Mission & People
People need trees and trees need people.
TreePeople is Southern California’s largest environmental movement whose mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share our process as a model for the world.
Our People
Cindy Montañez
Chief Executive Officer
Education and Community
Ariel Lew Ai Le Whitson
Director of Education and Community Organizing
Mario Dagonel
Senior Manager of Community Organizing
Bryan Medina
Community Organizer (Riverside)
Miguel Vargas
Community Organizer (Southeast LA)
Maria Adame
Eco-Tours Manager
Cesar Hernandez
Environmental Educator
Cindy Villegas
Community Organizer (Northeast San Fernando Valley)
Peter Massey
Project Manager- Water Equity Programs
Nanci Torres-Poblano
Waste Management Youth Leadership Coordinator
Rebecca Saltsman
Senior Manager - Generation Earth
Savannah Ackerman
School Outreach Coordinator
Roland Pacheco
Tribal Engagement Coordinator
Shoshana Ambartsumyan
Eco Educator
Talia Dotson
Urban Greening Community Organizer
Andrew Castillo
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Emily Tyrer
Green Infrastructure Project Manager
Heather Turpin
Community Organizer (Santa Clarita)
Ayla Montoya
Education and Community Program Associate
Jazmin Quezada
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Jessica Martinez
Eco Educator
Hillary Lefkowitz
Eco Educator
Alejandro Montes
Community Organizer ( San Bernardino)
Amanda Begley
Associate Program Manager
Forestry and Urban Greening
Thierry Rivard
Director of Mountain Forestry
Eileen Garcia
Director of Community Forestry
Alyssa Walker
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Matthew Loftis
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Christyne Imhoff
Director of Program Development
Juan Solomon
Program Manager
Sergio Olvera
Urban Forester Foreman
Pam Gibson
Regional Manager Northeast Valley
Jack Smith
Ecological Restoration and Nursery Manager
Michelle Bagnato
Community and School Greening Specialist
Hannah Crispi
Associate Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Gemma Lurie
Community Forestry Program Manager
Loren Feder
Senior Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Alex Turner
Senior Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Kylie Lesko
Senior Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Gabriela Gonzalez
Tree Care Assistant
Sage Cobos
Senior Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Jonathan Manikan
Community Forestry Coordinator
Marcos Trinidad
Senior Regional Manager (Riverside)
Idelfonso Villarreal
Urban Forester
Kyle Kohlbrenner
Community Forestry Coordinator
Oscar Perez
Community Forestry Coordinator
Garrett Ashby
Community Forestry Associate
Monica Pineda
Community Forestry Associate
Ivan Castillo
Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Alex Arevalos
Urban Greening Associate
Kenny Derieg
Community Forestry Associate
Bertilla Baudiniere
Landscape Designer
Max De Maria
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Stephanie Liu
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Ojani Casillas
Community Forestry Associate
Maritza Armenta
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Libby Thomas
Forestry Administrative Assistant
Katie Aymar
Nursery Coordinator
Xiomara Duran
Community Forestry Associate
Cooper Salomon
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Seth Thomas
Mountain Forestry Coordinator
Steven Ring
Associate Mountain Forestry Program Manager
Marketing and Communications
Jean-Paul Renaud
Director of Marketing and Communications
Alex Miller
Marketing & Social Media Manager
Edgar Iriarte
Web & Technology Manager
Bliss Parsons
Graphic Designer
Adam Thomas
Digital Content Specialist
Cez Cruz
Jr Graphic Designer
Policy
Manny Gonez
Director of Policy Initiatives
Lia Soorenian
Policy & Research Associate
Dustin Herrmann
Principal Scientist
Mary Hillemeir
Policy & Research Coordinator
Administration
Yvette Rojas
Executive Services Administrator
Loyda Ramos
Administrative Services Partner
Carla Jimenez
Administrative Services Coordinator
Amanda Begley
Associate Program Manager
Operations
Daniel Berger
Director of Forestry and Urban Greening
David Pineda
Government Grants Writer
Chuck Mills
Senior Grants Administrator
Brenna Humann
Grant Writer
Park Operations
Brian Rekart
Senior Manager Park Operations
Julio Tzoc
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Nathan Bock
Grounds Coordinator
Dan Berman
Park Restoration Coordinator
Trever Ducote
Park Assistant
Development
Robyn Rehak
Chief Development Officer
Jordan Hutkin
Major Gifts Manager
Abby Fuirst
Development Associate
Saxon Miller-Jones
Major Gifts Officer
Emily Andris
Stewardship & Donor Relations Assistant
Board of Directors
Philip Boesch, Esq.
Board of Directors, Chair, Boesch Law Group
J. Lee Braly
Vice Chair, Principal | i2i Consulting
Ruth Y. Goldway
Treasurer, The Honorable Ruth Goldway, retired chairman | US Postal Regulatory Commission
Edgar G. Dymally
Secretary, Senior Environmental Specialist | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Laurie Benenson
Board Member, Writer, Editor, Filmmaker
Beth Burnam
Board Member, Co- President and Founding Member of the North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council
Susan W. Drake
Board Member, Co-Owner Casa Automotive Group
Dr. Jonathan Fielding
Board Member, Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Author
Karin Fielding
Board Member, Public Health Advocate
Jonathan Friedland
Octagonal Hall LLC
Nancy Helsley
Board Member, Retired Public School Teacher
Dr. Lee Kats
Board Member, Professor of Biology, Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Jered Lindsay
Board Member, Senior Attorney, Environmental Section, Southern California Edison Law Dept.
Sara Rutherford Nichols
Board Member
David A. Paschal
Board Member, Assistant General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of General Services
Noah Perch-Ahern
Board Member, Partner at Greenberg Glusker Environmental Department
Josephine Powe
Board Member, Environmental Lawyer
William Quicksilver
Manatt, Sr. Partner, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner Emeritus
Mindy Rothstein Mann
Board Member
Sam Whiting
Board Member, Director, Boeing Global Engagement
Ira Ziering
Board Member, Entrepreneur, Ziering France Co.
David Zucker
Board Member, Writer, Director, Producer
Founder
Andy Lipkis
Board Member, Founder, TreePeople
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