Current Membership
Meeting Notes
APMC Membership

The activities of the Arizona Pest Management Center are directed with input from the IPM Coordinating Committee, a steering committee made up of UA faculty and stakeholders from across the state with expertise in entomology, plant pathology and weed science. Dr. Peter Ellsworth, Director of the APMC and Arizona’s IPM Coordinator, convenes the committee and oversees all aspects of the APMC. Dr. Al Fournier, Associate Director of the APMC and IPM Program Manager, reports to the committee and manages daily activities.

IPM Coordinating Committee & APMC staff, Aug 30, 2017. Left to Right, front row: Alex Hu, Peter Ellsworth, Al Fournier, Marco Pe–a; middle: Blase Evancho, Dawn Gouge, Amanda Crump, Shaku Nair, Lucy Li, Junior Evans, Michael Matheron, Juan Pe–a; back row: Tom Montoya, Michael Lindsey, Jack Peterson, Bill McCloskey, Michael Wierda, Lindsey Evans, John Palumbo, Kai Umeda, Ayman Mostafa.

Current Membership

Name	Title/Expertise	Department/Location	Email	Telephone
Keith Birkemeyer	Associate Certified Entomologist	ProBest Pest Management	keith@callprobest.com	602-819-4646
Paul Brown (ex-officio)	Associate Director of Programs	UA Cooperative Extension	pbrown@ag.arizona.edu	520-419-2991
Matt Baur	Interim Director	Western IPM Center	mebaur@ucanr.edu	530-750-1270
Peter Ellsworth	Director of APMC, IPM Coordinator, IPM Specialist, entomologist	Entomology, Maricopa Agricultural Center	peterell@cals.arizona.edu	480-331-APMC
Blase Evancho	Assistant in Extension, Agriculture	Pinal & Pima Counties	bee1@email.arizona.edu	520-705-0871
Junior Evans	Sales Representative	Dow AgroSciences	RWEvansJr@dow.com	928-446-5705
Lin Evans	Independent Pest Control Advisor	Lin Evans Enterprises	levans120@cox.net	602-390-4722
Jim Farrar	Director	UC Statewide IPM Program	jjfarrar@ucanr.edu	530-750-1271
Al Fournier	Associate Director of APMC, IPM Program Manager, entomologist	Maricopa Agricultural Center	fournier@cals.arizona.edu	520-374-6240
George Frisvold	Extension Economist	Agricultural and Resource Economics, Tucson Campus	frisvold@cals.arizona.edu	520-621-6269
Dawn Gouge	Specialist / Professor, urban entomologist	Entomology, Maricopa Agricultural Center	dhgouge@cals.arizona.edu	520-374-6223
Alex Hu	Assistant Specialist & Asst. Professor	School of Plant Sciences, Tucson Campus	epp@email.arizona.edu	520-626-6287
Mike Matheron	Extension Specialist and Research Scientist, plant pathologist	School of Plant Sciences, Yuma Agricultural Center	matheron@cals.arizona.edu	928-782-5863
Bill McCloskey	Weed Science Specialist	School of Plant Sciences, Tucson campus	wmcclosk@cals.arizona.edu	520-621-7613
Tom Montoya	Pest Control Advisor	Fertizona Company - San Tan	tmontoya@fertizona.com	520-483-0204
Ayman Mostafa	Area Extension Agent, IPM	Maricopa County Cooperative Extension	ayman@cals.arizona.edu	602.827.8200 ext. 313
Randy Norton	Regional Extension Specialist/Resident Director	Safford Ag Center, Cochise, Graham & Greenlee Counties	rnorton@email.arizona.edu	928-651-0420
John Palumbo	Co-Director of APMC, Extension Specialist, entomologist	Entomology, Yuma Agricultural Center	jpalumbo@cals.arizona.edu	928-782-3836
Jack Peterson	Assoc. Director, Environmental Services Division	Arizona Dept. of Agriculture	jpeterson@azda.gov	602-542-3575
Ursula Schuch	Associate Specialist, Arid Ornamentals	School of Plant Sciences, Tucson campus	ukschuch@cals.arizona.edu	520-621-1060
Kai Umeda	Area Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Turfgrass IPM & weed science	Maricopa County Cooperative Extension	kumeda@cals.arizona.edu	602-827-8200

IPM Coordinating Committee (April 21, 2009), from left to right: Bob Roth, Dawn Gouge, Pat Clay, Bill McCloskey, Mary Olsen, John Palumbo, Erin Taylor (resigned), Lin Evans, Mike Matheron, Kai Umeda, Ursula Schuch, Peter Ellsworth, Rick Melnicoe.

IPM Coordinating Committee and guests photographed April 13, 2011. Back row (left to right): Lin Evans, Wayne Dixon (guest), John Palumbo, Marco Peña (guest); second row: Bryan Stevens (guest), Ed Martin, Pat Clay, Bill McCloskey, Ayman Mostafa; front row: Shawna Loper, Lydia Brown (guest), Al Fournier.
Additional committee members (shown in photo below): Bob Roth, Dawn Gouge, Mary Olsen, Mike Matheron, Kai Umeda, Ursula Schuch, Peter Ellsworth, Rick Melnicoe.
Not shown: Paul Baker, Casey Bulter, Rick Gibson and Barry Pryor.