Meet the Team

Leadership Team

Sam Hodder

Sam Hodder

President & CEO

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Jeff Hoelsken

Jeff Hoelsken

General Counsel

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Linneth Lim

Linneth Lim

Chief Financial Officer

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Georgia McIntosh

Georgia McIntosh

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

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Paul Ringgold

Paul Ringgold

Chief Program Officer

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Kirsten Saenz Tobey

Kirsten Saenz Tobey

Chief Operating Officer

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Tim Whalen

Tim Whalen

Chief Development Officer

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Conservation Program

Paul Ringgold

Paul Ringgold

Chief Program Officer

Jeff Stump

Jeff Stump

Director of Land Protection

Joanna Nelson

Joanna Nelson

Director of Science and Conservation Planning

Jessica Carter

Jessica Carter

Senior Program Director

Ben Blom

Ben Blom

Director of Stewardship and Restoration

Catherine Elliott

Catherine Elliott

Senior Manager of Land Protection

Deborah Zierten

Deborah Zierten

Senior Manager of Education & Interpretation

Anthony Castaños

Anthony Castaños

Land Stewardship Manager

Vrinda Suresh

Vrinda Suresh

GIS Manager

Laura Lalemand

Laura Lalemand

Senior Scientist

Adrianna Andreucci

Adrianna Andreucci

Land Protection Manager II

Leslie Parra

Leslie Parra

Senior Manager of Community Engagement

Linnea Hardlund

Linnea Hardlund

Forest Ecologist

Matthew Gomez

Matthew Gomez

Senior Parks Program Manager

Mitch Hayes

Mitch Hayes

Redwoods Rising Partnership Manager

Spencer Stiff

Spencer Stiff

Redwoods Rising Field Operations Manager

Alanna Smith

Alanna Smith

Parks Program Associate

Sam Yarbrough

Sam Yarbrough

Land Stewardship Associate

Saskia Fagan

Saskia Fagan

Conservation Programs Assistant

Mary McPheely

Mary McPheely

Conservation Programs Associate

Development

Tim Whalen

Tim Whalen

Chief Development Officer

Suzanne Moss

Suzanne Moss

Director of Public & Institutional Funding

Georgia Young

Georgia Young

Director of Development

Kate Berry

Kate Berry

Director of Annual Giving

Deborah White

Deborah White

Director of Gift Planning

Sarah Malashock

Sarah Malashock

Director of Major Gifts

Collette Goralnick

Collette Goralnick

Senior Major Gifts Officer

Jackie Perkins

Jackie Perkins

Major Gifts Officer

Luz Perez

Luz Perez

Senior Events Manager

Elizabeth Hall

Elizabeth Hall

Data Solutions Manager

Rebekah Edwards

Rebekah Edwards

Gift Planning Associate

Daniel Schmidt

Daniel Schmidt

Institutional Grants Officer

Bryan Wells

Bryan Wells

Development Services Coordinator

Lena Strayhorn

Lena Strayhorn

Development Associate

Nancy Cole

Nancy Cole

Board & Council Engagement Manager

Ben Friedman

Ben Friedman

Government Affairs and Public Grants Officer

Finance

Linneth Lim

Linneth Lim

Chief Financial Officer

Joey Hachemeister

Joey Hachemeister

Accounting Supervisor

Laurie Chieng

Adrian Fausto

Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Corinne Neuman

Corinne Neuman

Controller

HR & Operations

Kirsten Saenz Tobey

Kirsten Saenz Tobey

Chief Operations Officer

Carrie Speckart, M.A., SPHR, SHRM-CP

Carrie Speckart

Director of People & Culture

Adam Kaplan

Adam Kaplan

Operations Manager

Hattie Washington

Hattie Washington

Office Manager & Technology Administrator

Sara Williams

Sara Williams

Human Resources Administrator

Legal

Jeff Hoelsken

Jeff Hoelsken

General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Marta Karwowski

Marta Karwowski

Legal Counsel

Marketing & Communications

Georgia McIntosh

Georgia McIntosh

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

TBD

Devin Peek

Director of Marketing

Kyle Cooper

Kyle Cooper

Director of Communications

Marcos Castineiras

Marcos Castineiras

Digital Marketing Manager

Caleb Castle

Caleb Castle

Digital Marketing Specialist

Jiyi Jun

Jiyi Jun

Communications Coordinator

Kristina Malsberger

Kristina Malsberger

Writer/Storyteller & Editor