Executive Committee

  • Barbara Blanco-Ulate 
    Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Science
  • Darrell Corti 
    President, Corti Brothers  
  • Erin DiCaprio
    Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Food Science and Technology 
  • Tess Dyer
    Senior Director of Development
  • Javier Fernandez Salvador 
    Director, UC Davis Olive Center
  • Ermias Kebreab
    Director, World Food Center; Associate Dean for Global Engagement; Professor, Department of Animal Science
  • Harold McGee 
    Curious Cook
  • Ben Montpetit
    Associate Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology; Marvin Sands Interim Chair in Viticulture and Enology
  • Anita Oberholster
    Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Viticulture and Enology
  • Patsy Owens
    Associate Dean for Agricultural Sciences; Professor, Department of Human Ecology
  • Madeline Puckette 
    Co-founder of Wine Folly
  • Michael Rios
    Vice Provost of Public Scholarship, Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement
  • Christopher Simmons
    Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science and Technology
  • Edward Spang
    Director, Robert Mondavi Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology
  • Francene Steinberg
    Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition