C3 is a group of leaders from wide-ranging perspectives. We know we all have a lot to learn from each other.

We are currently inviting seniors, artists, and senior advocates to join our 2018 – 2019 C3 group. Members of this group are people who are connected to the issue of social isolation facing seniors in our community. This list will grow as we confirm participants by August 2018.

You can check out the members from previous C3 cohorts below (2017 focused on foster youth, 2016 focus on cultural bridging, 2015 focus on obstacles and opportunities).

C3 2018 MEMBERS

Collaborator First Name	Collaborator Last Name	Bio
Adriana	Rocha	Formerly IHSSA caregiver for 5 years. Currently part time student at Cabrillo majoring in Human Services.
Alberto	Barba	I am a retired single man, who recently lost my mother and feel empty and lonely. Furthermore. I am currently taking care of my beloved 91 year old man.
Angelina	Medina	I was born in Puerto Rico, raised in Tucson, and rooted in California where I practice graphic design, fine art, and cultivate community through creative expression in the non-profit world.
Ann	Simonton	I am a longtime community activist who aspires toward radical inclusivity while also challenging the status quo, teaching response-ability, and bringing joy and inspiration to others.
Annaleah	Martin	Long time bilingual teacher in our area, contemporary line dancer at Louden Nelson, volunteer at the transitional Kinder.
Audrey	Trautwein	As the wife of someone with Parkinson’s, I am motivated to improve activities, services, and social connections for the PD community – I have become member of the leadership team for the Santa Cruz County Parkinson’s Group, Director of EASE PD, and host a Care Partners support group.
Aumao / (Akeripa)	Toalepaialii	I invite you all to join me in lawn bowling. I am a retired telecommunications engineer.
Barbara	Best	I’m a peer counselor for seniors.
Beila	Krow	I am a counselor with health issues and isolation/depression who lives in Soquel
Betsy	Kodad	I was a long time special education instructor. I enjoy photography and karaoke
Betty	Nadeau	Having lost my 77 year old brother to suicide due to life stressors including isolation and loneliness, I am an advocate for Integrated Behavioral Health within Primary Care and the National Shooting Sports Foundation Firearms and Suicide Prevention Outreach to Gun Shops, Ranges, and Shooting Clubs.
Bill	Meade	I am an Architect, movie producer, speaker, author, artist and activist for promoting a compassionate, healthy, violence free world for people and animals.
Bjorn	Jones	I am a librarian coordinating technology learning opportunities designed to connect, inspire, and inform.
Bonnie	Brenn-White	Hyper active senior hiker, caught in housing crunch. Looking forward to this great work for seniors.
Bonnie	Zera	I am a retired teacher and activist
Carol	Childers	I work for Meals On Wheels for Santa Cruz County.I’m to say I’ve been serving the Elders of our community for 24 years. I’m currently in my 2nd term on the County Seniors Commission,representing the 5 District(San Lorenzo and Scotts Valley).
Carol	Colin	My name is Carol Colin, I am retired a disabled senior, I love to volunteer and paint with acrylics and found objects.
Cathy	Conway	As Chief Communications Officer at Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Cathy helps build awareness of the benefits of planning for future healthcare needs, palliative care, hospice care, and grief support so that members of our community can live and die with dignity.
Chris	Greenwood	I am the Santa Cruz County Coordinator for the Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion volunteer programs.
Christina	Thurston	I provide assistance to organizations in training and recruiting volunteers.
Christy	Tall	Branch Manager for Vista Center in Santa Cruz
Cid	Pearlman	Inspired by the resilience, fragility, and resourcefulness of the human body, Cid Pearlman makes dances about how we negotiate being together in a complex world.
Cindy	Hershberger	I study archeology, anthropology, and take regular history walks. I volunteer a the Seacliff State beach Museum
CJ	Elizabeth	Santa Cruz Native by Intention – active in health service to all ages and abilities. Mantra “Live Your Best Life Possible”
Clay	Kempf	Executive Director of a state-designated non-profit organization providing leadership, policy advice and funding for services benefiting older adults and people with disabilities.
Colleen	Ogara	I am an open minded art lover who uses arts and crafts to make doll house miniatures
Collette	Kollewe	A woman who loves her community.
Craig	Cady	I’m the activities director at Sunshine Villa, and also a poet & performance artist.
Cynthia	Strauss	Performance artist who values the human everyday experience.
David	Bolam	Retired.
David	King	David King dances for Cid Perlman
Dean	Kaufman	I work with veterans in SC County.
Denise	Weber	I’m a retired, Santa Cruz local, still live in my childhood home.
Diana	Conner
Donna	Amadeo	I’m a community organizer providing support for seniors through elder errands
Edna	Elkins	I moved to Santa Cruz in 2011 to be near my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. I have been involved in many activities here and have met wonderful people. So much to do in this little town.
Elizabeth	Hutton	Provide resource and housing counseling and case management services to the 60+ population in Santa Cruz County.
Ellen	Lima	I discovered the foster grandparent program in 2016 and it has improved my life since then
Ellen M.	Timberlake	I am the Director of the Human Services Department for Santa Cruz county and committed to meaningful social change in our community.
Emilio (Don = Sr)		Trabajo con el jardin de beach flats. I work with the Beach Flats Garden.
Ernestina	Saldana	A retired mother of 3, grandmother of 2 who happens to have a disability.
Everett	Rose	I was the supervisor at a hospital kitchen. I have lead Cub Scouts and Bluebirds groups for many years
Fabian	Gauthier	I am a Multifaceted caregiver with an inkling towards visual and theatrical art and design. I work at Cabrillo and with the Japanese cultural festival as well.
Fox	Sloan	I am head of Child and Family Rights Advocates of Santa Cruz County
Francie	Newfield	I am a career social worker focusing on aging and persons with disabilities, with a special interest in dementia.
Francis	Garcia	I’m a retired federal employee, born in San Francisco, who has lived on the Central Coast all my life. I love music, art, travel and being near the ocean. My previous partners have died, so I live alone with pets. I divide my time between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, volunteering in both cities.
Fred	Mindlin	I facilitate radical progressive collaborative learning
Frieda	Krieger	In this phase of my one sweet, precious life, I am cultivating optimism, authenticity, loving others, and dancing with spirit.
Gary	Morgan	I was an English professor at the university in Iowa. I’m a writer and for many years was a motorcycle driving man.
Gay	Schy	I am a senior artist and volunteer in the community.
Gerald	Friedberg	Program director at Mount Madonna Center for 35 years, now semi-retired, still working at the Center and also at Hospice.
Gina	Orlando	I started a camera sharing program because I am happiest when I can use my photography as a way to give back to others.
