Leadership Team
Steve Mietz
President & CEO
Kirsten Saenz Tobey
Interim CEO & Chief Operating Officer
Georgia McIntosh
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Paul Ringgold
Chief Program Officer
Conservation Program
Paul Ringgold
Chief Program Officer
Jeff Stump
Director of Land Protection
Jessica Carter
Senior Program Director
Ben Blom
Director of Stewardship and Restoration
Ben Friedman
Director of Government Affairs and Public Funding
Sara Press
Senior Manager of Land Protection
Anthony Castaños
Senior Land Stewardship Manager
Laura Lalemand
Senior Scientist
Leslie Parra
Senior Manager of Community Engagement
Deborah Zierten
Senior Manager of Education & Interpretation
Matthew Gomez
Senior Parks Program Manager
Adrianna Andreucci
Land Protection Manager II
Vrinda Suresh
GIS Program Manager
Luis Vidal
Giant Sequoia Stewardship Manager
Mitch Hayes
Redwoods Rising Partnership Manager
Spencer Stiff
Redwoods Rising Field Operations Manager
Alaina Kuhlman
Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Coordinator
Noelle Dorward
Redwoods Rising Partnership Manager
Saskia Fagan
Conservation Programs Assistant
Alanna Smith
Parks Program Associate
Sam Yarbrough
Senior Land Stewardship Associate
Mary McPheely
Conservation Programs Associate
Development
Tim Whalen
Chief Development Officer
Georgia Young
Director of Development
Kate Berry
Director of Annual Giving
Jeanine Stone-Valente
Director of Gift Planning
Daniel Schmidt
Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
Luz Perez
Director of Events
Sarah Malashock
Director of Major Gifts
Collette Goralnick
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Jackie Perkins
Major Gifts Officer
Elizabeth Hall
Data Solutions Manager
Lena Strayhorn
Board & Council Engagement Manager
Elias Berbari
Digital Fundraising Manager
Rebekah Edwards
Gift Planning Coordinator
Kate Hartshorn
Development Associate
Bryan Wells
Development Services Coordinator
Samantha Forin
Development Services Assistant
Finance
Linneth Lim
Chief Financial Officer
Joey Hachemeister
Accounting Supervisor
Adrian Fausto
Payroll & Benefits Administrator
Corinne Neuman
Controller
Joey Wong
Grants & Revenue Accountant
HR & Operations
Kirsten Saenz Tobey
Chief Operations Officer
Carrie Speckart
Director of People & Culture
Adam Kaplan
Senior Operations Manager
Hattie Washington
Office Manager & Technology Administrator
Nicole Erquinigo
People & Culture Generalist
Amanda Luckey
Senior Manager of Strategic Operations and Learning
Legal
Jeff Hoelsken
General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Marta Karwowski
Legal Counsel
Sara Williams
Legal Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
Georgia McIntosh
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Devin Peek
Director of Marketing
Kyle Cooper
Director of Communications
Kristina Malsberger
Senior Managing Editor
Caleb Castle
Marketing Manager
Kyra Steenbock
Senior Digital Specialist
David Vasquez
Senior Communications Specialist
Justin Housman
Writer/Editor & Content Specialist
Jiyi Jun
Marketing & Communications Coordinator