Point Blue is more than 160 scientists strong. We also have a growing team of educators and habitat restoration specialists. We manage over one billion ecological observations from our work and the work that of our collaborators across the world. With our scientists and partners, along with informed partners like you, we have the tools and know-how to help ensure a hopeful and healthy future. Science is at the core of everything we do. It’s fitting that S.C.I.E.N.C.E. also represents our organizational values and beliefs: • Scientific Rigor • Collaboration • Innovation • Excellence • Nature is Essential • Complete Integrity • Everyone is Responsible.
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Board of Directors
Point Blue's Board is composed of a group of strong leaders with a diverse skill set that are passionate about our mission to conserve ecosystems and address climate change.
Leadership
Meet Point Blue's Group Directors and the Executive Team. This group works to advance the mission and vision of the organization and ensure the successful implementation of Point Blue’s strategic plan.
Point Blue Staff
Point Blue staff bring their passion and dedication to inspire positive conservation outcomes for a healthy, blue planet teeming with life.
Science Advisory Committee
A panel of eminent scientists that provide both vision and advice on scientific matters in order to maximize the quality of science conducted by Point Blue and to help us achieve our collaborative strategic priorities.
Research Associates
Point Blue works closely with many professional research partners on various conservation projects. Learn more about these top scientists below.
Anne Chadwick
Board Chair
Sheldon Gen
Vice Chair, Policy Chair
Nick Tipon
DEI Committee Co-Chair
Geoffrey Gordon-Creed
DEI Committee Co-Chair, Immediate Past Board Chair
Ellen Hines, PhD
Science Advisory Committee Chair
Julie Chase Baldocchi
Development Chair
David Myles
Finance Chair
Nadine Peterson
Human Resource Committee Chair
Ian Altman
401(k) Plan Administration Sub-Committee Chair
Clinton Moloney
Strategic Planning Chair
David Ackerly, PhD
Director
Anne Baxter
Director
Arden Bucklin-Sporer
Director
emily ford
Director
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez
Director
Susie Hagemeister
Director
Tacy Hahn
Director
Peter Norvig, PhD
Director
Percy Stubbs
Director
Megan Colwell
Honorary Board Member
Edward Sarti
Honorary Board Member
Carolyn Johnson
Honorary Board Member
Bill Foss
Honorary Board Member
Jack W. Ladd
Honorary Board Member, Chair Audit Committee
Stephen Thal
Honorary Board Member
Ann Stone
Honorary Board Member
Stefan Williams
Honorary Board Member, Past Board Chair
Manuel Oliva
Executive Team
Chief Executive Officer
Grant Ballard, PhD
Executive Team
Chief Science Officer
Padmini Srinivasan
Executive Team
Chief Financial Officer
Melissa Pitkin
Chief of Staff
Zach Warnow
Director of Communications
Liz Chamberlin, PhD
Director of Innovation
Ryan Burnett
Sierra Nevada Director
Bonnie Eyestone
Working Lands Conservation Director
Catherine Hickey
Pacific Coast and Central Valley Director
Jaime Jahncke, PhD
CA Current Director
John Parodi
STRAW Program and Education and Outreach Director
Sam Veloz, PhD
Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions Director
Emily Allen
Senior Project Manager
Hilary Allen
Avian Ecologist
Lishka Arata
Communications Manager
Nick Arriaza
Restoration Technician
Stacey Atchley-Manzer
Donor Communications Manager
Grant Ballard, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Blake Barbaree
Senior Waterbird Ecologist
Ryan Burnett
Sierra Nevada Group Director
Brent Campos
Northern Sierra Project Leader
Katie Brown
Full Stack Web Developer
Chelsea Carey, PhD
Director of Soil Research and Conservation
Kirsti Carr
Avian Ecologist
Liz Chamberlin, PhD
Director of Innovation
Stephanie Coates
Coastal Ecologist
Avalon Cook
Range-C Outreach Coordinator
Renee Cormier
Avian Ecologist
Kylie Crisostomo-Rickman
Restoration Field Technician
George Cummins
Coastal Ecologist
Mark Dettling
Avian Ecologist
Ryan DiGaudio
Working Lands Science Director
Jessie Ditmore
Project Manager
Kristy Dybala, PhD
Principal Ecologist
Maddison Easley
Working Lands Partner Biologist
Meredith Elliott
Senior Scientist, ACCESS Program Leader
Megan Elrod
Librarian/SF Bay Program Biologist
Alba Estrada López
STRAW Education Manager
Bonnie Eyestone
Working Lands Conservation Director
Alissa Fogg
Senior Ecologist
Erika Foster, PhD (she/her)
Soil Ecologist
Nancy Gamble
Director of Philanthropy
Doug George
Avian Ecologist
Geoff Geupel
Strategic Partnerships Director
Leia Giambastiani
Senior Project Manager
Gina Graziano (she/her)
Senior Education Manager
Todd Greenley
Junior Accountant
Brenda Gutierrez
Development Operations Manager
