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Just Vote Yes

Critical Initiatives
on the Ballot
Amanda Brown-Stevens
Field Director

In the heady final weeks before casting

a vote for the next president, Greenbelt
Alliance urges Bay Area voters to support
vital measures on November 4. The pas-
sage of these will not only shape how the
region grows in coming years but also
impact how we address climate change.

Solano Land Trust

Protect Rural Solano
4 YES on Measure T: Solano County
is among the region’s fastest growing, and On November 4, voters around the Bay can help preserve open spaces and promote smart
growth and good public transportation by supporting key initiatives. Suisun Marsh is one of
most sprawling, counties. Measure T will the natural areas that will be protected by the passage of Measure T in Solano County.
safeguard more than 440,000 acres of
farmland and open space. The Orderly approve any changes in land-use designa-
Growth Initiative, which expires in 2010, tions. Measure T will amend the ordinance
has effectively stopped development in to incorporate updates to the General Plan, Full Steam Ahead
unincorporated Solano County over the Tracks are Cleared for
last thirty years because it requires voters to continued on page 6
SMART Train
YES on Solano Guides growth into existing cities and protects Daisy Pistey-Lyhne
Measure T 440,000 acres of agricultural and natural areas Field Representative

YES on Napa Protects more than 540,000 acres of agricultural

Measure P land and watersheds The Sonoma-Marin Highway 101 corri-
dor now ranks as the fourth most congested
YES on East Bay Provides funding for AC Transit to help preserve in the Bay Area, and 60% of the North
Measure VV affordable public transportation Bay’s greenhouse gas emissions come from
YES on East Bay Provides funding for the East Bay Parks District transportation.
Measure AA to protect land, build trails, and restore ecologi- It’s high time for a solution.
cal areas
A Green Answer
YES on Moraga Protects more than 2,000 acres of the town’s open This November, North Bay residents will
Measure K space and ridgelines from development have the chance to vote for new transporta-
YES on Sonoma Creates and funds a new train line and bike and tion choices for their commutes. Measure Q
Measure Q and Marin walking pathway from Cloverdale to Larkspur will create a new train line and a pedestrian
and bicycle pathway running 72 miles from
YES on California Authorizes a high-speed train to be built from San Cloverdale to Larkspur. Sonoma-Marin
Proposition 1A Francisco and Sacramento to San Diego continued on page 6

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 members’ Place
Fabulous 50th Anniversary Celebration
What a party! On Sept. 10, as the fog
rolled over the Bay, more than 350 people
raised glasses to Greenbelt Alliance’s 50th
anniversary and to the future.
“I heard some remarkable stories from
Greenbelt Alliance members about their
efforts to make the Bay Area a better place,”
said Executive Director Jeremy Madsen. “It
was an inspiration for the next 50 years.”
Assemblyman Mark Leno addressed
the partygoers, who included local elected
officials as well as individuals who were
instrumental in some of Greenbelt Alli-
ance’s earliest victories. John Erskine,
the son of Greenbelt Alliance’s founder,
celebrated his birthday by attending.
Guests enjoyed the hors d’oeuvres,
prepared with farm-fresh ingredients by
local chefs, and Bay Area wines. Greenbelt
Alliance is grateful to all who supported
the event.
upcoming events
Here are Greenbelt Alliance’s special
member-only outings. To see a complete
listing, go to www.greenbelt.org and click
on Outings Calendar.
Sunday, January 25
Mount Diablo’s Hidden Waterfalls
The rugged north side of Mt. Diablo boasts
some remarkable geologic features, which
we’ll see on a trek to the falls. From our lofty
mountain perch, we’ll also see the Concord
Naval Weapons Station and the Pittsburg
Hills, areas Greenbelt Alliance is striving to
protect from sprawl development.
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Clockwise from above: Executive Director
Jeremy Madsen with Linda Jo Fitz and Greg
Schick, both of Aspiriant; former staff member
Julie Cummins and Major Gifts Associate
Lopa Pal; Board member Will Evers, Jr., his
father and former Board member Bill Evers,
Jason Steinberg/www.steinbergimagery.com
and Elliot Evers, Greenbelt Alliance supporter;
Violet Aloft, daughter of grant writer Jessica
Aloft; and Assemblyman Mark Leno presents
a proclamation to Board President Jean
McCown and Jeremy Madsen.
Invest in the Bay Area
Show your Bay Area pride while pro-
tecting the region’s landscapes! Sign up
for a new license plate featuring an icon-
ic image of the Golden Gate Bridge
and the words “Nature Within Reach.”
Proceeds will be administered by the
State Coastal Conservancy and will
directly fund restoration, conservation,
Sunday, February 15
What’s Newt in Marin
Winter rain transforms the hills and
valleys of the Marin Headlands
into a giant “newtist colony”! and public recreational projects through-
Join us on a hike to out the Bay Area. The plate costs $50
view these for initial registration, with a $40 ­annual
remarkable renewal fee.
amphibians To make the new license plate a
and learn how reality, 7,500 people must sign up by
this open space summer 2009. Sign up today! Visit
gem was preserved www.bayarealicenseplate.org or call
as part of the Bay Area 1-877-4SF-BAY1.  n
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Creating Greener Cities
Connecting Land Use and Climate Change
Stephanie Reyes
Senior Policy Advocate

