Bay Area Tropical Forest Network Board of Directors
Co-founders
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Holly Gibbs, Stanford University
Current Board of Directors (2017-2018)
- Allison Kendra, Stanford University
- Amy Clanin is the founder of Design Pathways
- Chris Searles is the founder of BioIntegrity, which is working to help the world’s most global environmental solutions succeed as fast as possible.
- Elsa Ordway, Stanford University
- Heather D’Angelo is a San Francisco-based musician, ecologist, and the founder of a new fragrance company called Carta. With Carta, Heather takes an ecological approach to fragrance design; her practices are rooted in sustainability, environmental stewardship, and reverence for our planet.
- Jacob Bukoski is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at U.C. Berkeley. Jacob has broad experience conducting research in tropical ecosystems, but primarily focuses on mangrove forests ecology and sustainable development related topics.
- Jimena Diaz, University of California, Berkeley
- Rhett Butler is the founder of Mongabay, a conservation news web site, and BATFN.
- Ted Raab is a Senior Investigator/ecologist at Carnegie, and while mostly focussed on Arctic ecosystems, and plant-soil interactions. I’ve visited a broad range of tropical areas in the Caribbean, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and Suriname. Non-science interests include African music, cycling, hiking and Ancient history.
Former boards
2016-2017
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Jacob Bukoski, University of California, Berkeley
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Heather D’Angelo, Mongabay.com & Tencent
- Chris Herndon, Acate Amazon Conservation
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Allison Kendra, Stanford University
- Matthew Luskin, University of California, Berkeley
- Elsa Ordway, Stanford University
2015-2016
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Heather D’Angelo, Mongabay.com & Tencent
- Chris Herndon, Acate Amazon Conservation
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Allison Kendra, Stanford University
- Matthew Luskin, University of California, Berkeley
- Elsa Ordway, Stanford University
2014-2015
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Chris Herndon, University of California, San Francisco
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Kelly McManus, Stanford University
- Allison Hanes, Amazon Watch & Rainforest Connection
- Elsa Ordway, Stanford University
- Caroline Winchester, World Resources Institute
- Heather D’Angelo, Mongabay.com & Tencent
- Julian Moll-Rocek, PARTNERS Reforestation Network/Mongabay.com
- Allison Kendra, Stanford University
2013-2014
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Chris Herndon, University of California, San Francisco
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Kelly McManus, Stanford University
- Allison Hanes, Future 500/Rainforest Connection
- Elsa Ordway, Stanford University
- Caroline Winchester, Environmental Management Consultant
- Heather D’Angelo, Mongabay.com
2012-2013
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Chris Herndon, University of California, San Francisco
- Kelly McManus, Stanford University
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Hannah Salim, University of California, Berkeley
- Allison Hanes, Art of Conservation
2011-2012
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Kimberly Carlson, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Avery Cohn, University of California, Berkeley
- Chris Herndon, University of California, San Francisco
- Robert Heilmayr, Stanford University
- Lisa Kelley, University of California, Berkeley
- Lauren Richie, Center for Biological Diversity
- Hannah Salim, University of California, Berkeley
2010-2011
- Robin Averbeck, Rainforest Action Network
- Maria Bowman, University of California, Berkeley
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Kimberly Carlson, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Avery Cohn, University of California, Berkeley
- Rachael Garrett, Stanford University
- Holly Gibbs, Stanford University
- Robert Heilmayr, Stanford University
- Michael O’Hare, University of California, Berkeley
2009-2010
- Laura Bloomfield, Stanford University
- Maria Bowman, University of California, Berkeley
- Kate Brauman, Stanford University
- Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com
- Kimberly Carlson, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Avery Cohn, University of California, Berkeley
- Marc Conte, Stanford University
- Holly Gibbs, Stanford University
- Michael O’Hare, University of California, Berkeley