Staff

Program Director

Anne is passionate about connecting people with the natural environment through education and action. She earned her B.A. in Environmental Analysis from Pitzer College and spent several years in Claremont, CA designing and implementing sustainability programs for government and nonprofit organizations. In 2017, she returned to her home region of the East Bay Area and joined The Watershed Project as an environmental educator. A certified California Naturalist, Anne is thrilled to have found a role that combines her experience with community engagement, environmental education and stewardship, and organizational capacity-building. She enjoys tap dancing, playing piano, and hiking with her dog, River. Anne lives in the Galindo Creek Watershed.

Community Programs Manager

Paula became involved with The Watershed Project through her interest in researching trash in local streams. She started as an intern with The Watershed Project, coordinating the Richmond data collection effort for the Taking out the Trash source control and waste reduction project. For the past several years she has served as Contra Costa County’s Coastal Cleanup Day coordinator and manages community resiliency projects in North Richmond. Paula has an M.A. in Geography from San Francisco State University and also holds a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago. She relaxes by gardening, doing yoga, and fiddling in various orchestras and ensembles. She lives in the Potter Creek Watershed.

 

Greening Urban Watersheds Program Manager

Kat is a rainwater catchment specialist with experience developing programs to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure with rainwater harvesting and LID strategies for the San Francisco Unified School District, the City of San Francisco and the City of Oakland. She is inspired by activities that bring people together to enliven their communities and strives to build bridges between civic agencies and grassroots environmentalism. Kat brings these skills to The Watershed Project as a Program Manager for the Greening Urban Watersheds Initiative, implementing projects that green the city of Richmond. She holds an MA in Organic Architecture from the San Francisco Institute of Architecture.

Environmental Field and Data Specialist

Satoko is engaged in environmental science and restoration. She completed two California native plant nursery internship programs and worked as a water quality analyst at an environmental laboratory. She works with local environmental stewardship groups doing restoration projects at creeks, wetlands, and open spaces. Her big picture goals are focused on maintaining clean water at the watershed level and restoring native plant communities in order to enhance ecosystem resilience. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Nihon University and A.S. in Biology from Berkeley City College. She lives in the Cerrito Creek Watershed.

Education and Communications Coordinator

Dan is an educator, mushroom forager, rain enthusiast, dune dog, maker of peculiar things, stomach sleeper and a Queer Capricorn. In full pursuit of deep connection to place, Dan is nourished by feeding personal relationships with the natural environment. After receiving a B.A. in Environmental and Urban Studies from Bard College, Dan worked on farms, in the food industry, in costume/wardrobe production and most recently as the Tribal Resource Response Specialist for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians on the Oregon Coast, of which Dan is an enrolled member. Dan began working for The Watershed Project as volunteer through the Bay Area Youth Agency Consortium and is delighted to now be staff and part of the team. Currently, Dan lives in the Sausal Creek watershed in Huchiun (East Oakland).

Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator

Eunice, also known as "Q," is a funny, witty, queer Central American Aries that's dedicated to seeing through environmental justice and highlighting BIPOC voices and perspectives. Originally from LA, they got their BA in Environmental Studies from SF State right after attending community college in SoCal. She is a plant nerd, environmental/climate activist, anime enthusiast, avid reader, and a permanent student of life. Eunice holds a strong background in native plant restoration, environmental justice principles, and community engagement that she's cultivated over the years. Their goal is to be part of the Solution in: creating a habitable planet for future generations, pushing forward decolonization efforts and the Land Back Movement, and dismantling systems/structures of oppression. She currently lives in the East Bay with her amazing cat. (pronouns: they/she)