Bob Fraser received a master of science degree in agriculture and a bachelor of science degree in agriculture business management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He joined the teaching staff at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1985 after working four years with Bengard Marketing, Inc., with national and international produce sales, and 10 years high school teaching at King City and Kelseyville high schools. Bob has been active with the California Agricultural Teachers' Association, serving as CATA Community College Statewide President in 1990. He also has served as President of the Board of the Cloverdale North Coast Wine and Visitor Center and the Cloverdale Boys and Girls Club. He is Executive Director of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and Judging Coordinator of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair. Bob is the owner and President of winejudging.com.

Casey Cole Gatrell received a bachelor of science degree in animal science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and master of science degree in animal nutrition from Texas A&M University. While attending Texas A&M University, she served as a research and teaching assistant for the Animal Science Department. Upon completion of her degree, Casey was employed by West Hills College as their Animal Science Instructor. In 2004, she joined the teaching staff in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at Santa Rosa Junior College, where she is the instructor and Program Coordinator of the Animal Science and Equine Science Programs. She is an active member of the American Society of Animal Science, the California Farm Bureau, and the California Agricultural Teachers' Association.

Pj LoCoco studied at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where she earned her bachelor of science degree in ornamental horticulture and her master of science degree in agricultural sciences. She has taught horticulture at Santa Rosa Junior College since 1982 and has served as department chair, academic senator, and California Agricultural Teachers' Association State President. Pj is a member of the California Agricultural Teachers' Association, the California Landscape Contractors' Association, the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, and local advisory committees.

Steve Mullany
Program Coordinator/Instructor of Environmental Horticulture
Tel: (707) 527-4650
Fax: (707) 527-4651
E-mail: smullany@santarosa.edu
Room 2094, Lark Hall

Steve Mullany earned his bachelor of science degree in ornamental horticulture and his master of science degree in agriculture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Before coming to SRJC in 1989, he taught horticulture for seven years at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and two years at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is an active member of the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (Advanced California Certified Nursery Professional #596), and the California Landscape Contractors' Association.

Merilark Padgett-Johnson received her B.S. (Plant Science), M.S.(Horticulture) and Ph.D.(Plant Biology) from UC Davis. After managing vineyards and acting as a consulting viticulturist for several years, she began teaching at Allan Hancock College in Santa Barbara County. She developed the Viticulture and Enology Program through teaching, writing curriculum and hiring faculty members from the winegrape industry. She is a member of the Sonoma County Grape Growers’ Association, the Russian River Valley Winegrowers’ Association, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture, and the Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology.

Kasey Wade earned her bachelor of arts degree in recreation administration with an emphasis in natural resource management from Chico State University. Prior to teaching at Santa Rosa Junior College in 2000, she was employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Park Ranger at Lake Sonoma. Kasey is a member in the California Agricultural Teachers' Association, the Sierra Club, and the National Wildlife Federation. In addition to her teaching duties, Kasey volunteers with Warm Springs 4-H as Camping Project Leader and is a Healdsburg Little League volunteer.

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