As the East Bay Resilience Manager, Cailin Notch (she/her) leads Greenbelt Alliance’s programmatic work in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Cailin has a background in city planning and climate resilience, and her work history spans the public, private and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining Greenbelt Alliance, Cailin was a community resilience planner with WRA Environmental […]
Mariah Padilla (she/her) is passionate about environmental justice and climate resilience, and is dedicated to helping create a more inclusive and intersectional climate movement. She brings this dedication to her role at Greenbelt Alliance, where she has been working with our community partners in Gilroy to foster equitable climate resilience through community engagement and outreach,
Lucy is a recent graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Urban Studies. She has worked on shoreline adaptation research, stakeholder engagement, and disaster planning projects across the SF Bay Area and in Asheville, North Carolina. Born in southeast Virginia, an SF Bay Area resident for 13 years, and a former Resident Advisor for
Saidy Reyes (she/her) is a passionate student who cares about environmental justice, climate reliance, food security, and affordable housing. She brings these perspectives and experiences to Greenbelt Alliance. Saidy is currently working towards her bachelor’s in Urban Studies. Most recently, she has been an intern for Canal Alliance, a nonprofit organization that is helping the Canal
Audrey (she/her) has worked with San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations for the past ten years, with seven years of experience in Development, Grant Writing, and Institutional Giving. Prior to joining Greenbelt Alliance, she worked with nonprofits such as Chinatown Community Development Center, Oakland Public Education Fund, and Native American Health Center, focusing on impact
Jessie (she/her) is trained in climate mitigation and resiliency solutions, ecology, environmental management, and government relations, and brings this breadth of experience to build a healthier climate future in the Bay Area and beyond. She is passionate about uniting diverse people around shared purpose and creating processes and systems that are innovative, equitable, and lead to powerful results.
Over the last six years, Tallulah (they/she) has developed a profound appreciation for the transformative power of storytelling. Talulah’s journey into advocacy began during the September climate strikes of 2019, igniting a passion for bold climate action and a shift toward a regenerative economy. Their background in digital media, research and community organizing has equipped
Zoe (she/her) oversees the majority of the programmatic work across Greenbelt Alliance, leads our Climate SMART Development Endorsement Program as well as the majority of our people for watersheds resilience and investing in nature based solutions work. A Contra Costa native and current Oakland resident, Zoe (she/her) is passionate about making sure our local communities
Augustín Tafoya (Gus) is a filmmaker, writer and artist born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They graduated from the Media Arts Collaborative Charter School with a concentration in film and the visual arts and completed their Bachelor of Arts in Film Production at the University of New Mexico. Since graduating, they’ve continued their own
Sadie (she/her) brings a background in urban planning, equitable climate adaptation, and innovative public finance solutions to the role of Director of Planning and Research. Before coming to Greenbelt Alliance, Sadie completed her Masters in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley where she contributed to a broad range of research efforts with Bay Area
