BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Desiree Davenport, President
Biologist and Mitigation Specialist, California Department of Transportation
Rhiannon Lewis-Stephenson, Vice-President
Grants Manager, Cannabis for Conservation
Carla Avila-Martinez, Secretary
Climate Action Program Manager, Surfrider Foundation
Matt Simmons, Treasurer
Climate Attorney, Environmental Protection Information Center
John St. Marie
Facilities Manager, Fieldbrook Elementary School
Carol Vander Meer
Co-Coordinator of Peninsula Community Collaborative
Mason Rewerts
Natural Resource Specialist I, Redwood Community Action Agency
Yvonne Everett
Professor Emerita, Environmental Science and Management at Cal Poly Humboldt
Risa Okuyama
Biologist, California Department of Transportation
Jody Himango
Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast
Christy Prescott
Executive Director, Forest WRX Alliance
Emily Lin
Software Engineer, SiriusXM
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