Leadership
Programs
How our research is structured:
Statewide Programs/Institutes and RECs
Implemented throughout the state in association with Volunteer organizations
Program Planning & Evaluation: Implementation, Reporting and Evaluation
Building support: Fundraising and Government Relations
Administration and Support
Business Operations: Expense reporting, purchasing, etc.
Communication Services: Information Technology; Publishing & Production; Strategic Communications
Human Resources: Hiring and UC employment policies
Institutional Budgeting and Compliance
General
Risk and Safety Services
Leadership
| Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Vice President | Provides overall direction | Patricia Lonergan |
Chief of Staff to the Vice President |
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Assoc. Vice President - Research and Extension | Guides all ANR academic programs | Savannah Hicks |
Assoc. Vice President – Business Operations | Guides all ANR Administrative and budgeting | Cheryl Hyland |
Programs
Strategic Initiatives, Program Teams and Workgroups
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Strategic initiatives (SIs) | Unify, Communicate & Advocate | |
Program Teams (PTs) | Network, focus, share | Brent Hales Administration: Kathryn Stein Meetings: |
Workgroups (WGs) | Plan & Implement work |
Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS
SWP/I Leader | Strategic Initiatives and Statewide Programs |
Implemented through County Offices with Volunteers
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Youth Development Programs | Davis: Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, (interim)*
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Community food preserving activities with Volunteers | Davis: Amira Resnick | |
Community gardening and horticulture through volunteers | Davis: Missy Gable* |
Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS
Implemented throughout the state in association with Volunteer organizations
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Introducing Californians to our unique California | Greg Ira*
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Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS
Nutrition-focused programs
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Community Nutrition & Health | Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences (NFCS) | Amira Resnick UC CalFresh: |
Statewide Programs, Institutes and RECS
Service oriented groups
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Services: Drones, mapping; spatial data science | Maggi Kelly | |
Research Extension Centers (RECs) | Provide research sites throughout the state | Darren Haver |
Provide policy and Research
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Study agricultural research and development, agricultural policy | Karen Jetter (interim) | |
Facilitating collaborative research and outreach on water | Erik Porse | |
Nutrition policy and programs | UCOP: Lorrene Ritchie | |
Helps solve pest problems | Jim Farrar W. IPM: Matt Baur | |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) | Develop sustainable agricultural practices in building healthy food systems | Ruth Dahlquist-Willard |
Program Planning & Evaluation: Implementation, Reporting and Evaluation
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
County Directors, Mentor | Provide guidance on program development and implementation | Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty |
Program Support Unit (PSU) | Event planning and meeting support, event equipment loans and manages the Davis Valley Conference Center | Maya Maniar |
Coordination of statewide program planning, accountability and reporting | Oakland: Katherine Webb-Martinez |
Building support: Fundraising & Government Relations
Group | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Raise private funds | Greg Gibbs | |
Raise money for 4-H | Carolyn Warne | |
Development of proposals | Kim Lamar (interim) | |
Help build government support | Anne Megaro |
Administration
Expense Reporting - Business Operations
Administration | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Provides financial services to all groups except SWP/I and RECs | Su-Lin Shum | |
| Statewide Programs and REC Operations | Provides financial services to SWP/I and RECs | Maru Fernandez (interim) |
Administration | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Communication support in emerging and traditional media | Jaki Wojan (interim) | |
Publications | Shares information about UC ANR with the public | Linda Forbes Rachel Lee (Cal Ag) |
Human Resources and UC employment policies
Administration | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Human Resources (AHR/SHR/AA) | All things HR | Bethanie Brown |
Admin Policies & Business Contracts within Controller's Office | UC wide policies | Robin Sanchez |
Helping keep us safe | Chris Jakober |
Institutional Budgeting and Compliance
Administration | Primary roles | Primary Contact |
Compliance, Risk and Control Legal, Audit, and Investigative Matters | Oakland: Lana Schweikert | |
within Controller's Office | Reporting and coordinating ANR financial activities | Oakland: Connie Tadesse |
Procurement |
| Darryl Sweet |
Budget administration, analysis and reporting. | Oakland: Jennifer Bunge | |
Design and construction of new or remodeled facilities | Brian Oatman |
*See County of interest