Executive | Ken Klemme | Monterey County MAD | (831) 422-6438 | ken@montereycountymosquito.com |
CalSurv | Chris Barker | UC Davis CVEC | (530) 752-0151 | cmbarker@ucdavis.edu |
Information Technology |
Luan Ngo |
Orange County MVCD | ||
Integrated Vector Management | Jake Hartle | Placer MVCD | (916) 531-7685 | jakeh@placermosquito.org |
Laboratory Technologies | Kim Hung | Coachella Valley MVCD | ||
Ad Hoc Drone Committee | Eric Haas-Stapleton | Alameda County MAD | (510) 783-7744 | Eric.Haas@mosquitoes.org |
Legislative | Conlin Reis | Fresno Westside MAD | (559) 659-2437 ext 201 | |
Public Relations | Nola Woods | Contra Costa MVCD | (925) 771-6158 | nwoods@contracostamosquito.com |
Regulatory Affairs | Samer Elkashef | Sacramento-Yolo MVCD | (800) 429-1022 | selkashef@fightthebite.net |
Reeves New Investigator Award | Rhiannon Jones | Merced County MVCD | (209) 722-1527 | mcmadmgr@gmail.com |
Ad Hoc SIT Committee | Angela Caranci | Northwest MVCD | (951) 340-9792 | acaranci@northwestmvcd.org |
Training & Certification | Eric Ballejos | Northwest MVCD | (951) 870-0453 | eballejos@northwestmvcd.org |
Vector and Vectorborne Disease | Mir Bear-Johnson | Delta MVCD | (559) 732-8606 ext 111 | mirbearjohnson@deltavcd.com |
Vector Control Research | Sarah Wheeler | Sacramento-Yolo MVCD | (800) 429-1022 | swheeler@fightthebite.net |
Executive Committee
Chair | President Ken Klemme, Monterey County MAD |
Members |
President – Ken Klemme |
Google Group | mvcacexec@googlegroups.com |
CalSurv Steering Committee
Chair | Chris Barker, UC Davis DART |
Members |
Tina Feiszli, CDPH |
Google Group | n/a |
2021 Charges |
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Information Technology Committee
Chair | Luan Ngo, Orange County MVCD |
Members |
Chris Barker, DART/UC Davis |
Google Group | mvcacit@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
Standing Charges
Charges for 2022
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Integrated Vector Management Committee
Chair | Jake Hartle, Placer MVCD |
Members |
Arlilla Bueno, Merced County MVCD |
Google Group | mvcacivm@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
2. 2022 Charges: USFWS BMP for endangered species and avoidance areas
3. 2021/2022 Goal: Develop technical guidelines for invasive Aedes control.
Work with Vector and Vector Borne Disease
Standing Charges:
5. Standing Charge: Develop recommendations on pesticides and their use, and on their registration status and related issues.
6. Standing Charge: Pesticide Resistance Monitoring and Management.
7. Standing Charge: Report on environmental issues that may affect the members of the MVCAC.
8. Standing Charge: Report on the prevention of vector sources by means of planning, public education, and interagency cooperation.
9. Standing Charge: Develop information on the availability, use, and impact of biological control organisms. [Mike Saba]
10. Standing Charge: Administer the PESP survey for MVCAC.
11. Standing Charge: Annually review CDPH guidance documents, including Guidance for Surveillance of and Response to Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes and Locally Acquired Exotic Mosquito-Borne Infections Transmitted by these Mosquitoes in California and The Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Mosquito Control in California and recommend updates as necessary.
12. Standing Charge: Provide support to other committees as needed.
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Laboratory Technologies Committee
Chair | Kim Hung, Coachella Valley MVCD |
Members |
Chris Barker, DART, UC Davis |
Google Group | mvcaclt@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
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Ad Hoc Drone Committee
Chair | Eric Haas-Stapleton, Alameda County MAD |
Members |
Ken Klemme, Northern Salinas Valley MAD |
Google Group | n/a |
2022 Charges |
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Legislative Committee
Chair |
Conlin Reis, Fresno Westside MAD |
Members |
Bob Achermann, AMG |
Google Group | mvcacleg@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
1. 2022 Charge: Pursue Funding Efforts
b. Invasive Aedes Funding
c. CDFW Wetlands, Additional Funding
2. 2022 Charge: Protect public health pesticide exemptions from legislation targeting their elimination, municipal control, or reclassification Action steps:
Potential Challenges: Identification of problematic legislation. Review of local, state and federal efforts. Determining extent of MVCAC participation in local legislation. Timeline: Based on introduction of legislation. Response to AG request before the end of Dec. Status: Draft Response Prepared. Awaiting Legal Review.
