Past Staff — Where Are They Now?
Sharon Fuller
KftB Program Coordinator, 1995 – 1997
NOW: Faculty of Sonoma State University, Founder and former Executive Director of Mayaat Youth Academy
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: Author, Speaker, Healer, 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: Outreach Program Manager, Save The Redwoods League
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: Manager of Community Development, Children and Nature Network
Sayo Costantino
Program Coordinator, 2006 – 2008
NOW: Gardening Education Program Director, 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: Native Plant Nursery 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: Senior Director of Development, Center for Environmental Health
Bhavana Mody
Program Coordinator, 2010 – 2012
Program Director, 2012 – 2013
NOW: Program Manager, Niroga Institute, Oakland
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: Doctoral Student at Universidad de Huelva
Aislinn Sterling
Program Coordinator, 2014 – 2015
Program Manager, 2015 – 2017
NOW: Donor Relations Coordinator, Earthjustice
Andrew Patel
Program Coordinator 2015 – 2017
Now: Second & Third Grade Teacher, Walden Center & School, Berkeley
Alison Mooradian
Development and Communications Manager 2015 – 2017
NOW: Director of Marketing, Founding Team, Wildgrain
Jo Hoffman
Summer Camp Leader, 2015
Program Manager, 2015 – 2017
NOW: K-5 Science Teacher at Achieve Academy
Haley Thiltgen
Environmental Educator 1/2018 – 8/2018
NOW: Science Educator, Chabot Space and Science Center
Gabriella Antonova
Development and Communications Manager 2018 — 2019
NOW: Development Coordinator, Stanford University
Valerie Lowe
Summer Camp Assistant Leader, 2016
Summer Camp Leader, 2018
Program Manager, 2018 – 2019
NOW: Education Manager at I Love A Clean San Diego
Cynthia DeLeon
Program Manager, 2018 – 2019
NOW: Community and Government Affairs Program Specialist at Sonoma County Water
Marianne Keith
Lead Program Manager, 2018 – 2019
NOW: Teaching Assistant at Redwood Day School
Laurel Sebastian
Education Manager/Lead Program Manager, 2019 – 2021
NOW: Restoration Science Ecologist and Project Manager at River Partners
Sienna Kuykendall
Program Manager, 2019 – 2021
NOW: Occupational Therapy candidate at San Jose State University
Jamie Ball
Program Manager, 2019 – 2021
NOW: Elementary School Teaching Credential Candidate at University of Victoria, Canada
Corey Chan
Program Manager/Environmental Educator, 2021 – 2022
Education and Outreach Manager, 2022 – 2024
NOW: Sustainability and Living Lab Programs Coordinator at Bishop O’Dowd High School