Current Membership
Meeting Notes
APMC Membership

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	Title/Expertise	Department/Location	Email	Telephone
Paul Baker	Co-Director of APMC, Extension Specialist, entomologist	Entomology, Tucson campus	pbaker@cals.arizona.edu	520-626-7366
Stacey Bealmer	Assistant Agent, Urban Horticulture	Yuma County Cooperative Extension	staceyb@Ag.arizona.edu	928-726-3904
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
Rick Gibson	County Director & Agent, Agriulture & Natural Resources	Pinal County Cooperative Extension	gibsonrd@cals.arizona.edu	520-836-5221
Dawn Gouge	Associate 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
Bill McCloskey	Weed Science Specialist	Plant Sciences, Tucson campus	wmcclosk@cals.arizona.edu	520-621-7613
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
Carl Olson	Associate Curator, Insects, entomologist	Entomology, Tucson campus	bugman@ag.arizona.edu	520-621-5925
John Palumbo	Co-Director of APMC, Extension Specialist, 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
Ursula Schuch	Associate Specialist, Arid Ornamentals	Plant Sciences, Tucson campus	ukschuch@cals.arizona.edu	520-621-1060
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	602-827-8200 x313
Kai Umeda	Area Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Turfgrass IPM & weed science	Maricopa County Cooperative Extension	kumeda@cals.arizona.edu	602-827-8200

IPM Coordinating Committee (April 21, 2009), from left to right: Bob Roth, Dawn Gouge, Pat Clay, Bill McCloskey, Mary Olsen, John Palumbo, Erin Taylor, Lin Evans, Mike Matheron, Kai Umeda, Ursula Schuch, Peter Ellsworth, Rick Melnicoe. Not shown: Paul Baker, Al Fournier, Rick Gibson, Chris Jones, Ed Martin, Carl Olson, Barry Pryor and Jeff Silvertooth.