About Us

UC ANR Mission
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources connects the power of UC research in agriculture, natural resources, nutrition and youth development with local communities to improve the lives of all Californians.
Business Operations Center Mission
The UC ANR Business Operations Center (BOC) provides comprehensive business, and fiscal services. Our Business Partner Teams support 80 programmatic, county-based and administrative units.
Why We Do What We Do
We support ANR’s work because we live it. Our team members and families have participated in the Master Gardener Program and 4H. Our professional backgrounds span across the fields of accounting, agriculture, animal science, pest management, experiential education, veterinary science administration, community development, and even hospitality.

As one of our Business Partners puts it:
“Our responsibility in the BOC is to handle the financial structures so that ANR’s UCCE staff and advisors can do the work they’ve studied to do.”
From spreadsheets to soil, we invest in the same values!
Our Team

Su-Lin Shum
Title: Director, Business Operations Center
Phone: 530-240-7147
Email: sshum@ucanr.edu

Tracy L Roman
Title: Associate Director, Business Operations Center
Phone: 530-378-9780
Email: tlroberts@ucanr.edu

Kelly Anne Arce
Title: Business Partner
Phone: 530-378-9780
Email: kaarce@ucanr.edu

Elizabeth Bezark
Title: Customer Service & Project Analyst
Phone: 530-786-0538
Email: ebezark@ucanr.edu

Shayna Blythe
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-492-0727
Email: sblythe@ucanr.edu

Tierra M Dorman
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-267-6692
Email: tmdorman@ucanr.edu

Veronica Geiger
Title: Business Partner Lead
Phone: 530-750-1296
Email: vlgeiger@ucanr.edu

Katherine Hanke
Title: Financial Services Supervisor
Phone: 530-240-7148
Email: kahanke@ucanr.edu

Jeri Hansen
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-231-1115
Email: jghansen@ucanr.edu

Annastasia Hermle
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: (530) 792-8264
Email: ahermle@ucanr.edu

Antonio Hernandez
Title: Business Partner
Phone: 530-639-8801
Email: ajxhernandez@ucanr.edu

Janelle Hernandez
Title: Financial Services Supervisor
Phone: 530-517-7752
Email: jnlhernandez@ucanr.edu

Janene Iorga
Title: Financial Services Supervisor
Phone: 530-447-0801 Ext 1310
Email: jmiorga@ucanr.edu

Cassandra E Knisley
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-718-3528
Email: cegingerich@ucanr.edu

Erin Musil
Title: Business Partner
Phone: 530-287-7918
Email: emusil@ucanr.edu

Alexa Renae Ocegueda
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-603-1258
Email: arocegue@ucanr.edu

Kim Cynthia Pador
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-786-0544
Email: kcpador@ucanr.edu

Vi Pham
Title: Financial Services Analyst
Phone: 530-201-5024
Email: tvpham@ucanr.edu

Rosemary M Renteria
Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Phone: 530-786-0134
Email: rmrenteria@ucanr.edu

Yelena Suprun
Title: Business Partner
Phone: 530-203-9711
Email: yelsuprun@ucanr.edu

Heather Waller
Title: Business Partner
Phone: 530-390-5721
Email: hwaller@ucanr.edu

Brandon Wood
Title: Financial Services Analyst IV
Phone: 530-329-7219
Email: brwood@ucanr.edu

Kaitlin Rebecca Zuwala
Title: Financial Services Assistant
Phone: 530-214-5699
Email: krvaughn@ucanr.edu