Office Information

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

County Director

Darlene Liesch
Title: County Director
Specialty: Youth development
Email: dgliesch@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6212

Staff List

Karen Bayne
Title: Youth Coordinator-EFNEP
Email: klbayne@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6213

John Borba
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Email: jaborba@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6216

Kimberlee Claffy
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Secretary
Email: kgclaffy@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6233

Sharon Crane
Title: Office Services Technician
Specialty: Process Newsletters, Meeting Announcements, and Research Papers for Advisors.
Email: cekern@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6230

Berney DeLaCruz
Title: Assistant Project Director, California Operation Military Kids
Specialty: Youth Development
1031 South Mt. Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, 93307
Email: bdelacruz@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6227

Shawn DeSchutter
Title: Office Services Coordinator
Specialty: Office management, human resources, payroll, county budget preparation, county receivables/county payables, grant fund management
Email: deschus@co.kern.ca.us
Phone: (661) 868-6225

Jed DuBose
Title: Laboratory Assistant III
Email: jfdubose@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6236

Jan Gillespie
Title: Adult EFNEP Nutrition Program Manager
Email: jjgillespie@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6214

Jennifer Hashim-Buckey
Title: UCCE Farm Advisor
Specialty: Viticulture
Email: jmhashim@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6223

David Robert Haviland
Title: Farm Advisor   Entomology
Specialty: Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest.
Email: dhaviland@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6215

Marilyn Henderson
Title: Office Services Technician
Specialty: Process Newsletters, Meeting Announcements, and Research Papers for Advisors.
Email: mjhenderson@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6229

Natalie Hernandez
Title: Laboratory Assistant III
Email: namhernandez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6240

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

Craig E. Kallsen
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Citrus, subtropical horticulture and pistachios
Email: cekallsen@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6221

John F Karlik
Title: Extension Advisor
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Email: jfkarlik@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6220

Donald Luvisi
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus
Email: daluvisi@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6226

Dr Brian Marsh
Title: Farm Advisor / Center Director
Specialty: Agronomy, cotton, small grains, corn and silage
Email: bhmarsh@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6210
Fax: (661) 868-6208

Joe Nunez
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable crops
Email: jnunez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6222

Ralph Phillips
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus

Murray Pryor
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Email: mppryor@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6240

Doreen Pulido
Title: Nutrition Education Assistant (EFNEP)
Email: drguerrero@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6234

Beatriz Ramirez
Title: Nutrition Education Assistant (EFNEP)
Email: bearamirez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6234

Rick Ramirez
Title: Agriculture Field Equipment Specialist
Specialty: Maintain Shop and shop supplies, maintain field equipment, and do special projects for Farm Advisors.
Phone: (661) 868-6237

Stephanie Rill
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Email: smrill@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6240

Blake L Sanden
Title: Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Email: blsanden@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6218

Peggy Schrader
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Email: plschrader@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6236

Veronica A Slaton
Title: Program Representative II (4-H Youth Development)
Email: vaslaton@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6235

Terrance Stroman
Title: Program Representative II (4-H Youth Development/Outreach)
Email: tdstroman@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6241

Mario Viveros
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus

Patty Welty
Title: Fiscal Support Technician
Email: pwelty@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (661) 868-6232