10 results for group: board
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 ...
Sally Tobin
Sally Tobin grew up west of Port Angeles, Washington, within sight of Olympic National Park. She and her family spent many happy times in the Park, hiking, swimming, and fishing. She became a biologist and received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Her studies involved marine biology and embryology, and she became especially interested in how genes contribute to the changing shapes of cells and tissues during early development. Following postdoctoral work at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she became a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. At Oklahoma, she taught genetics to medical and graduate students and ...
Brennan Cox
Brennan is a landscape architect and urban designer with 15 years of experience working at all scales of the built environment and for all types of clients. He is a founding partner of GROUNDWORKS Office and amongst a new generation of designers using technology as tool for designing, prototyping and constructing innovative landscapes. His work seeks to expand the field of landscape architecture and build projects that imbue the complexities of our environmental conditions and promote a strong civic stewardship. He prefers to solve every problem with a Pentel Sign Pen Model #S520 and a roll of trace paper, and he usually isn’t very far from ...
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 Point Molate Alliance and the Richmond Shoreline Alliance. She is co-host of the Speaking UP for Point Molate speaker series. To check out past speakers: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCWg3-3wrgguS02lbt5wO_Qw
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 ...
Doris Sloan
Doris Sloan is a retired Adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley. She has a MS in geology and 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, Pt. 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, and South America, and currently leads trips to Iceland. Her research has focused primarily on ...
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 ...
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 has served on the Board of several small environmental groups. She was involved in science education for several years in Berkeley Public schools. As a docent at the California Academy of Sciences since 1978, Barth has served as lecturer, facilitator and trainer for new docents and helped develop the training courses. She served in many capacities, including Chair, on the Docent Council ...
Teddi Baggins
Teddi Baggins is a home CEO and gardener. Teddi has been an active member of CESP and the Sierra Club's East Bay Public Lands Committee. She is the wife of David Baggins, former chair of the Political Science Department at California State University East Bay. She is the mother of two adult children.