Melody Settelmayer

Director of Communications

msettelmayer@savesfbay.org

Melody is a communications professional with more than a decade of experience working for environmental nonprofits. She moved to the Bay Area from Arcata, CA for college and has been here ever since. In her spare time, she can be found exploring hiking trails and climbing spots near and far. She earned a B.A. in US History from the University of California, Berkeley and resides in Oakland with two friendly rescue cats and a rapidly expanding indoor jungle.

Jill Albertson

Restoration Operations Specialist

jalbertson@savesfbay.org

Jill grew up on the Peninsula, and after four years of living on the East Coast, is excited to be back in the Bay community. She comes to Save The Bay with a B.S in Biology and Environmental Science from Tufts University, and a background in environmental education and backcountry guiding. She finds great joy in empowering folks of all ages in hands-on outdoor exploration, and is excited to continue working to make the outdoors an inclusive and accessible space for all. In her free time, you can find her climbing on rocks big and small, and biking through the area.

Masha Gutkin

Director of Individual Giving

mgutkin@savesfbay.org

Masha is a strategic leader, fundraiser, and storyteller whose experience was forged building successful community-based initiatives. She is passionate about working with people to put their values into action. Born in the Soviet Union, Masha came to the United States as a refugee. Prior to Save The Bay, her career was mainly in human services, particularly fundraising for refugee resettlement and community-building led by and for former refugees. She is a Certified California Naturalist, a Master Birder in training, and enjoys swimming in, birding on and around, and rowing on the Bay.

Gwendolyn Tornatore

Chief Advancement Officer

gtornatore@savesfbay.org

Gwendolyn’s passion for mission-driven work is everlasting. She is a visionary, where strategy, creativity and passion are the hallmarks of her 25-year career in fundraising and communications. She values and invests in building a collaborative team environment that develops farseeing strategies, effective organizational structures, and impactful results. In her spare time, mountain trails and ridge lines are where she roams with her family and their dog, Klondike. 

Peter Laidlaw

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Peter works for the J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he provides investment and planning advice for wealthy families. Though he grew up on the East Coast, he has now lived for over a decade in the Bay Area and is committed to preserving and protecting the ecosystems and natural resources of his adopted home. He is also looking forward to continuing the legacy of his wife’s family, who have been strong conservationists in and around the Bay Area for over 100 years, and to instilling an appreciation for the beauty of California in his two small children. Peter holds a law degree from Santa Clara University and. B.A. from Dartmouth College, where he was an Environmental Studies major.

Hillary Kantmann

Office and Technology Manager

hkantmann@savesfbay.org

Hillary is an administrative generalist with a wide range of professional experience. She’s had many fun and interesting jobs, including harvesting walnuts, running a woodshop, and sculpting giant props for parade floats, but especially enjoys work that benefits her community in some way. When not working, she spends time gardening, cooking, working on crafts or repair projects, and seeing live music.

Delanie Lowe

Communications Manager

dlowe@savesfbay.org

Delanie is a visual communications designer with experience in marketing and development in-house for non-profit, scientific, and environmental institutions. She specializes in graphic design, video production, branding, and content strategy. Outside of work she enjoys running, hiking, and crafting.

Abraham Rodriguez-Hernandez

Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

arodriguez@savesfbay.org

Abraham’s inspiring life story and his own lived experience as an immigrant from Mexico have led him to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work, and he’s built an extensive background as a DEI leader, crafting racial equity and inclusion programs within city and government agencies across Washington state. He has worked with large and diverse staffs at public serving agencies in the Seattle area, including school districts and regional transit agencies. His academic background includes electrical engineering and systems administration degrees, as well as certifications in executive leadership and Equity & Inclusion.

Haymar Lim

Education Program Coordinator

hlim@savesfbay.org

Haymar (she/they) grew up bicoastally in California and New York. Her love for estuaries and environmental justice began in high school with her involvement with the Village Community Boathouse, an organization providing free public rowing and estuary education in New York Harbor. Haymar’s work at McGill University, the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Yurok Tribe Environmental Program and Richardson Bay Audubon has brought her to Save The Bay with a deep sense of purpose to serve the most vulnerable, be they wildlife or human. Her hobbies include photography, songwriting, knitting, rock climbing, hiking and generally existing outdoors.

