Conservancy Staff

Anne Baskerville has over 25 years in planning, design, and construction of major projects throughout North America, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Europe.

After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Zoology, Ally joined the park system in 2008 as an intern with the San Francisco Park Stewardship program.  She now works in the Projects Department supporting the various needs of the Community Engagement team, as well as with the

Chelsea is the manager of the Redwood Creek Nursery, and has been working in nurseries her entire career. She has a degree in Plant Science from UC Santa Cruz and started her profession in the nursery at the UCSC Arboretum where the nursery bug first bit.

Andrew oversees programming and operations for the Institute. He is a past Director with the Orfalea Foundations and Montana Yellowstone Expeditions, and a course director and program manager for Outward Bound. Mr. Leider holds a Somatic Coaching certification from the Strozzi Institute.

Laura Young is a Texas native who completed her BS in Biology from UT Austin, where she conducted research on mate preference and gene flow in tropical butterflies. She then joined the Animal Behavior program at UC Davis, and finished her MSc in 2008 studying antipredator behavior of California ground squirrels.

Melissa has led social solutions through startup ventures, improved business systems for leading international companies, and launched successful initiatives for nonprofit organizations.

Nickie has a diverse background in the sustainable tourism field, environmental nonprofit sector, and technology industry. She has been responsible for marketing and partnership programs for technology firms, an eco-lodge, conservation foundation, and environmental policy organization in Latin America and the United States.

Prior to the Institute, Paula's background has been primarily in the public policy arena, with positions at the California State Legislature, the 9th Circuit of U.S. Courts, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and the Presidio Trust of San Francisco. She has a B.S.

Having grown up in the woods and on the lakes of western Michigan, it’s no surprise that Eric has found himself running volunteer programs in the most natural and remote corners of San Francisco (Lands End, Presidio, Fort Funston).

Julia graduated with a double major in Art and Biology from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. While in college, Julia spent time studying the temperate rainforests in New Zealand and prairie remnants in Washington.