Increasingly, elected leaders are seeing

that the design of cities and towns affects
how much we drive and emit harmful
greenhouse gases that are heating up the
planet. Now the question is: Will this new
understanding lead to policies that actually
change how we build?
Forward-thinking cities are starting to
make the connection between climate and
land use, with the help of Greenbelt Alliance
and other advocates. This connection is
beginning to appear in public policy at the
regional and state level, too.

Regional Transportation Plan

The good news: The Regional Transpor-
tation Plan is the $100+ billion blueprint for Walkable neighborhoods are inviting places that are also good for the climate. California is
how Bay Area transportation funding will just starting to make that connection.
be spent over the next 25 years, and for the
first time, the plan includes environmental, in areas that are planning for better, climate- Greenbelt Alliance, SB375 would require
economic, and social equity goals. One friendly growth. regions like the Bay Area to develop land-
of these goals is to significantly reduce The bad news: While this is an excellent use plans to meet greenhouse gas reduction
greenhouse gas emissions. first step, this shift only applies to programs targets set by the state. It would also create
To create the plan, the Metropolitan and projects that are new. For so-called incentives for cities and developers to
Transportation Commission (MTC)—the “committed” projects—even those not yet follow these regional plans, including
region’s transportation agency—evaluated designed or planned—MTC was unwilling preference for transportation funding
and a streamlined environmental review
process.
“The draft [of California’s climate plan] envisions achieving SB375 has the potential to significantly
improve how we grow and develop. But the
less than 2% of the legislation’s goal through policies that scope and extent of that change depends
would encourage people to walk or take alternative forms of on the targets set by the state. That takes
us to…
transportation. That’s ridiculous.” The bad news: California’s draft plan
—San Jose Mercury News editorial, August 8
for how it will lower greenhouse gas emis-
sions calls for only a tiny fraction of total
reductions to come from land-use changes
new programs and projects proposed for to reconsider its funding or even to evalu- (see Region-Wide, page 5). Unless land
funding based on how well they met these ate the projects against its environmental, use becomes a much bigger piece of the
goals. Not too surprisingly, MTC found economic, and social equity goals. puzzle, the targets set for regions will be so
that it is better for the environment, MTC also has not yet voted to direct small that SB375 will be rendered virtually
economy, and social equity to focus growth more of its funding to cities that are plan- meaningless.
in existing towns and near transit and to ning for smart growth.
make neighborhoods more walkable and A Foundation for Change
bike-friendly. State Climate Legislation While initial steps have been modest,
This led to a significant shift in what The good news: In late August, the and much work remains to be done, these
MTC decided to fund: it doubled spending legislature passed and the governor signed early actions lay a foundation for changing
for creative regional land-use programs—for the first major climate and land-use bill in the way our cities are built to make them
example, to improve streetscapes—especially California, Senate Bill 375. Endorsed by greener, cooler places.  n

