Leadership Team
Rolando Cohen
Retiring Chief Financial Officer
Linneth Lim
Rising Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Benito-Kowalski
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Paul Ringgold
Chief Program Officer
Tim Whalen
Chief Development Officer
Jennifer Tapken
Chief Operating Officer
Conservation Program
Paul Ringgold
Chief Program Officer
Becky Bremser
Director of Land Protection
Joanna Nelson
Director of Science and Conservation Planning
Jessica Carter
Director of Parks & Public Engagement
Ben Blom
Director of Stewardship and Restoration
Catherine Elliott
Senior Manager of Land Protection
Deborah Zierten
Education & Interpretation Manager
Anthony Castaños
Land Stewardship Manager
Sonia Morris
GIS Manager
Laura Lalemand
Senior Scientist
Adrianna Andreucci
Land Protection Manager
Leslie Parra
Outreach Program Manager
Timothy Borden
Sierra Stewardship & Restoration Manager
Linnea Hardlund
Forest Ecologist
Matthew Gomez
Senior Parks Program Manager
Jeff Stump
Land Protection Manager II
Mitch Hayes
Redwoods Rising Partnership Manager
Emma Stokes
Redwoods Rising Partnership Coordinator
Spencer Stiff
Redwoods Rising Field Operations Manager
Alanna Smith
Parks Program Associate
Sam Yarbrough
Land Stewardship Associate
Stanley Shaw
Conservation Programs Assistant
Carla Avila
Redwoods Rising Fellow
Development
Tim Whalen
Chief Development Officer
Suzanne Moss
Director of Public & Institutional Funding
Georgia Young
Director of Development
Kate Berry
Director of Annual Giving
Deborah White
Director of Gift Planning
Luz Perez
Special Events Manager
Elizabeth Hall
Data Solutions Manager
Jackie Perkins
Major Gifts Officer
Sarah Malashock
Director of Major Gifts
Collette Goralnick
Major Gifts Officer
Rebekah Edwards
Gift Planning Associate
Emily Algire
Major Gifts Associate
Daniel Schmidt
Institutional Grants Manager
Bryan Wells
Development Services Assistant
Mary McPheely
Development Services Coordinator
Lena Strayhorn
Development Associate
Nancy Cole
Board & Council Engagement Manager
Ben Friedman
Public Grants Officer
Finance
Rolando Cohen
Retiring Chief Financial Officer
Linneth Lim
Rising Chief Financial Officer
Joey Hachemeister
Senior Accountant
Laurie Chieng
Senior Payroll & Benefits Administrator
Susan Lee
Accounting Manager
HR & Operations
Jennifer Tapken
Chief Operations Officer
Rona Kardener
Director of Human Resources
Adam Kaplan
Operations Manager
Hattie Washington
Office Manager & Technology Administrator
Sara Williams
Human Resources Administrator
Tccola Richardson
Executive Assistant
Legal
Jeff Hoelsken
General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Marta Karwowski
Legal Counsel
Kelsi Wilson
Legal Administrator
Marketing & Communications
Jennifer Benito‑Kowalski
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Garrison Frost
Director of Communications
Jennifer Charney
Senior Manager of Marketing Communications
Kyle Cooper
Public Relations Manager
Marcos Castineiras
Digital Marketing Manager
Caleb Castle
Digital Marketing Specialist
Jiyi Jun
Communications Assistant