Daniella Perez Garcia

Restoration Engagement Specialist

dperezgarcia@savesfbay.org

Daniella (she/her) is a first-generation Latinx, born and raised in LA. She graduated from Davis with a B.S. in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning and an emphasis in Conservation Management. Daniella is extremely passionate about working in the field of environmental education and restoration, specifically making it an accessible and inclusive space for all! Coming from the STRAW program at Point Blue, Daniella has experience in transition zone, tidal marsh, and riparian restoration with kiddos. She looks forward to collaborating with more communities throughout the Bay Area. Daniella’s hobbies include: reading, eating new food, breweries, music (especially festivals and shows), rewatching New Girl and then doing it again, and loving on her cat.

Cameron Gill

Development Coordinator

cgill@savesfbay.org

Cameron was born and raised in Tracy, California and moved to San Jose to attend San Jose State University. He recently graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. Outside of school and work, Cameron enjoys going to the gym, playing recreational basketball, watching sports, new movies and TV shows, along with learning how to cook new meals. 

Erin Pang

Policy Manager

epang@savesfbay.org

Having grown up in the Bay Area, Erin is excited to join Save The Bay and work towards equitable climate policies for the region. Her previous experience includes advocating for renewable energy policy at Environment New Mexico and working on California local government outreach and engagement programs at SGA Marketing. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, painting, and being outdoors.

Charlie Onorati

Community and Corporate Partnerships Manager

gonorati@savesfbay.org

GianCarlo “Charlie” Onorati was born and raised in LA and grew up exploring the Santa Monica Mountains. In 2014 he moved to the Bay Area in 2014 to teach at San Mateo Outdoor Education and has stayed in the Bay ever since. He has worked in youth development and environmental education all over California and loves to bring students out to the shoreline to explore their connection and build a sense of responsibility. Charlie likes to return to the redwoods frequently and hike and explore all over the region. 

Leslie Cheng

Individual Giving Officer

lcheng@savesfbay.org

Leslie is the Individual Giving Officer at Save The Bay and is proud to support building climate resiliency in the place she calls home. Prior to joining us, Leslie spent seven years engaging the vibrant Oakland and Bay Area community through visitor experience and membership at the Oakland Museum of California. In her downtime, you can find her arranging florals and getting muddy with her family and dog, Moose.

Alyssa Alfonso

Restoration Projects Specialist

aalfonso@savesfbay.org

Alyssa Alfonso is a second-generation Filipino American that was born and raised in San Francisco. Her excitement for the natural world began at young age exploring local beaches and tide pools around the Bay Area. She is passionate about wildlife conservation and creating an environmental and social impact through habitat restoration of the San Francisco Bay. On her free time, you can find her splitting pins at local bowling alleys and exploring trails with her dog, Jack.

Hayley Currier

Policy Manager

hcurrier@savesfbay.org

Hayley is a Save The Bay Policy Manager focused on equitable climate resilience. She focuses on multi-benefit green infrastructure, ensuring our region’s land use planning is addressing the impacts of climate change. Before joining Save The Bay’s team, she worked on land use planning policy advocacy related to transportation, housing, open space, and agriculture at Greenbelt Alliance and TransForm. She is passionate about deconstructing systems of oppression and ensuring our land and water ecosystems are healthy and abundant. She has a master’s in Environmental Policy and Planning and Environmental Justice from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. When not advocating, Hayley can be found puttering in her garden or swimming in alpine lakes.

Kiera Jordan

Restoration Operations Specialist

kjordan@savesfbay.org

Kiera Jordan is from Auburn, California and grew up with a strong connection to nature. She studied Earth Science and Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz and has since worked in various outdoor education, recreation, and conservation positions all over NorCal. Outside of work, she’s a big fan of traveling, skateboarding, dancing, and reading.

Sarah Berry

Campaign Coordinator

sberry@savesfbay.org

Bio coming soon

Donnie Fowler

Meta

Donnie joined the Board of Save The Bay in 2011 after working on a successful campaign to defeat California’s Prop 23, which would have overturned California’s climate and clean energy laws. Fowler regularly braves the annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. He asks, “How lucky are Bay Area residents to be able to experience all this in our backyard?”

