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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Desiree Davenport, President

Biologist and Mitigation Specialist, California Department of Transportation

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Rhiannon Lewis-Stephenson, Vice-President

Owner, Bayside Farmstead Café

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Carla Avila-Martinez, Secretary

Climate Action Program Manager, Surfrider Foundation

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Marisa Lia FormosaTreasurer

Public Affairs & Philanthropy Officer, Planned Parenthood Northern California

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Susannah Ferson

Director of Natural Resources Services Division, Redwood Community Action Agency

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Wil Franklin

Director, North Coast Small Business Development Center

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John St. Marie

Facilities Manager, Fieldbrook Elementary School

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Carol Vander Meer

Projects Coordinator, Redwood Community Action Agency

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Matt Simmons

Climate Attorney, Environmental Protection Information Center​

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Yvonne Everett 

Professor Emerita, Environmental Science and Management at Cal Poly Humboldt

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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

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Richard Engel
Director of Power Resources, Redwood Coast Energy Authority

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Rees Hughes
Author and Retired University Administrator, Humboldt State University

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Aldaron Laird
Environmental Planner and Principal, Trinity Associates

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Sarah Pilkington
Non-Profit Development Consultant

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Carol Ralph
President, North Coast Native Plant Society

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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

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