Contact Us

Ag One Foundation/College Development
California State University, Fresno
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
2910 E. Barstow Ave., MS OF 115
Fresno, CA 93740-8009
Tel: 559.278.4266
Fax: 559.278.6705

Office hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Summer hours (mid-May through mid-August): 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Our office is located on the northwest corner of Barstow and Chestnut Avenues on the Fresno State campus.

Meet the Team:

Alcidia Freitas Gomes - Executive Director of Ag One/ Senior Director of Development 

 

Alcidia graduated from Fresno State in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ag Business. After working in the dairy industry for seven years, she returned to campus to work in development for the Jordan College. She has served in this capacity for 28 years and helped raise nearly $110 million.

 

 

Lauri King - Director of Development

 

Lauri graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. She also earned a minor in Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness. Lauri has over 25 years of experience working in the Fair Industry and has contributed to the growth and development of numerous programs within the industry. Currently, she is a member of the development team at Jordan College, where she utilizes her passion and enthusiasm to help make a good education a great education. Most of all Lauri loves being a mom to her 3 children.

 

 

 

Kristine graduated from Front Range Community College in 1995 with an Associate's Degree in Business Administration. She moved from Denver to Fresno in 2009 and has worked in accounting for many years. She started at Fresno State in the Accounting Department before joining the Ag One/Jordan College Development team in March 2015.

 

 

Daniella Garcia - Student Assistant

 

Daniella was born and raised in Fresno, California on a small ranch where her passion for agriculture began and flourished. She earned her high school diploma from Washington Union High School while also obtaining an agricultural mechanics associates degree from Reedley College in spring 2023. Her career at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) began fall 2023 where she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural education with emphasis in agricultural mechanics. Daniella’s career goal is to become an agriculture teacher at the high school level. She joined the Ag One/ Jordan College Department team in June of 2024.

 

 

Erica Mattingly - Student Assistant

 

Erica was born in Sonora, California, and raised in Turlock, California, where her passion for the agriculture industry developed.  She earned an associate's degree in Agricultural Sciences from Modesto Junior College in the Spring of 2023. Her career at  Fresno State began in the Fall of 2023. She is an Agriculture Education major with a concentration in Plant Science. Erica's career goal is to become an agriculture educator at the high school level with a specialization in environmental horticulture and floriculture. She joined the Ag One/Jordan College Department team in May of 2023.

 

 

Amy Suarez - Student Assistant 

 

Amy is from Dos Palos, California. She graduated from Fresno State in the spring of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, specializing in Agricultural Business. Currently, Amy is pursuing a Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences at Fresno State. Her career goal is to become an agricultural education professor at the university level. Amy joined the Ag One/Jordan College Development team in January 2022.