Board of Directors & Staff
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StaffExecutive Director and Campaign Director - Sara Husby-Good
Development Officer - Brendan O'Hara
Brendan earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento, in Geography with an emphasis on Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. Brendan started his career in conservation as an intern with Ducks Unlimited. After completing the internship, he was offered a position as a GIS Analyst focused on mapping projects in Alaska. Brendan spent five years in this position, primarily creating high resolution landcover maps of areas of concern in the Kuskokwin River Valley with partners the Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fish and Game, Department of Defense, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Native Burroughs. Alaska Fieldwork cemented Brendan’s love of the outdoors and the need to spend time working to discover more about wild places and protect those in his own backyard. With the yearning to focus on California-specific environmental concerns, Brendan worked as a Regional Director of Fundraising with Ducks Unlimited, focused on the Sacramento Valley, Napa and Sonoma Valleys and the Bay Area; the Director of Development for Ducks Unlimited, covering Utah, Nevada and Northern California; and most recently as the Director of Development for the California Waterfowl Association. As a Director of Development, Brendan worked with individuals, foundations and corporations to fund projects that enhanced, protected and restored wetland and upland areas, created opportunities for children to explore the outdoors and championed public policy issues of wetland and upland concern throughout the western U.S. as well as Canada. Brendan lives in Davis, with his wife Crystal Ross O’Hara, his sons Sean and Connor and their dog Flynn. They like to spend time outside hiking the Stebbins Cold Canyon Trail, rafting Cache Creek and exploring the wild places of California. Contact by email:
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Campaign Coordinator – Angel Martinez Angel Martinez was awarded a two year fellowship at Tuleyome in May 2011. He is now working to protect the public lands of the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a National Conservation Area. Angel graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2009 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Community and Regional Development and Public Policy. Angel is very passionate about environmental policy and preservation, especially issues regarding California’s public lands and watersheds. Angel’s previous experiences include working for Public Interest Research Group as a Community Outreach Director in Sacramento. Angel is bilingual in both English and Spanish. As a former regional co-director of the California Young Democrats Latino Caucus, he is excited to empower other members of the Hispanic community to step up and take action to protect our public lands.
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Campaign Media & Communications Coordinator - Charlotte M. Orr
Charlotte graduated with honors from U.C. Davis in 2010. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in community and regional development, with a strong focus in agricultural and environmental education, and environmental public policy. Although she was raised in the Silicon Valley, she fondly remembers spending her childhood outdoors. As a child, she enjoyed girl scouts, horseback riding, hiking, and going camping with her family. In her teenage years and throughout college, she worked at mom and pop feed stores, and taught English and Western horseback riding lessons. Today, Charlotte is still an avid animal lover and equestrian. Outside of work, she enjoys riding her horse, spending time with family, and spending lots of time outside with her rescue dog. Contact by email:
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Executive Assistant & Membership Coordinator – Mary Hanson  Mary comes to us with over 30 years of experience in office management and executive assistance. She has degrees in journalism and legal studies, and is currently completing BA coursework at National University in Pre-Law. Her future goal is to graduate with a Master’s Degree in Paralegal Services and volunteer with a low cost/no cost legal assistance firm. She is a Core Registered Paralegal (one of the first 10 in the State of California to be granted that certification), and was the winner of the prestigious Thomson-Reuters Scholarship in 2011 from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations. When she’s not working, Mary spends most of her time with her dog, Sergeant Margie (a male Pomapoo), and loves amateur photography (mostly Nature and wildlife stills). She is also a volunteer at the Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary in Sacramento. Contact by email:
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Accountant – Erika Trujillo |
Sara Husby-Good was born and raised in the great city of Chicago. In 2007 she made the venture out west to beautiful Northern California. Sara has over 8 years of event planning experience which includes working for Alston + Bird, one of the largest law firms in the South. She possesses a B.S. from UC Davis in Community and Regional Development with an emphasis in Public Policy and Planning, & Social Services, and is also a member of Alpha Zeta, a national agricultural honors fraternity. Sara became active in local public policy while interning for Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor. 
Brendan O’Hara, a native Davisite, has spent 15 years working for conservation groups in technical roles and more recently, in senior fundraising positions.
Cara Patton is an educator and a local to Yolo County. She grew up nearby in Winters and then moved to Davis for college. As an undergraduate, Cara studied Sociology and African American Studies—which developed an interest in how change is possible through a strong community with a shared dream. Upon graduation Cara moved to Oakland where she had the opportunity to work in the classroom with children with emotional disturbances. These experiences lead Cara to further study the institution of education and earn her California teaching credential. Cara taught at Peregrine School, an independent school in Davis while receiving her M.A. in Education. After gaining some teaching experience, Cara began exploring alternative ways to teach children. She found that working with children in their natural world—the “outside classroom” to be more fulfilling as well as incredibly valuable for the kids she worked with. After a few months off of teaching, Cara began a nature-based homeschooling project with the intention that learning can be as natural as breathing. Cara is very excited to be a part of Home Place Adventures and Nature’s Theater with the greater intention of promoting nature awareness, sustainable living and developing a movement of people who want to live in balance with the Earth.
Eric Barnett, whom everyone calls "Bam Bam", was a carpenter for 15 years. A California native, he has family in the area and has lived in Napa for 12 years. Some time ago he discovered an affinity for trail work. He trained with and has been leading trail crews for V-O-CAL (Volunteers for Outdoor California) since 2008. Bam Bam is park host for the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District's Moore Creek Park and also works for the District in Bothe State Park. Bam Bam will be training and leading volunteer trail crews for Tuleyome.
