About Me…

Place of birth:

• Reedley, California

Currently reside in:

• Sacramento, California

Education:

• Ph.D in Entomology, UC Davis
• M.S. in Plant Protection and Pest Management, UC Davis
• B.S. in Biology, CSU Fresno
• A.S. in Biological Science, Reedley College

Current job:

• Environmental Scientist, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Hobbies:

• Gardening, reading, computer gaming

Pet peeves:

• MySpace, celebrities, people who disregard basic facts unless espoused by celebrities (“Antibiotics don’t work on the common cold? I haven’t heard about it from Oprah/Paris Hilton/Smokey Bear, so it must not be true!”)