Leadership
Maria Adame
Director of Environmental Education and Outdoor Equity
Amanda Begley
Associate Director of Watershed Health
Daniel Berger
Chief Operating Officer
Eileen Garcia
Director of the Project Management Office
Kevin Gaston
Executive Director of TreePeople Land Trust
Manny Gonez
Director of Policy Initiatives
Dustin Herrmann
Principal Scientist
Alex Miller
Director of Marketing and Communications
Saxon Miller-Jones
Director of Development
Katie Mills
Director of Environmental Education Strategy and Partnerships
David Pineda
Senior Director of Strategy and Impact
Thierry Rivard
Director of Conservation Strategies
Marcos Trinidad
Senior Director of Programs
Emily Tyrer
Director of Green Infrastructure
Bryan Vejar
Associate Director of Community Forestry
Alyssa Walker
Associate Director of Conservation
Programs
Marcos Trinidad
Senior Director of Programs
Conservation
Alyssa Walker
Associate Director of Conservation
Heather Turpin
Conservation Engagement Specialist
Santos Amaya
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Stephanie Liu
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Ian Smith
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Vicky Phan
Mountain Forestry Associate Program Manager
Jesus Bernal Availa
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Charles Spurr
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Kevin Torres
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Ben Liu
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Michael Barash
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Andrew Castro
Wildland Restoration Foreperson
Daniel Moran
Wildland Restoration Technician
Mariano Rocha
Wildland Restoration Technician
Sonya Guzman
Wildland Restoration Technician
Katie Aymar
Nursery & Restoration Specialist
Jack Smith
Urban Parks Program Manager
Community Forestry
Bryan Vejar
Associate Director of Community Forestry
Xiomara Duran
Forestry Associate Manager (SFV)
Alyza Morales
Community Forestry Associate (SFV)
Edgar Velazquez
Community Forestry Coordinator (SFV)
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)
Charlene Williams
Community Forestry Associate (Riverside)
Viviana Rodriguez
Community Forestry Coordinator (Riverside)
Francisco Vargas
Community Forestry Manager (SGV)
Montse Placencia
Regional Manager (SLA/SELA)
Juan Vaca
Community Forestry Associate (SELA)
Ojani Casillas
Community Forestry Associate (SELA)
Monica Pineda
Community Forestry Coordinator (SELA)
Kalani Kukahiko
Community Forestry Coordinator (SLA)
Isaac Morales Vasquez
Community Forestry Associate (SLA/SELA)
Jonathan Campos
Community Forestry Associate Manager (SLA)
Joseph Diaz
Community Forestry Technician
Jonathan Jimenez
Community Forestry Technician
Idelfonso Villarreal
Community Forestry Technician
David Espinoza
Community Forestry Foreperson
Talia Dotson
Community Organizing Senior Manager (South Los Angeles / South East Los Angeles)
Green Infrastructure
Emily Tyrer
Director of Green Infrastructure
Bertilla Baudiniere
Green Infrastructure Design Principal
Meagan Yellott
Green Infrastructure Design Principal
Michelle Bagnato
Green Infrastructure Senior Project Manager
Edward Saloj
Landscape Design Coordinator
Education & Outdoor Equity
Maria Adame
Director of Environmental Education and Outdoor Equity
Pauline “Lina” Swislocki
Education and Outdoor Equity Senior Manager
Christopher Warren
Education and Outdoor Equity Program Manager (MS)
Samantha Mariscal
Education and Outdoor Equity Sr Coordinator (MS)
Jazmin Quezada
Education and Outdoor Equity Program Manager (HS)
Jessica Martinez
Education and Outdoor Equity Senior Coordinator (HS)
Rachel Shea
Education and Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Cesar Hernandez
Education and Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Hillary Lefkowitz
Education and Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Dina Khatib
Education and Outdoor Equity Coordinator (HS)
Olivia Bailey
Education and Outdoor Equity Associate Manager (ES)
Shoshana Ambartsumyan
Education and Outdoor Equity Senior Coordinator (ES)
Garrett Gray
Education and Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Abigail Gonzalez
Education and Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Amara Eger-Slobig
Education and Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Alex Rabadan
Education and Outdoor Equity Educator (ES)
Zoë Temple
Eco Opportunities Program Manager
Madeleine Colvin
School Partnership Associate Manager
Research
Dustin Herrmann
Principal Scientist
Igor Bronz
Research Senior Coordinator
Alejandro Fabian
Research Communications Coordinator
Watershed Health
Amanda Begley
Associate Director of Watershed Health
Eric Wilson
Watershed Health Program Senior Manager
Izellah Sanchez
Watershed Ambassador
Joyann Sofio
Watershed Ambassador
Kiley Beaart
Watershed Ambassador
Policy
Manny Gonez
Director of Policy Initiatives
Mary Hillemeier
Policy Associate
Marketing & Communications Anchor Link
Marketing & Communications
Alex Miller
Director of Marketing and Communications
Edgar Iriarte
Web and Technology Manager
Kai McDaniel
Public Relations Specialist
Zoie Matthew
Digital Marketing Manager
Cez Cruz
Graphic Designer
Mario Dagonel
Associate Director of Outreach
Strategy and Impact
David Pineda
Senior Director of Strategy and Impact
Chuck Mills
Sr Policy and Grants Administrator
Brenna Humann
Grant Writer
Thierry Rivard
Director of Conservation Strategies
Katie Mills
Director of Environmental Education Strategy and Partnerships
Development
Saxon Miller-Jones
Director of Development
Brielle Cruz Vega
Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
Lucy Yoshioka
Development Revenue Operations Manager
Loren Feder
Development Engagement Manager
Nickko Kelly
Individual Giving Associate
Anun Myagmardavaa
Development Program Coordinator
Tay Thai
Development Events Coordinator
Project Management Office Anchor Link
Project Management Office
Eileen Garcia
Director of the Project Management Office
Carissa Donahoo
Project Management Office Senior Manager
Haley Marzolf
Project Management Office Coordinator
Libby Thomas
Grant Administrator
Administration & Park Operations
Loyda Ramos
Administrative Services Partner
Nathan Bock
Grounds Manager
Eduardo Moreno Ambriz
Senior Park Assistant
Chyp Silva
Park Assistant
Mario Melgarejo Torres
Human Resources Assistant
TreePeople Land Trust
Kevin Gaston
Executive Director of 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
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
Sergio Bustamante
Vice President and Chief Engineer for Boeing Global Services at The Boeing Company
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
Founder
Andy Lipkis
Founder, TreePeople
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