Our Staff

Mary Anne Piacentini

President & Chief Executive Officer
(she/her/hers)

Elisa Donovan

Vice President & General Counsel
(she/her/hers)

Wesley Newman

Conservation Director
(he/him/his)

Jenny Claycombe

Advancement Director
(she/her/hers)

Daniel Thorpe

Conservation Associate
(he/him/his)

Bethany Foshée

Stewardship and Outreach Director
(she/her/hers)

Elizabeth Klein

Grants Administrator
(she/her/hers)

Alex DiMaggio

Ranchlands Program Manager
(she/her/hers)

Katie Sierra

Development and Communications Associate
(she/her/hers)

Part-time Staff

Cynthia Cedeño

Accounting
(she/her/hers)
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Lan Shen

Seed Collection Manager and Great Grow Out Coordinator
(she/her/hers)
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Ranger

Stewardship and Outreach Specialist
(she/her/hers)
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Isabel “Izzy” Retiz

Stewardship and Outreach Specialist
(she/her/hers)
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Pat Gurfinkel

Stewardship and Outreach Specialist
(they/them/theirs)
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Debbie Leflar

Volunteers
(she/her/hers)
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Chris Bailey

Native Seed Nursery Manager
(he/him/his)
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Lynn Paulsen

Environmental Education
(she/her/hers)
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