Office Information

Imperial County
Cooperative Extension Imperial County
1050 East Holton Road
Holtville, CA 92250-9615
Phone: (760) 352-9474
Fax: (760) 352-0846

Interim County Director

Dr Khaled M Bali
Title: Irrigation/Water Management Advisor
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Email: kmbali@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (760) 352-9474 Ext.28

Staff List

Mr Brent Boutwell
Title: Staff Research Associate
Specialty: Weeds
Email: beboutwell@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Mr Daniel Buenrostro
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL
Email: dnbuenrostro@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474; 760-356-3008

Mr Jorge Celis
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL
Email: jlcelis@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474; 760-356-3008

Ms Maria Isabel Escobosa
Title: Visiting Scholar
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL
Email: isabelescobosa@hotmail.com
Phone: 760-352-9474; 760-365-3008

Andrea Estrada
Title: Office Assistant III
Email: aiestrada@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Ms Jennifer Garcia
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Secretary
Email: jlgarcia@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Refugio A. Gonzalez
Title: Emeritus Regional Director
Email: ragonzalez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (951) 827-3321

Dr Juan N Guerrero
Title: Area Livestock Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Livestock; alfalfa and irrigated pasture; feedlot cattle; waste management; biosolids
Email: jguerrero@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474
Fax: (760) 352-0846

Ms Mary W Harmon
Title: 4-H Youth Development / NFCS
Email: mwharmon@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Donna Henderson
Title: Plant Pathology Advisor
Email: dhenderson@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Mr Rafael Lara
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Specialty: Entomology
Email: rlara@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474; 760-356-3007

Ms Martha Lopez
Title: FSNEP Program Representative
Email: mslopez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Dr Martin Ignacio Lopez
Title: Staff Research Associate II
Specialty: Entomology
Email: marlopez@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (760) 352-9474; 760-356-3007

Mr Andy S Montiel
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor, Emeritus
Email: asmontiel@ucdavis.edu

Eric T. Natwick
Title: Entomology Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, Pest Management
Email: etnatwick@ucdavis.edu

Mario Ochoa
Title: Ag Extension Assistant I
Email: mgochoa@ucdavis.edu

Ms Cecilia Olea
Title: Office Manager
Email: colea@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Mr Efrain Sambrano
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Phone: 760-352-9474; 760-352-3007

Etaferahu Takele
Title: County Director/Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics
Specialty: Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
Email: ettakele@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (951) 683-6491 x243

Ms Annette Tietz
Title: Office Technician I
Email: atietz@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474

Mark A Trent
Title: Vegetable Crop Farm Advisor
Specialty: Vegetable cropping systems, plant pathology, food safety
Email: matrent@ucdavis.edu

Mary Welch-Bezemek
Title: Nutrition Program Coordinator
Email: mjwelchbezemek@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 760-352-9474