Our People
Our Staff

Yael Franco, Executive Director
Director of Urban & Community Forestry
Elizabeth Hursh, Director of Outreach and Education
Hope Sumandea, Urban Forestry Technician
Megan Thomits, Urban Forestry Coordinator
Director of Urban & Community Forestry
Elizabeth Hursh, Director of Outreach and Education
Hope Sumandea, Urban Forestry Technician
Megan Thomits, Urban Forestry Coordinator
Our Board

Ann Daniel, President
Community Volunteer
Bob Poppenga, Ph.D., DVM, Vice President
Professor, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
Allen Lowry, Treasurer
Principal, Higgs Boson Architects
Anya McCann, Secretary
Environmentalist and Community Organizer
Andrew Newman, Certified Public Accountant
Diane Crumley, Ph.D., Community Outreach Coordinator, Davis Media Access
Don Shor, Owner, Redwood Barn Nursery Inc.
Emily Griswold, Director of GATEways Horticulture and Teaching Gardens, UC Davis
Larry Guenther, Community Volunteer
Luke Vitanza, Operations Manager, Two Enlighten
Melody Meyer, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Clean Stock & Plant Health, Driscoll’s
Stephanie Holstege, Environmental Scientist, State Water Resources Control Board
Emeritus Board Members
David B. Robinson, Owner, Aspen Pest Management
Jacques Franco, Environmental Scientist (Retired)
Lois Wolk, Founder Former State Senator – District 3, Former Davis Mayor
Olga Levitsky, Former Technology Executive
Community Volunteer
Bob Poppenga, Ph.D., DVM, Vice President
Professor, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
Allen Lowry, Treasurer
Principal, Higgs Boson Architects
Anya McCann, Secretary
Environmentalist and Community Organizer
Andrew Newman, Certified Public Accountant
Diane Crumley, Ph.D., Community Outreach Coordinator, Davis Media Access
Don Shor, Owner, Redwood Barn Nursery Inc.
Emily Griswold, Director of GATEways Horticulture and Teaching Gardens, UC Davis
Larry Guenther, Community Volunteer
Luke Vitanza, Operations Manager, Two Enlighten
Melody Meyer, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Clean Stock & Plant Health, Driscoll’s
Stephanie Holstege, Environmental Scientist, State Water Resources Control Board
Emeritus Board Members
David B. Robinson, Owner, Aspen Pest Management
Jacques Franco, Environmental Scientist (Retired)
Lois Wolk, Founder Former State Senator – District 3, Former Davis Mayor
Olga Levitsky, Former Technology Executive