Directory of US V&E Extension Specialists

Looking for expert guidance on grape research? Or hoping to connect with a colleague in viticulture or enology extension? Use our directory search below to find an extension specialist anywhere in the U.S.

Note: This directory is intended for use by members of the grape and wine industry and the viticulture and enology extension community.

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Cristin Kasprzak
Viticulture Program Specialist - High Plains
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Profile Website: https://agrilifepeople.tamu.edu/people/view/38398
Phone: 806-723-8424
Mailing Address: 1102 E. Drew Street, Lubbock, TX 79403-6603
Cindy Kron
IPM Advisor - Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties
University of California Cooperative Extension
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/About/DirectorySearch/?facultyid=43715
Phone:
Mailing Address: 133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 109, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
Annie Vogel
Assistant Professor, Fruit Extension Specialist
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Profile Website: https://utia.tennessee.edu/person/?id=201090
Mailing Address: 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
Jason Saling
President
Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group
Phone: 707-328-5290
Jeremy Schuster
Viticulture Extension Specialist-Eastern New York, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell CALS - Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
Profile Website: https://cals.cornell.edu/jeremy-schuster
Phone: 845-372-4780
Mailing Address: 3357 US Highway 9W, Highland, NY 12528
David Haviland
Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor
UC Cooperative Extension Kern County
Profile Website: https://cekern.ucanr.edu/?facultyid=955
Phone: 661-868-6215
Mailing Address: 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307
Jeremiah Vardiman
Extension Educator
University of Wyoming
Phone: (307) 754-8836
Sadanand Dhekney
Professor of Horticulture
University of Wyoming
Profile Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadanand-dhekney-71a56810b/
Phone: 307-673-2754
Leslie Holland
Assistant Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profile Website: https://plantpath.wisc.edu/faculty-3/leslie-holland/
Nick Smith
Associate Outreach Specialist, Instructor of Wine Science
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profile Website: https://fermentations.foodsci.wisc.edu/staff/smith-nicholas/
Stephen Jordan
Plant Pathology/Extension Outreach
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profile Website: https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/people/jordan-stephen/
Regina Hirsch
Food Systems Analyst; Extension Economist
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profile Website: https://cias.wisc.edu/directory/regina-hirsch/
Phone: 608-335-7755
Amaya Atucha
Associate Professor Horticulture & Fruit Crop Extension
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profile Website: https://horticulture.wisc.edu/directory/amaya-atucha/
Brian Smith
Commercial Fruit Specialist
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Profile Website: https://www.uwrf.edu/FacultyStaff/2030547.cfm
Tom Collins
Assistant Professor
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/tom-collins/
Phone: 509-372-7515
Mailing Address: Washington State University, Ste Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, Washington 99354-1671
Lav Khot
Associate Professor; Automated Ag Extension; Interim Director AgWeatherNet
Washington State University
Profile Website: https://bsyse.wsu.edu/people/faculty/khot/
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Doug Walsh
Professor; State IPM Coordinator
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/doug-walsh/
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Naidu Rayapati
Professor, Extension Plant Virologist
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/naidu-rayapati/
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Troy Peters
Professor; Statewide Irrigation Extension Specialist
Washington State University
Profile Website: https://bsyse.wsu.edu/people/faculty/peters/
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Michelle Moyer
Associate Professor; Statewide Viticulture Extension Specialist
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/michelle-moyer/
Phone: 509-786-9234
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Scott Harper
Assistant Professor/Director CPCNW
Washington State University
David James
Professor; Extension Entomologist
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/david-james/
Mailing Address: WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
Gwen Hoheisel
