Invasive Species List and Scorecards for California - California Department of Food and Agriculture

Kevin Hoffman

KevinHoffman — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:11:37 +0000

First Name:

Kevin

Last Name:

Hoffman

How did you hear about us?:

CDFA press release

Contact Information

Organization:

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Title:

Primary State Entomologist

Primary Phone:

916-654-1211

Areas of Interest / Specialty

Brief Bio:

I am the Primary State Entomologist for the California Department of Food and Agriculture and am responsible for advising the Department onaa wide array of issues involving invasive insects and other terrestrial invertebrates.

Arthropods

Invertebrates

John Chitambar

JohnChitambar — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:22:13 +0000

First Name:

John

Last Name:

Chitambar

How did you hear about us?:

CDFA-PHPPS Director, communications

Contact Information

Organization:

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Title:

Senior Plant Nematologist

Primary Phone:

916-262-1110

Homepage:

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/staff/jchitambar.html

Areas of Interest / Specialty

Brief Bio:

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.

Invertebrates

Dortha Zadig

DortheaZadig — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:39:45 +0000

First Name:

Dorthea

Last Name:

Zadig

How did you hear about us?:

CISAC

Contact Information

Organization:

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Title:

Special Assistant

Primary Phone:

916 654 0317

Homepage:

http://cdfa.ca.gov

Areas of Interest / Specialty

Brief Bio:

Worked for CDFA on plant health issues.

Arthropods

Plants

Dean Kelch

dkelch — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:45:05 +0000

First Name:

Dean

Last Name:

Kelch

How did you hear about us?:

CDFA

Contact Information

Organization:

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Title:

Senior Plant Taxonomist

Primary Phone:

916-262-1733

Areas of Interest / Specialty

Brief Bio:

Plant systematist with interests in weedy plants and taxonomy of cultivated plants.

Plants