Armello Rodriguez

A Bay Area native, Armello shares Save The Bay’s mission of delivering a brighter future to all, in particular for low-income communities that are disparately impacted by climate change. Over more than 15 years in the financial services industry, Armello has partnered with many small to medium sized firms to help them achieve their growth objectives, including as a VP on Bank of America’s Global Commercial Banking team. He enjoys sports, traveling, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Lauren Swezey

Facebook

Lauren manages sustainability for Meta’s Facilities team where she directs green building initiatives, as well as renewable energy and water projects. Since joining Meta, she’s been partnering with local and regional nonprofits to help protect and restore the natural environment, including the wetlands and endangered species adjacent to Meta’s headquarters.

Steve Dakin

Adobe

Steve is a Bay Area native whose fondness of hiking and bicycling give him a deep appreciation for this area. He is a director of engineering at Adobe and spends much of his time figuring out how to build solutions for the benefit of all. He joined the board of Save The Bay to bring his love of the environment and the Bay Area, along with his technical skills, to help preserve the beauty of the San Francisco Bay for everyone to enjoy.

Chirag Amin

Meta

I currently work at Meta, with the Sustainability and Data for Good teams. In the past I have worked in the tech sector and in the tech-for-good space, developing tools to further labor and disability rights. In my spare time, I work with a bunch of amazing kids at a local robotics team. Lately, I have become very interested in regeneration and nature based solutions, and so am very excited to be a part of Save the Bay!

Dennis DeBroeck

Attorney and Conservation Advocate

Dennis is a retired partner from Fenwick & West, where he provided strategic legal and business advice to startups and publicly traded companies. A long-time Bay Area resident, Dennis is committed to addressing climate change and environmental inequities through the restoration and preservation of the Bay and surrounding environment. Dennis serves on the Boards of Peninsula Open Space Trust and Pie Ranch, and Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Advisory Council. Dennis and his wife are avid hikers and cultural and culinary enthusiasts.

Terry Young

Environmental Scientist

Terry is a scientist who has dedicated her professional life to protecting the environment, most recently as Chair of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. Her earlier work included advising Bay Area environmental groups and serving on USEPA’s Science Advisory Board. Terry appreciates Save The Bay’s focus on nature-based solutions to the challenges of climate change and new-generation chemical pollution.

Hugh Le

PwC

Hugh Le is a partner at Strategy&, PwC,  focusing on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and helping companies address climate resiliency and the clean energy transition. He is passionate about protecting our Bay and bringing together solutions across business, policy, education, and individual change. He enjoys spending his time alongside the Bay as well as weekends on the water.

Katherine Tsay

LinkedIn

Katherine Tsay is a Business Development Manager at LinkedIn and is responsible for leading product integrations with partners for LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Outside of her day job, Katherine is passionate about encouraging her colleagues to live more sustainably as a member of LinkedIn’s Go Green team. Her interest in environmental advocacy stems from her passion to fight economic injustice and prevent low-income communities from continuing to bear the brunt of climate change.

Suresh Raman

Udemy

Suresh has been volunteering with Save The Bay since 2005, and supports our work not only by getting his hands dirty out on the shoreline, but also by being a dedicated donor. He has increased his impact through employee matching gifts programs and has nominated Save The Bay to be considered for various grants.

Jay Pierrepont

Equilibrium

Jay Pierrepont is a Principle and the President/COO of Asset Management of Equilibrium, a firm with sustainability at its core. Originally from New York, he settled in San Francisco where you might find him acing sailing lessons.

Juliana Park

UBS Financial Services

Juliana has been advising wealthy families since 2002 and authored The Abundance Loop: 8 Steps to Manifest Conscious Wealth. Her mission is to shift people from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance about their money, their life, and their environment. Juliana enjoys restoring wetlands and supporting Save The Bay alongside her daughter.

