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Who we are

Our Team

Leslie Alden
Leslie Alden
Co-Founder
and Executive Director
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CJ Koepp
Social Media Coordinator
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Caitlin Benedict

Bay Area SunShares Program Coordinator 

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SzuLun (Zoey) Huang & Selena Lin

Bay Area Climate Progress Dashboard Project Coordinators

(UC Berkeley Fung Fellowship) 

Anjali Ponnekanti

Anjali Ponnekanti

Research Associate

Susan Wright

Susan Wright 

Co-Founder

and Senior Advisor

and we gratefully acknowledge our generous and dedicated volunteers, including...

Pictured:

Denise Donaldson and Mike Robinson (and Leslie)

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Our Advisors (over the years)

a special "THANK YOU" to all of our Advisors for sharing great ideas, wise counsel, and ongoing encouragement:

Herb Behrstock, United Nations Association

Patty Cook, Senior VP, ICF International

Carleen Cullen, CEO, Drive Clean Bay Area

Cyane Dandridge, CEO, Strategic Energy Innovations

Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic

Maura Fallon-McKnight, ED, Business Council on Climate Change 

Kate Gordon, CEO, California Forward

Ann Hancock, Founder & Chief Strategist, The Climate Center

Paul Hawken, Founder, Project Drawdown, and Regeneration

David Johnson, AIA, NCARB, VP, AGI Avant Group

Cynthia Koehler, JD, Executive Director, WaterNow

Lisa Landers, Creative Director & Producer, Tangent Productions

Kirsten Liske, VP, Community Programs, Ecology Action 

Shawn Marshall, CEO, Peninsula Clean Energy

Nils Moe, Executive Director, Stichting Funder Forum

Laura Neish, Executive Director, 350BayArea

Debbie Raphael, Director (ret.), SF Dept. of the Environment

Suzanne Reed, SRA Strategies/The Collaboration Connection

Bruce Riordan, Director, Climate Readiness Institute, UC Berkeley

Bill Weihl, Founder & Executive Director, Climate Voice

Mark Westwind, The Praxis Group

Greg Thomson, Green Solutions & Technology

Lauren Wylie, Sustainability Director, Oliver Wyman

Abby Young, Principal Environmental Planner, Bay Area Air District

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Our Partners 

Our partners' vision and dedication make a world of difference - check them out!

The Climate Center logo
Business Council on Climate Change logo
Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay logo
Ride & Drive Clean logo
Climate Action Now logo
350 Bay Area logo
Sustainable San Mateo logo
Acterra logo
Green the Church logo
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Bay Area Clean Air logo
California Interfaith Power & Light logo
The Climate Reality Project Bay Area logo
Menlo Spark logo
Climate Access logo
QuitCarbon logo
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Bay Area Air Quality Management logo
Project Drawdown logo
Fossil Free California logo

Our Sponsors & Champions

Their ongoing support and generosity make our work possible.

Sustaining Sponsor

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Climate Champions

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MCE logo
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Climate Solutionists

The Climate Center logo
School of Environmental Leadership logo
Bank of the West logo
First 5 Marin logo
Marin Community Foundation logo
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If ever time was of the essence, it is now. 

If ever a region could meet the challenge, it's the Bay Area.

Join us and help meet the challenge!

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