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Leadership


 

 

 

2023-2024 Executive and Governing Board Members

Role

Name

Title and Affiliation

Executive Board Members

President

Daniel Geisseler

CE Specialist, UC Davis

1st Vice President

Mark Cady

Senior Environmental Scientist, CDFA

2nd Vice President

Nick Clark

Farm Advisor, UCCE Kings/Fresno/Tulare Counties

Secretary-Treasurer

Lauren Hale

Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS

Past President

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles

Farm Advisor, UCCE San Joaquin County

Governing Board Members

3rd Year

Ranjit Riar

Assistant Professor, CSU Fresno, Dept. Plant Science

3rd Year

Sarah Light

Farm Advisor, UCCE Sutter/Yuba Counties

3rd Year

Marja Koivunen

Technical Development Manager, Vestaron Corporation

2nd Year

Sultan Begna

Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS

2nd Year

Ian Grettenberger

Assistant Specialist, UCCE/UC Davis

2nd Year

Hossein Zakeri

Associate Professor, CSU – Chico

1st Year

Mark Bolda
Farm Advisor, UCCE Santa Cruz County

1st Year

Wendy Rash
State Water Quality Specialist, USDA-NRCS

1st Year

Sonia Rios
Technical Development Representative, Bayer Crop Science

 

Past Presidents

2022   Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
2021   Florence Cassel
2020   Eric Ellison
2019   Karen Lowell
2018   Dan Munk 
2017   Sharon Benes 
2016   Robert Hutmacher
2015   Richard Smith
2014   Steve Grattan
2013   Dave Goorahoo
2012   Allan Fulton
2011   Mary Bianchi
2010   Larry Schwankl
2009   Joe Fabry   
2008   Tom Babb
2007   Ben Nydam
2006   Will Horwath
2005   Bruce Roberts
2004   Ron Brase
2003   Casey Walsh Cady
2002   Dave Zoldoske
2001   Stephen Kaffka
2000   Bob Dixon
1999   Bill Rains
1998   Shannon Mueller
1997   Terry Smith
1996   Dennis Westcot
1995   Jim Oster
1994   Brock Taylor
1993   Albert E. Ludwick
1992   Roland D. Meyer
1991   Dennis J. Larson
1990   Carol Frate
1989   Nat B. Dellaville
1988   Gaylord P. Patten
1987   William L. Hagan
1986   Stuart Pettygrove
1985   Burl Meek
1984   Dick Thorup
1983   Kent Tyler
1982   Carl Spiva
1981   Harry P. Karle
1980   George R. Hawkes
1979   Roy L. Branson
1978   Stephen T. Cockerham
1977   R. Merton Love
1976   Donald L. Smith
1975   Malcomn H. McVicker & Oscar A. Lorenz
1974   Parker F. Pratt
1973   Iver Johnson
1972   Duane S. Mikkelse