-6227
Email: apourkhalili@ucanr.edu

Mandeep Riar
Title: Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Area Advisor
Specialty: Crop and weed physiology
Phone: 661-868-6216
Email: mriar@ucanr.edu

Laljeet S Sangha
Title: Community Water Systems Advisor
Phone: 661-868-6221
Email: lsangha@ucanr.edu

Jaspreet K Sidhu
Title: Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor
Phone: 661-868-6222
Email: jaksidhu@ucanr.edu

Tian Tian
Title: Viticulture Advisor
Specialty: Viticulture, Plant Physiology
Phone: 661-868-6226
Email: titian@ucanr.edu

Mohammad Yaghmour
Title: Area Orchard Systems Advisor
Phone: (661) 868-6211
Email: mayaghmour@ucanr.edu

John F Karlik
Title: Extension Advisor Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Phone: (661) 868-6220
Email: jfkarlik@ucanr.edu

Brian H Marsh
Title: County Director/Farm Advisor - Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Agronomy, cotton, small grains, corn and silage, weed control
Phone: (661) 868-6200
Email: bhmarsh@ucanr.edu

STAFF PERSONNEL

Rose Baker
Title: Fiscal Support Specialist
Phone: 661-868-6232
Email: robaker@ucanr.edu

Andrea Castillo
Title: Community Education Specialist 3
Phone: 661-868-6229
Email: agonzalezcastillo@ucanr.edu

Adriana Monica Deloera
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Phone: 661-868-6200
Email: amggonzalez@ucanr.edu

Jed DuBose
Title: Staff Research Associate 2
Phone: (661) 868-6236
Email: jfdubose@ucanr.edu

Luz Esquivel
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Phone: 661-868-6213
Email: lesquivel@ucanr.edu

Jennifer Fernberg
Title: Lab Assistant 1
Phone: 661-868-6236
Email: jfernberg@ucanr.edu

Mariana Flores
Title: Community Education Specialist 2
Phone: 661-868-6236
Email: maaflores@ucanr.edu

Jesus Gaytan-Lueza
Title: Senior Agriculture Technician 
Phone: (661) 868-6237
Email: jgaytanlueza@ucanr.edu

Minerva Gonzalez
Title: Lab Assistant III
Phone: (661) 868-6236
Email: mvgonzalez@ucanr.edu

Carol Heaton
Title: Office Services Technician
Phone: 661-868-6230
Email: clheaton@ucdavis.edu

Cristal G Hernandez
Title: Staff Research Associate 2
Phone: 661-868-6230
Email: cghernandez@ucanr.edu

Laurie S Mckinney
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist II
Phone: 661-868-6235
Email: lsmckinney@ucanr.edu

Claudia Pardo
Title: 4-H Juntos Coordinator
Phone: 661-868-6200
Email: cypardo@ucanr.edu

Beatriz Ramirez
Title: Community Education Specialist II
Specialty: Adult EFNEP / UCCalfresh Healthy Living
Phone: (661) 868-6234
Email: bearamirez@ucanr.edu

Gordon B Riggs
Title: Office Manager
Phone: 661-868-6225
Email: gbriggs@ucanr.edu

Stephanie M Rill
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Phone: (661) 868-6240
Email: smrill@ucanr.edu

Beatriz Adrianna Rojas
Title: Community Education Supervisor II
Phone: 661-868-6214
Email: barojas@ucanr.edu