Allison Hacker
Sierra Meadows Project Manager
Esther Haile
Avian Ecologist
Grant Halstrom
Solano County Partner Biologist
Alicia Herrera
Rangeland Watershed Initiative Partner Biologist
Catherine Hickey
Pacific Coast and Central Valley Director
Julie Howar
Senior Marine Ecologist, GIS Specialist
Kate Howard
Humboldt County Partner Biologist
Beth Huang
Grants and Contracts Manager
Diana Humple
Principal Ecologist & Banding Coordinator
Jaime Jahncke, PhD
California Current Group Director
Mike Johns, PhD
Senior Marine Ecologist
Dennis Jongsomjit
Geospatial Ecologist
Dante Khan
Lead Restoration Technician
Martin Magana
Informatics Engineering Manager
Michael Mahoney
Avian Ecologist
Alycia Matz
Project Manager, Novato Baylands
Dianne Miller
Technical Product Manager
Jamie Miller
Coastal Program Biologist
Catie Mong
Partner Biologist, Merced
Doug Moody
Informatics Engineer
Celida Moran
Conservation Educator
Kriss Neuman
Principal Ecologist
Sophie Noda
Working Lands Ecologist
Nadav Nur, PhD
Quantitative Ecology Program Director
Josh Nuzzo
Project Manager
Manuel Oliva
Chief Executive Officer
Dolores “Dodie” Otten
Accounting Manager
John Parodi
STRAW Program and Education and Outreach Director
Jessica Paul-Mullikin
Human Resources Coordinator
Jenni Phillips
Senior Project Manager
Melissa Pitkin
Chief of Staff
Alison Pollack
STRAW Project Manager
Cody Reed, PhD
Senior Meadow Ecologist
Matt Reiter, PhD
Research Director
Emily Rice
Coastal Program Biologist
Tracey Rice
Partner Biologist, Southern California
Dan Robinette
Senior Scientist
Alejandra Robles
Marine Lab Research Assistant
Cotton Rockwood
Senior Marine Ecologist
Julio Rodriguez
Restoration Technician
Laurette Rogers
STRAW Founder and Ambassador
Tiffany Russell
Susanville Partner Biologist
Leo Salas, PhD
Principal Quantitative Ecologist
Annie Schmidt, PhD
Antarctica Program Director
Briana Schnelle
Alturas Partner Biologist
Kait Schroeder
Director of Development Operations
Laurie Schuyler
Assistant Controller
Brad Sechelski
Senior Informatics Engineer
Corey Shake
Senior Partner Biologist, Woodland
Bennett Smith
Director of Philanthropy
Rose Snyder
Director of Community Engagement
Amanda Spears
Farallon Biologist
Padmini Srinivasan
Chief Financial Officer
Lara Stagner
STRAW Project Manager
Debra Stein
Impact Strategist
Isaiah Thalmayer
Senior Project Manager
Jim Tietz
Staff Biologist
Sam Veloz, PhD
Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions Director
Christine Walker
Major Gifts Officer
Zach Warnow
Director of Communications
Pete Warzybok
Senior Marine Ecologist
Carrie Wendt
Senior Partner Biologist, Oroville
Julian Wood
SF Bay Program Leader
Ellen M. Hines, PhD
Science Advisory Committee Chair, San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center
Grant Ballard, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Science Advisory Committee Co-Chair
David Ackerly PhD
UC Berkeley
Ian Altman
Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants
Valerie Eviner, PhD
UC Davis
Sheldon Gen, PhD
San Francisco State University
Patrick Gonzalez, PhD
University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity
Susie Hagemeister
Board Director
Matthew Johnson, PhD
Humboldt State University
Adina Merenlender, PhD
UC Berkeley
David Myles, PhD
Olema Pharmaceuticals
Karina Nielsen, PhD
San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center
Peter Norvig, PhD
Google Inc
Jim Quinn, PhD
UC Davis
Priya Shukla
UC Davis
Nick Tipon
Board Director
Arvind Varsani, PhD
Arizona State University
Alumni Program
Welcome to the Point Blue/PRBO Alumni Program! This program is focused on former interns, volunteers, and staff from our Palomarin Field Station in the National Park Service’s Point Reyes National Seashore (Palo) and our Southeast Farallon Island research site in the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (SEFI), but all Point Blue Alumni are invited to participate.
Who is Eligible?
Anyone who has worked and/or volunteered (officially or unofficially) at Point Blue, especially at our Palomarin field station and/or our Southeast Farallon Island research station.
What does Alumni Membership get you?
Invitations to special events, electronic newsletter updates for Palo or SEFI alumni, access to an Alumni Directory so you can get in touch with old friends, networking opportunities, and a one-year special reduced rate membership to Point Blue.
Ready to sign up?
Visit this link and take a few moment to fill out our online membership form.
Need Help?
If you need more information, or have questions please contact Diana Humple Email: dhumple@pointblue.org Avian Ecologist, Banding Coordinator, Oil Spill Response Coordinator, Palomarin Project Lead.
Get Involved
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