COMTF Contacts

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Coordinating Staff

Katie Palmieri
Public Information
Officer

University of California, Berkeley, Center for Forestry

145 Mulford Hall, #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

530/344-7530 wk
510/847-5482 cell
palmieri@nature.berkeley.edu

Chris Lee
Northern Outreach Coordinator

University of California Cooperative
Extension 

5630 South Broadway
Eureka, CA
95503-6999

707/445-7351 wk
cale@ucdavis.edu
 

Janice Alexander
Outreach Coordinator

University of California Cooperative
Extension 

1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150B
Novato, CA 94947-7018

415/499-4204 wk
415/499-4209 fx
jalexander@ucdavis.edu

Task Force Chair and Special Advisors

Mark Stanley
Chair

California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

 

530/409-0686 wk
mark.stanley@fire.ca.gov
 

Stacy Carlsen

Agricultural Commissioner,
Marin County

1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150A
Novato, CA 94947

415/499-6700 wk
415/499-7543 fax
scarlsen@co.marin.ca.us
 

Susan Frankel

Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager,
USDA-Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701

510/559-6472 wk
510/559-6440 fax
sfrankel@fs.fed.us
 

Doug McCreary

Program Mgr,
Integrated Hardwood Range
Mgmt Program
UC Cooperative Extension

8279 Scott Forbes Road, Browns Valley, CA, 95918

530/639-8807 wk
530/639-2419 fax
ddmccreary@ucdavis.edu

 

 

 

 

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Task Force Committees

BIOMASS

 

 

Don Gasser

System Forester, PGE

303 Carlson St. Vallejo, CA 94590

707/648-5753 wk
707/648-5614 fx
Dpg5@pge.com

EDUCATION

 

 

Katie Palmieri

 

University of California, Center for Forestry

145 Mulford
Hall, #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

530/344-7530 wk
510/847-5482 cell

palmieri@nature.berkeley.edu

Janice Alexander

University of California Cooperative Extension

1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150B
Novato, CA 94947-7018

415/499-4204 wk
415/499-4209 fx
jalexander@ucdavis.edu
 

FUNDING

 

 

 

Scott Johnson

Chair,
California Forest Pest Council

841 West Elkhorn Blvd. Rio Linda, CA 94973

916/991-9808 wk
916/991-1837 fx
johnsonsa@jtfco.com
 

MANAGEMENT

 

 

Jack Marshall

 

Forest Pathologist,
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection -
Pest Management

2690 N. State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
 

707/462-5886 ph
707/462-1076 fx Jack.Marshall@fire.ca.gov



 

Don Owen

Entomologist
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

6105 Airport Road
Redding, CA 96002
 

530/224-2494 wk
530/224-4841 fx Don.Owen@fire.ca.gov
 

MONITORING

 

 

Yana Valachovic

Forest Advisor, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties

University of California Cooperative Extension
5630 S. Broadway
Eureka, CA 95503

707/445-7351 ph 707-444-9334 fx
yvala@ucdavis.edu

Walter Mark

Professor,
Cal Poly State University
 

125 Swanton Road
Davenport, CA 95017

831/427-1718 wk
931/459-6956
 wmark@calpoly.edu

NURSERY

 

 

Karen Suslow

 

Production Manager

Hines Horticulture, Inc.
8633 Winters Road
Winters, CA 95694

530/795-6030
ksuslow@hineshort.com

 

Gail Raabe
(County)

 

Agricultural Commissioner, San Mateo County

P.O. Box 999
728 Heller Street
Redwood City, CA
94064-0999

650/363-4700
SMateoAg@cdfa.ca.gov

 

REGULATIONS

 

 

Carolyn Pizzo
(Federal)

 

Plant Health Director, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

650 Capital Mall Ste. 6-400
Sacramento, CA 95814

916/930-5506 wk
916/930-5518 fx
carolyn.pizzo@aphis.usda.gov

 

Nick Condos
(State)

Branch Chief, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

1220 N Street Rm A-372 Sacramento, CA  95814

916/654-0312 wk
916/654-0986 fx ncondos@cdfa.ca.gov

 

Gail Raabe
(County)

Agricultural CommissionerSan Mateo County

728 Heller Street
Redwood City, CA
94064-0999

650/363-4700 wk
650/367-0130 fx
SMateoAg@cdfa.ca.gov

 

RESEARCH

 

 

Susan Frankel

Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager,
USDA-Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701

510/559-6472 wk
510/559-6440 fax
sfrankel@fs.fed.us
 

Dave Rizzo

Assoc. Prof. of Plant Pathology
Dept. of Plant Biology
UC Davis

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

530/754-9255
530/754-5674
dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu

TREASURER

 

 

Steve Jones

Deputy Chief for Forestry Assistance, Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection

1416 9th Street PO Box 944246 Sacramento, CA  94244-2460

916/653-9450 wk
916/653-8957 fx Stephen.Jones@fire.ca.gov
 

SCIENCE ADVISORS

 

Matteo Garbelotto

Adjunct Professor, Extension Specialist
UC Berkeley

151 Hilgard Hall, #3110 Berkeley, CA 94720-3110

510/643-4282 wk matteo@nature.berkeley.edu

Dave Rizzo

Assoc. Prof. of Plant Pathology
Dept. of Plant Biology
UC Davis

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

530/754-9255
530/754-5674
dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu

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About the Task Force. Created in August 2000, the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a nonprofit organization, under the California Forest Pest Council, that brings together public agencies, other nonprofit organizations and private interests to address the issue of elevated levels of oak mortality. The Task Force will implement a comprehensive and unified approach for research, management, education and public policy. Copyright 2004, COMTF