Our Board

  • Peter Braudrick, President

    Peter Braudrick is a retired State Parks Administrator. He also serves on the board of the California Association of RCD's, represents Mendocino County RCD on the Conservation Works board, and serves on the Jackson Demonstration State Forest Advisory Group.

  • Rose Caltzontzi, Board Member

    Rose is a Environmental Conservation and Restoration Scientist working as a TRIO student support program manager at Sonoma State University. She resides in Sonoma County.

  • Ann Cassidy, Board Member

    Ann is an at-large member of Conservation Works board and resides on a ranch in the town of Bodega. Ann also serves on the board of the Bodega Land Trust.

  • Kandis Gilmore, Secretary

    Kandis is an Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist working at Sonoma State University. Kandis also serves on the Board of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society and lives in Sonoma County.

  • Darcie Mahoney, Vice President

    Darcie Mahoney is a retired Mendocino County forester with many years experience in sustainable forestry and water quality issues, and lives near Elk.

  • Luya Rivera, Board Member

    Luya is a fabric artist, and works as a community planner for the Environmental Office at the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo California in Lake County. She also serves on the board of Lake County Tribal Health Clinic. Luya lives in Lake County.

  • In Memoriam - Ron Rolleri

    A retired viticulturist and landscaper, Ron was deeply committed to sustainable land stewardship and served on the Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group and Forest Working Group. Ron lived in Sonoma County with his beloved family and is warmly remembered for his steady presence and enduring dedication to conservation. He helped to start this nonprofit and his legacy continues to inspire our work today.

  • Susan Warner, Treasurer

    Susan Warner is a retired executive from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board where she served as their Executive Officer culminating over 25 years of Board experience. She is a registered civil engineer, with a M.S. degree in forest soil science and B.S. degree in Chemistry She resides in the village of Mendocino.


Our Staff

  • Rhonda Bullington, Administrative Assistant

    Providing essential administrative support to keep everything running seamlessly and our team focused on their core responsibilities.

  • Emma Guzy, Ecological Resiliency Coordinator

    Working to restore native pollinator habitats and to engage the community in climate action efforts that promote resiliency.


  • Oona Heacock, Executive Director

    Building a collaborative, responsive and trusted organization so that our communities and land can thrive.

  • Sarah Keiser, Senior Grant Specialist

    Providing Grant administration and program management for North Bay Forest Improvement Program and other fire resiliency grants, to support the conservation and land stewardship goals of Northern California.

  • Alina Neubel, Conservationist

    Enhancing biodiversity and adaptability in working lands through habitat creation and integrated arts-and-science education.

  • Lily Roberts, Climate Resiliency Coordinator

    Fostering interconnectedness between humans and their environment through hands-on education, place-based stewardship and direct climate action.

  • TJ VanderYacht, Climate and Health Project Lead

    Addressing the impact of climate change on the health of our waterways and local communities by building resiliency through focused, collaborative action.