Our Staff
Administration
Emily Schaaf
Executive Assistant
ricestation@crrf.org
Breeders
Nirmal Sharma, Ph.D.
Long Grain Breeder
nsharma@crrf.org
Gretchen Zaunbrecher, Ph.D.
Genetics Lab Director
gzaunbrecher@crrf.org
Breeding Assistants and Technicians
George Yeltatzie
Genetics Lab Technician
gyeltatzie@crrf.org
Baldish Deol
Senior Plant Breeder Assistant
bdeol@crrf.org
Ravinder Gakhal
Senior Plant Breeder Assistant
rgakhal@crrf.org
Davinder Singh
Plant Breeder Assistant
dsingh@crrf.org
Joe Martin
Plant Breeder Assistant
jmartin@crrf.org
River-Sage Tucker
Plant Breeder Assistant
rtucker@crrf.org
Field Operations and Maintenance
Field Supervisor
Justin Valencia
Maintenance and Operator
Kirk Troughton
Maintenance and Operator
Open Positions
Please check back soon.
The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, a non-profit grower owned foundation established in 1912 currently has no open positions today, however we encourage you to check back soon.