2026 Administrative Orientation Agenda

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Goals: To welcome new ANR employees and provide a forum for networking and learning about ANR’s mission, vision, and structure, administrative services, statewide programs, institutes, UC Cooperative Extension and Research and Extension Centers.  

8:30 AM   Registration and Refreshments

9:00       Welcome, Introductions and Principles of Community—Darren Haver, Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension

UC ANR Mission, Vision, Structure

9:15      Ice Breaker Activity—Elizabeth Moon, Director, Workplace Inclusion and Belonging

9:45       Leadership Introduction—moderated by Christie Hedrick, Community Nutrition & Health

Message from the Vice President (video)—Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC ANR 

9:50       UC Cooperative Extension—Janine Woods, Executive Director, County Cooperative Extension

9:55       Research & Extension Center System —Rob Wilson, Interim Executive Director, REC System

10:00       Statewide Programs & Institutes—Erin Marnocha, Vice Provost for Research and Program Integration

10:10       Academic Personnel and Development—Daniel Obrist, Vice Provost Academic Personnel

10:15       Human Resources—Tina Jordan, Interim Academic Personnel Director

10:20       Funding Structure—Samantha Dang, Interim Director, Resource Planning & Management

10:25    Interactive Session: Statewide Programs and Institutes

Visit each table to learn about ANR and stamp your game card:
4-H Youth Development Program (State 4-H office)
EFNEP
Community Nutrition and Health
Informatics & Geographic Information Systems (IGIS)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Master Food Preservers
Master Gardener
Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)
Small Farms Network
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
Organic Agriculture Institute

11:25        Union Orientation 

11:55        Lunch & Game Results—Tina Jordan, Interim Academic Personnel Director

Organizational Excellence

12:55     Civil Rights—David White, Affirmative Action Analyst

1:00      Academic Assembly Council—Chris Greer, Chair

1:05      Staff Assembly Council—Tracy Roman, Business Operations Center

1:10      Employee Resource Group Panel Discussion

                      People of Color— Siavash Tarvati, Area IPM Advisor

                      Black and Allied Employees— Esther Lofton, Urban Watershed Resilience Advisor

                      LatinX and Friends— Ricardo Vela, News and Information in Spanish           

1:30      Personal & Professional Development—Jodi Azulai, Learning & Development

1:35     Employee Health Benefits—Michelle Younger, UC Davis Employee Benefits

1:40      Fidelity—Kim Becker, Fidelity

1:45      Interactive Session: Administrative Units
Visit each table to learn about ANR and stamp your game card:
Business Operations Center
Contracts & Grants
Development Services
Employee Benefits/Fidelity
Financial Services
Human Resources 
Information Technology
Ombuds
Policies, Compliance and Programmatic Agreements
Program Planning and Evaluation
Program Support Unit 
Publishing
Risk Management & Environmental Health & Safety 
Statewide Programs and REC Operations
Strategic Communications and News and Outreach in Spanish
Resource Planning and Management
Black and Allied Employees ERG
LatinX and Friends ERG
People of Color ERG
Staff Assembly
Academic Assembly Council
Workplace Inclusion and Belonging
   

2:45      Evaluation 
              Game Results—Tina Jordan, Interim Academic Personnel Director

2:50       Wrap-up Discussion (i.e., what did you learn?)—Tina Jordan & Jodi Azulai

3:00      Tour of Davis ANR Building

3:15       Adjourn