Alumni and Donors
Donors
Donors impact student's lives every day in the College of Agriculture. From scholarships that open doors of opportunities to new equpiment and facility upgrades that increase access to hands-on education to funding cutting-edge applied agricultural reasearch, private giving means that difference between a good College of Agricultural at Chico State and an extraordinary one. Thank you to the following donors who made contributions to the College of Agriculture between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
Support our programs by making a tax-dedutible donation, go to www.csuchico.edu/ag.
Alumni
Where Are They Now?
1960s
Jerry Maltby (Agriculture, ’67)
Owner, Broken Box Ranch—Williams
bbr@citlink.net
1980s
Gerald Mahoney (Agricultural Business, ’86)
Owner, Blosser Urban Garden/TKP Farms—Santa Maria
info@blosserurbangarden.com
1990s
Heather Thomas (Agricultural Science, ’90)
Owner, Thomas Hay & Livestock—Sutter
Heatherthomas68@gmail.com
Jennifer (Coffin) Leonard (Animal Science, ’96)
General Manager, Almendra Winery & Distillery—Durham
Jlleonard72@gmail.com
Woody Melton (Animal Science, ’99)
Territory Manager, Merck Animal Health—Bakersfield
Woodymelton54@gmail.com
Harley Ramirez (Agricultural Science, ’99)
Sales Manager, AGCO—Redding
Harley.ramirez@agcocorp.com
2000s
Melissa (Wolf) Macfarlane (Animal Science, ’00)
Director of Genetic Deployment, Driscoll’s—Cottonwood
Melissa.Macfarlane@driscolls.com
Bryan Taylor (Agricultural Science, ’00)
Forester, Trinity River Lumber Co. —Weaverville
btaylor@trlcmill.com
Becky (Lima) Freeman (Agricultural Education, ’02)
Agriculture Teacher, Tokay High School—Lodi
Blima328@gmail.com
Dan Wright (Agricultural Science and Education, ’06)
State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS—Amherst, Massachusetts
Daniel.wright@usda.gov
2010s
Emanuel Magaña (Agricultural Business, ’11)
Supervisor, Magaña Labor—Santa Paula
emaganarho@gmail.com
Samantha (Aragon) Pearle (Animal Science, ’11)
Business Manager, Adisseo—Ione
Saragon116@gmail.com
Matt Benzel (Crops, Horticulture, and Land Resource Management, ’14)
Regional Operations Manager, Simplot
Matt.benzel@simplot.com
Timothy Dwyer (Crops, Horticulture, and Land Resource Management, ’14)
Pest Control Advisor, Scientific Methods—Chico
Tim@scientificmethods.net
Joe Chimente (Agricultural Business, ’15)
Project Manager, Distinctive Metals; Owner, C&L Enterprises—Angels Camp
Josephchimente@yahoo.com
Tony Landini (Agricultural Business, ’15)
Welder-Fabricator at Iron Tree Solutions and Owner at TL Custom Farming—Willows
Tlandini11@gmail.com
Juliet (Conant) Lawton (Animal Science, ’15)
Equine Specialist, Purina Animal Health—Nicolaus
jjcattleca@gmail.com
Maille McCallister (Agricultural Science and Education, ’15)
Agriculture Mechanics Teacher, Elsie Allen High School—Santa Rosa
maillemccallister@gmail.com
Daniela Oliva (Agricultural Science and Education, ’15)
Agriculture Teacher, Livermore High School—Livermore
Oliva.d805@gmail.com
Joel Lundberg (Agricultural Science and Education, ’16)
Pest Control Advisor—Chico
Joel.d.lundberg@gmail.com
Logan Chapman (Agricultural Business, ’17)
Farm Manager, California Olive Ranch—Chico
lchapman@cal-olive.com
Natalie Cunha (Agricultural Science and Education, ’17)
Development Assistant, California Rangeland Trust—Sacramento
ncunha@rangelandtrust.org
John Olson (Agricultural Science and Education, ’17)
Agriculture Teacher, Golden Valley High School—Merced
jwolson@muhsd.org
Jessie (Peterson) Chaves (Agricultural Education, ’18)
Agriculture Teacher, Tokay High School—Lodi
jpeterson@lodiusd.net
2020s
Adriana (Gudino) Hansard (Agricultural Education, ’21)
Agriculture Teacher, Shafter High School—Shafter
Gudinoadriana21@gmail.com
Wilson Hansard (Crops, Horticulture, and Land Resource Management, ’20)
Farm Manager, Wilson Ag—Shafter
wilsonhansard@gmail.com
Heather Kuykendall (Agricultural Business, ’21)
Farm Loan Officer, USDA Farm Service Agency—Escalon
Heather.Kuykendall@usda.gov
George Williams (Agricultural Business, ’21)
Transportation Planner, G3 Enterprises—Lodi
Gmwjr30@gmail.com