Office Information
Merced County
Cooperative Extension Merced County
2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95341-6445
Phone: (209) 385-7403
Fax: (209) 722-8856
County Director
Richard L. Mahacek
Title: County Director and 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science, Engineering, and Technology programs, developing capable people and youth assets. State 4-H Office contact for S.E.T. programs
Email: rlmahacek@ucdavis.edu
Staff List
Ms Liliana Agundis
Title: FSNEP Program Representative
Email: lagundis@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 209-385-7403 Ext. 4792
Gregorio Billikopf
Title: Area Farm Advisor
Specialty: Labor management in agriculture, interpersonal conflict, mediation, negotiation skills
Email: gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (209) 525-6800
Larry A. Burrow
Title: Agricultural Field Technician
Email: laburrow@ucdavis.edu
Alejandro R. Castillo Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor Dairy Science
Specialty: Ruminants Nutrition
Email: arcastillo@ucdavis.edu
Mrs Carole Dietz
Title: 4-H Program Rep
Specialty: 4-H SET and Biosecurity pilot project
Email: cdietz@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 209-385-7418
Mr David Anthony Doll
Title: Pomology Farm Advisor
Specialty: Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts, and Urban Forestry
Email: dadoll@ucdavis.edu
James Farley
Title: Emeritus
Email: jlfarley@ucdavis.edu
Lonnie Hendricks
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Email: lchendricks@ucdavis.edu
Kimberly Heyer
Email: klheyer@ucdavis.edu
Russell D. Hill
Title: 4-H Program Representative
Specialty: 4-H Clubs, Camps
Email: rdhill@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Houa Lee
Title: Program Representative
Specialty: Nutrition FSNEP Program
Email: hllee@ucdavis.edu
Amelia Lopez
Title: Typist Clerk II Bilingual
Email: ahlopez@ucdavis.edu
Cathy Marks
Title: Office Manager
Email: cemarks@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (209) 385-7403 Ext. 4786
Maxwell V. Norton
Title: Farm Advisor Merced County & Acting Co. Director Mariposa Co.
Specialty: Specialties: Tree fruit, winegrapes, farmland preservation
Email: mnorton@ucdavis.edu
Theresa Spezzano
Title: NFCS Advisor
Specialty: Maternal and Child Nutrition
Email: tmspezzano@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (209) 525-6825
Scott Stoddard
Title: Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms
Specialty: Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Email: csstoddard@ucdavis.edu
Mia E. Torrez
Title: 4-H Secretary
Email: metorrez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 209-385-7418 Ext. 4795
Dr Bill Weir
Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Field Crops and Vegetables
Email: bncweir@aol.com
Phone: 209-777-7950