Melissa Mangini

LinkedIn

Melissa Mangini is a Director of Marketing at LinkedIn, where she is committed to their vision of creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. A Bay Area native, Melissa spends as much time outdoors as possible, exploring the natural world with her husband and dog. She is passionate about using her marketing experience to drive awareness of sustainable living practices and how we can confront climate change together.

Samuel N. Luoma

John Muir Institute of the Environment University of California, Davis

Sam is an Environmental Scientist originally from landlocked Great Falls, Montana. He’s spent nearly 45 years studying the Palo Alto Baylands, which he calls “a wonderful example of where wetlands meet mudflats.” Sam’s focus is on fighting shoreline development and supporting wetland restoration as a means of flood control as sea levels rise.

Yoon Kim

Moody’s

As Head of Global Client Services for Moody’s ESG Solutions, Yoon works closely with investors, corporations, and governments to assess financial and economic exposure to ESG and climate risks and support the integration of these considerations into decision-making. Yoon has dedicated her career to promoting positive change through her climate change adaptation work in California, the U.S. and in developing countries. As an avid hiker and backpacker, she is keenly interested in protecting, restoring and enjoying the critical ecosystems and natural resources that uniquely characterize the Bay Area. 

Christopher Hockett

UC Berkeley Law School

Chris is a retired partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office, where he focused on complex litigation and strategic problem solving for leading businesses. He currently serves as a mediator in business cases and teaches courses on antitrust law and technology at Berkeley Law and University of Virginia. Chris has been involved in conservation and environmental causes for over 20 years, and loves spending time on the Bay and shoreline.

Nancy Fee

Architectural Historian

Nancy is a San Francisco native who returned to her hometown after earning a PhD in Art History from Columbia University. She’s taught architectural history at several colleges and universities, including Mills College and UC Davis, and her focus with Save The Bay is to ensure people of all backgrounds and from all parts of the Bay Area can relish the beauty of our Bay.

Rhiannon Bailard

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Rhiannon is the Executive Director of Operations for UC Hastings Law where she oversees sustainability, events, security, planning, and construction. Previously she served at Pepperdine University as the Associate Vice President of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs where she founded their Center for Sustainability and served as Founding Director of the Center.

April Anderson

Corporate & Community Partnerships Coordinator

aanderson@savesfbay.org

Bio coming soon

Amy Stoddard

Associate Director of Institutional Philanthropy

astoddard@savesfbay.org

Amy Stoddard’s career has been anchored in the nonprofit sector since 2004, with a focus on fundraising and a specialization in grant writing/management. She joined Save The Bay in 2019, where she guides fund development via foundations/corporate partners. Prior, she managed grants at Planned Parenthood Northern California for four years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from UC Santa Cruz in Community Studies, with a minor in Literature.

Sangeeta Sarkar

Political & Community Organizer

ssarkar@savesfbay.org

Sangeeta is a first-generation Bengali American raised on Piscataway land. They are interested in environmental justice, and are a co-organizer of Brown & Green, a South Asian climate justice group. Outside of work, you can find them baking with foraged fruit or hiking in the East Bay parks.

Katie Reitter

Senior Leadership Gifts Officer

kreitter@savesfbay.org

Katie is a charitable fundraiser who has worked for 15 years at leading Bay Area organizations. For nine years prior to joining Save The Bay Katie worked in Development at Planned Parenthood Northern California. Katie is a Bay Area native who feels proud to help protect our beautiful San Francisco Bay and the surrounding communities from the threats of climate change.

Jessie Olson

Habitat Restoration Director

jolson@savesfbay.org

Jessie Olson is Save The Bay’s Habitat Restoration Director. In nearly eight years at Save The Bay, she built our diverse set of native plant nurseries to support new, larger transition zone habitat restoration projects on the shoreline. We’ve propagated and installed more than 300,000 native plants under her leadership. Jessie brings over 13 years of experience working in natural resource management, habitat restoration, and project implementation to the organization.

