• Lisa Micheli, PhD

    on March 9, 2016

    PhD, UC Berkeley (Energy and Resources) MS, UC Berkeley (Civil Engineering, Environmental Water Resources) MPhil, Cambridge University, King’s College (History and Philosophy of Science) AB, Harvard College (History and Science) Dr. Micheli joined…


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  • Corinne Neuman

    on October 25, 2022

    Corinne brings over twenty years of nonprofit finance and administrative experience to Pepperwood. She thrives in designing and developing accounting information systems so that organizations can optimize…


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  • Gwynne Corrigan

    on August 31, 2021

    MS, UC Santa Cruz (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) BS, UC Santa Cruz (Biology) Gwynne was born and raised in California and has lived in the Bay Area for nearly three decades….


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  • Stephanie Beard

    on September 17, 2019

    MA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies (International Environmental Policy) MA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies (Public Administration) BA, University of New Hampshire (English) Stephanie grew up in southern New Hampshire, where she…


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  • Sloane Shinn

    on February 1, 2016

    BA, San Diego State University (Communications) Sloane grew up in Sonoma County and spent her childhood exploring the creeks and vineyards of the Russian River valley. She has a background…


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  • Michael Gillogly

    on February 7, 2016

    BA, CSU Sacramento (Environmental Studies) Michael first came to Pepperwood in 1994 to serve as the California Academy of Sciences’ Land Steward and Resident Biologist. Michael was promoted to Preserve…


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  • Annie Madden

    on October 25, 2022

    Annie Madden is a fire practitioner and land steward whose nature story began in a small town right along the Missouri River. In 2012, she moved to…


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  • Sophia Pruden

    on October 25, 2022

    BA, Sonoma State University (Geography and Environmental Studies) Sophia (she/her) is originally from San Diego, CA, but has called Sonoma County home since 2018. She moved…


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  • Devyn Friedfel

    on March 16, 2017

    BA, UC Santa Cruz (Environmental Studies and Economics) Devyn Friedfel was born and raised in the Russian River area where he grew up learning to love the beauty and diversity…


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  • Kai Henifin

    on April 20, 2022

    MA, Oregon State University (Applied Environmental Anthropology) GISci Certificate, Oregon State University BA, Sonoma State University (Anthropology)   Kai is a Project Manager and Senior GIS Specialist with more than a decade…


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