







FRIENDS OF THE DUNES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susannah Ferson, President
Director of Natural Resources Services Division, Redwood Community Action Agency
Desiree Davenport, Vice President
Biologist and Mitigation Specialist, California Department of Transportation
Carla Avila-Martinez, Secretary
Redwoods Rising Fellow, Save the Redwoods League
Benjamin Lardiere, Treasurer
Biologist, California Department of Transportation
Marisa Lia Formosa
Public Affairs & Philanthropy Officer, Planned Parenthood Northern California
Wil Franklin
Managing Viticulturist and Winemaker, Trinity River Vineyards
Rhiannon Lewis-Stephenson
Owner, Bayside Farmstead Café
John St. Marie
Facilities Manager, Fieldbrook Elementary School
Carol Vander Meer
Projects Coordinator, Redwood Community Action Agency
Stephanie Witzel
Certified Public Accountant, Retired Status
Board Meetings are held every first Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center.
For more information, please contact us.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
John Ash
Historic Preservation Architect
Richard Engel
Director of Power Resources, Redwood Coast Energy Authority
Rees Hughes
Author and Retired University Administrator, Humboldt State University
Aldaron Laird
Environmental Planner and Principal, Trinity Associates
Sarah Pilkington
Non-Profit Development Consultant
Carol Ralph
President, North Coast Native Plant Society
C.J. Ralph
Research Wildlife Ecologist Emeritus, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Lynda Roush
Retired Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Arcata Field Office
Emily Walter
Administrator, North Coast Co-Op
Bill Weaver
Principal Geomorphologist and President, Pacific Watershed Associates