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
Sarah Zukoff, Ph.D.
entomology program Leader
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 540-4876
Email: szukoff@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
Abbas Atefi, Ph.D.
Senior Production Automation Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 234-3901
Email: aatefi@calstrawberry.org
Will Kraemer
Production Automation Field Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 235-9520
Email: wkraemer@calstrawberry.org
Kyle Blauer
Field research manager
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 441-3509
Email: kblauer@calpoly.edu
Drew Summerfield
Farm Manager
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 540-1228
Email: dsummerf@calpoly.edu
Jose Alvarado Rojas
Entomology Research Manager
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 540-0895
Email:jlalvara@calpoly.edu
Caleb Fink
Production Automation Engineer
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 471-2278
Email: cfink@calstrawberry.org
Miriam Mendez
FIELD RESEARCH SPECIALIST
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 104A
Phone: (805) 585-7808
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
Email: asteve17@calpoly.edu
Julie Tillman
Communications AND ACCOUNTING Coordinator
Office Location: Bldg. 83 (Technology Park) - Ste. 1B
Phone: (805) 756-2150
Email: jutillma@calpoly.edu