Gina	Tompkins	I’m a senior who loves people and likes to help. I’m a foster grandparent
Glen	Fitch	I am a senior, an activist, a poet, and long term resident of Santa Cruz County.
Heather	Stiles	MAH Board 3 years. Ex-sculptor in large scale clay. Studied w Peter Voulkos at UC Berkeley MFA). Interested in Senior Isolation as a topic and exhibition. Santa Cruz since 1981. Owns Raymond James Financial Services in Capitola.
Howard	Feldstein	Assistant director, and jack of all trades at Grey Bears
Iliana	Hayes	Part-time Project Manager at Care from the Heart – In Home Care Services, Inc. and part-time biochemist.
Isai	Ambrosio	Program Director at Community Action Board’s Davenport Resource Center.
Jack	Dilles	Cyclist, Scrabble player, and City of Scotts Valley Council Member
Jackie	Tucker	Case Manager and Owner of Care From The Heart In Home Services, Inc. providing caregiver services to families in Santa Cruz County for over 20 years.
jacque	Martensen	I’m a former pilot, practicing Buddhist, Grandmother and daily meditator
Jan	McCord	Senior working part time, painter, grandmother, traveler
Jean	Gretz	I am a senior companion, working for Seniors Council of Santa Cruz County. We provide respite to the caregiver.
Jeana	De La Torre	I’m very interested in senior issues, age 82, enjoy birding walking in nature, music, film
Jeff	Caplan	I am an Artist, Community Capacity Builder, and Bird Language Teacher.
Jesus	Bojorquez	I’m a Santa Cruz resident for over 30 years, I’m the Operations Manager for Community Bridges Lift Line an non profit organization that provide free medical transportation to seniors and disable residents of Santa Cruz County.
Jill	Dawn Morris	I am passionate about helping people record their life stories. There is only one you-you are unique-your story is unique.
John	Beleutz	Leader with career dedicated to supporting older adults to age with dignity at home.
John	Leopold	County resident, community,County Supervisor that works for the whole county.
John	Hamilton	I enjoy music.
John	Smith-Nixon	I am a foster grandparent and painter
Jose	Alvarez	I like to fix things. I work with kids, especial Hispanic ones. I worked as an accountant and an electronic technician.
Joyce	Kamimura	I am interested in art and community.
Judie	Kolbmann	I am a retired teacher who likes to reach out to those in need.
Judith	Kent	I got my degrees in counseling and psychology, mother of three and now I am a senior companion
Karen	Asherah	Retired social worker, artist
Karina	Aragon	I’ve been with HSD working to help the elderly and/or disabled for over 15 years, I am currently an analyst in the Adult & Long-Term Care Services Division.
Karlton	Hester	I am a composer, performer (flutes, saxophones, synthesizers), videographer, music professor, and interdisciplinary artist with decades of wide-ranging trans-cultural and cross-disciplinary collaborative performance and recording experience worldwide.
Kathleen	Malone	I’m the Director of Marketing & Communications for Hospice of Santa Cruz County. I’ve spent 25 years as a global marketer and have expertise in digital marketing, social media, content marketing, media strategy, planning & buying and data strategy and analytics.
Kathleen	Puente	I am a member of Village Santa Cruz and a Peer Counselor with Senior Outreach, Family Service Agency.
kathryn	cowan	I am a retired professor seeking to engage in activities which will benefit our community.
Kathy	Kearns	I work with the Meals on Wheels Program and for the last 33 years have been working with isolated and lonely seniors in Santa Cruz County.
Kathybelle	Barlow	As a 50-year-old (in December) CSUMB student, I plan to (before & after graduation), work with non-profits & government agencies so older adults in every U.S. county have the programs, services, and activities they want and need, can find them easily by standardizing how to find said programs, services, and activities and once older adults are aware about the resources available (and how to find them), form older adult collaborations to see what else is needed and/or wanted in each county.
KC (Karen)	Carlson	Co-executive director. My responsibility is to change the perception of aging in our community.
Keith	McHenry	I am an artist, author and co-founder of the global movement Food Not Bombs.
Kelly	Gibson	I work for the Downtown Seniors at the Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, and lead the Walking Adventure Group and day-long bus trips for seniors.
Kelly	Mercer-Lebov	I coordinate the Downtown Senior Center which aims to keep seniors active, engaged and connected with the community through recreation, education, and technology.
Kristyn	Glenn	Development Manager at Dientes.
Kyle	McKinley	As a long-time Santa Cruz resident and UCSC alumni I am tremendously grateful for our unique and storied community, and for the opportunity to give back to it as a parent, a community organizer, an artist, and a friend.
Leo	Vandijk	I am taking care of my mom.
Leslie	Termaine	I retired several years ago from my work as county director for MH and substance use disorders services; since then I’ve been offering mindfulness training/teaching to groups all across the county, including seniors at Dom Oaks and caregivers for people with dementia
Linda	Castro	Former office manager/ executive secretary in silicon valley. Also worked in health care industry.
Lisa	Berkowitz	For the past 42 years I have worked in the field of aging and senior nutrition supporting services that promote independence for older adults.
Lisa	Dilles	Bilingual, enthusiastic, want to.make the world a better place,helping elderly parents
Lisa	Brenner	I dance in warm socks.
Liz	Ponce	Program Coordinator for the Davenport Resource Service Center, under the umbrella of Community Action Board of Santa Cruz.
Lois	Sones	I am the enthusiastic program director of Elderday Adult Day Health Care, whose mission is to keep seniors and adults with disabilities living in their own homes, spending the day with us, and as healthy, engaged and vibrant as possible to avoid long-term institutional care. What’s better than that?
Lois	Windom	Active in OLLI Lifelong Learning Institute at UCSC; former counselor at Cabrillo College Stroke and Disability Center; resident of Dominican Oaks.
Loraine	Wallace	I am 90 years old, just retired from real estate, and help other seniors in the community I live and worked in.
Lynn	Knudsen	I am the Volunteer Executive Director of NextStage Productions, a 501c3 charitable organization serving active adults age 50+. We are dedicated to changing the ways people view aging. Since Creative and Expressive Arts have so many psychological and medical benefits, we have embraced skills like storytelling, music, movement writing, and teach seniors how to find the muse in themselves. We offer opportunities for self expression, performing our arts. I am a retired professional artist/ teacher.
Mara	Milam	I am a local dancer, photographer, and videographer
Margaret	Loehr	I am a retired teacher and quilter.
Margarite	Tuchardt	I am a writer, artist, foster grandparent
Maria	Cruz	I enjoy talking with people and being an foster grandparent
Maria	Perez	I am a Mexican Latina Lesbian Immigrant Activist living in the USA for the las 30 years. Español es mi primer lengua.
Maria	Rios	Soy una persona que me gusta compartir. Trabajadora. I am a person who likes to share. I am a worker.
