Texas AgriLife Extension Service
South District 12
2401 East Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596
956-968-5581 Fax 956-969-5639
http://southtexas.tamu.edu

Administration

	Ruben J. Saldaña, Ed.D. District Extension Administrator District 12 rjsaldana@ag.tamu.edu
	Monty Dozier, Ph.D. Regional Program Director-Ag and Natural Resources (South Region, Districts 9, 11, 12) mdozier@ag.tamu.edu 979.845.6800
	Elaine K. Fries, Ph.D. Regional Program Director – Family and Consumer Sciences (South Region, Districts 9, 11, 12) efries@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203
	Luis H. Saldaña, MBA Extension Program Specialist-4-H and Youth Development (District 12) lsaldana@ag.tamu.edu

Extension Specialists

	Salvador Alemany-Merly, M.F.S. Staff Forester II, Texas Forest Service salemany@tfs.tamu.edu
	Juan R. Anciso, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Extension Vegetable Specialist janciso@ag.tamu.edu (Biography)
	Megan Dominguez, Ph.D. Asst. Professor and Extension Range Specialist mkdominguez@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office)
	Juan Enciso, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer Specialist jenciso@ag.tamu.edu
	Jaime Flores, B.S. Program Coordinator-Arroyo Colorado Project jjflores@ag.tamu.edu
	Pete Flores Regional Information Technologist pflores@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office)
	Joe Paschal, Ph.D. Professor and Extension Livestock Specialist jpaschal@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office)
	Luis A. Ribera, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Economist-Management Specialist laribera@ag.tamu.edu
	Rod Santa Ana, BS News Editor and Communications Specialist rsantana@ag.tamu.edu
	Greta Schuster, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist greta.schuster@tamuk.edu 361.593.4116 (TAMU-Kingsville)
	Raul Villanueva, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist rtvillanueva@ag.tamu.edu (Biography)

Extension Program Specialists and Technical Support

	Ashley Gregory, BS Extension Program Assistant ahgregory@ag.tamu.edu
	Arin E. Bauer Extension Program Assistant aebauer@ag.tamu.edu
	Hugo Perea Post Doctorate Research & Extension Associate hperea@ag.tamu.edu
	Gabriela Esparza-Diaz Post Doctoral Extension Associate-Entomology gesparzadiaz@ag.tamu.edu
	Frank Garza Extension Assistant-Entomology fgarza@ag.tamu.edu
	Donnie Valdez Extension Assistant-TWRI dvaldez@ag.tamu.edu (Biography)

Support Staff

	Lou Garza District Office Manager (Administration) mgarza@ag.tamu.edu
	Marissa J. Reyes Senior Office Associate (Fiscal, Inventory) mjreyes@ag.tamu.edu
	Martha Bloom Senior Office Assistant (Fleet Mgmt., Ag-Economics, Entomology) mbloom@ag.tamu.edu
	Roxanne Saavedra Senior Office Assistant (District 12 4-H , Horticulture) rsaavedra@ag.tamu.edu