Faculty & Staff
Gerald Holmes, Ph.D.
Center Director
Office Locations: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B & 11-114
Phone: (805) 756-2120
Email: gjholmes@calpoly.edu
Shashika Hewavitharana, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/ Strawberry Plant pathologist
Office Location: 11-249 & 11-206
Phone: (805) 756-2856
Email: shewavit@calpoly.edu
John Lin, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR OF AUTOmATION
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 867-3086
Email: jlin134@calpoly.edu
Mohammad A. Aghaee, Ph.D.
entomology program Leader
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 756-2150
Email: maghaee@calpoly.edu
Mojtaba Ahmadi, Ph.D.
Senior Production Automation Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (831) 254-3577
Email: mahmadi@calstrawberry.org
Kyle Blauer
Field research manager
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 441-3509
Email: kblauer@calpoly.edu
Caleb Fink
Production Automation Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 471-2278
Email: cfink@calstrawberry.org
Dominic Chmiel
Automation Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Email: t-dchmiel@calstrawberry.org
Miriam Mendez
GROWER OUTREACH & EXTENSION SPECIALIST
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 328-2757
Email: mmendez@calstrawberry.org
Vivian L. Longacre
pathology Lab MANAGER
Office Location: 11-249 & 11-206
Phone: (805) 756-2120
Email: vlongacr@calpoly.edu
Alison Stevens
Administrative Coordinator
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 756-2150 ext. 2123
Email: asteve17@calpoly.edu
Julie Tillman
Communications AND ACCOUNTING Coordinator
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 756-2150 ext. 2123
Email: jutillma@calpoly.edu
Samantha Simard
Research Associate
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park, Ste. 1B)
Phone: (805) 756 -2150
Email: ssimard@calpoly.edu
Lawson Orradre
FIELD TECHNICIAN
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park, Ste. 1B)
Phone: (805) 756 -2150
Email: lorradre@calpoly.edu
Colette Smith
Project Coordinator
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park, Ste. 1B)
Phone: (805) 756 -2150
Email: csmit250@calpoly.edu
