Our People
Our Staff
Yael Franco, Executive Director
Elizabeth Hursh, Director of Outreach and Education
Hope Sumandea, Urban Forestry Technician
Megan Thomits, Urban Forestry Coordinator
Alexander Liesegang, Urban Forestry Specialist
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
Carol Hillhouse, UC Davis Student Farm Associate Director Emeritus
Don Shor, Owner, Redwood Barn Nursery Inc.
Emily Griswold, Director of GATEways Horticulture and Teaching Gardens, UC Davis
Frances McChesney, Environmental Attorney (Retired)
Larry Guenther, Community Volunteer
Luke Vitanza, Operations Manager, Two Enlighten
Melody Meyer, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Clean Stock & Plant Health, Driscoll’s
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