Mission & People
People need trees and trees need people.
TreePeople is Southern California’s largest environmental movement whose mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share our process as a model for the world.
Leadership
Daniel Berger
Executive Director of Operations
Eileen Garcia
Director of Program Operations
Kevin Gaston
Executive Director of TreePeople Land Trust
Manny Gonez
Director of Policy Initiatives
Alex Miller
Director of Marketing and Communications
Saxon Miller-Jones
Director of Development
Katie Mills
Director of Education & Outdoor Equity
David Pineda
Senior Director of Strategy and Impact
Yvette Rojas
Director of Administration & Park Operations
Marcos Trinidad
Senior Director of Programs
Emily Tyrer
Director of Green Infrastructure
Forestry
Haley Marzolf
Forestry Administration Assistant
Libby Thomas
Forestry Administrator
Jack Smith
Urban Parks Program Manager
Mountain Forestry
Ivan Castillo
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Matthew Loftis
Mountain Forestry Senior Program Manager
Alex Turner
Mountain Forestry Senior Coordinator
Santos Amaya
Mountain Forestry Associate Program Manager
Stephanie Liu
Mountain Forestry Associate Program Manager
Ian Smith
Mountain Forestry Associate Program Manager
Jesus Bernal Availa
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Vicky Phan
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Charles Spurr
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Alyssa Walker
Associate Director of Conservation
Community Forestry
Xiomara Duran
Forestry Associate Manager
Rose Liston
Community Forestry Coordinator
Alejandro Montes
Regional Manager (Inland Empire)
Marcia Castro
Community Forestry Manager (Inland Empire)
Rich Rivera
Community Forestry Associate (Inland Empire)
Alexandra Diaz
Community Forestry Coordinator (Inland Empire)
Viviana Rodriguez
Community Forestry Coordinator
Kyle Kohlbrenner
Community Forestry Associate Manager (South Los Angeles)
Michelle Mendoza
Community Forestry Associate (South Los Angeles)
Ojani Casillas
Community Forestry Associate (South East Los Angeles)
Monica Pineda
Community Forestry Coordinator
Juan Vaca
Community Forestry Associate (South East Los Angeles)
Francisco Vargas
Community Forestry Manager (San Gabriel Valley)
Jonathan Campos
Community Forestry Coordinator
Carmen Sanchez
Community Forestry Associate (San Gabriel Valley)
Idelfonso Villarreal
Community Forestry Associate
Charlene Williams
Community Forestry Associate
Bryan Vejar
Associate Director of Community Forestry
Community Engagement
Mario Dagonel
Associate Director of Community Engagement
Talia Dotson
Community Organizing Senior Manager (South Los Angeles / South East Los Angeles)
Marcela Jaquez
Community Organizer (South Los Angeles)
Heather Turpin
Santa Clarita Community Organizer
Gil Lester
Forest Health Community Organizer
Nursery
Katie Aymar
Nursery & Restoration Specialist
Education & Outdoor Equity
Savannah Ackerman
Education & Outdoor Equity Program Manager (MS)
Trisha Herrera
Education & Outdoor Equity Coordinator (MS)
Kylie Lesko
Education & Outdoor Equity Senior Coordinator, Forestry (MS)
Samantha Mariscal
Education & Outdoor Equity Coordinator (MS)
Saira Singh
School Greening Education Coordinator
Maria Adame
Associate Director of Education & Outdoor Equity
Zoë Temple
Eco Opportunities Program Manager
Cesar Hernandez
Education & Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Jazmin Quezada
Education & Outdoor Equity Program Manager (HS)
Shoshana Ambartsumyan
Education & Outdoor Equity Senior Coordinator (ES)
Garrett Gray
Education & Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Abigail Gonzalez
Education & Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Dina Khatib
Education & Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Olivia Bailey
Education & Outdoor Equity Associate Manager (ES)
Hillary Lefkowitz
Education & Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Jessica Martinez
