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Contacts

Contacts

Office Information

Kings County
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: (559) 852-2730
Fax: (559) 582-5166
Email: cekings@ucdavis.edu

Director

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Karmjot G Randhawa
Title: County Director
Address:
Cooperative Extension Fresno County
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B
(559) 241-7515
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: 559-243-6564
Email: kgrandhawa@ucanr.edu

Agriculture

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Doug Amaral
Title: Area Farm Advisor
Specialty: Pomology and Water/Soils
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: 559-852-2737
Fax: 559-582-5166
Email: amaral@ucanr.edu
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Dr Daniela F R Bruno
Title: Dairy Advisor
Specialty: Dairy
Address:
Cooperative Extension Fresno County
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B
(559) 241-7515
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: 559-241-7552
Email: dfbruno@ucanr.edu
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Nicholas E Clark
Title: Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor
Specialty: Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: 559-852-2788
Fax: (559) 582-5166
Email: neclark@ucanr.edu
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Mae Culumber
Title: Nut Crops Farm Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Fresno County
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B
(559) 241-7515
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: 559-241-7526
Email: cmculumber@ucanr.edu
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Elizabeth J Fichtner PhD
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Orchard Systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3310
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Email: ejfichtner@ucanr.edu
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Julie A Finzel
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-868-6219
Email: jafinzel@ucanr.edu
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Joy N Hollingsworth
Title: Table Grape Advisor
Specialty: Grapes
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3313
Email: joyhollingsworth@ucanr.edu
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Dr Mandeep Riar
Title: Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Advisor
Specialty: Crop and weed physiology Land restoration
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-868-6216
Email: mriar@ucanr.edu
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Manpreet Singh
Title: Technology and Innovation for Small Farms Advisor
Address:
9240 S Riverbend Ave
5596466535
Parlier, CA 93648
Email: mansing@ucanr.edu
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Mohammad Yaghmour
Title: Area Orchard Systems Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6211
Email: mayaghmour@ucanr.edu

Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences

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Eldon P Bueno
Title: Community Education Specialist III
Specialty: UC Nutrition Education
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 559-852-2734
Email: epbueno@ucanr.edu
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Susan L Lafferty
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: CalFresh Youth
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: 559-852-2738
Fax: (559) 582-5166
Email: sllafferty@ucanr.edu
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Jaqueline Martin
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
680 N. Campus Dr. Ste. A
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: jaqmartin@ucanr.edu
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Arianna Nava
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: acnava@ucanr.edu
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Irene O Padasas PhD
Title: Community Nutrition and Health Advisor
Specialty: Community-based program, evaluation, family culture and health, children and youth positive development, ethnic minorities
Address:
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Email: iopadasas@ucanr.edu
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Teresa R Spicer
Title: Program Supervisor, Tulare/Kings Counties
Specialty: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Program
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3323
Fax: 559-685-3319
Email: trspicer@ucanr.edu

4H/Youth Development

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Cayci Hill
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: 559-852-2743
Email: cdahill@ucanr.edu

Master Gardeners

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Aliya Bayless
Title: Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: 559-684-3343
Email: ambayless@ucanr.edu

Administration & Program Support

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Dina Ledesma
Title: Administrative Services Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: eledesma@ucanr.edu

Support Staff

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Ruben Chavez
Title: Laboratory Assistant II
Email: rjrchavez@ucanr.edu
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Laura S Gonzales
Title: UCCE Fresno, Kings, Tulare - Special Projects Officer / UCCE San Bernardino - Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: (909) 800-0270
Email: lsgonzales@ucanr.edu
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Francielle Lima
Title: Associate Specialist
Specialty: Nutrient Management in Cropping Systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Fax: (559) 582-5166
Email: frdlima@ucanr.edu
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Pahoua Yang
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: pahyang@ucanr.edu

Retired/Emeritus

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Robert H Beede
Title: (Retired) Farm Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: Horticulture: Tree fruit, nuts, grapes
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kings County
680 Campus Drive
Suite A
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: bbeede@ucdavis.edu
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Kevin R Day
Title: Pomology Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Fresh-shipping deciduous tree fruits. Cultural practices and production, fruit growth and development, pruning and training systems
Address:
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Email: krday@ucanr.edu
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Steven D Wright
Title: Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties - Emeritus
Specialty: Cotton, small grains, weed control
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension
4437 S. Laspina St.
Ste. B
Tulare, CA 93274-9537
Phone: (559) 684-3315
Fax: 559-685-3319
Email: sdwright@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Ms Tara Sweeney
Title: Food Business Specialist (Community Education Specialist)
Address:
Cooperative Extension Fresno County
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B
(559) 241-7515
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: (559) 884-6438
Email: taesweeney@ucanr.edu