Past Staff — Where Are They Now?
Sharon Fuller
KftB Program Coordinator, 1995 – 1997
NOW: Founder and former Executive Director of Mayaat Youth Academy (now retired)
Sami Hermes
KftB Program Coordinator, 1997 – 1998
NOW: Middle School Science Teacher
Jocelyn Manuel (now Jocelyn Pierre-Antoine)
KftB Program Coordinator, 1998 – 1999
Program Director, 1999 – 2000
NOW: Associate Superintendent, Catholic Schools Diocese of Oakland
Shefali Shah
KftB Program Coordinator, 1998 – 1999
Program Director, 1999 – 2003
Education Director, 2003 – 2010
NOW: Educational Consultant and KftB Advisory Board Member
Sheela Shankar
Program Coordinator, 2001 – 2003
Program Director, 2003 – 2005
Education Director, 2005 – 2008
Associate Director, 2008 – 2014
NOW: Development Director, Rose Foundation and KftB Advisory Board Member
Brenda Salgado
Program/Development Coordinator, 2001 – 2003
NOW: Associate Director for Administration and Communication, Wisdom and Money
Kristina Cervantes Yoshida, Ph.D.
KftB Program Coordinator, 2003 – 2005
Program Director, 2006 – 2007
Education Director, 2007 – 2008
NOW: Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, Coordinator of the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program.
Keturah Ashfield (now Keturah Kornbluth)
Program Coordinator, 2003 – 2005
Program Director, 2005 – 2006
NOW: Elementary School Teacher, Berkeley Arts Magnet School
Krystal Justice
Program Coordinator, 2003 – 2004
NOW: Elementary School Science Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
Leslie Parra
Program Coordinator, 2003 – 2004
NOW: Executive Director, ChangeScale
Adrian Wilson
Program Coordinator, 2003 – 2004
NOW: Elementary School Teacher, West Contra Costa Unified School District
Leslie Haynes
Program Director, 2004 – 2006
NOW: Elementary School Teacher
Anthony DeCicco
Program Coordinator, 2004 – 2005
NOW: Manager/Naturalist, Shore Bird Nature Center, Berkeley Marina
Francis Mendoza
Program Coordinator, 2004 – 2007
NOW: Naturalist, East Bay Regional Park District
Sayo Costantino
Program Coordinator, 2006 – 2008
NOW: Gardening Education Specialist, Hawaii
Krista Mendelsohn
Program Director, 2007 – 2010
NOW: Curriculum Technician at Ventura County Community College District
Jonah Landor Yamagata
Program Coordinator, 2007 – 2010
Program Director, 2010 – 2012
NOW: Watershed Restoration Field Manager, Urban Tilth
Deborah Zierten
Program Coordinator, 2007 – 2010
Program Director, 20010 – 2013
NOW: Education Manager, Save The Redwood League
Shannon Bowen
Development Manager, 2007 – 2008
NOW: Development Director, Civicorps
Bhavana Mody
Program Coordinator, 2010 – 2012
Program Director, 2012 – 2013
NOW: Elementary School Science Teacher, Napa Unified School District
Jose Luis Martinez
Program Coordinator, 2010 – 2011
NOW: Middle School Science Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
Kimberly Aguilar
Program Coordinator, 2011 – 2012
Program Manager, 2012 – 2015
NOW: Second Grade Spanish Bilingual Teacher, New Highlands Academy, Oakland Unified School District and KftB Advisory Board Member
Alicia Thompson
Summer Camp Leader, 2013, 2014 & 2015
Program Coordinator, 2014 – 2015
NOW: Program Manager, Youth LEAD, Environmental Traveling Companions
Daniela Jaramillo
Development/Communications Manager 2014 – 2015
NOW: Technical Research Assistant, Grupo Comunicar
Aislinn Sterling
Program Coordinator, 2014 – 2015
Program Manager, 2015 – 2017
NOW: Major Gifts Data Assistant, Earthjustice
Andrew Patel
Now: Third Grade Teacher, Flynn Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
Alison Mooradian
NOW: Master of Business Administration Degree Candidate at Babson College – Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Jo Hoffman
NOW: K-5 Science Teacher at Achieve Academy
Haley Thiltgen
NOW: Science Educator, Chabot Space and Science Center
Gabriella Antonova
NOW: Development Coordinator, Stanford University
Valerie Lowe
Summer Camp Leader, 2018
Program Manager, 2018 – 2019
NOW: Education Coordinator at I Love A Clean San Diego