Speaker Biographies

 

Dr. Christina Sloop is the Science Adviser and Science Institute Lead at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. She utilizes her scientific expertise in ecology, conservation biology, genetics, climate change adaptation, and wetland restoration to lead her team to expand CDFW’s programmatic focus on climate change resilience, biodiversity conservation, and landscape-scale conservation. Prior to her work with CDFW, Christina has led multi-stakeholder processes to advance conservation in the SF Bay Area, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and as part of international bird habitat conservation initiatives. She currently co-chairs the California Biodiversity Network (as part of the California Biodiversity Collaborative) aimed at bringing together key leaders and experts across sectors who are united to conserve California’s biodiversity. Christina has previously lived and worked in the North Bay region which she continues to hold dear privately and professionally, in particular for its beauty and rich biodiversity.

Dr. Daniel Gluesenkamp is Executive Director of the California Institute for Biodiversity. He earned his PhD from UC Berkeley, and previously worked as ED of Calflora, the California Native Plant Society, and as Director of Habitat Protection and Restoration for Audubon Canyon Ranch’s 31 preserves. In 2009 Dan discovered a presumed-extinct Franciscan manzanita plant growing on a traffic island at the Golden Gate Bridge. Recent work includes helping Gov Brown and Gov Newsom advance California's ambitious California Biodiversity Initiative. Now he is leading CIB, a 25 year old California education and conservation nonprofit, in securing systemic change to empower all Californians to save our remarkable biodiversity hotspot, now, forever.

Dr. Lisette Arellano works at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy as the Community Science Program Manager for the One Tam collaborative. One Tam is a partnership between four public agencies — Marin Water, National Park Service, California State Parks, and Marin County Parks — and the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to leverage the skills and resources of each partner and inspire community members to support the long-term stewardship of Mt. Tam. Together they protect protecting some of the most beautiful, ecologically rich, and well-loved open spaces in the region, and an important source of drinking water for Marin County residents. The One Tam Community Science team supports the health of Mount Tamalpais through a variety of community science activities that aim to address ecological data gaps, implement long-term monitoring, provide meaningful educational opportunities, and promote curiosity and participation in a wide range of audiences. Dr. Arellano is an ecologist, naturalist, educator, and storyteller with broad interests.


 As the Associate Director of Conservation Education at The Marine Mammal Center, Adam Ratner challenges visitors to the hospitals and community partners to think differently about ocean conservation using the stories of individual patients that are rescued by the Center. He incorporates topics including climate change, ocean trash, and sustainable seafood into the Center’s messaging, providing the spark of inspiration and empowerment that allow others to see themselves as the heroes of their community and environment.

Adam was named one of the 30 under 30 Game Changers for the Planet by the North American Association for Environmental Education, serves as the Training Director of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, and is currently oversees the Center's Climate Literacy Collaborative.



Terri Thomas is a natural resources manager, ecologist, and planner with 36 years of national park experience in management, science, monitoring, operations, policy, and regulation in the full breadth of natural resource disciplines. Her has worked in Crater Lake, Yosemite, and Everglades national parks and from 1984 to 2016 she held the positions of Chief of Natural Resources Management and Science at Golden Gate National Recreation Area followed by the Director of Conservation, Science and Research at the Presidio Trust. She has received both the National Park Service Director’s award for the best natural resources manager and the Regional Director’s award for the best natural resources manager. She has 26 publications, 31 achievement awards and has given 32 formal presentations to professional or public audiences.

Terri has a BS in Forestry from U.C Berkeley and an MS in Forest Ecology from the University of Washington. She has served on the boards of Fire Safe Marin, the Sausalito Community Boating Center, the Floating Homes Association, the elected board of the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District, and most recently served as the Director of Natural Resources and Climate Resiliency for Conservation Corps North Bay.

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