Conservancy Staff

Chris Spence is Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships. In this role, Chris supports many of the organization's key partnerships and external relationships.

Robert Lieber directs the Interpretive Sales program for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, which is responsible for the exhibits and merchandise in visitor centers and stores throughout the parks, as well as their design, staffing, operation.

Ryan Curran White is the Content Marketing Manager for the Parks Conservancy. Ryan has a background in reporting, editing, photography, videography,  and storytelling. He has a passion for science and human interest stories. While he hails from the Pacific Northwest, he has roots here in the Bay Area.

Cathie Barner, AIA, has more than three decades of experience managing large-scale civic projects across the U.S. She currently serves as Vice President of Park Projects for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

Diane is a project manager who directs planning, design and construction of landscape architectural improvements throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.

As the former Communications and Administrative Coordinator, Paz enjoyed sharing the impressive and impactful work of the youth leadership community, influential staff, and generations of young future leaders.

Teresa Ely was a GGRO Intern in 2008. She completed her Master’s degree in Biology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, studying American Kestrel biology, before returning to GGRO as Banding Manager in 2016.

As GGRO's Hawkwatch Manager Step works with 200 community science hawkwatchers to collect migration data, with educators, biologist, and park visitors to inform the public, and with a dedicated team of radio telemetry volunteers to study the detailed movement of raptors passing through the GGNRA.

Veda Banerjee was the director, communications & digital marketing for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.