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Butte County
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201 Call ahead for ADA assistance
Fax: (530) 538-7140

Staff List

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County Director

Luis Espino
Title: Rice Farming Systems Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, Agronomy
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-635-6234
Email: laespino@ucanr.edu

Advisors

Betsy M. Karle
Title: Area Dairy Advisor & County Director
Address:
Cooperative Extension Glenn County
PO Box 697, 821 E. South Street
Orland, CA 95963
Phone: (530) 865-1156
Email: bmkarle@ucanr.edu

Luke Kinney Milliron
Title: Area Sustainable Orchard Systems Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: lkmilliron@ucanr.edu

Tracy Schohr
Title: Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor
Address:
208 Fairgrounds Road
Quincy, CA 95671
Phone: (530) 283-6262
Email: tkschohr@ucanr.edu

Emily J. Symmes Ph.D.
Title: Area IPM Advisor
Specialty: Integrated pest management
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-538-7201
Email: ejsymmes@ucanr.edu

4-H

Ryan Cleland
Title: Program Representative II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: rpcleland@ucanr.edu

Master Gardener Coordinator

Karina Hathorn
Title: UC Master Gardener Program Coordinator & CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-538-7201
Email: karinah@ucanr.edu

Nutrition Education Program

Socorro Gutierrez
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: sogutierrez@ucdavis.edu

Samantha Macomber
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: scmacomber@ucdavis.edu

Rita Palmer
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: rjpalmer@ucanr.edu

Jona Pressman
Title: Nutrition Education Program Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Fax: (530) 538-7140
Email: jmpressman@ucanr.edu

Sonia C. Rodriguez
Title: Community Education Specialist
Specialty: Nutrition
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Fax: (530) 538-7140
Email: scrodriguez@ucanr.edu

Jen Swanstrom
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 5305387201
Email: jgswanstrom@ucdavis.edu

Conner Thomson
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: cjthomson@ucanr.edu

Veronica VanCleave-Hunt
Title: Community Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu

Tracy Yang
Title: Nutrition Education Specialist
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: trayang@ucanr.edu

Administrative Staff

Barbara Bechtel
Title: Office Specialist
Address:
2279 B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Fax: (530) 538-7140
Email: bbechtel@buttecounty.net

Susan Hedley
Title: Account Clerk
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Email: shedley@buttecounty.net

Debbie Seagraves
Title: Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Fax: (530) 538-7140
Email: djseagraves@ucanr.edu

Emeritus Advisors

Joseph H. Connell
Title: Farm Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: jhconnell@ucanr.edu

Susan S Donohue
Title: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food Safety
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: ssdonohue@ucanr.edu

Randall Mutters
Title: Emeritus Farm Advisor
Specialty: Rice, winter cereals, turf
Address:
Cooperative Extension Butte County
2279-B Del Oro Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7201
Email: rgmutters@ucanr.edu

Glenn A Nader
Title: Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus
Specialty: Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Address:
Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba Counties
142A Garden Highway
Yuba City, CA 95991-5512
Email: ganader@ucanr.edu