Region: Statewide

Qi joined the CARCD team in July 2022 as the Community Outreach and Collaboration Program Manager and she is also supporting the CARCD Statewide Regional Hub work. She earned her Ph.D. in Plant and Environmental Sciences from Clemson University in South Carolina in May 2019. She served as the Extension Specialist at University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources for 3 years before joining the CARCD family. She holds a B.S. in Horticulture from the Hunan Agricultural University and a M.S. in Forestry from the Huazhong Agricultural University in China. Qi has gained extensive experiences collaborating with farmers, non-profits, universities, and agencies on climate-smart agriculture during the past 10 years. When she is not working, she enjoys dancing, badminton, and cooking with her husband and two kids.

Host RCD: CARCD