Maria	Walsh	A staff member at the MAH, I am also a dancer / performer and teach dance to folks with Parkinson’s Disease.
Marie	Toalepaialii	I am a senior and grandmother
Marjorie	Langdon	Activist and organizer representing adults with developmental disabilities.
Marshall	Woodall	Artist at Claraty Arts.
Martha	Rubbo	I am a senior companion working with Santa Cruz county mental health program for the past eight years.
Mary	Howe	Director of Village Santa Cruz County
Mary	Male	Hospice pet volunteer visitor, retired professor, OLLI member, Raging Granny singing group member
Mary	Hay	I am a active mother and grandmother in my community
Mary	Quillin	I am a UCSC graduate who uses poetry, an array of natural art forms and even systems theory to inform her current work -a blend of writing as therapy and therapeutic movement classes.
Mary Ann	Alvarez	I am a senior, artist and teacher who has many gifts to share!
Masako	Gordon	Love is all there is.
Masina	Hunnicutt	I’m a homeschooling parent, and a Board Member of Dientes.
Matthew	Leeds	I am a potter and painter in our community
Mavel	Armijo	I practice racial and social justice and building relational communities.
Megan	Barrett	I am an intern for the MAH
Melanie	Newell	I am an independent caregiver interested in improving the quality of life of seniors in Santa Cruz County
Melinda	Malady-White	I am a long time member of the Santa Cruz community. I am an acupuncturist and a writing teacher. I am now living in senior housing and am convening writing classes for senior women.. I direct a small local non-profit SH/OP We provide organic produce for people with cancer. Most of our clients are seniors. I am committed to working collectively. My agenda I bring to everything is the deep belief that connection is paramount and that creativity is our vehicle for exploring that connection
Metztli	Beas	I am an intern for the MAH
Michaela	Clark-Nagaoka	I am the Design Catalyst at the MAH which means I help create how exhibitions look and feel. Excited to be working with you all!
Mickey	Tomlinson	As spouse of retired attorney and father of 2 professors, and as a retired CEO of several healthcare organizations I’m interested in expanding and informing seniors as to what services exist and what can be created here in Santa Cruz.
Mike	McConnell	I am the Division Director for Adult Services at the Human Services Department for the County of Santa Cruz, and I oversee Adult Protective Services, In-Home Supportive Services, and Veterans Services.
Nadia	Noriega	Friendly and helpful admin assistant for Lift Line
Nancy	Cleveland	I am a volunteer coordinator for volunteers to visit seniors in care facilities.
Nancy	Krantz	I am a widowed , mother , grandmother , great grandmother , volunteer.
Natalia	Cortes	Hi there! I work at the MAH as the Youth Programs Spark, and I love using the MAH as a place for all youth to learn and strengthen their community.
Ole	Christensen	Retired IBM mechanical engineer, now on Board of Grey Bears
Pamela	Arnsberger	I am a retired professor of serontology, as well as a researcher, board member, senior activist
Paula	Yarr	70 yr old 5th grade volunteer
Pedro	Juarez	I worked in the Watsonville Canneries, I enjoy dancing and cooking
Rachel	Van Dessel	I’m a senior who loves to dance.
Robbie	Schoen	Stroke survivor, wanting to help others.
Roberta	McGrath	76 yr old elderly caregiver
Rogelio	Valdez	I am a singer, song writer. I’m a chef who once made 120 tortillas by hand in one hour. I enjoy dancing. Soy un cantante, escritor de musica. Soy jardinero. Me gusta concinar. Una vez hice 120 tortillas por mano en una hora.
Ry	Faraola	My goal as an artist is to promote and empower people to engage with their communities, take pride in their work, and find comfort in their leisure.
Sally	Mason	I am a foster grandparent, and an artist, floral designer, who loves animals
Sam	Basinger	Originally from England, I am an artist and community enthusiast who used to work at a Senior Home in the UK and now loves working with the public at the MAH.
Sandy	Skezas	I am the Program Manager for the Adult & Long Term Care Division for the County of Santa Cruz. I supervise Adult Protective Services and In Home Supportive Services Programs. I have worked in this capacity for over 20 years.
Sandy	Cohen	Who I am vs what I do is tricky! Founding member of Village Santa Cruz County (Aging Better); Docent MBN Marine Santuary; Choir singer; Amateur Photographer; Lifelong Learner
Serena	Rivera	Recently started making shoes by hand and hoping to share the craft with others.
Shandra	Gill	After supporting the development of the Lost Childhoods exhibit, I feel extremely excited and honored to be apart of the next installment that brings art and social change together in our community. I am an activist and a yoga teacher that has brought these two seemingly opposite worlds together to create Yoga For All Movement, an organization that’s on a mission to make yoga accessible to all. For me, it’s about creating an impact that dismantles systems of inequity.
Sheila	Dean	A retired medical transcriptionist, I love volunteering and currently volunteer at Westlake Elementary School, Village Santa Cruz, and the Library.
Sheree	Storm	Chief Development Officer for Dientes Community Dental Care. I am advocate for people in need in Santa Cruz County
Sherry	Halperin	Author and film producer.
Stacey	Garcia	I lead C3, am the Director of Community Engagement at the MAH, and raise 4 chickens.
Steve	Trujillo	i am an out, gay, Latino retired public school teacher who has devoted his entire life to public service.
Steven	Matzie	I am a passionate and dedicated social worker committed to advocating for the needs of our LGBTQ+ senior communities!
Susan	Whalen	I am a creative fun interesting lady who is an artist, tutor, party giver, and traveler
Susan	True	I connect resources and needs to advance solutions in our community.
Susanne	Espinoza	Retired teachers aide, volunteer at Foster Grandparent
Suzanne	Stone	I am the executive director of Advocacy Inc., an agency that advocates for Mental Health Patients Rights and provides Ombudsman services.
Tara	Ireland	I am passionate about the power of volunteerism to bring people together and connect seniors with opportunities for greater independence and engagement in our community.
Taylor	Barcroft	Apple iPhone, iPad, Mac video journalist, consultant & instructor.
Teresa	Walas	I moved here from Poland and have worked in Hospitals for 50 years.
Terri	Drake	Volunteer with Peace of Mind Dog Rescue, a resource for seniors and senior dogs, psychotherapist, and participant in Health Projects support group for spouses caregivers of spouses with dementia.
Tim	Znamirowski	Activist, and retired artist who participates and coaches non-contact boxing through Rock Steady Boxing to counter parkinson’s disease
Travis	Deyoung	I’m helping veterens in Santa Cruz
Vickey	Barcelo	I work with bilingual and low income seniors in Watsonville at Pajaro Vista Senior Housing in Watsonville
Victoria	Lee	New York transplant, Community Experience Catalyst at the MAH, aspiring polymath.
Wes	Modes	I am a professor and artists in many media
Whitney	Ford-Terry	Whitney Ford-Terry is a curator and adventure cyclist currently working as the Exhibitions Catalyst at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.
William “Bill”	Lawton	I am an Elderday participant ready to help with this project. I am an inveterate punster, though, so … you have been warned!

