Current Membership
Meeting Notes
The activities of the Arizona Pest Management Center are directed with input from the IPM Coordinating Committee, a steering committee made up of UA faculty and stakeholders from across the state with expertise in entomology, plant pathology and weed science. Dr. Peter Ellsworth, Director of the APMC and Arizona’s IPM Coordinator, convenes the committee and oversees all aspects of the APMC. Dr. Al Fournier, Associate Director of the APMC and IPM Program Manager, reports to the committee and manages daily activities. Drs. Paul Baker and John Palumbo serve as Co-Directors of the APMC.
Current Membership
Name/email link/phone |
Title/Expertise |
Department/Location |
Telephone |
|
Paul Baker |
Co-Director of APMC, Extension Specialist, entomologist |
Entomology, Tucson campus |
pbaker@cals.arizona.edu |
520-626-7366 |
Pat Clay |
Field Market Development Specialist |
Valent USA Corporation, Maricopa Agricultural Center |
Pat.Clay@valent.com |
520-381-2220 |
Peter Ellsworth |
Director of APMC, IPM Coordinator, IPM Specialist, entomologist |
Entomology, Maricopa Agricultural Center |
peterell@cals.arizona.edu |
520-381-2225 |
Lin Evans |
Independent Pest Control Advisor |
Lin Evans Enterprises |
levans120@cox.net |
602-390-4722 |
Al Fournier |
Associate Director of APMC, IPM Program Manager, entomologist |
Maricopa Agricultural Center |
fournier@cals.arizona.edu |
520-381-2240 |
Dawn Gouge |
Assistant Specialist /Professor, urban entomologist |
Entomology, Maricopa Agricultural Center |
dhgouge@cals.arizona.edu |
520-381-2223 |
Chris Jones |
Associate Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Gila County Cooperative Extension |
ckjones@cals.arizona.edu |
928-425-7179 |
Ed Martin (ex-officio) |
Associate Director of Programs, Cooperative Extension |
Extension Administration, Maricopa Agricultural Center |
edmartin@cals.arizona.edu |
520-568-2273 |
Mike Matheron |
Extension Specialist and Research Scientist, plant pathologist |
Plant Sciences, Yuma Agricultural Center |
matheron@cals.arizona.edu |
928-726-6856 |
Rick Melnicoe (ex-officio) |
Director, Western IPM Center |
Western IPM Center, UC Davis |
rsmelnicoe@ucdavis.edu |
530-754-8378 |
Mary Olsen |
Extension Specialist, plant pathogens and disease management |
Plant Sciences, Tucson campus |
molsen@cals.arizona.edu |
520-626-2681 |
John Palumbo |
Co-Director of APMC, Research Scientist, entomologist |
Entomology, Yuma Agricultural Center |
jpalumbo@cals.arizona.edu |
928-782-3836 |
Barry Pryor |
Associate Professor, plant pathologist |
Plant Science, Tucson campus, Arizona Plant Diagnostics Network |
bmpryor@u.arizona.edu |
520-626-5312 |
Bob Roth (ex-officio) |
Director, Maricopa Agricultural Center, agricultural engineer |
Soil Water & Environmental Sciences (SWES), Maricopa Agricultural Center |
rroth@cals.arizona.edu |
520-381-2203 |
Jeff Silvertooth (corresponding member) |
Professor and Department Head, SWES, agronomist |
Soil Water & Environmental Sciences (SWES), Tucson campus |
silver@cals.arizona.edu |
520-621-7228 |
Erin Taylor |
Area Assistant Agent, Agriculture |
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension |
etaylor@ag.arizona.edu |
602-470-8086 x313 |
Kai Umeda |
Area Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Turfgrass IPM & weed science |
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension |
kumeda@cals.arizona.edu |
602-470-8086 |
Meeting Notes
October 2, 2008 (PDF, 193KB)
February 20, 2008 (PDF, 298KB)
November 14, 2007 (PDF, 186KB)
December 15, 2006 (PDF, 608KB)
April 28, 2006 (PDF, 568KB)
January 13, 2006 (PDF, 288KB)
May 31, 2005 (PDF, 100KB)
