About California Oak Mortality Task Force
The California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a non-profit group working to manage Sudden Oak Death in California. COMTF was formed in August 2000 by merging the efforts of two separate state organizations: The California Forest Pest Council (CFPC) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF). The resulting Task Force is a consensus-driven coalition of research/educational institutions, public agencies, non-profit organizations, and private interests. Its primary purpose is to coordinate research, management, monitoring, education, and public policy efforts addressing elevated levels of oak mortality in California resulting from Sudden Oak Death (SOD). As we learn more about P. ramorum, our concern has broadened to include the other diseases it causes.
The Task Force goals are to:
- Minimize the impact and spread of Phytophthora ramorum on natural, agricultural, and human communities.
- Coordinate an integrated response by all interested parties to address Phytophthora ramorum.
- Serve as liaison to local, state, national, and international groups.
Contact List
Browse all contacts below by area of responsibility.
Coordinating Staff
| Katie Palmieri Public Information Officer |
University of California, Berkeley, Center for Forestry | 145 Mulford Hall, #3114 Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 |
530/344-7530 wk 510/847-5482 cell 530/344-1141 fx kpalmieri@berkeley.edu |
| Chris Lee Northern Outreach Coordinator |
University of California Cooperative Extension |
5630 South Broadway Eureka, CA 95503-6999 |
707/445-7351 wk cale@ucdavis.edu |
| Janice Alexander Outreach Coordinator |
University of California Cooperative Extension |
1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150B Novato, CA 94947-7018 |
415/499-4204 wk 415/499-4209 fx jalexander@ucdavis.edu |
Task Force Chair and Special Advisors
| Mark Stanley Chair |
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection |
530/409-0686 wk markstanley@comcast.net |
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| Stacy Carlsen | Agricultural Commissioner, Marin County |
1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150A Novato, CA 94947 |
415/499-6700 wk 415/499-7543 fax scarlsen@co.marin.ca.us |
| Susan Frankel | Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager, USDA-Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station |
Mailing address: P.O. Box 245 Berkeley, CA 94701 |
510/559-6472 wk 510/559-6440 fax sfrankel@fs.fed.us |
| Doug McCreary | Program Mgr, Integrated Hardwood Range Mgmt Program UC Cooperative Extension |
8279 Scott Forbes Road, Browns Valley, CA, 95918 |
530/639-8807 wk 530/639-2419 fax ddmccreary@ucdavis.edu |
Task Force Committees
Biomass
| Don Gasser | Fire Smart Defensible Space, Inc. President | 4071 Old Sonoma Rd., Napa, CA 94559 | 707/253-0576 wk 707/253-0576 fx dgasser@firesmartds.com |
Education
| Katie Palmieri | University of California, Center for Forestry | 145 Mulford Hall, #3114 Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 |
530/344-7530 wk 510/847-5482 cell 530/344-1141 fx kpalmieri@berkeley.edu |
| Janice Alexander | University of California Cooperative Extension | 1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150B Novato, CA 94947-7018 |
415/499-4204 wk 415/499-4209 fx jalexander@ucdavis.edu |
Funding
| Scott Johnson | Chair, California Forest Pest Council |
841 West Elkhorn Blvd. Rio Linda, CA 94973 | 916/991-9808 wk 916/991-1837 fx johnsonsa@jtfco.com |
Management
| Jack Marshall | Forest Pathologist, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Pest Management |
2690 N. State Street Ukiah, CA 95482 |
707/462-5886 ph 707/462-1076 fx Jack.Marshall@fire.ca.gov |
| Don Owen | Entomologist Department of Forestry and Fire Protection |
6105 Airport Road Redding, CA 96002 |
530/224-2494 wk 530/224-4841 fx Don.Owen@fire.ca.gov |
Monitoring
| Yana Valachovic | Forest Advisor, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties | University of California Cooperative Extension 5630 S. Broadway Eureka, CA 95503 |
707/445-7351 ph 707-444-9334 fx yvala@ucdavis.edu |
| Walter Mark | Professor, Cal Poly State University |
125 Swanton Road Davenport, CA 95017 |
831/427-1718 wk 931/459-6956 wmark@calpoly.edu |
Nursery
| Karen Suslow | Production Manager | Hines Horticulture, Inc. 8633 Winters Road Winters, CA 95694 |
530/795-6030 ksuslow@hineshort.com |
Regulations
| Carolyn Pizzo (Federal) |
Plant Health Director, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | 650 Capital Mall Ste. 6-400 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
916/930-5506 wk 916/930-5518 fx carolyn.pizzo@aphis.usda.gov |
| Nick Condos (State) |
Branch Chief, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) | 1220 N Street Rm A-372 Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916/654-0312 wk 916/654-0986 fx ncondos@cdfa.ca.gov |
| Tony Linegar (County) |
Agricultural Commissioner, Mendocino County | 890 N. Bush Ukiah, CA 95482-3745 |
707/463-4208 wk 707/463-0240 fx linegart@co.mendocino.ca.us |
Research
| Susan Frankel | Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager, USDA-Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station |
Mailing address: P.O. Box 245 Berkeley, CA 94701 |
510/559-6472 wk 510/559-6440 fax sfrankel@fs.fed.us |
| Dave Rizzo | Assoc. Prof. of Plant Pathology Dept. of Plant Biology UC Davis |
One Shields Ave Davis, CA 95616 |
530/754-9255 530/754-5674 dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu |
Treasurer
| Steve Jones | Deputy Chief for Forestry Assistance, Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection (retired) | sjones.forester@gmail.com |
Science Advisors
| Matteo Garbelotto | Adjunct Professor, Extension Specialist UC Berkeley |
151 Hilgard Hall, #3110 Berkeley, CA 94720-3110 |
510/643-4282 wk matteog@berkeley.edu |
| Dave Rizzo | Assoc. Prof. of Plant Pathology Dept. of Plant Biology UC Davis |
One Shields Ave Davis, CA 95616 |
530/754-9255 530/754-5674 dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu |
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