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 Around the Greenbelt

Advocating for open spaces and vibrant places throughout the Bay Area

South Bay this 5,100-acre area, to protect the Mount Diablo Creek watershed
Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties and ensure new development has a mix of homes, jobs, and shops
close to BART.
Greenbelt Alliance has submitted comments on the draft Envi-
Michele Beasley ronmental Impact
field representative Report for
the reuse of h
Success! On Aug. 16, more than 70 leaders, elected officials and the base.
citizens toured San Jose’s North First Street corridor to explore We expressed
the area’s redevelopment potential. Greenbelt Alliance organized concerns that
the light-rail tour to highlight the many untapped smart growth the report fails to
opportunities and share tips on how to make the transit corridor address the probable h
truly bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The event garnered a great changes to wildlife and
article in the San Francisco Chronicle and wowed participants. their habitat and impacts of
Greenbelt Alliance is participating in updating the City of growth on climate change, and
Santa Clara’s General Plan. Many cities around the region are in that the report does not comply
the midst of updating these blueprints for long-term growth and with the city’s General Plan. The
development. In Santa Clara County, a move is afoot to encourage city must now address these com- h
planners to think about sustainable food policies, including com-
munity gardens. Greenbelt Alliance is working to make sure the
ments and select a final re-use plan
in January.
h
city plans for a variety of housing types for the growing population, Greenbelt Alliance endorses the
and also ensures access to locally grown fresh foods. reauthorization of East Bay Regional
In South Santa Clara County, local open space advocate Park District’s Measure AA, which
SOS-Gilroy is organizing an environmental coalition to tackle the will protect land, build trails, and
continued threats to working farms and watershed lands around restore ecological areas (see Just Vote Yes
Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy. Greenbelt Alliance is a page 1).
part of the coalition and will continue to make the connection
between promoting sustainable development in the hearts of these TAKE ACTION!
communities and easing the pressure on the fringe. Spread the word about Measure AA! To request lawn
or window signs supporting the East Bay park funding
TAKE ACTION! measure, contact Jerry Kent at (510) 444-4710 or at
Attend the San Jose General Plan Task Force meeting at 6:30 friendsofebrpd@aol.com.
p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, and urge the city to pursue smart
growth. Contact Michele Beasley at (408) 983-0856 or at
­mbeasley@greenbelt.org.
Sonoma & Marin counties
Daisy Pistey- Lyhne
East Bay Nathan Johnson
Contra Costa & Alameda Counties field Representatives

In Marin County, roughly 75% of jobs are held by people

Christina Wong
field representative
The word is out! Following public outpouring in favor of
conservation, Greenbelt Alliance and coalition partners are urging
the Concord City Council to listen to residents and protect 80%
of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station as open space and
cluster new homes near public transportation. Greenbelt Alliance
will continue to mobilize the public to fight for a good plan for
who live in cities other than where they work. Marin needs to
create more affordable homes close to jobs. Greenbelt Alliance
is busy working with its partner, the Non-Profit Housing
Association of Northern California, researching good sites for
infill development and identifying the policy changes necessary
to address this imbalance.
In northern Sonoma County, Cloverdale is holding hearings
on its General Plan update. This is the next step toward the
adoption of an urban growth boundary. Greenbelt Alliance is

