BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Desiree Davenport, President
Biologist and Mitigation Specialist, California Department of Transportation
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Rhiannon Lewis-Stephenson, Vice-President
Deputy City Clerk & Executive Assistant, City of Arcata
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Carla Avila-Martinez, Secretary
Climate Action Program Manager, Surfrider Foundation​​
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Wil Franklin, Treasurer
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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Jody Himango
Community Engagement Organizer, RWE
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Christy Prescott
Biomass Innovation Specialist & CalForest WRX Liaison, USDA Forest Service
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Risa Okuyama
Biologist, California Department of Transportation
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Mason Rewerts
Natural Resource Specialist I, Redwood Community Action Agency
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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