Technical Advisory Committee Members

TAC Mission Statement:

To provide scientific and technical review, evaluation and recommendations in support of the mission of the Alliance of Pest Control Districts.

Georgios Vidalakis, Ph.D.

Position: Director
Phone: (951) 827-3763
Email Address: georgios.vidalakis@ucr.edu
Mailing Address: Citrus Clonal Protection Program Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology University of California Riverside, CA 92521

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Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Ph.D.

Position: Emeritus Entomology Cooperative Extension Specialist
Phone: (559) 592-2408
Email Address: elizabeth.grafton@ucr.edu
Mailing Address: Kearney Ag. Ctr., 9240 S. Riverbend Parlier, CA 93648

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Jim Gorden

Email Address: jim@gordenag.com

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MaryLou Polek

Position: Retired Supervisory Research Plant Pathologist
Phone: (951) 827-4399
Email Address: MaryLou.Polek@ars.usda.gov
Mailing Address: USDA, ARS Natl. Germplasm Repository 1060 Martin Luther King Blvd Riverside CA 92507

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Neil McRoberts, Ph.D.

Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 530-752-3248
Email Address: nmcroberts@ucdavis.edu
Mailing Address: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences 150 Mrak Hall One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 | 530-752-0108

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Raymond K Yokomi (Ray), Ph.D.

Position: Research Plant Pathologist
Phone: (559) 596-2990
Email Address: ray.yokomi@usda.gov
Mailing Address: San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center: 9611 S. Riverbend Avenue Parlier, CA 93648

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David Gutierrez

Position: Interim Director
Mailing Address: Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division, CDFA, 1220 N St, Sacramento, CA 95814

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Robert R Krueger

Position: Research Leader
Phone: (951) 827-6980
Email Address: robert.krueger@usda.gov

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Sandipa Gautam, Ph.D.

Position: Cooperative Extension Area Citrus Advisor
Phone: (559) 592-2408
Email Address: sangautam@ucanr.edu
Mailing Address: Lindcove Research and Extension Center 22963 Carson Avenue, Exeter, CA 93221

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Weiqi Lou, Ph.D.

Position: Principal Research Scholar
Phone: 772-462-5884
Email Address: weiqi.luo@usda.gov
Mailing Address: 2001 South Rock RoadFort Pierce, FL 34945

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