We are guided by the commitment and care of a diversity of leaders.
Our management board is comprised of Bay Area leaders who support our mission and can advocate for and/or represent our interests throughout the nine county Bay Area. As a self-directed partnership, the management board is responsible for overall policy and direction, while day-to-day operations are lead by the SFBJV Coordinator. The primary responsibility of the Board is to set, revise, and accomplish the goals established in our Implementation Plan.
San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Director
Caitlin Sweeney, Chair
Caitlin Sweeney became our Management Board Chair in the summer of 2021. She has been the Director of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) since 2015 after serving as a Senior Program Manager for several years. Prior to joining SFEP, Caitlin spent twelve years at the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, as a planner and ultimately as Chief Deputy Director.
Coastal Policy Solutions, President
Rebecca Schwartz Lesberg, Vice Chair
Rebecca has been the SFBJV Management Board Vice Chair since 2020 and Chair of JV’s Policy Committee since 2019. Rebecca is the President of Coastal Policy Solutions, a boutique environmental consulting firm working with nonprofits and government agencies to advance conservation projects around the state. Prior to this, Rebecca spent ten years working with the Audubon Society at the chapter and state level on coastal habitat restoration and protection projects.
Management Board Member Organizations and Agencies
- Audubon California – Casey Arndt
- Audubon Canyon Ranch – Tom Gardali
- Bay Planning Coalition – John Coleman
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife – Greg Martinelli
- California Natural Resources Agency – Jennifer Norris
- California State Coastal Conservancy – Jessica Davenport, Moira McEnespy
- California Wildlife Conservation Board – Scott McFarlin, Rebecca Fris
- Citizens’ Committee to Complete the Refuge – Arthur Feinstein, Carin High
- Ducks Unlimited, Inc. – Jeff McCreary
- Mosquito and Vector Control Districts – Erika Castillo
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – Dean Kwasny
- NOAA Fisheries – Sara Azat
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company- Mariano Mandler
- Point Blue Conservation Science – Mani Oliva, Sam Veloz, Julian Wood
- San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission – Lawrence Goldzband, Steve Goldbeck
- San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board – Lisa McCann, Keith Lichten
- San Francisco Estuary Partnership – Caitlin Sweeney
- Save The Bay – David Lewis, Jessie Olson
- TOGETHER Bay Area – Annie Burke
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Lt. Col. Kevin P. Arnett
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Luisa Valiela
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Chris Barr
- U.S. Geological Survey – Tom Kimball
- Independent Member – Barbara Salzman
- Independent Member –Rebecca Schwartz Lesberg