Staff

Jean-Paul “JP” Renaud (he/him)
Executive Director

Ally Bell (she/her)
Education Director

Bria Blitch (she/her)
Senior Tree Programs Manager

Maya Briones (she/her)
Advocacy Associate

Natalie Brubaker (she/her)
Director of Special Projects

Veronica Bustos (she/her/ella)
Youth Programs Associate

Christie Galitsky (she/her)
Senior Director of Programs

Laura Gronek (she/her)
Communications Manager

Maika Horjus (she/her)
Director of Impact

Juanita Ibarra (she/her/ella)
Youth Programs Manager

Aubrey Knier (she/her)
Tree Care Coordinator

Paul LaVallee (he/him)
Environmental Educator

Beth May (she/her)
Senior Director of Philanthropy

Arlene Nuñez García (she/they/them)
Community Forestry Coordinator

Oscar Rodriguez-Ortiz (he/him)
AmeriCorps VISTA Member

Indira Selvakumaraswamy (she/her)
Volunteer Engagement Manager

Karina Soria Mendoza (she/her/ella)
Operations Manager

Gabrielle Trudeau (she/her)
Tree Care Coordinator

Evany Wang (she/her)
Community Forestry Coordinator

 

2024 Spring Teen Urban Foresters

 

Emma Adjei (she/her)
Teen Urban Forester

Paco Arreola
Teen Urban Forester

Miguel Baez (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Sofia Barajas (she/her)
Teen Urban Forester

Joshua Bustos
Teen Urban Forester

Samantha Cruz (she/her)
Teen Urban Forester

Pedro Delgado (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Briyana Edwards
Teen Urban Forester

Angel Fernandez
Teen Urban Forester

JoJo Flores
Teen Urban Forester

Bethzy Garcia
Teen Urban Forester

Andres Gonzalez (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Christopher Kaage
Teen Urban Forester

Guillermo “Memo” Lopez (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Alexis Magaña (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Jose Rendon (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Jose Vazquez (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

Larissa Villanueva (she/her)
Teen Urban Forester

Jose Yopihua
Teen Urban Forester

Yael Yopihua (he/him)
Teen Urban Forester

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