3. 2022 Charge: Prepare for Remote Legislative Advocacy Day (Week) Action steps:
Resources needed: Updated materials based on legislative focus for 2022. Potential Challenges: Continued pandemic restrictions. Timeline: March or April 2021 Status: Ongoing 4. 2022 Charge: Mosquito Awareness Week Resolution
Standing charges
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Public Relations Committee
Chair | Nola Woods, Contra Costa MVCD |
Members |
Aaron Devencenzi, San Joaquin County MVCD |
Google Group | mvcacpr@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
Charge 1: Implement a third-party outreach strategy to educate and engage housing related industry stakeholders such as realtors, senior housing communities, and homeowners’ associations. Charge 2: Implement a third-party outreach strategy to educate and engage the water community and environmental stakeholders, including the agriculture industry; provide support and materials to districts facing challenges from anti-pesticide groups. Charge 3: Implement a third-party outreach strategy to educate and engage decision makers in the utility industry including municipal utilities and investor-owned utilities. Charge 4: Support public outreach by creating collateral materials to educate the public and stakeholders about invasive Aedes and the need for Sterile Insect Technologies; support efforts to secure state and federal funding for mosquito control. Standing Charges Charge 1: Work with MVCAC leadership to promote community partnerships and encourage cooperative ventures to benefit vector control, public health, and the environment.
Charge 2: Promote MVCAC and assist leaders, administration, and members with proactive and reactive media outreach, development of talking points, collateral materials and digital assets. Update: KP handles media inquiries, drafts talking points and prepares spokespeople as needed Charge 3: In cooperation with the Legislative Committee, KP and AMG, assist in preparation for MVCAC’s annual Legislative Day, and other legislative and regulatory affairs efforts. Charge 4: Provide materials and assist in implementing the California Mosquito Awareness Week media campaign April 2022 and National Mosquito Awareness Week in June 2022. Charge 5: Provide editing of content and guidance on website content management for MVCAC website.
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Reeves New Investigator Award Committee
Chair | Rhiannon Jones, Merced County MVCD |
Members |
Jamesina J. Scott, Lake County VCD |
Google Group | mvcacrnia@googlegroups.com |
2021 Charges |
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Regulatory Affairs Committee
Chair | Samer Elkashef, Sac-Yolo MVCD |
Members |
Peter Bonkrude, Shasta MVCD (Board Liaison) |
Google Group | mvcacra@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
Standing charges
2022 charges: 1. Review existing and new devices proposed to capture trash in storm water structures.
2. Monitor issues around the re-use of storm water and irrigation run-off collected.
3. Evaluate the impact of mosquito management practices as employed at wetlands managed by CDFW.
4. Work with agencies and partners to ensure access to utility vaults.
5. Assist with permitting for Sterile Insect Releases for vector control.
6. Engage with CDPR on the forthcoming State-wide pesticide notification system.
7. Engage with CDPR on updated the Vector Control Exemption in the Pollinator Protection Code
8. Engage in the NPDES renewal process (CA permit expired June 2021).
9. Continue to engage with the Bureau or Cannabis Control and the Department of Pesticide Regulation on the impacts of cannabis farming on mosquito control operations.
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Ad Hoc SIT Committee
Chair | Angela Caranci, Northwest MVCD |
Members |
Susanne Kluh, Greater Los Angeles County VCD |
Google Group | n/a |
2022 Charges |
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Training & Certification Committee
Chair |
Eric Ballejos, Northwest MVCD |
Members |
Amanda Bradford, Butte County MVCD |
Google Group | mvcactc@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
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Vector & Vectorborne Disease Committee
Chair | Mir-Bear-Johnson, Delta MVCD |
Members |
Tina Feiszli, CDPH/VBDS, Richmond |
Google Group | mvcacvvd@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
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Vector Control Research Committee
Chair | Sarah Wheeler, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD |
Members |
Chris Barker, University of California, Davis |
Google Group | mvcacvcr@googlegroups.com |
2022 Charges |
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MVCAC Representatives
CSDA – Ryan Clausnitzer, Alameda MVCD
CCLHO – Jeremy Wittie, Coachella Valley MVCD
VCJPA – Tamara Chapman, Marin Sonoma MVCD
AMCA – Gary Goodman, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
2020 Proceedings Editor – William Reisen, University of California