Director, Benton-Franklin County Extension, Professor - Regional Tree and Small Fruits Extension Specialist
Washington State University
Profile Website: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/gwen-hoheisel/
Mailing Address: 7102 W. Okanogan Place, Suite 102, Kennewick, WA 99336
Jean Dodson Peterson
Department Chair, Viticulture and Enology
Washington State University
Profile Website: https://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/jean-dodson-peterson/
Phone: 509-372-7518
Mailing Address: WSU Wine Science Center, 359 University Dr, Richland, WA 99354
Margaret Skinner
Research Professor, IPM
University of Vermont
Profile Website: https://www.uvm.edu/cals/pss/profiles/research-professor-margaret-skinner
Phone: (802) 656-5440
Mailing Address: 661 Spear Street, Burlington VT 05405
Ann Hazelrigg
Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director
University of Vermont
Profile Website: https://www.uvm.edu/cals/pss/profiles/extension-associate-professor-ann-hazelrigg
Terence Bradshaw
Research Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
Profile Website: https://www.uvm.edu/cals/pss/profiles/research-assistant-professor-terence-bradshaw
Joy Ting
Director; Research Enologist
Virginia Winemakers Research Exchange
Amanda Stewart
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech
Profile Website: https://www.fst.vt.edu/aboutus/faculty/astewart.html
Phone: 540-231-0868
Douglas Pfeiffer
Professor of Entomology
Virginia Tech
Profile Website: https://www.ento.vt.edu/people/Faculty0/Pfeiffer.html
Mizuho Nita
Associate Professor; Extension Plant Pathologist
Virginia Tech
Profile Website: https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/alson-h-smith/people/nita-bio.html
Phone: 540-232-6047
Tremain Hatch
Viticulture Extension/Research Associate
Virginia Tech
Profile Website: https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/alson-h-smith/people/hatch-bio.html
Phone: 540-232-6032
Claudia Nitschwitz
Extension Plant Pathologist
Utah State University
Profile Website: https://biology.usu.edu/about/faculty/claudia-nischwitz
Mariam Berdeja
Assistant Professor of Viticulture
Texas Tech
Profile Website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/people/faculty/berdeja-mariam/berdeja-mariam.php
Maureen Qualia
Lecturer of Enology
Texas Tech
Profile Website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/people/faculty/qualia-maureen/mqualia.php
Thayne Montague
Professor of Horticulture
Texas Tech / Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Profile Website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/people/faculty/montague-thayne/tmontague.php
Phone: 806-746-6101
Mailing Address: Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409
Justin Scheiner
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist - Viticulture, Horticulture
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Profile Website: https://hortsciences.tamu.edu/people/scheiner-justin/
Phone: 979-321-7001
Mailing Address: Texas A&M University, 2134 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2134
Patrick O’Brien
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist - High Plains, Horticulture with a Viticulture Specialization
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Profile Website: https://agrilifepeople.tamu.edu/people/view/36302
Phone: 806-723-8447
Mailing Address: 1102 E. Drew St, Lubbock, TX 79403
Daniel Hillin
Program Specialist - Gulf Coast
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock
Profile Website: https://agrilifepeople.tamu.edu/people/view/29833
Phone: 806-746-6101
Mailing Address: 1102 E. Drew Street, Lubbock, TX 79403-6653
Michael Cook
Viticulture Regional Specialist - North Texas
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Profile Website: https://agrilifepeople.tamu.edu/people/view/26817
Phone: 940-349-2896
Mailing Address: 611 Kimberly Drive, Ste. 151, Denton, TX 76208
Andreea Botezatu
Assistant Professor and Extension Enologist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Profile Website: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vitwine/our-specialists/
Phone: 979-845-8563
David Lockwood
Fruit and Nut Crops Extension Specialist
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Profile Website: http://organics.tennessee.edu/team/lockwood.html
Anne Fennell
SDSU - Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
South Dakota State University
Profile Website: https://www.sdstate.edu/directory/anne-fennell
Phone: 605-688-6373
Rhoda Burrows
Professor & SDSU Extension Horticulture Specialist
South Dakota State University
Profile Website: https://www.sdstate.edu/directory/rhoda-burrows
Flor Acevedo
Entomologist
Penn State
Profile Website: https://ento.psu.edu/directory/fea5007
Molly Kelly
Enology Extension Educator
Penn State
Profile Website: https://extension.psu.edu/molly-kelly
Phone: 814-865-6840
Misha Kwasniewski
Assistant Professor / Food Scientist
Penn State
Profile Website: https://foodscience.psu.edu/directory/mtk5407
Megan Luke
Extension Educator
Penn State
Profile Website: https://extension.psu.edu/megan-luke
Cain Hickey
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Penn State
Profile Website: https://extension.psu.edu/cain-hickey
Bryan Hed
Research Associate
Penn State
Profile Website: https://plantpath.psu.edu/directory/bxh38
Michela Centinari
Associate Professor of Viticulture
Penn State
Profile Website: https://extension.psu.edu/michela-centinari-ph-d
Phone: 814-867-0514
Mailing Address: 218 Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802
Jay Pscheidt
Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology
Oregon State University
Profile Website: https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/users/jay-pscheidt
Phone: 541-737-3472
Vaughn Walton
Horticultural Entomologist & Professor
Oregon State University
Profile Website: http://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/content/vaughn-walton
Phone: 541) 740 4149
Mailing Address: 4017 Ag & Life Sci Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331
Patty Skinkis
Professor / Viticulture Extension Specialist
Oregon State University
Profile Website: http://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/content/patty-skinkis
Phone: 541-737-1411
Mailing Address: 4017 Ag & Life Sci Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331
Elizabeth Tomasino
Associate Professor, Sensory Analyst
Oregon State University
Profile Website: https://owri.oregonstate.edu/owri/about-us/employee-directory
Phone: 541-737-4866
Mailing Address: Wiegland Hall 220A, 3051 SW Campus Way, Corvallis OR 97331
Cody Copp
Assistant Professor of Practice - Umatilla County and Eastern Oregon
Oregon State University
Profile Website: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/people/cody-copp
Phone: 541-938-5597
Mailing Address: Umatilla County Extension - Milton-Freewater Satellite Office, 418 N Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
James Osborne
Director of the Oregon Wine Research Institute and Professor and Extension Enologist
Oregon State University
Profile Website: http://oregonstate.edu/foodsci/people/james-osborne
Phone: 541-737-6494
Mailing Address: Wiegand Hall 108A, 3051 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97331
Walter (Walt) Mahaffee
Research Plant Pathologist
Oregon State University / USDA-ARS
Alexander (Alec) Levin
SOREC Director and Viticulturist
Oregon State University
Profile Website: http://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/content/alexander-levin
Phone: 541) 772-5165 ext. 223
Mailing Address: 569 Hanley Road, Central Point, OR 97502
Logan Bennett
Small Farms and Master Gardener Program Coordinator - Douglas County
Oregon State University
Profile Website: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/people/logan-bennett
Phone: 541-236-3015
KC Achala
Assistant Professor / Extension Plant Pathologist
Oregon State University
Profile Website: http://bpp.oregonstate.edu/content/achala-nepal-kc/
Phone: 541-772-5165 ext. 222
Mailing Address: 569 Hanley Road, Central Point, OR 97502
Eric Rebek
Professor; Extension Entomology and Plant Path
Oklahoma State
Profile Website: http://entoplp.okstate.edu/profiles/rebek.html
Aaron Wayne Essary
Assistant Extension Specialist
Oklahoma State
Profile Website: https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/viticulture-and-enology/
William McGlynn
Horticultural Products Processing Specialist
Oklahoma State
Bruce Dunn
Professor
Oklahoma State
Profile Website: https://experts.okstate.edu/bruce.dunn
Becky Carrol
Associate Extension Specialist
Oklahoma State
Profile Website: https://experts.okstate.edu/becky.carroll
Ed Zweiacher
Manager of Royce Ranch
Oklahoma - Redlands Community College
Profile Website: https://www.redlandscc.edu/directory
Todd Steiner
Research Associate / Enology
The Ohio State University
Profile Website: https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/people/todd-steiner
Phone: 330-263-3881
Maria Smith
Viticulture Extension Specialist
The Ohio State University
Profile Website: https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/people/dr-maria-smith
Melanie Lewis Ivey
Associate Professor, Fruit Pathology and Fresh Produce Safety. Extension Experience Coordinator
The Ohio State University
Profile Website: https://plantpath.osu.edu/our-people/melanie-l-lewis-ivey
Phone: 330-465-0309
Mailing Address: Department of Plant Pathology, Selby Hall, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
Gary Gao
Adjunct Associate Professor
The Ohio State University
Profile Website: https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/people/dr-gary-gao
