Office Information

Santa Barbara County
Cooperative Extension Santa Barbara County
624-A West Foster Road
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Phone: (805) 934-6240
Fax: (805) 934-6333
Email: cesantabarbara@ucdavis.edu

Interim County Director

Mark Gaskell Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms
Email: mlgaskell@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 934-6242

Staff List

Mark Battany
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Grapes, soils and irrigation in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
2156 Sierra Way
San Luis Obispo, 93401
Email: mcbattany@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 781-5948
Fax: (805) 781-4316

Mary L Bianchi
Title: Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Email: mlbianchi@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 781-5949

Carrie Culver
Title: Marine Advisor
Notes: Telephone Santa Barbara County: (805) 893-7774
669 County Square Drive
Ventura, 93003-5401
Email: csculver@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1469
Fax: (805) 645-1474

Dr Surendra Dara
Title: Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor
Specialty: Entomology
624 A West Foster Rd
Santa Maria, 93455
Email: skdara@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 805-934-6240
Fax: 805-934-6333

Ben Faber Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor
Specialty: Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals
Email: bafaber@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1462

Zelda M. Hughes
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Volunteer
305 Camino del Remedio
Santa Barbara, 93110
Email: zmhughes@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 692-1733
Fax: (805) 692-1731

Traci Lewis
Title: Interim Office Manager
Email: trlewis@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Phone: 805-934-6240

Mr A Michael Marzolla
Title: 4-H Youth Development & Master Gardener Program Advisor
Specialty: Youth development and master gardeners
305 Camino del Remedio
Santa Barbara, 93110
Email: ammarzolla@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 692-1730
Fax: 805) 692-1731

Sherry Mills
Title: 4-H Representative
305 Camino del Remedio
Santa Barbara, 93110
Phone: (805) 692-1734
Fax: (805) 692-1731

Julie P Newman
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Floriculture and nursery production
Email: jpnewman@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1459

Shirley S Peterson M.S., R.D.
Title: Extension Advisor Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences
Specialty: Nutrition, food safety, & consumer economics.
Email: sspeterson@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 781-5951

Phil A Phillips
Title: Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables
Email: paphillips@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (805) 645-1457