 

 

C3 2017 MEMBERS

This was our 2017 C3 group. Members included transition-age foster youth, foster youth advocates and artists. Together we create the exhibition, Lost Childhoods. 

First Name	Last Name	Bio
Alan	Samani
Amberle	McCown
Andrea	Arroyo-Flores
Angela	Steele	The mission of the Smith Renaissance Society is to create a cross-generational community that provides academic, personal, social and financial support to UCSC students who lack the traditional family support afforded to most of their peers. Typically, these students have multiple adverse childhood experiences including, but not limited to, neglect, abuse, abandonment, or homelessness. Students may identify as being current or former foster youth, wards of the court, runaways, orphans, children.
Angelica	Glass	Former Child Welfare Social Worker/Manager and (way) former foster youth.
Brandy	Wright
Brianna	Perez
Bridget	Henry	Bridget Henry is an artist, educator, and CASA volunteer.
Brody	Lytle	My name is Brodie Lytle I’m 17 years old and live in Concord, CA.
Bryan	Miller
Calli Joy	Morrow	I am a senior at UCSC and a child of addicts who raised myself and been officially on my own since 16. I have been painting for the last year and love it!
Cecilia	Vaca
Chad	Platt
Cheryl	Jones
Cita	Rasul	Cita is the Outreach and Recruitment Manager at CASA of Santa Cruz County.
Clara	Modlin	I am a senior at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in International and Area Studies.
Cody	Manning
Crystal	Sanchez
Cynthia	Jordan	Board President, New Families, a private foster care agency in Felton; former board president SC County Child Abuse Prevention Council; co-founder and former board member of CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates; co-founder and former board officer SC County Foster Parent Association; former foster parent.
Cynthia	Gutierrez	Cynthia Gutierrez is a community organizer, transnational feminist, and social justice advocate.
Dana	Forsberg	Dana Forsberg is an artist and filmmaker who’s central theme is empowerment of young women in under represented communities. Her work has been featured in the TV series Lost, exhibited at the Denver International Airport, The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu Hawaii, and the Incheon Art Cultural Center in Incheon, Korea, and screened at Hot Docs in Canada multiple other film festivals .   Dana received her BFA in Photography from the University of Colorado at Denver and a Master degree in Social Documentation from University of California, Santa Cruz and is currently work on a project about foster youth.
Danielle	Peters	I am an artist who works with youth and local organizations to create art that reflects our community and encourages compassion.
Dasha	Utenkova
David	Gordon
David	Brown	David is Live Oak resident and career public servant, having contributed his talents to several governmental organizations including: the United States Marine Corps, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, and the County of Santa Cruz, as well as co-founding Coastal Community Preschool, a thriving local nonprofit.
Deborah	Bresnick	I have worked for the county since 2000 in social services and joined Camp Opportunity (non-profit) in 2006 as the Camp Social worker and a board member.
Decota “Koda”	Copelano
Dejon	Weldon	I’ve worked in higher ed for 12 years, I enjoy helping others and have a passion for art and travel. Program Coordinator at Cabrillo College assisting current and former foster youth.
Destiny	Rogers
Devin	Gonzales
Ellen	Timberlake	Ellen Timberlake is currently the Acting Director of the Human Services Department in Santa Cruz County.
Elliot	Taylor	I’m the studio manager at The Claraty Arts Project, a studio and gallery space dedicated to support and advance the development of a new, positive, collective identity for developmentally disabled adults via arts education, training, expression and production.
Emily	Stone	Emily is a senior at UCSC majoring in sociology. As a former foster youth, she is so very thankful to the Smith Renaissance Society for always going above and beyond to offer resources and support. She enjoys kayaking, reading science fiction, and having colorful hair.
Emily	Walden	I am former foster youth and recent graduate of UCSC with a double major in Art and Anthropology, looking forward to getting out in the world to learn and deepen connections with individuals and the communities I am a part of.
Emmanuel	Garcia	I am a visual artist and poet, as well as a facilitator for the arts, empowerment, and social justice. I live and work in Watsonville, CA coordinating after-school arts programs, community workshops, and events for youth and families.
Esther	Mares
Hannah	Dickey	My name is Hannah Dickey and I am currently living in Haven of Hope in Watsonville. I am adopted, my favorite color is green and I have two dogs named Sushi and Justice. The reason why I decided to join was because I want to help my community and learn more about other communities.
Helen	Aldana	Enjoys long walks on short beaches and coordinating community programs at the MAH.
Irene	O’Connell	Irene is a visual artist, community organizer, and youth advocate currently working as the Programs Manager for “Food, What?!”– a youth empowerment and food justice organization here in Santa Cruz.
Iris	Plascencia
Isabel	Martinez
Isaiah	Garcia
Jamie	Keil	I run Youth Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. My passion is to make art and history fun, interactive, educational and accessible to all youth. I also love the forest, the beach, crafting and hanging out with my little dog Annie.
Jamie	Lee Evans	Jamie is the founder of the Foster Youth Museum. She is a former foster youth, about to turn 50 and stoked to work in community nearly every day!
Janeaya	Lucero
Janet	Parske	I am the Director of New Families, I started and have been the Director for over 16 years. I started and was the Director of another agency for 10 years before that. I worked on the SIP committee with Mark Stone.
Jasmine	Yohai	Jasmine Yohai works for Encompass as a one on one counselor and facilitates expressive arts therapy and education groups. She is in the process of receiving her PsyD at Meridian University and hopes to further bridge the creative process and the arts with therapy.
Javier	Diaz	Born and raised in Watsonville and with 9 years of providing services to impact the various barriers faced by our youth in Santa Cruz County, Javier Diaz continues to strive to provide the highest quality work for the improvement of the quality of life for the low income and high risk population in our community. Javier Diaz currently coordinates the Youth Violence Prevention Task Force through the United Way of Santa Cruz County
Jeanie	Yoon	Jeanie is the Co-Director of Foster Youth Museum and has worked with FYM for six years.
Jenna	Becker	CalWORKs Program Specialist, working at Cabrillo with CW students and other student services programs.
Jess	Prudent	A community-oriented fem working towards a stable career, equality for all, and a cure for her personal insomnia. When not working and studying, she is working at her second job or in class.
Jessie	Camarena	Jessie is an 18 year old foster youth, actor, and activist who’s participated in several events for LGBTQ+ youth and women of color throughout central California and the Bay Area.
Joan	Miller	I am the Division Director of the Family and Children’s Services Division for Santa Cruz County. I hold a Masters in Social Work from California State University Sacramento, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from UC Davis, and a graduate of the BASSC Executive Development Program.
Jordan	Garcia
Jorge	Savala	Jorge Savala is a native of Santa Cruz; has spent the last 10 years serving as a volunteer Community Organizer with a focus on Live Oak. The 2006 Human Service Campaign led to the expansion of the Sheriff’s Activity League into Live Oak, a new Boys and Girls Club, Family Resource Center/Volunteer Center, and Day Worker Center. Today, he serves on the Board for Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, Sheriff Advisory Team and chairs the Santa Cruz County Youth Violence Prevention Taskforce.
Jose	Ortiz	Hijos del Sol Arts Productions is a non-profit Institution working and advocating for the advancement of all image and product creators allowing habitual studio spaces at no cost.
Jose	Nolasco
Joseph	Cervantes
Josue	Rubio
Justin	Collins	Justin Collins, leads design at the MAH and will be working with C3ers to design the exhibition. He received a Masters degree in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in Anthropology from UC Davis. He joined the MAH following several years at the Lake County Forest Preserve District and the Exploratorium.
