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Meet the Team

Staff

Amber Pairis

Executive Director

Meet Amber
Jeanette Starpine

Director of Programs

Meet Jeanette
Paula Ezcurra

Grants Manager

Meet Paula
Kat Schroeder Mora

Digital Designer

Meet Kat
Althea Walker

Director of Community Resilience

Meet Althea
Lori Hardy

Director of Operations

Meet Lori
Will Madrigal, Jr.

Tribal Capacities and Partnerships Program Manager

Meet Will
Tenaya Wood-Luna

Indigenous Climate Stewardship Lead, DRI

Meet Tenaya
Diane Terry

Director of Communications

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Kara Conner

Program Manager

Meet Kara
Sarah Morgan

Education Program Manager

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Fellows + Interns

Allize Jimenez

Engagement & Communications Apprentice

Meet Allize
Amira Azoulay

Education & Communications Intern

Meet Amira

Advisors

Carlie Domingues
Meet Carlie
Stan Rodriguez
Meet Stan
Tamara Wall
Meet Tamara
Wesley Ruise, Jr.
Meet Wes
Shasta Gaughen
Meet Shasta
Johnny Bear Contreras
Meet Johnny Bear
Ron W. Goode
Meet Ron
Melodie Lopez
Meet Melodie
Laura Engeman
Meet Laura
Julie Kalansky
Meet Julie
Teresa Romero
Meet Teresa
Ana Gloria (Martha) Rodriguez
Meet Martha
Nikki Cooley
Meet Nikki
Megan Jennings
Meet Megan
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