Director
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources2801 Second Street
105
Davis, CA 95618
(530)750-1266
mjgable@ucanr.edu
Biography
Missy serves as the academic and administrative lead for the UC Master Gardener Program, serving 55 counties and reaching millions of Californians each year. She has been in this role since 2013, and is proud to provide strategic direction, policy, advocacy, and more for the 6,000+ volunteers and network of staff & academics that comprise the community. Missy's focus is ensuring the program is aligned and resourced to address California’s most critical needs through gardening education (drought, fire, food insecurity).
Education
M.S. Horticulture and Agronomy, UC Davis. 2007
B.S. Biological Sciences, UC Davis. 2004
Awards
- Distinguished Early Career
Presented by Extension Master Gardener National Committee, https://mastergardener.extension.org/awards/emg-coordinator-national-awards/earlycareer/, 2022
- Excellence in Extension Program Evaluation Award
Presented by American Evaluation Association, https://comm.eval.org/extension_education_evaluation/tigresources, 2022
Specialty
HorticultureAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Ornamentals / Landscape / Turf - General
- Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
- Trees - Ornamental / Landscape / Shade
- Woody Shrubs and Ornamental Vines
- Horticulture
- Master Gardeners
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
- Wilkins, Tamekia; Gable, Melissa; Alviz, Kit; Webb-Martinez, Katherine; Womack, Melissa (2019). Sowing Seeds of Evaluation: A Pilot Study Measuring Master Gardener Public Benefit. The Journal of Extension. December 1. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Sowing-Seeds-of-Evaluation%3A-A-Pilot-Study-Measuring-Wilkins-Gable/1cfbdbfa7f42f3b25fd30a5eb46a1e14759ad09b
Non-Peer Reviewed
- Alderson, Alece; Belisario, Alex; Clark, Andrew; Oberbauer, Anita; Polakam, Bhanu; Kirk, Camille; Williams, Caroline; Ramirez, Christopher; Grimaldo, Cruz; Duncan, D'Anne; Woodson, Don; White, Emily; Gongora, George; Macway, Greg; Schwedler, Jen; Evora, Jess; Fagnan, Kjiersten; Peraza, Mario; Lazzara, Michael; Gable, Melissa; Humphreys, Nikki; Manlapaz, Rowena; Dickson, Ryan; Pappas, Susan; Sutton, Suzanne; Richmond Mcknight, Tracy; Alexander, Veronica (2022). Wellness in the Hybrid Workplace.M. Gable and G. Macway. April 7. https://www.ucop.edu/human-resources/coro/2021_forms/uc-coro_northern_2021_final_report.pdf
- Womack, Melissa; Gable, Melissa (2021). 2019/2020 UC Master Gardener Program Impact Report.U. unit. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. https://ucanr.edu/sites/MGWTest/files/353919.pdf
- Womack, Melissa; Gable, Melissa (2019). 2018 UC Master Gardener Program Annual Report.U. unit. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. http://mg.ucanr.edu/files/302109.pdf
- Miner, Gemma; Gable, Melissa (2017). Volunteer Conflict Resolution Manual. UC ANR (Davis, CA), University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. http://ucanr.edu/conflictresolution
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Career/College Readiness & Workforce Development - Member
- Landscape and Urban Horticulture - Member
- Weed - Member