Karen	Anderson-Gray	I am the Director of Santa Cruz County Children’s Mental Health and am an LCSW with 34 years of experience providing mental health services to children and their families.
Karen	Mestizo	I am currently an undergraduate studying Psychology at UC Santa Cruz as a second year. In my free time I really enjoy going to the gym and discovering the beautiful nature that surrounds Santa Cruz. I’m a C3 intern at the MAH.
Kate	Teague	Regional Coordinator working with CYC members in the Bay Area
Kievan	Lieteau
Kim	Corneille	I am the FosterEd Project Lead for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. I’ve spent 4.5 years working with our local youth in foster care and have been in the education field for a total of 16 years. The young people I work with inspire me every day!
Kira	Stanley	I’m a full time student at Cabrillo College completing my AS degree. I plan to transfer to Humboldt State University next year to complete their wildlife conservation and zoology programs.
Kristen	Lindner
Laura	LaPorte	I am a MAH Trustee, community volunteer, employment attorney and former Board member of Child Advocates (Santa Clara County) with a strong interest in social justice organizations.
Lauren	Benetua	I am the Dialogue Catalyst at the MAH and will be working closely with C3ers to elevate their goals and turn ideas into actions for the foster community during Lost Childhoods. I bring with me my background in arts, activism and social justice.
Les	Forster	Retired school administrator with a long local history of advocacy for greater education around substance use, mental health stigma, youth violence, career readiness, and local collaboration in general.
Leonna	Call
Lisa	Ortiz	Lisa Allen Ortiz is a writer and activist.
Lissette	Castillo
Luis	Aguilar
Madison	Burkhardt
Marcelo	Viana Neto	Marcelo Viana Neto is a Brazilian-born artist, game designer, and educator interested in how games can help explore socio-economic relations based on solidarity and mutual aid, reveal illegitimate forms of power, and enable creative expression.
Marjorie	Schwarzer	Marjorie is Professor of Museum Studies at University of San Francisco.
Mark	Stone	Mark Stone represents the people of California’s 29th Assembly District, which includes portions of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and Monterey Counties. In his second term as a state legislator, Mark has emerged as a leader on environmental protection and child welfare issues.
Marsha	Muir
Martha	Welden	My name is Martha Welden, at Walnut Avenue Womens Center we have been rebuilding our youth and child curriculum and I am looking forward to connecting and collaborating more with other community resources!
Martine	Watkins
Mary	Cherry
Mary	Kashmar
Mary	Gaukel	As a retired school administrator and the current Executive Director of Your Future Is Our Business, I have commitment to helping young people explore life’s option and reach their fullest potential.
Mary Alice	Blymyer
Maryanne	Rehberg	I’ve worked in many areas of child welfare in the last 25 years as a social worker, supervisor, trainer, consultant and foster parent it; I see working in child welfare as social justice work and thus I tend to be loud and passionate about it!
Maureen	McCarty	Maureen McCarty serves as District Director for Assemblymember Mark Stone, who is deeply committed to serving the needs of foster youth, and who has authored legislation to transform foster group homes into places where youth can access short-term, intensive treatment, and to make it easier for foster youth to graduate from high school and access special benefits.
Megan	Lozano
Melody	Overstreet	Melody Overstreet is an artist, educator, and youth mentor in Santa Cruz, California whose work explores the intersection of place, story, community, and intergenerational resiliency.
Michael	Paynter	Michael Paynter is the Director of Student Support Services at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. The department strives to help students flourish with programming and staff addressing Alternative Education, foster care, homelessness, work experience, restorative court related practices, mental health support, gang prevention and more. Michael is also a licensed MFT and is pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership and has been at the SCCOE for 16 years.
Michael	Perkins	Michael is a Foster Youth Museum volunteer.
Michaela	Clark-Nagoka	Michaela leads graphic design at the MAH. She’ll be working with C3ers on the graphics related to the exhibition.
Miguel	Weinstein-Almodovar	Miguel is a youth advocate who works with foster youth at Alameda County’s ILP. He enjoys playing music, dancing, and rollerblading when his advocacy hat is being cleaned.
Monica	Martinez	Monica Martinez is committed to building a healthy, thriving community that treats all people with dignity and respect.
Nada	Miljkovic	I am a multi-media artist-activist educator who uses storytelling, video, installations, and web art to create provocative and risk-taking projects that spark dynamic conversations about our changing world and inspire activation on how to make it better.
Nina	Simon	Nina is the MAH’s Executive Director. She’s an internationally-recognized expert on active community participation in cultural institutions and has been named a “museum visionary” by Smithsonian Magazine for her innovative approach to design. Nina is the author of The Participatory Museum (2010) and the popular Museum 2.0 blog.
Nora	Grant	Nora Grant is an artist, pie-enthusiast, cat lover, and the Exhibitions Coordinator at the MAH.
Patrick	McGrath
Paula	Sauceda
Rachel	Scott
Ray	Bussolari	For the past two years, I have worked with Foster Youth Museum (FYM) as an Exhibition Curator and photographer to produce “Lost Childhoods”, “Homeless”, and “Tribute”, exhibitions that are now traveling throughout the United States all addressing specific aspects of life in and out of the foster care system.
Sabrina	Martinez
Sade	Franco	My name is Sade Franco I am a current foster youth, I am currently living in Santa Cruz in Haven of Hope. I am a sophomore at Aptos High School and the reason why I chose this program is because I want to make a difference in the foster community.
Salvador	McBenttez	I am a dancer and laser artist who believes in the transformational power of sharing our stories.
Sarah	Robey	CASA
Serena	Rivera	Serena is a graduate of UCSC and San Francisco State and has been a full-time educator teaching bilingual, multicultural, inner city youth for 13 years. She also served for twelve years as a Program Director for inner city deaf and blind teens and as an after school coordinator for recreational and academic programs for children six to twelve in San Francisco. Serena was also a Program Analyst for the Aids Office at the Department of Public Health working with transgender and homeless young adults.
Shandra	Gill
Shawn	Cervantes	The Smith Renaissance Society provides academic, social, and financial support to UCSC students who are current or former foster youth or who have had similar adverse childhood experiences.
Silvia	Austerlic	I bring a background of deep intercultural sensibility, healing grief and loss, and leadership and creativity in service of creating a safe artful space where the voices of the transition-age foster youth can be heard and appreciated, collaborating in the creation of the Foster Youth Museum, and tackling “big questions” in a participatory inclusive way.
Sophia	Whaley
Spencer	Little
Stacey Marie	Garcia	I’m an artist, community organizer and Director of Community Engagement at the MAH. I lead C3 and will coordinate with C3ers and MAH staff to create the exhibition, Lost Childhoods. I’m so excited to work with you all!
Staci	Molitor
Steph	Wolf	I work as a social worker with children and youth in the foster care system. I enjoy exploring social justice issues and the importance of human connection in my art.
Stephanie	Cervantez
Susan	Paradise	I manage Encompass Transition Age Youth Programs for current and former foster youth ages 15-25, and work towards a community where young people are thriving.
Theresa	M. Cariño	Theresa is the Co-founder and Volunteer Executive Director for Salud y Cariño and has nearly 20 years of experience working with youth in various capacities related to education, health and prevention.
Tiffany M.	Smith
Trevor	Davis	I am the Licensing Supervisor for Family & Children’s Services here in Santa Cruz County. I have also fostered and adopted children out of the child welfare system.
Vanessa	Cano	Vanessa Cano is in her 4th year at UC Santa Cruz majoring in Film and Digital Media. She is currently creating a documentary that explores the transition of youth formerly in foster care into adulthood. She is an advocate for raising awareness about the social issues surrounding the foster care system and youth within the system.
Victor	Garcia
Victoria	Baca
William	Cavallero
Yanet M	Contrerav

