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Personnel
Meet the people who make it happen!
CATI Administration and Support
~ Biography
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
joe_bezerra@csufresno.edu
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
lindaa@csufresno.edu
Linda Lopez holds the position of Executive Assistant for CATI. Linda has been with the University and CATI since 1985. She is responsible for administrative leadership and organizational unit planning activities of the department; all aspects of ARI and master grant pre and post award activities and budgets; personnel/human resources activities and is responsible for the day-to-day administrative and budget/accounting operations of the department. She serves as the assistant to the executive director and as a liason to the ARI Board of Directors, ARI Deans' Council and ARI member campuses.
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
thowse@csufresno.edu
Thelma Howse holds the position of Accounting Manager at CATI. Thelma joined the team at CATI in May 2005. She and her husband returned to the central California area after many years spent in both Montana and Nevada. She brings many years of accounting experience to CATI working for both State and County governments. The most relevant experience to her current CATI position was as the Federal Grant Accountant working for the State of Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. In her position she is responsible for the budget and accounting for CATI, ARI, and CDFA accounts.
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
carriei@csufresno.edu
Carrie Irby holds the position of Administrative Support and Events Coordinator for CATI. She is also the Center Representative for CATI / ARI / CDFA-SCG Research Projects. Carrie joined CATI in March of 2002. She has been with the university since 1991. Carrie is responsible for a wide range of varied and complex administrative management and support duties, research project grant and contract administrative oversight; assisting faculty research scientists with project administration, document preparation and processing; and serves CATI and ARI as event coordinator for special events, workshops and conferences.
Carrie occupies her free time by playing with her granddaughter, grandson and pet/dog companion, volunteering for prison ministries, vacationing at the coast, bird watching, and enjoying the beauty of God's creations.
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
sfoote@csufresno.edu
Susan Foote holds the position of administrative support assistant. Under the supervision from the executive assistant to the director of operations/executive director of the California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI)/California State University Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI), Susan works independently to provide general and intermediate administrative support and coordination for CATI/ARI programs. Prior to accepting this position in October 2002, Susan was employed for twenty-two years with a local non-profit organization. Its purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests and find solutions to the problems facing the agricultural and agribusiness community. She brought with her a background of extensive agricultural experience and knowledge. Susan earned her Bachelor of Science degree from CSU, Fresno.
Phone ~ (559)278-5680
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
steveo@csufresno.edu
Steve Olson holds the position of Publications Editor for CATI. Steve oversees the dissemination of CATI and ARI research results through a variety of print publications. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Fresno Pacific University in 1973, a teaching credential in 1975, and a master’s in nonfiction writing from Fresno State in 1984. He served a two-year term of Christian service as an elementary school teacher in Bolivia, South America, from 1975-77. He worked in the journalism profession from 1984 through 1989, holding the position of agricultural editor for the Turlock Journal from 1987-1989. He joined the CATI staff in 1989 as a contributing editor and has served as publications editor since 1992. He enjoys recreational bicycle riding, camping, hiking, rock climbing, music, sports, and sometimes reading, in his spare time.
Phone ~ (559)278-5674
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
JohnN@csufresno.edu
John Norton holds the postition of publications assistant at CATI. Born and raised in Hanford, California, John attained a degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno in 2004. Along the way, he found employment at CATI as a publications assistant, eventually moving his area of expertise from print to the web. John currently designs and maintains websites for CATI and other on-campus organizations, as well as agriculture-related industry partners.
ATI-Net Staff
Phone ~ (559)278-4872
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
jamesr@atinet.org
James Robinson is the Systems Administrator for ATI-Net, the technology support unit for CATI. He joined CATI in November of 2005 after serving as an Instructional Computing Consultant for the College of Agricultural Science and Technology for over 6 years. He graduated with a dual major in Agricultural Economics and Plant Science from California State University, Fresno in 2000. His primary duties include the daily maintenace of CATI’s network and server systems. He also provides technical support to all of CATI’s units and its affiliates as his time allows. He strives to help others use technology to improve their efficiency and improve the quality of research support for CATI.
Phone ~ (559)278-4872
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
paul@atinet.org
Paul Scott holds the position of Programmer/Analyst at ATI-Net. He joined CATI in 1999 while a student in the Computer Science department at California State University, Fresno. Paul graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science in 2003.
Student Assistants
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
cati_students@atinet.org
Amanda Schott joined the CATI team as a Student Assistant in December of 2005. Under the supervision of Susan Foote she is responsible for reception, processing, filing and various other projects. She is a Culinology major at Fresno State and plans to graduate with her Bachelors in 2009. After graduation she intends to attend culinary school and begin a career in the Food Industry.
Phone ~ (559)278-2361
Fax ~ (559)278-4849
M/S ~ OF115
catiasst@atinet.org
Lisa Lapsley holds the position of administrative student assistant for CATI. Under the supervision of Thelma Howse, Lisa provides a wide range of support for CATI including day-to-day office duties, equipment logging, and several special projects that require Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and FrontPage. Lisa has been employed by CATI since May 2006. She is currently in the Nursing Program at CSU, Fresno and will graduate Fall of 2009. She plans to further her education at either UC San Francisco or UCLA and specialize in pediatric oncology as a nurse practitioner.
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