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Board of Directors

Mary E. Hackenbracht
President

Attorney - State of California
Government Attorney in Environmental Law, Board of Directors, California Women Lawyers 1984-1986.

Andrew Kleinhesselink
Vice President

Biological Science Technician, Presidio Trust.
Mr. Kleinhesselink has worked in environmental restoration and conservation since high school and now works on re-vegetation and ecological restoration projects in the Presidio of San Francisco. He is an avid birder in his free time, and has banded birds for PRBO on Southeast Farallon Island and led field trips for Golden Gate Audubon Society. He has worked as a volunteer naturalist for San Francisco Nature Education's school programs since the spring of 2006.

Joseph Kinyon
Secretary

GIS & Biodiversity Database Manager, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, National Park Service.
Mr. Kinyon is a longtime volunteer and advisor to San Francisco Nature Education. He has over fifteen years of experience working in environmental education and adventure travel as a teacher and guide in California.

Advisory Board

Mary Rose Cassa - Board Member Emeritus
Kit Durgin - Board Member Emeritus, former Executive Director The Women's Foundation
Margaret Goodale - Environmental educator, Randall Museum
Linda Grant - Naturalist SFNE school program, creator of SpotnJot Journals
Alan Hopkins - Former President, Golden Gate Audubon Society
Claudia Jeung - Retired Principal, San Francisco Unified School District
John P. Kelly, Ph.D. - Director of Research, Audubon Canyon Ranch
Kathleen Purcell - Board Member Emeritus, partner Remcho, Johanson, and Purcell
Allan Ridley - Ornithology teacher, former Chair Education Committee of Golden Gate Audubon Society
Gib Robinson - Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University
James Sullivan - Retired Executive and wildlife photographer
Lorie Topinka - Manager of Teacher Services, California Academy of Sciences
Nathan Wirth - English Teacher, nature photographer, retired webmaster (2004-2007) San Francisco Nature Education

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Partners Staff Board of Directors Contact Us	About Us Board of Directors Mary E. Hackenbracht President Attorney - State of California Government Attorney in Environmental Law, Board of Directors, California Women Lawyers 1984-1986. Andrew Kleinhesselink Vice President Biological Science Technician, Presidio Trust. Mr. Kleinhesselink has worked in environmental restoration and conservation since high school and now works on re-vegetation and ecological restoration projects in the Presidio of San Francisco. He is an avid birder in his free time, and has banded birds for PRBO on Southeast Farallon Island and led field trips for Golden Gate Audubon Society. He has worked as a volunteer naturalist for San Francisco Nature Education's school programs since the spring of 2006. Joseph Kinyon Secretary GIS & Biodiversity Database Manager, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, National Park Service. Mr. Kinyon is a longtime volunteer and advisor to San Francisco Nature Education. He has over fifteen years of experience working in environmental education and adventure travel as a teacher and guide in California. Advisory Board Mary Rose Cassa - Board Member Emeritus Kit Durgin - Board Member Emeritus, former Executive Director The Women's Foundation Margaret Goodale - Environmental educator, Randall Museum Linda Grant - Naturalist SFNE school program, creator of SpotnJot Journals Alan Hopkins - Former President, Golden Gate Audubon Society Claudia Jeung - Retired Principal, San Francisco Unified School District John P. Kelly, Ph.D. - Director of Research, Audubon Canyon Ranch Kathleen Purcell - Board Member Emeritus, partner Remcho, Johanson, and Purcell Allan Ridley - Ornithology teacher, former Chair Education Committee of Golden Gate Audubon Society Gib Robinson - Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University James Sullivan - Retired Executive and wildlife photographer Lorie Topinka - Manager of Teacher Services, California Academy of Sciences Nathan Wirth - English Teacher, nature photographer, retired webmaster (2004-2007) San Francisco Nature Education
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