C3 2016 MEMBERS

First Name	Last Name	Bio
Antonia	Franco, Ed.D.	Dr. Antonia O. Franco serves as the Executive Director of SACNAS; a national nonprofit organization devoted to increasing diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. She leads a community of 20,000 students, scientists, and educators including 115 chapters nationwide in the movement to build a critical mass of diverse scientists with advanced degrees and in positions of leadership in STEM.
Bonny	Hawley	An emigrant from the Great Lakes region, Bonny is in love with Santa Cruz County and has focused her career on its enhancement through work in the public arena in state and local government and the nonprofit sector.
Carolyn	Coleman	Carolyn Coleman, Vive Oaxaca Board Treasurer, has lived in Santa Cruz since 1980 and retired as Executive Director of Encompass Community Services in 2014 after being active in a wide variety of community efforts, including serving on the Boards of United Way, Human Care Alliance, Criminal Justice Council, and Smart Solutions to Homelessness.
Cat	Willis	I am the fearless leader of a dance and cultural center, driven to provide access, equity, and excellence through my work.
Christina	Cuevas	A native Californian, I have experience in philanthropy, education, mental health and public media. I see art as a vehicle for promoting equity and social justice.
Consuelo	Alba	Award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Watsonville, Co-Founder and Director of the Watsonville Film Festival.Consuelo has extensive experience as a filmmaker, journalist, educator and cultural activist in Mexico and the US. Her documentary film El Andalón / The Healer screened in more than 30 film festivals around the world, received numerous awards and was broadcast on Mexican public television.
Diana	Kapsner	Diana Kapsner is the Visitor & Volunteer Services Manager at the MAH.
Doron	Comerchero	Dancing, organizing, youth empowering, nourishing food eating Santa Cruz County resident!
Dru	Glover	Born and raised in Santa Cruz, Dru is the founder and director of Project Pollinate, a community organizer and an outspoken advocate for human rights, social justice and environmental sustainability.
Edgar	Ontiveros	I am a UCSC graduate producing multimedia stories through Nopal Media and working in outreach and community advocacy at the Santa Cruz Community Health Centers.
Elise	Granata	Cheerleader for grassroots arts, works at MAH, founded GRASSTRONAUT.com– a site about DIY spaces.
Emily Hope	Dobkin	I am the Youth Programs Manager at the MAH. My background spans a hodgepodge of various creative arts experiences, all of which have inspired me to facilitate a range of engaging arts educational opportunities here in Santa Cruz.
Fe	Silva-Robles	I am a Oaxaqueña who has dedicated her life to serve the community and who loves to share the richness of her culture.
Irena	Polic	Irena Polic is the Associate Director of the Institute for Humanities Research at the University of California, Santa Cruz and a passionate advocate for the importance of the humanities in the public sphere.
Jacob	Martinez	Social entrepreneur looking to strengthen communities through innovative program design and building networks.
Jacquie	Benetua-Rolens	I’m the Executive Administrative Assistant/Communications Manager with Santa Cruz Community Health Centers and Santa Cruz native, with a background in education and journalism.
Jamie	Keil	I am passionate about working with youth in interactive ways and am interested in finding creative ways to look at and help issues in our wonderful Santa Cruz community.
Janis	O’Driscoll	I’m a printmaker/librarian who has spent her life making connections and building bridges.
Jeff	Gaffney	I have been working in parks and recreation for the last 25 years and love being able to give the community exactly what they are looking for to make each day another chance to get outside and play!
John	Leopold	John has served on the Board of Supervisors since 2008, previously serving on the Cabrillo College Board for eight years.
Jose	Sandoval	Director of the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop
Justin	Collins	Justin Collins, is the Exhibition Manager at the MAH. He received a Masters degree in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in Anthropology from UC Davis. He joined the MAH following several years at the Lake County Forest Preserve District and the Exploratorium.
Karen	Bush	Karen Bush is originally from Humboldt County and earned her B.A. in American Studies from Stanford University. She has over 13 years of non-profit and arts organization experience including work in Carmel galleries, Americorps programs, and ten years at the MAH.
Keisha	Frost	With over 15 years in the nonprofit sector as a fund development and strategic development professional, Keisha leads the funding for impact efforts to support youth success, family financial stability and health outcomes for Santa Cruz County by aligning both public and private sectors, government and community leaders to design a sustainable model for community transformation.
Kyle	Lane-McKinley	Kyle Lane-McKinley is an artist and educator in Santa Cruz, California, where he lives with his partner, Madeline Lane-McKinley, and their daughter Tuli. Kyle completed an MFA in the Digital Art and New Media program at UC Santa Cruz in 2010, where he continues to work as a lecturer, research associate and as coordinator of the Social Practice Arts Research Center (SPARC).
Lis	DuBois	I have a background in art history and nonprofit management, love to listen and help others, am a new-ish mom, and am happiest when swimming.
Louise	Leong	Louise Leong makes art to cultivate childhood mischief in all ages
Luz	Fuentes	Born in Mexico city , raised in Pescadero California, mother of three beautiful girls . I have been employed at CAB for the past 15 yrs working with the Davenport Resource Service Center . I enjoy   being able to help provide services to others. I feel blessed to be part of the Davenport Community for the past 22 yrs.