Phone: 740-289-2071
Greg Loeb
Professor of Entomology
Cornell University
Jason Londo
Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section Cornell AgriTech
Cornell University
Profile Website: https://cals.cornell.edu/jason-londo
Phone: (315) 787-2463
Mailing Address: Hedrick Hall 108, 635 W. North St, Geneva, NY 14456
Alice Wise
Association Senior Educator
Cornell University
Phone: 631-727-3595
Mailing Address: 423 Griffing Ave., Suite 100, Riverhead, NY, 11901-3086
Kaitlin Gold
Assistant Professor / Plant Pathologist
Cornell University
Hans Walter-Peterson
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Cornell University
Phone: 315-536-5134
Mailing Address: 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1024, Penn Yan NY 14527
Marc Fuchs
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section Cornell AgriTech
Cornell University
Profile Website: https://cals.cornell.edu/marc-f-fuchs
Lynn Sosnoskie
Assistant Professor-Weed Science
Cornell University
Anna Katherine Mansfield
Professor
Cornell University
Phone: 315-787-2268
Chris Gerling
Senior Extension Associate
Cornell University
Phone: 315-787-2277
Jennifer Phillips Russo
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Cornell Lake Erie Grape Research Program
Terry Bates
Center Director
Cornell Lake Erie Grape Research Program
Dan Ward
Associate Extension Specialist
Rutgers University
Profile Website: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/faculty/ward/Dan-Ward.html
Gary Pavlis
Professor and Agricultural Agent
Rutgers University
Profile Website: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/personnel/individual/1031
Phone: 609-625-0056
Mailing Address: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office 6260 Old Harding Hwy Mays Landing NJ 08330
Hemant Gohil
Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent III
Rutgers University
Profile Website: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/personnel/individual/3556
Rebecca Sideman
Extension Professor/Specialist
University of New Hampshire
Paul Read
Professor, Viticulturist
University of Nebraska
Profile Website: https://agronomy.unl.edu/read
Phone: 402-472-5136
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti
NDSU Plant Sciences
North Dakota State University
Profile Website: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/plantsciences/research/high-value-crops
Phone: 701-231-8536
Mark Hoffmann
Assistant Professor / Small Fruits Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Profile Website: https://grapes.ces.ncsu.edu/people/
Mailing Address: Department of Horticultural Science 258 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695
Alexa (Lexie) McDaniel
Small Fruits Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Profile Website: https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/Lexie-McDaniel/
Phone: 509-303-8512
Wayne Mitchem
Extension Associate and Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Coordinator
North Carolina State University
Profile Website: https://cals.ncsu.edu/horticultural-science/people/mitchem/
Phone: 704-472-4369
Mailing Address: 455 Research Dr, Mills River, NC 28759
Sara Villani
Extension Specialist (Apple, Grape and Ornamental Plant Pathology)
North Carolina State University
Profile Website: https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/sara-villani/
Andrej Svyantek
Asst. Professor-Horticulture
Montana State University
Eric Stafne
Extension/Research Professor, Fruit Crops Specialist
Mississippi State University Extension
Profile Website: http://extension.msstate.edu/coastal-research-extension-center/dr-eric-thomas-stafne
Phone: 662-769-9708
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 193 Poplarville, MS 39470
Stephan Sommer
Assistant Extension Professor and State Extension Specialist for Enology
University of Missouri
Profile Website: https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/stephan-sommer/
Phone: 573-882-6670
Reid Smeda
Plant Science Division - Weed Science
University of Missouri
Profile Website: https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/reid-smeda/
Phone: 573-882-1329
Jim Schoelz
Associate Division Director & Professor, Plant Science & Technology
University of Missouri
Profile Website: https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/james-schoelz/
Dean Volenberg
Assistant Extension Professor
University of Missouri
Profile Website: https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/dean-volenberg/
Phone: 573-882-0476
Annie Klodd
Fruit Extension Specialist
University of Minnesota
Profile Website: http://enology.umn.edu/people/annie-klodd
William Hutchsison
Professor (Entomology/IPM; Extension Specialist)
University of Minnesota
Drew Horton
Enologist
University of Minnesota
Mailing Address: 600 Arboretum Blvd. Excelsior, MN 55331
Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar
Viticulture Extension Educator NW
Michigan State University Extension
Profile Website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/esmaeil-nasrollahiazar
Paolo Sabbatini
Associate Professor - Viticulture
Michigan State University
Profile Website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/dr_paolo_sabbatini
Phone: 517-353-0302
Mailing Address: 1066 Bogue St, Room A314 East Lansing, MI 48824
Timothy Miles
Assistant Professor / Fruits Plant Pathologist
Michigan State University
Profile Website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/timothy-miles
Rufus Isaacs
Professor - Extension Entomologist
Michigan State University
Profile Website: https://www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu/
Joe Fiola
Extension Specialist in Viticulture and Small Fruit
University of Maryland
Profile Website: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/agriculture-food-systems/program-areas/fruit-vegetable-production/grapes-and-fruit
Phone: 301-432-2767 x344
Elsa Petit
Lecturer
University of Massachusetts
Profile Website: https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/elsa-petit
Phone: (413) 545-5217
Mailing Address: 206 Bowditch Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Patsy Wilson
Extension Viticulturist
University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
Profile Website: https://dwb.ca.uky.edu/ourpeople
Jeff Wheeler
Instructor and Extension Specialist
University of Kentucky
Profile Website: https://dwb.ca.uky.edu/ourpeople
Phone: 859-257-1332
Miranda Purcell
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Purdue University
Jill Blume
Enology Specialist
Purdue University
Katie Benner
Wine Grape Marketing Extension Specialist
Purdue University
Brad Taylor
Associate Professor
Southern Illinois University
Profile Website: https://coas.siu.edu/research/university-farms-forest-research/horticulture-center/vineyard.html
Esmaeil Fallahi
Parma Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho
Profile Website: https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/plant-sciences/our-people/esmaeil-fallahi
Randall Vos
Commercial Fruit Crops Field Specialist
Iowa State University, Extension and Outreach
Profile Website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/viticulture/people/joe-hannan
Phone: 515-961-6237
Mailing Address: 909 E. 2nd, Suite E Indianola, IA 50125
Suzanne Slack
Extension Fruit Crops Specialist
Iowa State University, Department of Horticulture
Gail Nonnecke
Global Professor, and Faculty Coordinator, Global Resource Systems
Iowa State University, Department of Horticulture
Phone: 515-294-0037
Mailing Address: Department of Horticulture 105 Horticulture Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1100
Erin Norton
Education & Outreach Coordinator
Iowa State University, Midwest Grape & Wine Institute
Phone: 515-294-1555
Steven Patrick
County Extension Agent
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Heather Kolich
County Extension Agent, Forsyth County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Phillip Edwards
County Extension Agent, Irwin County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Keith Mickler
County Extension Agent, Floyd County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
John Scaduto
County Extension Agent, Rabun County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Jacob Williams
County Extension Agent, Union and Towns Counties
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Clark MacAllister
County Extension Agent, Lumpkin and Dawson Counties
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Nathan Eason
County Extension Agent, White County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Paula Burke
County Extension Agent, Carroll County
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Brett Blaauw
Entomology Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Sarah Lowder
Viticulture Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Phil Brannen
Extension Fruit Disease Specialist
University of Georgia
Profile Website: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/home/team-members/
Phone: 706-542-1250
Mailing Address: Athens, CAES Campus 3307 Miller Plant Sciences Building Athens, GA 30602
Charles Sims
Professor, Food Science & Nutrition
University of Florida
Profile Website: https://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu/about/staff/charles-a-sims/
Phone: 352-294-3592
Violeta Tsolova
Director, Center for Vit & Small Fruit Research
Florida A&M University
Profile Website: https://cafs.famu.edu/departments-and-centers/research/center-for-viticulture-and-small-fruit-research/nationalcleanplant.php
Phone: 850-412-7394
Mary Concklin
Program Coordinator and Extension Educator
UConn - Commercial Fruit Crops and IPM Curriculum
