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