9 results for group: board
Tony Sustak
Tony is a longtime activist, who was recruited to join CESP in 2008, by former Executive Director, Patricia Jones. That relationship grew out of a common interest in the community activism and official meetings that were part of the rewrite of the City of Richmond’s General Plan.
In the past, Tony has been involved in union activities, advocacy for health care reform and the struggles against racism, sexism, and militarism.
Tony is one of the original members of the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) and remains active with the RPA. Tony is a League of American Cyclist’s, League Certified Instructor (LCI), and occasionally, helps more ...
Pam Stello
Pam is an environmental activist and an educator. She has worked for years to protect Point Molate headlands in Richmond and its rich environmental, cultural, and historical resources. Pam is co-chair of the Friends of Point Molate Park Board and directs the Richmond Coastal Leadership Program. She is a Richmond and Portugal resident.
Doris Sloan
Doris Sloan is a retired Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley. She has an MS in geology and a PhD in paleontology, both from UC Berkeley. She taught in the Environmental Sciences program at UCB, and taught geology for UC Extension. She has led field trips for the Oakland Museum, Sierra Club, Yosemite Association, Point Reyes Field Seminars, and other organizations. She also has traveled widely with Cal Alumni groups to the far corners of the Earth, including the Arctic and Antarctic, Nepal, Scandinavia, Russia, Central Asia, South America, and Iceland. Her research has focused primarily on the history of ...
Alix Mazuet
Originally from Southern France, Alix spent most of her childhood between Cannes-La Bocca (France) and Abidjan (Ivory Coast). She has lived in the Bay Area for many years and is now a Richmond resident.
Alix teaches French as a Foreign Language as well as French and Francophone Studies. In her academic work, she specializes in cultural history of the long nineteenth century, with a second area of expertise in Sub-Saharan postcolonial histories, cultures and literatures.
Alix is also involved in the advocacy of social, economic and environmental justices. She belongs to several non-profit organizations that fight to protect open spaces, prevent ...
Shirley Dean
Shirley Dean started her civic career in the late 1960s by working with Urban Care, the Berkeley-based organization dedicated to stopping the proposed construction of a large shopping mall on Santa Fe Railroad and other privately owned land on Berkeley's waterfront . That led to her appointment to Berkeley's Planning Commission in 1971 and to the original Waterfront Planning Committee which formulated the City's plan to create a waterfront park that included the privately owned land and the former Berkeley dump. She was elected to the Berkeley City Council on her first try for public office in 1975 and served several terms on the Council until 1982. ...
Helen Burke
A 45-year resident of Berkeley, Helen moved here with her former husband John in 1971. She immediately became active in the Sierra Club and served in leadership roles at the local, state and eventually the national level. She was elected to the national Board of Directors of the Sierra Club in 1977.
In 1974 Helen was elected to four terms (16 years) on the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors, representing Ward 4, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito and parts of No. Oakland. Helen was the first woman and environmentalist to be elected. Although initially outvoted 6-1, over the years Helen successfully pushed for an inclining block ...
Tom Bates
Tom Bates served as Mayor of Berkeley for 14 years (2002-2016), as a California State Assembly Member for two decades, and as an Alameda County Supervisor. His record in the State Legislature includes authoring more than 220 bills that became law, including legislation to create the Eastshore State Park, to provide state funding for urban creeks, and to require regional transportation plans to include the use of bicycles. As Berkeley Mayor he led efforts in creation of the David Brower Center and Berkeley’s Climate Action Plan. Bates is a native Californian and graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. He was a starting right end on the ...
Ellen Barth
Ellen Barth has been a member of local environmental groups for many years, including the Audubon Society and the Sierra Club. A long-time bird watcher, she has taken part in bird monitoring programs for PRBO, Golden Gate Audubon, FWS, and North American Loon Fund. She served on the Board of several small environmental groups. She was involved in science education for many years in Berkeley Public schools. As a docent at the California Academy of Sciences 1978-2021, Barth served as lecturer, facilitator and trainer for new docents and helped develop the training courses. She served in many capacities, including Chair of the Docent Council. She has an ...