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Office Information

Kern County
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6200
Fax: (661) 868-6208

Director

John Borba
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Interim County Director
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6216
Email: jaborba@ucdavis.edu

Staff List

Karen Bayne
Title: Youth Coordinator-EFNEP
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6213
Email: klbayne@ucanr.edu

Jed DuBose
Title: Laboratory Assistant III
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6236
Email: jfdubose@ucdavis.edu

Julie Finzel
Title: Livestock & Rangeland 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

Jan Gillespie
Title: Adult EFNEP Nutrition Program Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6214
Email: jjgillespie@ucanr.edu

Minerva Gonzalez
Title: Lab Assistant
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6236
Email: mvgonzalez@ucanr.edu

David Robert Haviland
Title: Farm Advisor   Entomology
Specialty: Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6215
Email: dhaviland@ucdavis.edu

Carol Heaton
Title: Office Services Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-868-6230
Email: clheaton@ucdavis.edu

Margaret C Johns
Title: Nutrition   Family   EFNEP Administrator   Consumer Science Advisor
Address:
1031 South Mt Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6217
Fax: (661) 868-6208
Email: mcjohns@ucanr.edu

Craig E. Kallsen
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Citrus, subtropical horticulture and pistachios
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6221
Email: cekallsen@ucdavis.edu

John F Karlik
Title: Extension Advisor
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6220
Email: jfkarlik@ucanr.edu

Darlene Liesch
Title: County Director - Emeritus
Specialty: Youth development
Address:
1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue
661-868-6200
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6200
Email: dgliesch@ucdavis.edu

Donald A. Luvisi
Title: Viticulture Advisor
Address:
5107 Lyra Ct.
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: (661) 871-6448
Email: daluvisi@ucanr.edu

Dr Brian Marsh
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Agronomy, cotton, small grains, corn and silage, weed control
Address:
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
(661) 868-6210
Bakersfield, CA, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6210
Fax: (661) 868-6208
Email: bhmarsh@ucdavis.edu

Joe Nunez
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable crops
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6222
Email: jnunez@ucdavis.edu

Ralph L Phillips
Title: "Farm Advisor, Emeritus"
Specialty: Livestock, range and natural resources management
Address:
7551 Citation Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 845-0594
Email: rlphillips@ucdavis.edu

Ralph Phillips
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6200

Murray Pryor
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6240
Email: mppryor@ucdavis.edu

Doreen Pulido
Title: Nutrition Education Assistant (EFNEP)
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6234
Email: drguerrero@ucdavis.edu

Beatriz Ramirez
Title: Nutrition Education Assistant (EFNEP)
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6234
Email: bearamirez@ucdavis.edu

Rick Ramirez
Title: Agriculture Field Equipment Specialist
Specialty: Maintain Shop and shop supplies, maintain field equipment, and do special projects for Farm Advisors.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6237

Gordon B Riggs
Title: Office Manager
Address:
1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue
661-868-6225
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-868-6225
Fax: 661-868-6208
Email: riggsg@co.kern.ca.us

Stephanie Rill
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6240
Email: smrill@ucanr.edu

Blake L Sanden
Title: Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6218
Email: blsanden@ucdavis.edu

Veronica A Slaton
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6235
Email: vaslaton@ucanr.edu

Mario Viveros
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6200

Patty Welty
Title: Fiscal Support Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6232
Email: pwelty@ucanr.edu