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 working with local residents to ensure that the plan includes
strong language that will keep development from encroaching
on hillsides and farmland surrounding the town.
The SMART train is rolling into the station on this Novem-
ber’s ballot. Measure Q will fund the creation and operation of
the train and a parallel bike/pedestrian pathway, to create new
transportation alternatives for North Bay residents. (See Full
Steam Ahead, page 1.)
TAKE ACTION!
Write a letter in support of SMART! Send a letter to the editor
in support of Measure Q to the Marin Independent Journal
(up to 250 words) at opinion@marinij.com and/or the Santa
Rosa Press Democrat (up to 200 words) at letters@press
democrat.com.
Solano & Napa
Counties
h strategy, and ensure that the final version of the plan includes
Nicole Byrd
field representative
h Success in Solano! After years of advocacy by
Greenbelt Alliance and our allies, the Solano
County Board of Supervisors put a measure on
the ballot to extend the Orderly Growth Initiative
for 20 years as part of the Solano County General
Plan update. Greenbelt Alliance will work with
local farmers, environmentalists, and business
leaders to pass Measure T this November (see
Just Vote Yes, page 1).
Great news in American Canyon! Napa
County and American Canyon have negoti-
h ated the creation of a rural urban limit line
for American Canyon, Napa’s most rapidly
h growing city. This acts as a growth bound-
ary and will protect farmland in
South Napa County for more
than 20 years. In August, after
h more than a quarter of the town’s
residents signed the petition for
the boundary, the City Council
approved the initiative, which can
only be changed by a vote of the people.
In Napa County, the Yes on P campaign is gaining steam. In
addition to endorsements from several leading Napa organiza-
tions, the Board of Supervisors and all of the City Councils have
endorsed the 50-year extension of this landmark agricultural
protection initiative (see Just Vote Yes, page 1). Greenbelt Alli-
ance is working with the local campaign team to educate voters
about the measure.
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TAKE ACTION!
Protect farmland in Solano County! Send a letter to the editor
in support of Measure T to the Fairfield Daily Republic (up to
350 words) at drnews@dailyrepublic.com and/or the Vacaville
Reporter (up to 300 words) at letters@thereporter.com.
Region-Wide
Stephanie Reyes
Senior Policy Advocate
As anticipated, the state’s draft plan for implementing AB32,
the Global Warming Solutions Act, includes measures to reduce
how much we drive by changing how we build. Unfortunately, the
state has dramatically underestimated the potential for land-use
changes to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
Greenbelt Alliance and our allies in ClimatePlan have been
working to make land use a bigger part of the state’s climate
policy tools to make better land use a reality. The next version of
the plan was released in October. The Air Resources Board will
hold its hearing on the plan in late November, and Greenbelt
Alliance will continue to promote good land use as an important
solution to global warming.
After Greenbelt Alliance spoke with the San Jose Mercury News
and the San Francisco Chronicle about the importance of land use
in addressing global warming, both newspapers published editorials
calling for a greater role for land use!
TAKE ACTION!
Reducing driving through better urban planning should
be a significant part of the state’s climate strategy. Find
sample letters to send to the Air Resources Board at www.
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Research Update
Greenbelt Alliance has
just released Smart Infill,
a practical guide for cre-
ating vibrant places in
the Bay Area.
Revised and updated
with new information, this
guidebook is the essen-
tial tool for local lead-
ers to use in encouraging
good development and
making their cities better
places to live.
Contact Greenbelt Alliance to order your copy today!  n
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continued from page 1
Measure Q would create a new rail line
through Sonoma and Marin counties, reduc-
ing traffic on Highway 101.
Area Rail Transit (SMART) will provide
a much-needed alternative to bumper-to-
bumper 101 traffic.
The SMART train will run on an existing
rail right-of-way, putting this currently
dormant public resource back into use.
A majority of residents in Sonoma and
Marin counties live within 5 miles of the
Just Vote Yes
continued from page 1
and extend it until 2028. Greenbelt Alli-
ance strongly endorses Measure T, which
will continue to guide most growth into