Marcus	Frost	Marcus began his career as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer and has continued working in the non profit sector fundraising for organizations big and small, national and international. Prior to becoming the MAH’s Director of Development and Communication, Marcus was the Associate Director of Development for Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz where he was the primary fundraiser for the Environmental Studies Department plus the Center of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and UCSC Farm. Marcus also spent a year working on organic farms on the North Shore of Kauai.
Marla	Novo	Marla Novo earned a Master of Arts in Art History from San Jose State University and a Bachelors of Arts in Art History from UC Santa Cruz. She has over 15 years of experience preserving and cataloging cultural artifacts. She’s curated many exhibitions at the MAH and other venues. Marla loves working at a museum that puts community first. On most days you can find Marla working alongside volunteers in the archives. She enjoys when people visit with an experience or an artifact to share. Marla knows everyone has a story to tell—all you need is a safe space and compassion.
Monica	Martinez	I am committed to building collaborative solutions to complex social issues so that everyone has an opportunity to live with dignity and justice.
Myriam	Scally	Myriam Scally has worked with minority populations on issues of health, social justice and environmental protection, for the past 15 years. She is currently the Program Director for the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Community Bridges in Santa Cruz, California.
Natalie	Baloy	An anthropologist and educator, Natalie is always looking to learn through/from anti-racist, decolonizing, and feminist critical inquiry and to enact radical love in work toward social justice.
Nicole	Zahm	Nicole Zahm is the Education and Events Coordinator for the Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Markets. She sees food systems as a powerful vehicle for community and individual health. Her mom taught her to samba at age 15 and she’s danced ever since. Her dad showed her that a river is never too cold to jump in and she continues to jump.
Nina	Simon	I’m in charge of the MAH. My passion is for building a stronger, more connected community through creative and cultural projects.
Nora	Grant	I am a visual artist, writer, and community organizer who makes space for people to connect with people,   stories, and interdisciplinary art forms.
Pedro	Castillo	I taught Latino/Mexican American/United States history for 35 years at the University of California, Santa Cruz and retired in 2012. I am an academic/community activist who lives in Watsonville.
Raphael	Arar	I am an artist, designer and educator splitting my time running design for the Apple+IBM partnership, teaching in the Media Arts program at USC and exhibiting artwork that explores the trajectories of interpersonal and intrapersonal interaction in light of progress.
Rebecca	Hernandez Rosser	I am Director of the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) at UCSC. The AIRC is dedicated to increasing Native visibility on campus with programs and special events. The center also offers a variety of support services that includes advising, advocacy and leadership development. Art and museums are of special interest to me both personally and professionally. I hold an MFA in Exhibition Design/Museum Studies, MA in American Indian Studies and PhD in American Studies.
Reyna	Ruiz	Latina working towards having a more inclusive, compassionate and just community. Love the arts, the energy of youth, the wisdom of our elders and the resilient spirit of those most vulnerable amongst us.
Rick	Flores	Rick Flores is a graduate student in the Environmental Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz, where his research focuses on the efforts of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to relearn traditional ecological knowledge and become active stewards in their traditional territory once again after a period of colonial dispossession.
Salvador	Lua	Since 1992 I have been a member of this community that I work hard to support and transform.
Sandino	Gomez	Sandino is OBSESSED with building community, causing laughter, and breaking out of dominant and antiquated paradigms of how we should live and relate to each other.
Stacey	Garcia	I’m the Director of Community Engagement at the MAH, Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission, and a social practice artist. I believe creative collaboration is essential in making our community stronger.
Tawn	Kennedy	Artist, cyclist, instigator, organizer, beat boxer.
Vance	Landis-Carey	Leader of a Northern California health care consulting firm that provides expert management of catastrophic industrial injuries. Moved to Santa Cruz in 1977 because of the beauty of the region and the specialness of the community. Honored to serve on the board of the MAH from 2009 and to have played a part in supporting the MAH’s exciting journey under Nina’s leadership. Love to travel and sail and play with baby grandson Chase.
Wes	Modes	Wes Modes is a Santa Cruz artist who holds an MFA from the University of California Santa Cruz Digital Art and New Media program. He has exhibited his performance, sculpture, and social practice work regionally since 1996.
Zachary	Wolinsky	I am a bicyclist who is actively seeking ways that people may live and work for the mutual benefit of each other democratically.

We have two fabulous interns joining us this year:

Alma Villa, a UCSC student passionate about community building and social justice. Anastasia Leopold, a senior at Pacific Collegiate School. She is passionate about math, art, and science, as well as making a difference in her school and community.

C3 2014-2015 MEMBERS

Here’s a list of 2014-2015 C3 members. If you are a C3 member looking for contact information for other participants, please consult the private Google doc that Stacey and Nina emailed out (or contact us to get access to it again).

