OUR PEOPLE
Staff
We are a collaborative team working to help people and nature thrive together. Our team – and our partnerships – draw their strength from the diverse experiences, strengths, and interests we each bring to the table.
Sara O’Brien
Partner | Executive Director
Kellyn Baez
Partner | Community Water Solutions
Jackie Brenner
Partner | Community Water Solutions
Ethan Brown
Partner | Community & Water
Lynny Brown
Partner | Co-Director of Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Raeann Gervais
Fellow | Environmental Biologist
Ladan Ghahramani
Partner | Co-Director of Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Emily Irish
Partner | Strategic Communications
Erin Legg
Partner | Finance & Operations
Naomi Lowinger
Partner | Human Resources & Administration
Nicole Maness
Partner | Climate, Habitat, & Working Lands
Alaí Reyes-Santos
Adjunct Faculty | Bohio Cibanani
Barton Robison
Partner | Program Director
Tyler Wagner
Partner | Community Energy Solutions
Kristiana Teige Witherill
Partner | Collaborative Systems
Board of Directors
Our board is made up of mixed interests, representing the perspectives needed to make collaborative approaches to conservation work at scale.
Teresa Jacobs
Board President | Consultant
Michael Karnosh
Board Vice President | Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Dan Vizzini
Board Secretary | Oregon Health and Science University, Center for Evidence-based Policy
Mark Buckley
Board Treasurer | ECONorthwest
Michael Jordan
Board Past President | City of Portland
Sam Baraso
Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund
Tatiana Dierwechter
Oregon Health Authority
John Dunbar
Dunbar Law LLC
Mike Freese
Partner at The Romain Group
Steve Gagnier
Climb Credit, Inc.
Ann McQuesten
Perkins Coie LLP
Diane Taniguchi-Dennis
CEO of Clean Water Services