Education & Outdoor Equity Senior Coordinator (HS)
Green Infrastructure
Bertilla Baudiniere
Green Infrastructure Design Principal
Michelle Bagnato
Green Infrastructure Senior Project Manager
Eric Wilson
Green Infrastructure Project Manager
Edward Saloj
Landscape Design Coordinator
Policy
Mary Hillemeier
Policy & Research Senior Coordinator
Research
Dustin Herrmann
Principal Scientist
Igor Bronz
Research Senior Coordinator
Alejandro Fabian
Research Communications Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
Edgar Iriarte
Web & Technology Manager
Adam Thomas
Events & Community Partnerships Manager
Cez Cruz
Graphic Designer
Zoie Matthew
Digital Marketing Manager
Strategy and Impact
Chuck Mills
Sr Policy & Grants Administrator
Brenna Humann
Grant Writer
Thierry Rivard
Director of Conservation Strategies
Amanda Begley
Watershed Senior Program Manager
Carissa Donahoo
Strategy & Impact Manager
Marylu Issaevitch
Grant Accountant
Mary Schenberger
Billing Accountant
Development
Brielle Cruz Vega
Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
Lucy Yoshioka
Development Revenue Operations Specialist
Sammy Glazer
Development Program Manager
Loren Feder
Teams for Trees Program Manager
Administration & Park Operations
Loyda Ramos
Administrative Services Partner
Julio Tzoc
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Mario Melgarejo
Human Resources Assistant
Nathan Bock
Grounds Manager
Eduardo Moreno Ambriz
Senior Park Assistant
Chyp Silva
Park Assistant
TreePeople Land Trust
Mark Fiege
TreePeople Land Trust Restoration Project Manager
Nick Handman
TreePeople Land Trust Stewardship Manager
Manny Gomez
TreePeople Land Trust Restoration Specialist
Dan Berman
Stewardship Coordinator
German Chiuz
Stewardship Technician
Board of Directors
Philip Boesch, Esq.
Board of Directors, Chair, Boesch Law Group
Noah Perch-Ahern
Vice Chair, Partner at Greenberg Glusker Environmental Department
John D. Bunzel, CFP®
First Vice President | Financial Advisor | Global Sports and Entertainment Director, Certified Financial Planner™ Insurance Planning Director THE 310 GROUP Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Ruth Y. Goldway
Treasurer, The Honorable Ruth Goldway, retired chairman | US Postal Regulatory Commission
Edgar G. Dymally
Secretary, Senior Environmental Specialist | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
J. Lee Braly
Board Member, Principal | i2i Consulting
Laurie Benenson
Board Member, Writer, Editor, Filmmaker
Beth Burnam
Board Member, Co- President and Founding Member of the North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council
Susan W. Drake
Board Member, Co-Owner Casa Automotive Group
Dr. Jonathan Fielding
Board Member, Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Author
Karin Fielding
Board Member, Public Health Advocate
Jonathan Friedland
Board Member, Octagonal Hall LLC
Nancy Helsley
Board Member, Retired Public School Teacher
Dr. Lee Kats
Board Member, Professor of Biology, Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Jered Lindsay
Board Member, Senior Attorney, Environmental Section, Southern California Edison Law Dept.
Robert Llorens
Board Member, EVP & Chief Credit Officer Cal Private Bank
Sara Rutherford Nichols
Board Member
Josephine Powe
Board Member, Environmental Lawyer
William Quicksilver
Board Member, Manatt, Sr. Partner, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner Emeritus
Mindy Rothstein Mann
Board Member
Keith Terasaki
Board Member, Interventional Radiologist at the Kaiser Hospital, Chairman of the Terasaki Family Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wesley Health Clinics
Sam Whiting
Board Member, Director, Boeing Global Engagement
Ira Ziering
Board Member, Entrepreneur, Ziering France Co.
David Zucker
Board Member, Writer, Director, Producer
Founder
Andy Lipkis
Founder, TreePeople
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