existing cities and protect over 90% of the
county’s agricultural and open space.
Preserve Napa Farmland
4 YES on Measure P: Napa County’s
precedent-setting farmland protection
measure, first adopted in 1990, requires
any proposed development on agricul-
tural land to be voted on by the entire
county. This has been an essential part
of maintaining Napa’s preeminent posi-
tion as a wine-growing region. Greenbelt
Alliance has joined allies such as the
Napa County Farm Bureau in campaign-
ing to renew these protections for the
next fifty years. Measure P also protects
important watershed lands and directs
growth into existing cities and towns,
preventing sprawling development on
hills, vineyards, and farms.
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existing train tracks, and it will serve the
80% who currently commute to and from
locations within the two counties. The
proposed quarter-cent sales tax will fund
the train and pathway, which is planned to
be finished in 2014.
Measure Q, or SMART, will establish
14 stations, all within city boundaries,
providing smooth north- and south-bound
travel. SMART is also planning shuttle
connections at many of the stations, and
will coordinate with local buses to provide
riders with service from home to school or
office without using a car. Instead of dealing
with stressful solo driving, train riders will
be able to use their commute for working,
socializing, or relaxing.
The Ticket for Clean Air
By riding the SMART train, riders will
be making their journey up to 500% more
energy efficient. The SMART Environmen-
tal Impact Report conservatively estimates
that 1.4 million car trips will be removed
from Highway 101 each year, reducing
gasoline use by over two million gallons per
year. This will cut carbon dioxide emissions
by over 120,000 pounds per day, and leave
Support East Bay Parks
4 YES on Measure AA: The East
Bay Regional Park District passed a $225
million bond in 1988 with Greenbelt Alli-
ance’s support. Since the passage of that
bond, the East Bay Regional Park District
has permanently protected over 34,000
acres of land. Today, there are opportuni-
ties to permanently protect natural areas
that remain at risk. Greenbelt Alliance
endorses the reauthorization of Measure
AA to secure new funding for purchasing
land to create new parks and trails and
to restore wildlife habitat.
Moraga Open Space Protections
4 YES on Measure K: In 1986,
Moraga voters passed the Moraga Open
Space Ordinance, which limited develop-
ment on four ridgelines around the town.
The ordinance proved to be not strong
enough to protect at-risk scenic hills,
wetlands, riparian corridors, and wildlife
habitats. Local group Friends of Moraga
Open Space, with the support of Greenbelt
Alliance, placed Measure K on the ballot to
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North Bay skies clearer and cleaner.
The bicycle and pedestrian path will also
provide an easy route for an estimated 7,000
to 10,000 people per day to get where they
need to go without creating any greenhouse
gases at all.
Measure Q is strongly supported by
Greenbelt Alliance as well as local environ-
mental, business, labor, and community
groups who all understand that transporta-
tion alternatives are an important part of
a better, more sustainable future for the
North Bay.
Vote YES on Measure Q on November
4! For more information, visit www.smart-
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Riding the SMART Rails
Saturday, October 25
Join Greenbelt Alliance for an
excursion in Marin along the proposed
SMART train route before the vote
in November. See how SMART will
connect to towns and transit. To sign
up, contact Ken Lavin at klavin@
greenbelt.org or (415) 543-6771.  n
protect more than 2,000 acres of the town’s
open space and to defeat the competing,
developer-backed Measure J.
Opt for Greener Transportation
4 YES on Measure Q: Greenbelt Alli-
ance endorses Measure Q, which provides
a transportation alternative to driving on
Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma. (See
Full Steam Ahead, page 1.)
4 YES on Measure VV: Green-
belt Alliance endorses Measure VV,
which provides funding for AC Tran-
sit’s maintenance and operations costs.
The funds will help to preserve afford-
able public transportation and provide
transportation alternatives to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by getting
cars off the road.
4 Yes on Proposition 1A: Green-
belt Alliance endorses the creation of
a high speed train from San Francisco
and Sacramento to San Diego. Provid-
ing a statewide mass transit alternative
is an important step toward reducing
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The Pop Culture Pendulum A new reality

