Wolfgang Peterson, a viticulture major, goes into the tank and washes out all the left over grape skin and seeds out for cleaning the grape crusher.

Meet our team

Annie Roeser
Annie Roeser
Assistant Dean of Development and External Relations
530-752-2952
[email protected]
  • Development and External Relations Team Management
  • Principal Giving
 

Mira Wonderwheel 
Managing Executive Director of Development
[email protected]

 

  • Animal Science
  • Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI)
  • Development Team Management
Jennifer Martinez
Jennifer Martinez 
Managing Senior Director of Development 
530-902-5985
[email protected]
  • Foundation Plant Services
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant Sciences
  • Viticulture and Enology
Melissa Haworth
Melissa Haworth 
Executive Director of Development 
530-979-1440 
[email protected]
  • Foundation and Corporate Relations
Tess Dyer
Tess Dyer 
Senior Director of Development 
530-752-2142
[email protected]
  • Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation
  • Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  • Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Sciences
  • Food Science and Technology
Cari DuBois-Wright
Cari DuBois-Wright
Director of Development 
530-752-6971
[email protected]
  • Entomology and Nematology
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Land, Air, and Water Resources
  • Bohart Museum of Entomology
  • Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology
  • UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity (J.M. Tucker Herbarium)
 Luca Cerati
Director of Development
530-752-1602
[email protected]
 
  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Human Ecology
  • Nutrition
  • Student Farm and Green Program
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Christen Brunner
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-5201
[email protected]

 

  • Arboretum and Public Gardens
  • Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
  • Environmental Science and Policy
Jen Thayer
Jennifer Thayer
Director of Development and External Relations
530-754-1752
[email protected]
  • Annual Giving
  • Donor relations and stewardship
  • External Relations Team Management
Emily Holmes
Emily Holmes
Associate Director of Alumni and College Engagement
530-752-2120
[email protected]
  • Alumni and College-Wide Engagement
  • Outreach and Programs
Phil Schwartz
Phil Schwartz
Assistant Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement
530-752-1164
[email protected]
  • Alumni & Volunteer Engagement
  • Outreach and Programs
 

Daria Costello
Research and Engagement Coordinator
530-754-2924
[email protected]

 

  • Resnick Agricultural Innovation Fund 
  • Rustici Fund Management
  • External Relations
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Peter Lino
Development Analyst
530-752-1639
[email protected]
  • Donor Stewardship
  • Gift Processing
  • Data Analytics
 Vacant
Development Associate 
530-754-8961 
[email protected]
  • Donor relations and stewardship
  • Gift administration
  • Development team support