Leadership

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Throughout its history, NatureBridge has benefited from extraordinary leadership. From our Board of Directors to our environmental science educators, the entire organization is comprised of leaders in their fields who are strongly committed to our mission.

Board of Directors

Susan Boren, Chair
Liz Valentine, Vice Chair
Shane Tackett, Treasurer
Linda Fisher, Secretary
Vera Michalchik, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Education
Ananda Baron
Anne W. Baxter
Ghessycka Bennett
Sophia Danenberg
Raoul Goff
Robert J. Holmes
Chris Joseph
Thomas C. Kiernan
Jenny Koehler
Vivienne Long
Kevin T. Newman, Ph.D.
Brad C. O'Brien
Autumn Saxton-Ross, Ph.D.
Walter Sive
Carroll C. Yandell

National Park Service Liaison
Cindy Orlando, Principal Deputy Regional Director

Board Emeritus 
Valerie E. Anders
Matthew A. Baxter, Jr.
Garry Brewer, Ph.D.
Linda Brownstein
David "Jay" Flood
Stephen H. Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D. 
Jack Walston

Regional Boards

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    Alan F. Krepack, Ph.D., Chair
    Anne Baxter
    Shane Easter
    Courtney Hemphill
    David C. Jones
    Jack Lapidos
    Gretchen LeBuhn, Ph.D.
    Jen Leung
    Charlene D. Low
    Debra Maltenfort, M.D.
    Patricia L. Marshall
    Steven Nelson
    Jordan O’Brien
    Mary Poland
    Ben R. Toland
    Ivy Archer Winters
    Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D.
    Carroll C. Yandell

    Board Emeritus
    Wilford H. Welch

    National Park Service Liaison
    David Smith, Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
     

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    Pipa Elias, Chair
    Leib Kaminsky, Vice Chair
    Josh Alloy
    Thomas C. Kiernan
    Ericka Markman
    Alexander Rose-Henig
    Autumn Saxton-Ross
    Laura Sigman, M.D.
    Catherine Scott
    Erin Matthews Thomas

    National Park Service Liaison
    George Liffert, Superintendent, Prince William Forest Park

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    Todd Cota, Chair 
    Dipa N. Sudra, Secretary
    Laura E. Bailey
    Eric Christensen
    Jon Evans
    Bill Kintner
    Stacey Krum
    Rebecca Meissner
    Sharlene (Shar) Reynolds
    Kim Sager-Fradkin
    Diane Undi-Haga
    Allison Witter Frey

    Emeritus
    Valerie E. Anders, Board Chair Emeritus
    Greg M. Moga, III

    National Park Service Liaisons
    Sula Jacobs, Superintendent, Olympic National Park
    Lee Snook, Olympic National Park NatureBridge Liaison

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    Darrin D. Gambelin, Esq., Interim Chair
    Denys K. Duffy, Treasurer
    Stephanie Yu, Secretary
    Nancy Dyar, Ph.D.
    Rachel Davis
    Lizzy Griffith
    Chris Joseph
    Monte S. Meyers
    Allan J. Prager
    Jan Sweeney
    William W. Thompson
    Alice Warren

    National Park Service Liaisons
    Cicely Muldoon, Superintendent, Yosemite National Park
    Ephriam Dickson, Yosemite National Park NatureBridge Liaison

Education Advisory Council

Nicole M. Ardoin, Ph.D., Chair
Vera Michalchik, Ph.D., Board Liaison
Robert B. Blair, Ph.D.
Daniel C. Edelson, Ph.D.
Mary L. Kiely, Ph.D.
W. Andrew Marcus, Ph.D.
Sonia Ortega, Ph.D.

Senior Leadership Team

Phillip Kilbridge, President & CEO
Judy Lin, Chief Operating Officer
Aaron Rich, Chief Development Officer
Leslie Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Lesley Davidson, Director of Human Resources
Corinne Dedini, Yosemite Regional Director
Kim Hanson, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
Jen Kidder, Olympic Director
PaHoua Lee, Golden Gate Director