The Revival of Walkable Urbanism

Elizabeth Stampe
Communications Director
It all started with Futurama.
From this General Motors-
sponsored 1939 World’s Fair
exhibit and its tantalizing vision
of a world built around speed-
ing cars, to federal subsidies
and local zoning, Christopher
Leinberger catalogs the forces
that have shaped America’s
built environment in his book,
The Option of Urbanism (Island
Press, 2008).
The road to sprawl
When housing demand exploded after the
Second World War, these forces funneled the
building boom into a new form: suburban
tract homes connected by highways. This
was the new American Dream—brought
to you by a car company.
To illustrate this shift, Leinberger uses
a telling cultural moment: the episode of
I Love Lucy when urban dwellers Lucy and
Desi move to the suburbs. They love it so
much that in a subsequent episode they
persuade their best friends
to join them.
A different direction
But today, he says, the cul-
tural pendulum is swinging
back. In the 1990s, televi-
sion shows like Seinfeld and
Friends were set in bustling
urban areas, and this trend
has grown, reflecting real-
estate patterns as people
return to downtowns all over
the country.
Leinberger’s book makes one thing clear:
the demand for in-town living is growing
fast. Polls and focus groups indicate greater
preferences for urban living, especially as the
nation’s demographics shift. Higher housing
prices also reflect higher demand in central
areas, which has been reflected in the current
foreclosure crisis.
But how quickly can we act to meet this
burgeoning demand?
Leinberger, a former developer, says that
for decades, the real-estate industry has
focused on just a few “product types,” like
subdivisions of single-family houses with cul-
de-sacs and wide streets and “retail centers,”
with large parking lots fronting a grocery or
big-box store. Their uniformity makes them
easy to package and sell to investors­­—but
“The age of Leave It to
Beaver is over, replaced by
the era of Seinfeld.”
— Christopher Leinberger
today, these “products” will no longer meet
the demand.
Instead, “walkable urbanism,” as he calls
it, will need to become easier to invest in,
with help from changed local policies and
federal subsidies.
Leinberger believes they will come, so
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about us

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San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 543-6771
info@greenbelt.org www.greenbelt.org
South Bay Office
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San Jose, CA 95126
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East Bay Office
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Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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Solano-Napa Office
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Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 427-2308 nicole@greenbelt.org
Sonoma office
555 5th St., Suite 300 B
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 575-3661 daisypl@greenbelt.org
Marin Office
30 N. San Pedro Rd., Suite 285
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 491-4993 njohnson@greenbelt.org
our mission: To make the nine-county San Francisco Board of Directors
Bay Area a better place to live by protecting the region’s
greenbelt and improving the ­livability of its cities and towns. Jean McCown President
We work through public policy development, advocacy, and Jake Mackenzie Vice President
education, in partnership with diverse coalitions. W. Anderson Barnes Vice President
Michele Stratton Vice President
Staff David Azevedo Secretary-Treasurer
Jeremy Madsen Executive Director
Alexis Amann Office Manager Nancy Adler
Michele Beasley Field Represen­tative John Chapman
Chuck Binckley Systems Administrator William D. Evers, Jr.
Troy Blair Membership Associate Mort Fleishhacker
Amanda Brown-Stevens Field Director Donna Gerber
Nicole Byrd Field Represen­tative Jon Harvey
Jennifer Gennari Communications Associate Mike Howe
Nathan Johnson Field Representative Robert E. Johnson
Carey Knecht Policy Research Director Deepak Kamlani
Miriam Kronberg Director of Finance & Administration Dan Kingsley
Ingrid Lassleben Executive Assistant Duane Kromm
Craig Lundin
Ken Lavin Outings & Volunteer Coordinator
Danny Margolis Staff Accountant Charles F. McGlashan
Sandra Y. Nathan
Ernie Notar Development Director
Michele Perrault
Lopamudra Pal Major Gifts Associate
Margaret Spaulding
Daisy Pistey-Lyhne Field Represen­tative
Stephanie Reyes Senior Policy Advocate Dee Swanhuyser
Elizabeth Stampe Commu­nica­tions Director Laney Thornton
Marla Wilson Sustainable Development Associate Vivian Fei Tsen
Christina Wong Field Represen­tative Wells Whitney
Gary Williams
Founder Dorothy Erskine (1896–1982)
Michelle Yesney

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