

Meet our Board of Directors
TreePeople’s Board of Directors is a passionate and dynamic group of leaders committed to protecting the environment and driving meaningful change. Their expertise and dedication help ensure that TreePeople remains one of Southern California’s most impactful environmental organizations, helping communities to create a greener, more sustainable future.
Click on any of the photos for bios. You can learn about TreePeople Land Trust’s Board of Directors here.

John D. Bunzel
Chair
The 310 Group at Morgan Stanley

Noah Perch-Ahern
Vice Chair
Partner, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Beth Burnam
Treasurer
Firewise Regional Coordinator, Mono and Inyo Counties

Edgar Dymally
Secretary
Senior Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Laurie Benenson
Documentary Filmmaker

Philip Boesch
Founder/Owner, Boesch Law Group

J. Lee Braly
Principal, i2i Consulting

Susan Drake
Co-Owner, Casa Automotive Group

Jonathan Fielding
Founder, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

Karin Fielding
Public health advocate

Jonathan Friedland
Principal, Octagonal Hall LLC

Ruth Goldway
Chair of the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission (Retired)

Nancy Helsley
Conservation District Director and former teacher

Lee Kats
Dean, Seaver College, Pepperdine University

Jered Lindsay
Director and Managing Attorney Environmental Section Southern California Edison

Mindy Mann

Sara Nichols
Public Interest Environmental Lawyer (Retired)

Josephine Powe
Environmental Lawyer (Retired)

Bill Quicksilver
CEO and Managing Partner Emeritus, Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP

Sam Whiting
Boeing Company (Retired)

Ira Ziering

David Zucker
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