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September 1, 2023
From the desk of Interim Executive Director Kammy Lo:
Dear friends,
Serving the Canopy community in the role of Interim Executive Director has been one of the greatest honors and privileges of my career, and I am very grateful for everyone who […]
August 8, 2023
The Canopy Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Paul “JP” Renaud as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective August 15, 2023.
About JP
JP comes to Canopy from TreePeople, Southern California’s largest environmental nonprofit organization, where he served […]
March 30, 2023
Since the New Year, waves of wet, winter storms have impacted our environment in heartbreaking ways. Beloved trees have fallen or have been damaged by windy and wet conditions, and our communities have experienced fear, loss, and property damage due […]
March 1, 2023
From the desk of Kammy Lo, Canopy interim executive director
At the end of February, we bid farewell to Canopy’s long-serving, well-loved Executive Director, Catherine Martineau. On behalf of the entire staff team, I would like to express our deepest appreciation […]
November 14, 2022
A special update for the Canopy community from Executive Director Catherine Martineau and Board Chair Laura Martinez
Catherine Martineau
Dear Friends,
I write to share that I’ve made the difficult decision to retire from Canopy in early 2023.
I’m truly sad to say goodbye, […]
June 16, 2020
Written by Catherine Martineau and Yoriko Kishimoto
COVID-19 is re-making our world in myriad and fundamental ways. Thanks to the rigorous “shelter-in-place” mandates from our prescient health officers, we are learning (knock on wood) to flatten the curve. But what a […]
June 13, 2020
Dear Canopy Friends,
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, David McAtee, Manuel Ellis, and countless others are the continuation of a long and brutally unjust history of systemic anti-blackness, racism, and oppression. We all have a role to […]
March 19, 2020
From the desk of Executive Director Catherine Martineau
Catherine Martineau
Dear Friends and Partners,
I hope this update finds you well and healthy on Day 3 of the Shelter at Home order. These are stressful times, and the order further isolates us from […]
