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Merced County
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Fax: (209) 722-8856

Director

Maxwell V. Norton
Title: Farm Advisor - Merced & Mariposa Counties
Specialty: Specialties: Tree fruit, winegrapes, farmland preservation, figs, pomegranates, peaches
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: mnorton@ucanr.edu

Staff List

Ms Liliana Agundis
Title: FSNEP Program Representative
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: 209-385-7403 Ext. 4792
Email: lagundis@ucanr.edu

Gregorio Billikopf
Title: Area Farm Advisor
Specialty: Labor management in agriculture: employee productivity (employee selection and testing, piece-rate pay design, incentive pay, internal wage structure and quality control); interpersonal mediation (co-worker mediation, supervisor-subordinate mediation, communication, interpersonal negotiation skills, effective listening); and supervisor training (employee discipline, praise, performance appraisal).
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Email: gebillikopf@ucanr.edu

Larry A. Burrow
Title: Agricultural Field Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: laburrow@ucanr.edu

Alejandro R. Castillo Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor   Dairy Science
Specialty: Ruminants Nutrition
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: arcastillo@ucanr.edu

Mr David Anthony Doll
Title: Pomology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts, and Urban Forestry
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: dadoll@ucanr.edu

James Farley
Title: Livestock Advisor - Emeritus
Address:
1176 Persimmon Way
Merced, CA 95340-8860
Phone: (209) 383-4901
Fax: 209-385-0659
Email: jlfarley@ucdavis.edu

Mr Lonnie C. Hendricks
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Address:
3352 Cherokee Ave.
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: (209) 383-1517
Fax: 209-722-8856
Email: lchendricks@ucdavis.edu

Russell D. Hill
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Youth Development Advisor for Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus Counties
Address:
2145 Wardrobe Ave
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Fax: 209-722-8856
Email: rdhill@ucanr.edu

Houa Lee
Title: Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition FSNEP Program
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: hllee@ucanr.edu

Amelia Lopez
Title: Office Assistant II - Bilingual
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: ahlopez@ucanr.edu

Richard L. Mahacek
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Emeritus
Specialty: Science, Engineering, and Technology programs, developing capable people and youth assets. State 4-H Office contact for S.E.T. programs
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: rlmahacek@ucanr.edu

Cathy Marks
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403 Ext. 4786
Email: cemarks@ucanr.edu

Fadzayi E. Mashiri Ph.D.
Title: County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Farm Advisor Mariposa, Merced, Madera counties
Specialty: Livestock Management, Rangeland Ecology and Management,, Management of Natural Resorces
Address:
Cooperative Extension Mariposa County
5009 Fairgrounds Road
Mariposa, CA 95338-9435
Phone: (209) 966-2417
Fax: (209) 966-5321
Email: fmashiri@ucanr.edu

Darlene McIntyre
Title: 4-H youth Program Representative
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Email: dlmcintyre@ucanr.edu

Andrew Ray
Title: Junior specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: Ray Andrew23142

Theresa Spezzano
Title: NFCS Advisor; Interim County Director
Specialty: Maternal and Child Nutrition
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension, Suite A. Corner of Service and Crows Landing
3800 Cornucopia Way
Suite A
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 525-6825
Email: tmspezzano@ucanr.edu

Scott Stoddard
Title: Farm Advisor   Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms
Specialty: Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Email: csstoddard@ucanr.edu

Dr Bill Weir
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Field Crops and Vegetables
Address:
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Email: bncweir@aol.com