Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
South District 12
2401 East Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596
956-968-5581 Fax 956-969-5639
https://southtexas.tamu.edu
Administration
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Ruben J. Saldaña, Ed.D. District Extension Administrator District 12 rjsaldana@ag.tamu.edu |
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Jana Osbourn Family and Consumer Health Regional Program Leader South Region, Districts 10 & 12 Jana.osbourn@ag.tamu.edu 830.249.9343 |
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Todd Swift, M.S. Regional Program Leader – Ag and Natural Resources & 4-H South Region, Districts 10 & 12 twswift@ag.tamu.edu 830.278.9151 |
District 12 Faculty and Staff
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Olufemi Alabi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Plant Pathology & Microbiology alabi@tamu.edu |
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Juan R. Anciso, Ph.D. Professor and Extension Vegetable Specialist Horticulture janciso@ag.tamu.edu (Biography) |
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Megan Clayton, Ph.D. Asst. Professor and Extension Range Specialist Ecosystem and Science Management Megan.Clayton@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office) |
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Luisa Colin, M.S. Extension Program Specialist Healthy South Texas lgcolin@ag.tamu.edu |
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Holly Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist Entomology holly.davis@ag.tamu.edu |
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Jaime Flores, B.S. Program Coordinator Arroyo Colorado Project jjflores@ag.tamu.edu |
| Bill Green Staff Forester II Urban & Community Forestry (TFS) bgreen@tfs.tamu.edu 956.373.8543 (TFS – Kingsville) |
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Rosa I. Guel Program Coordinator II Family and Community Health (FCH) Rosa.Guel@ag.tamu.edu |
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Victor Gutierrez Extension Associate Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Victor.Gutierrez@ag.tamu.edu |
| Darin Kotara Regional Information Technologist darin.kotara@agnet.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office) |
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Joe Paschal, Ph.D. Professor and Extension Livestock Specialist Animal Science jpaschal@ag.tamu.edu 361.265.9203 (Office) |
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Erica Reyes Extension Program Specialist Healthy South Texas erica.reyes@ag.tamu.edu |
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Luis H. Saldaña, MBA Extension Program Specialist 4-H and Youth Development lsaldana@ag.tamu.edu |
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Orlando Salinas Regional Program Manager – South Better Living for Texans (BLT) orlando.salinas@ag.tamu.edu |
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Danielle Sekula-Ortiz Extension Agent Integrated Pest Management danielle.sekula@ag.tamu.edu |
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Dustin Treviño Program Assistant 4-H and Youth Development dustin.trevino@ag.tamu.edu |
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Linda Wasserman Extension Agent – Disaster Assessment and Recovery Emergency Management linda.wasserman@ag.tamu.edu |
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Samuel Zapata Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Agricultural Economics Samuel.Zapata@ag.tamu.edu |
Administrative Support Staff
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Marissa Castillo Office Manager, District 12 (District Administration) marissa.castillo@ag.tamu.edu |
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Elizabeth A. Benavides Administrative Associate II (Fiscal, Inventory, Plant Pathology) elizabeth.benavdies@ag.tamu.edu |
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Martha DeWitt Administrative Associate III (4-H) martha.dewitt@ag.tamu.edu |
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Julissa Garcia Administrative Associate II (Ag-Economics, Ento., Fleet Mgmt, Web) julissa.garcia@ag.tamu.edu |
Extension Program Staff
| Tiana Barco Extension Demonstration Technician – IPM tiana.barco@ag.tamu.edu |
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| Andrew Espinoza Student Technician I – Agricultural Economics andrew.espinoza@ag.tamu.edu |
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| Jose M. Garcia Diaz J-1 Exchange Visitor Student Intern. – Agricultural Economics josemaria.garcia@est.zamorano.edu |
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Michael Martinez Student Assistant, Information Technology michael.martinez@ag.tamu.edu |
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Miranda Peña Student Assistant miranda.pena@ag.tamu.edu |
| Eddie Serna Technical Assistant II – HORT eddie.serna@ag.tamu.edu |
