Our Team

  • Michael Ableman

    Founder & Executive Director

  • Neal Singh

    Project Coordinator

  • Lorenzo Sanchez

    Groundskeeper

  • Ken Henriques

    Facilities & Maintenance

  • Paula Evans

    Bookkeeper

  • Heidi Jones

    Planning & Permitting Consultant

  • Susan Baer

    Grant Writer

  • Ben Ciccati

    Graphic Designer

  • David Beavers

    Mushroom Lab Coordinator

  • Richard McLaughlin

    Volunteer

  • Terri Minshull

    Volunteer

Board of Directors

  • Geoff Green

    Chair

  • Peter Schuyler

    Secretary

  • Bill Terre

    Treasurer

Advisory Board

  • Jeff Bridges

    Actor

  • Yvon Chouinard

    Patagonia

  • Wes Jackson

    The Land Institute

  • Anthony Rodale

    Rodale Institute

  • Alice Waters

    Chez Panisse

Campaign Leadership

  • Jeff Bridges

    Campaign Co-Chair

  • Susan Bridges

    Campaign Co-Chair

  • Judy Stapelmann

    Campaign Co-Chair

  • Christie Glanville

    Fundraising Committee Member

  • Sharon Bradford

    Fundraising Committee Member

Campaign Advisors

  • Liz Carlisle

    Professor- UC Santa Barbara

  • Steve Gliessman

    Farmer, Professor Emeritus- UC Santa Cruz

  • Wesley Johnson

    Sun Pacific Solar

  • Sharyn Main

    Community Resilience Consultant

  • Keith Nevison

    Director of Horticulture- SB Botanic Garden

  • Josh Volk

    Farmer

  • Nancy G. Weiss

    Strategic Projects Consultant

  • Bob Wilkinson

    Professor Emeritus- UC Santa Barbara

Endorsers