Profile Website: https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/person/mary-concklin/
Phone: 860‑486‑6449
Horst Caspari
Viticulture Professor, Western Colorado Research Center
Colorado State University
Profile Website: https://agsci.colostate.edu/old-hortla/faculty/caspari/
Phone: (970) 241-3346
Charlotte Oliver
Extension Western Regional Specialist, Viticulture
Colorado State University
Jim Farrar
Director, Statewide IPM Program
UC ANR
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=22662
Phone: 530-750-1249
Mailing Address: UC IPM, 2801 Second St, 130, Davis, CA 95618
Kendra Baumgartner
Plant Pathologist
USDA-ARS
Profile Website: https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/projects/?person-id=21532
Mailing Address: UC Davis, Dept of Plant Pathology, One Shields Avenue, 354 Hutchison Hall, Davis, CA 95616-8680
Kerri Steenwerth
Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of California Davis, Viticulture & Enology
Neil McRoberts
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California Davis, QBE Lab Department of Plant Pathology
Maher Al Rwahnih
Director, Foundation Plant Services
University of California Davis, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Profile Website: https://caes.ucdavis.edu/people/maher-al-rwahnih
Phone: 530-574-5463
Mailing Address: Foundation Plant Services, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
Matthew Fidelibus
Associate CE Specialist
University of California Davis, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Ashraf El-Kereamy
Director of Lindcove Research and Extension Center and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Horticulture
University of California Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
Profile Website: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/ashrafe
Phone: 951-827-2280
Cindy Fake
Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Nevada & Placer Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Phone: (530) 889-7385
Mailing Address: 11477 E. Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603
Mark Battany
Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor
UC Cooperative Extension
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=122
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Mailing Address: 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Justin Tanner
CE Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://cesanjoaquin.ucanr.edu/about/contact/?facultyid=50115
Phone: 209-953-6119
Mailing Address: Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County, 2101 E Earhart Ave, Suite 200, Stockton, CA 95206
Akif Eskalen
Professor of Cooperative Extension
UC Cooperative Extension - Plant Pathology
Profile Website: https://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/people/akif-eskalen
Phone: 530-752-0304
Mailing Address: 1 Shields Ave, Hutchison Hall (Rooms 263 and 281), Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis. Davis, CA 95616
Monica Cooper
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Napa Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/sites/napa_county_ucce/napa_county_programs/viticulture
Phone: 707-253-4221
Mailing Address: 1710 Soscol Ave, Suite 4 Napa, CA 94559
Larry Bettiga
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Karl Lund
Area Viticulture Advisor, Madera, Mariposa & Merced Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: http://cemadera.ucanr.edu/contact_337/?facultyid=38493
Phone: 559-675-7879
Mailing Address: 145 Tozer St, Suite 103, Madera, CA 93638
Christopher Chen
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Sonoma, Lake & Mendocino Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/about/contact/?facultyid=48685
Phone: 707-463-4495
Mailing Address: 890 N. Bush St, Ukiah, CA 95482
Joy Hollingsworth
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kings & Tulare Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/sites/Tulare_County/Agriculture782/Viticulture/
Phone: (559) 684-3313
Mailing Address: Tulare County Cooperative Extension, 4437-B S. Laspina St, Tulare, CA 93274
Tian Tian
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kern Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: http://cekern.ucanr.edu/about/contact/?facultyid=46437
George Zhuang
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Fresno Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: http://cefresno.ucanr.edu/Contact_Us/?facultyid=27906
Scott Oneto
Farm Advisor, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado & Tuolumne Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=1719
Phone: (209) 223-6834
Mailing Address: 12200B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 95642
Kamyar Aram
East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor, Alameda & Contra Costa Co.
