STAFF

Every day, Sustainable Conservation’s staff members bring extraordinary passion and drive to co-creating solutions that address the toughest challenges facing our Golden State. Together with our partners, we are honored to forge a better path forward for California.

Leah Katz Ahmadi
Senior Development Manager

Cristina Reis de Araujo
Controller

Ladi Asgill
Senior Project Manager

Susanna Aulbach
Grants and Contracts Administrator

Ashley Boren
Executive Director

John Cardoza
Project Manager

Robyn Carliss
Director of Creative Services

Joe Choperena
Senior Project Manager

Amanda Dyson
Donor Relations and Events Coordinator

Stephanie Falzone
Project Manager

Ryan Flaherty
Director of Business Partnerships

Katie Haldeman
Regulatory Research Analyst

Christa Harader
Grant Writer

Martha Henderson
Director of Development

Alex Karolyi
Marketing and Communications Director

Christina Kohler
Project Associate

Eric Lee
Science Research Analyst

Jane Lew
Staff Accountant

Erika Lovejoy
Associate Director of Restoration on Private Lands

Kelli McCune
Senior Project Manager

Jan Merryweather
Senior Project Manager

Dr. Daniel Mountjoy
Director of Resource Stewardship

Teresa Parker
Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations

Erik Schmidt
Senior Conservation Strategist

Pamela Sergio
Director of Human Resources and Administration

Susan Sheeran
Development and Communications Associate

Lee Stapleton
Executive Assistant

J. Stacey Sullivan
Policy Director

Bill Taylor
Office Coordinator

Credits

DESIGN: Vicki Valentine

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Homepage
Circular images, left to right: Paolo Vescia, The Home Depot, Alex Karolyi, courtesy of the Buchbinder family, Paolo Vescia

Welcome
Ashley Boren: Rikki Ward for Climate One at The Commonwealth Club

Milestones
Ribbon cutting: Alex Karolyi
Nursery survey volunteer: courtesy of Kathy Ikeda
Flooded vineyard: Joe Choperena
Green almonds: Paolo Vescia
California groundwater illustration: commissioned by Sustainable Conservation from Sayo-Art LLC
Cows at De Jager Farms: Paolo Vescia
The Home Depot sales associate with customer: The Home Depot
John Cardoza and Nate Ray in corn field: Paolo Vescia
Accelerating Restoration team in field: Paolo Vescia
Strawberries: flickr/U.S. Department of Agriculture

Groundwater
Main image: Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee
Slide show images: Alex Karolyi

Nutrients
Main image and inset image of John Cardoza: Paolo Vescia

Restoration
BEFORE image: Courtesy of South Coast Habitat Restoration
AFTER image: Frontage Road Studios

PlantRight
Main diptych: Chuck Gardner