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
Ethan Brown
Partner | Community & Water
Lynny Brown
Partner | Healthy Environments
Emily Irish
Partner | Strategic Communications
Erin Legg
Partner | Finance & Operations
Nicole Maness
Partner | Climate, Habitat, & Working Lands
Alaí Reyes-Santos
Adjunct Faculty | Bohio Cibanani
Emerson Ringger
Partner | Community Water Solutions
Barton Robison
Partner | Program Development
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 | Port of Portland
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
John Dunbar
Dunbar Law LLC
Mike Freese
Partner at The Romain Group
Diane Taniguchi-Dennis
CEO of Clean Water Services