First Name	Last Name	Bio
Aaron	Becker	I manage capital improvement projects for the City of Santa Cruz in the Public Works Department and I am responsible for all of the private and commercial development review projects that come in to the City. I am an artist and have a background in design and architecture. I incorporate and apply my design skills and artistic talent into all of my projects.
Alex	Jackson	Alex is a freshman at Pacific Collegiate School, and was part of MAH’s first cohort of Subjects to Change (teen program), as well as currently serving as a Teen & Youth Programs intern. Additionally, Alex is a devoted journalist, researcher, and scuba diver.
Anandi	Heinrich	Born and raised in Santa Cruz, co-owner of Pacific Trading Co., floral designer at Botanical, and Mom!
Ann	Simonton	I am a media literacy teacher and activist, a long-time resident, and always seeking ways to give voice to most marginalized and ignored members of our community.
Beth	Ragel	As the Arts Program Manager for the City of Santa Cruz, I translate the creativity and passion of artists and community members into city programs and policies that bring lasting and positive change.
Brian	Laschkewitsch	I am one of 2 co-founders of a local nonprofit, Learn to Discover, whose mission is to develop and offer technology-based, hands-on classes to kids from pre-school through high school in areas such as Making, Electronics, Robotics, Electronics, Digital Art, Computer Programming, and much more.
Carmen	Palacios	Carmen is a first year student studying psychology at Cabrillo College, focusing on arts therapy and helping people who suffer from chronic illness, and was part of MAH’s first cohort of Subjects to Change (teen program).
Cid	Pearlman	Cid Pearlman’s choreography subtly disrupts traditional notions of desire, gender, and friendship. Her work has been presented by numerous venues, including Joyce SoHo, Kanuti Gildi SAAL in Estonia, the Getty Center, ODC Theater, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
Claudio	Schnier	My personal and professional interests focus on effective social profit organizations, especially in the social justice arena; I’m currently board president of Diversity Center/Santa Cruz County.
Consuelo	Alba	Award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Wasonville, co-founder and director of the Watsonville Film Festival.
Diana	Kapsner	Diana runs the volunteer program, says hello to you at the front desk, coordinates facility rentals and buys “stuff and things” for the MAH’s store.
Doron	Comerchero	Founder and Director of “Food, What?!” a Santa Cruz County youth empowerment and food justice program.
Edgar	Landeros	I currently work at the Beach Flats Community Center, a program of Community Bridges., as the Youth Coordinator. As the Youth Coordinator I am responsible for coordinating the afterschool homework support programs for Elementary and Middle School Children.
Elise	Granata	In addition to handling Marketing & Engagement at the MAH, Elise writes about DIY arts spaces in her blog called Grasstronaut. She also loves bagels, Batman, and vegan breakfast burritos.
Elizabeth	Evans	A native of California’s San Joaquin Valley, and graduate of UC Santa Cruz, I spent the last ten years as park ranger and the last four of those years 6500 feet above sea level managing programs for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ Division of Interpretation, Education, and Outreach before returning to Santa Cruz last winter to start a new job at as the program manager for the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
Emily	Hope Dobkin	I am the Youth Programs Manager at the MAH. My background spans a hodgepodge of various creative arts experiences, all of which have inspired me to facilitate a range of engaging arts educational opportunities here in Santa Cruz.
Grant	Wilson	Community Activist, Artist, Arts-Advocate & Publicist in Santa Cruz & UCSC- since the last Millenium
Howard	Heevner	I have lived in Santa Cruz for the past 3 years and work at the UC Santa Cruz in University Relations.
Jacob	Martinez	Social entrepreneur focused on developing innovative initiatives to address issues of inequality.
Janis	Odriscoll	I am Manager of Programs & Partnerships for the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and a member of the Executive Board for Printmakers at the Tannery at Tannery Arts in Santa Cruz.
Jessica	Vargas	Co-founder of Unicorn Maps for Rejects, Delinquents, & Other Healers, a recovery consulting and empowerment center for young adults. Former teacher at Y.E.S. Recovery High School, recreational writer, and mother of two boys.
Jim	Brown	I’m always excited by the possibility of changing the world for the better, whether that be changing an individual’s life or a changing a structure or system that has the potential to create change for many, and I have worked to have some impact over the past 10 years at the 418 Project, the Diversity Center, and now Arts Council Santa Cruz County.
Jim	Dupre	I have lived in Santa Cruz for 12 years. For work I am the Supervisor of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation for the Soquel Elementary School District.
Julia	Brownstein	MAH intern
Kathy	DeWild	Program Coordinator for the County of Santa Cruz Dept. of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services and staff to the County Arts Commission – also and artist and teacher.
Laurie	Egan	Laurie is the Stewardship Coordinator at the Coastal Watershed Council and works to reconnect the Santa Cruz community to the San Lorenzo River.
Linda	Wilshusen	Linda is a member of the MAH Board of Trustees, former executive director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, & founder/steering committee member of Live Oak Neighbors.
Maggie	McKay	I have provided services to seriously mentally ill and homeless for 35 years and am currently on the board of directors for the Homeless Services Center and on the Steering Committee for Project Homeless Connect.
Marcus	Frost	I am the Director of Development and Communications at the MAH, building excitement and enthusiasm for donor-founded projects and fundraising for social justice and other community development initiatives.
Maria Rosila	Mares	MAH intern
Mariah	Roberts	I teach, make things and organize community projects.
Marla	Novo	I am the Curator of Collections at the MAH. I’m interested in how artifacts encourage people to share stories and connect experiences. The ordinary is extraordinary in our community.
Martin	Rizzo	Martin Rizzo, who moved to Santa Cruz from Southern California in 1998, is a UCSC PhD candidate who researches the history of the local Indigenous community.
Megan	Joseph	As the Director of Community Organizing for the United Way of Santa Cruz County, Megan works to design and implement social change projects that address some of the most pressing issues facing our community, as well as building the capacity of leaders at all levels to create the impact they wish to see.
Miguel	Zavala	I’m a very colorful individual with an animated sense of self with a very quirky and lovable presence. I enjoy the little things and life and the connections I make with people whether big or small.
Myriam	Scally	Myriam has worked internationally with vulnerable populations targeting improved access to quality healthcare, social justice, environmental protection, and education.
Nina	Simon	I am the Executive Director of the MAH, working to build a stronger, more connected community through art and history.
Nora	Grant	Nora Grant is a visual artist, writer, and the Community Programs Coordinator for the MAH. Born and raised in Santa Cruz, Nora wants to provide opportunities for social, ecological, and personal growth through stories, art, collaboration, and magic.
Pat	Dellin	A resident of Santa Cruz for close to four decades, I have served as the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission dealing with all modes of transportation, participated in Open Studios as a fused glass artist, and currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Diversity Center, the LGBTQ center for Santa Cruz County.
Robyn	McKeen	Robyn McKeen is a Community Organizer at United Way of Santa Cruz County and coordinates work with the Children’s Network, Community Prevention Partners, 211 Santa Cruz County, and the Community Assessment Project.
Sandino	Gomez	Sandino Gomez is an increasingly rare indigenous Banana Slug who is OBSESSED with building community, causing laughter, and breaking out of dominant and antiquated paradigms of how we should live and relate to each other.
Sheila	McLaughlin Burke	Sheila Burke is the director of The Borina Foundation.
Silvia	Austerlic	Native from Argentina, living in Santa Cruz CA since 1999, USA citizen since May 2014. I bring to the conversation a designerly background (www.silvia-austerlic.com) and the past 9 years serving the Latino community with direct bilingual bicultural services (providing end of life care for Hospice of Santa Cruz County).
Stacey	Marie Garcia	I’m the Director of Community Engagement at the MAH, a member of the City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission and a social practice artist. I believe creative collaboration, magic and kindness are essential in making our community stronger.
Wes	Modes	Wes Modes is a Santa Cruz artist and art researcher working in the Digital Art and New Media program at the University of California Santa Cruz. In various lives, he is a sculptor, writer, performer, artist, community organizer, geek, and mischief-maker.

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