Dave-bio

Executive Director with wealth of horticultural experience

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David W. Fujino, Ph.D.

Dave Fujino, a horticultural consultant with more than 19 years business experience in the nursery industry, is the founding director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) at UC Davis.  He earned his B.S. in Plant Science at UC Riverside, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from UC Davis in Environmental Horticulture and Plant Physiology.  Fujino’s experience includes many years in senior level management with a large wholesale horticultural company. His expertise includes organizational development, operations improvement, information technology, strategic planning, marketing, research and development, training, fund raising, and other areas. 

Fujino is the current chair of the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers and the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Nursery Pest Advisory Task Force.  He also serves or has served on committees of the American Nursery and Landscape Association, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Nursery Growers Association, the State Water Resources Control Board, and others.

“We are fortunate to have found someone with Dave’s background to lead this groundbreaking new center that will serve as a horticultural research and education hub for the entire state,” said Neal Van Alfen, dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “He brings just the right mix of business acumen, academic foundation, and working relationships in government and industry to establish this new program."

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