UC Cooperative Extension - Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://ucanr.edu/About/DirectorySearch/?facultyid=14362
Luis Antonio Diaz Garcia
Grape Breeder / Geneticist
University of California-Davis, Department of Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/people/luis-diaz-garcia#/
Mailing Address: 1136 Robert Mondavi Institute North, 595 Hilgard Lane, Davis, CA 95616
Karen Block
Director of Industry Relations
University of California-Davis, Department of Viticulture & Enology
Jim Lapsley
Adjunct Professor
University of California-Davis, Department of Viticulture & Enology
Ben Montpetit
Marvin Sands Department Chair & Associate Professor
University of California-Davis, Department of Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/people/ben-montpetit#/
David Block
Professor
University of California-Davis, Department of Viticulture & Enology
Profile Website: https://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/people/david-block#/
Hildegarde Heymann
Ray Rossi Endowed Chair in Viticulture and Enology, Distinguished Professor (Enologist)
University of California-Davis
Phone: 530-754-4816
Mailing Address: One Shields Ave Davis CA 95616
Smiley Jenna
Grower Support Manager
Sun-Maid Growers of California
Merilark Padget
Professor and Program Coordinator
Santa Rosa Community College
Stephanie Bolton
Research & Education Director, Sustainable Winegrowing Director
Lodi Winegrape Commission
Profile Website: https://lodigrowers.com
Phone: 209-367-4727
Mailing Address: 2545 W Turner Rd, Lodi CA 95242
Franka Gabler
Director of Science and Technology
California Table Grape Commission
Maha Afifi
Viticulture Research Director
California Table Grape Commission
Phone: 559-360-9354
Mailing Address: 392 W Fallbrook Avenue, Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711
Sonet Van Zyl
Assistant Professor of Viticulture
California State University Fresno
Cliff (Runze) Yu
Assistant Professor of Viticulture
California State University Fresno
Profile Website: https://jcast.fresnostate.edu/ve/faculty-staff/yu-cliff.html
Phone: 559-278-7112
Luca Brillante
Assistant Professor of Viticulture - Bronco Viticulture Chair
California State University Fresno, Department of Viticulture and Enology
Profile Website: http://fresnostate.edu/jcast/ve/faculty-staff/brillante-luca.html
Phone: 559-278-3940
Benoit Lecat
Dept Chair
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Michael Costello
Professor, Viticulture
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Suraj Kar
Assistant Professor of Viticulture
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Federico Cassasa
Professor of Enology & Sensory Analysis
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Matt Halldorson
Yavapai County Director, Associate Agent - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Area Agent - Viticulture
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Profile Website: https://extension.arizona.edu/person/matt-halldorson
Phone: 928-445-6590
Mailing Address: 840 Rodeo Dr, Bldg C, Prescott, AZ 86305
Amanda McWhirt
Extension Specialist - Horticulture Cropping Systems
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Profile Website: https://directory.uark.edu/people/almcwhir
Phone: 501-671-2229
Mailing Address: 2301 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204
Renee Threfall
Associate Professor - Food Science Department
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Profile Website: https://directory.uark.edu/people/rthrelf
Phone: 479-575-4677
Mailing Address: 2650 N. Young Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704
Elina Coneva
Extension Specialist and Professor
Auburn University