Staff and Board

STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Administration

Lindsay Johnson – Executive Director
Melissa Brooks – Finance & Development

Program Directors

Jill Cloutier – Public Relations Director

Program, People, and Culture Coordinator

Jenny Davis

Board of Directors

Susan Tompkins – Board President
Danielle Glynn – Secretary
Scott Estby – Treasurer
Fray Crease
James Cunningham
Clayton Garland
Michael Hamman
Bryan Kerner
Chelly Rodriguez

Art & Creative ReUse Store

Rachel Palmer – Art Coordinator
Nicole Roehrig – Creative Reuse Store Manager
Paloma Hernandez – Creative Reuse Store
Jeremy Rosales – Creative Reuse Store
Emma Serr – Creative Reuse Store

Environmental Education

Environmental Education Program Coordinator

Lydia Ballantine

Environmental Educators

Lydia Ballantine
Lu Kernstine
Veronica Lee

Garden Education

Garden Education Coordinators

Angela Ouellette
Bennett Rock
Genevieve Schwanbeck

Garden Educators

Aimee Allen
Clare Carey
Jeffery Hendrickson
Breckee Horney
Lauren Illes
Iliana Jacabo
Linda Martinson
Angela Ouellette
Zoe Pelech
Sadie Rushing

MELISSA BROOKS

Development Director

Melissa grew up loving art and nature and was a Fine Arts Major at UCLA. As a child she would dream of making the world a more beautiful place. After graduating, she began her career in Los Angeles as a free-lance designer, then segued into the advertising, marketing, and development fields. Melissa is a singer and musician. She also loves her chickens!

RACHEL PALMER

Art Coordinator

Rachel is an artist and arts educator who loves to see people access their innate creativity and jump into the fun of making. ⁠Rachel’s own creative practice centers around fiber arts and the magic of natural dye. When she isn’t in her small dye garden or working on a project, she’s most likely on a hike, or at the beach with her dog Kiko.

JENNY DAVIS

Director of Programs, People & Culture

Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.

Lindsay Johnson

Executive Director

Lindsay grew up in Colorado, where her passion for the outdoors and the wonders that our earth holds started during weekend camping trips in the Rockies and winter ski trips to Colorado’s best ski areas. When Lindsay’s not working, she spends time with her family in Santa Barbara, traveling, exploring, and doing beach cleanups like this one with her son Wyatt.⁠

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