Josh Quigley

Policy Manager

jquigley@savesfbay.org

Josh is the Policy Manager for Save The Bay working to secure funding to restore Bay wetlands and enact regulations to restrict pollution and promote climate adaptation. Prior to joining Save The Bay, Josh worked as a federal legislative staffer for both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Erica Nordby

Finance & Admin Manager

enordby@savesfbay.org

Erica is a lifelong resident of the Bay Area. Her career path has consisted of honing accounting, office administration and management skills in different iterations for about 15 years. She spends her free time with friends, enjoying local restaurants, watching bands, and exploring nature. She feels lucky to work for an organization that is so closely aligned with her deepest intentions to protect and repair our beautiful Bay.

Jesse McKeen-Scott

Restoration Program Manager

jmckeen-scott@savesfbay.org

Jesse is the Restoration Program Manager at Save the Bay. She comes from a background in conservation education and people operations and has a passion for building connections between people and place. She is drawn to shoreline ecosystems because of the complexities of these habitats and the need for collaborative human engagement to protect and restore these systems. Some of her favorite parts of a workday include witnessing native seedlings emerge from the soil and hearing students share what they think of when they picture the San Francisco Bay.

Henry Hoffman

Temporary Policy Associate

hhoffman@savesfbay.org

Henry was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent the majority of his childhood in Washington, DC. He attended Skidmore College and majored in Environmental Studies, discovering his passion for environmental research while studying abroad in Panama. Prior to joining Save The Bay, Henry worked in the workforce development field, primarily developing and expanding programs supporting individuals with barriers to employment.

Robin Erickson

Chief Financial Officer

rerickson@savesfbay.org

Robin has worked in the nonprofit sector for 25 years with a focus on finance and human resources.  She received a B.A. in International Relations and Japanese from UC Davis and recently finished a five year term on the Board of Directors for Diabetes Youth Families. Out in the wild you’re likely to find Robin hiking, biking, paddle boarding, or gardening with her son.

Allison Chan

Political Director

allison@savesfbay.org

Allison is the Political Director at Save The Bay, where she works to advance equitable climate adaptation, sustainable development, and Bay health through policy and advocacy. Prior to Save The Bay, Allison worked for the Ocean Foundation’s Coastal Ocean Values Center, developing economic indicators of ecosystem health in Santa Monica Bay, Morro Bay, and Elkhorn Slough. Allison has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at UC Santa Barbara.

Justin Capone

Policy Associate

jcapone@savesfbay.org

Justin is a dedicated member of the Policy Team at Save The Bay. As a lifelong devotee to environmental policy and conservation, Justin was drawn to Save The Bay’s mission to advance climate resilience, restore wetlands, and protect vulnerable communities. Justin double-majored in environmental studies and political science at UC Santa Barbara. In August 2022, he will attend UC Hastings College of the Law to pursue a career in environmental law.

Gem Datuin

Operations Manager

gdatuin@savesfbay.org

Gem is Save The Bay’s Operations Manager. They were born & raised in the island of Guåhan, but moved to the Bay Area in 2015 and has been living on Ohlone land ever since. Outside of Save The Bay, Gem enjoys playing guitar and percussion with their band, Coraza, and has a deep love for being involved with Bay Area organizations that focus on Queer and Trans liberation and the Arts, including API Equality of Northern California (APIENC) and Kearny Street Workshop.

Millie Calzada

Native Plant Nursery Manager

mcalzada@savesfbay.org

Millie brings a wealth of experience working with native plants from seed collection to habitat restoration in the field, including work with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in overseeing seed collection of over 50 native species in the Presidio. Millie is a Certified UC Climate Steward and is passionate about engaging members of the public to realize their own power and role in combatting climate change. We’re excited for them to bring their science communication and volunteer management skills to our team.

Karen Campbell

Leadership Gifts Officer

kcampbell@savesfbay.org

Karen Campbell (she/her/hers) is a strategic development professional with 20 years of dedicated experience in the social sector and a passionate advocate for the environment. Over her career, Karen has led programs and fundraised for youth environmental education programs that develop environmental literacy and foster young stewards of the environment. Prior to the impact of the pandemic, Karen served as the Leadership Gifts Manager at NatureBridge. Karen holds a Master in Nonprofit Administration from University of San Francisco School of Management, as well as, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Biological Sciences from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. She enjoys spending time in nature, teaching Pilates and tending to her community garden plot.