Invasive Species List and Scorecards for California

Doctorate degree in Plant Pathology with specialization in Nematology. Continue employment by the State of California, Department of Food and Agriculture, as plant nematologist for 22+ years. Duties includes Identification and taxonomic studies of plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes; diagnoses of regulatory nematode situations and related potential agricultural problems; provide scientific consultations through nematological information, expertise, guidance and educational workshops/training primarily to government agencies, agribusinesses and general public; research in nematode taxonomic studies.