Ruth M Dahlquist-Willard

Ruth Dahlquist-Willard is the Interim Director of the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP).  Prior to this role, Ruth served as a UCCE Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor in Fresno County for ten years, supporting small-scale farmers from diverse communities through extension education, bilingual outreach, and research on small-acreage specialty crops. She holds a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Idaho and the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE).