Our volunteer Board of Directors includes a group of highly committed volunteers and members who are critical to our mission. We are actively seeking board members. Each year, directors are elected at the Annual Member Meeting, Potluck & Awards, typically held each June. Board members can also be appointed to a vacancy between annual meetings and confirmed at the June meeting.
If you are interested in joining our Board of Directors, please fill out an interest form or email the Executive Director or Board President with any questions. Particular skills of interest include, but are not limited to, Science, Technology, Fundraising and Development, Event Planning, Communications, Legal and Policy, Financial and Accounting, Public Lands Management, Government and Volunteer Management. We are committed to fostering an inclusive leadership team that reflects the diverse coastal communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly individuals from historically underrepresented groups, including, but not limited to, women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with diverse socioeconomic experiences.
Executive Committee
Sarah killingsworth, esq. | President
Board Announcement: Greetings from our Board President
Committees: Advisory, Executive, Development, and the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Term Expires: 2028
Sarah Killingsworth is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer, filmmaker, and writer, as well as an attorney and mediator. She serves as the Board President of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) and is a certified California Naturalist. With hundreds of hours spent behind the lens in Point Reyes, Sarah’s work reflects a deep commitment to storytelling that fosters connection with the natural world. She is the Program Coordinator for Project Coyote’s Keeping it Wild Youth Education and Outreach Program, and leads workshops with Conservation Kids, a nonprofit using photography to engage youth with environmental issues. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Coho Salmon Land Trust and recently completed a four-year term as an elected Trustee of the Kentfield School District. Her volunteer work includes time with Wildcare, where she assisted in the bird room. A member of the Emerging League of the International League of Conservation Photographers, her photography and writing have been featured in local and national media, both in print and online, and she is a frequent public speaker about coexistence, passionate about connecting children to the magic of the wild—whether by bringing nature into classrooms or getting youth outside to explore their environment. Learn more at sarahkillingsworth.com or follow her on Instagram at @skwildlifephotos
“I joined the Board because I wanted to help protect the lands and wildlife I love. We are part-time residents of Inverness, and it is such a special place at the convergence of the Point Reyes National Seashore and Tomales Bay State Park. As a wildlife conservation photographer, filmmaker, and writer, I spend many hours in our wilderness areas.. Being on the Board is one way I hope to contribute to the protection and restoration of this incredible coastal ecosystem. Donating your time and money to EAC is a way to ensure the grandeur and beauty of West Marin is preserved for future generations, and we can continue to advocate for conservation and educate our future environmental leaders.”
Ken Drexler, Esq. | Vice-President
Committees: Executive & Development
Term Expires: 2027
Ken Drexler is an estate planning attorney in San Rafael. He serves as Treasurer of the Marin Conservation League and the Secretary of the Paradise Ranch Estate Road Advisory Board in Inverness Park. He is a supporter of the Planning & Conservation League, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club, among other environmental non-profits.
Cynthia Lloyd, PH.D. | Secretary
“I feel privileged to be part of such an impactful organization - one that has been working for over 55 years to fulfill its mission to protect the unique lands, water and biodiversity of West Marin. By advocating for and educating about nature in a place that is not only a local treasure but also a national and international treasure, EAC recognizes that its role in the community is continuously evolving. As a Board member, I am committed to making sure that EAC stays true to its mission as we face the ultimate environmental challenge of climate change.”
Committees: Advisory, Development & Executive
Term Expires: 2026
Cynthia Lloyd is a fairly recent homeowner in West Marin. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. Her career has included a faculty position at Barnard College and research and management positions at the United Nations and the Population Council (an international NGO). In more recent years, her research has focused on the challenges facing adolescent girls in developing countries, and she currently serves in several advisory roles to foundations/NGOs working on these issues. She moved to Berkeley from New York City in 2010 to be near her family. Since 2015, when she became a part-time resident of Point Reyes Station, she has undertaken the restoration of a seasonal wetland on her property (previously compromised by former owners in an unsuccessful attempt to subdivide the property). She has had a lifelong love of nature and the outdoors (nurtured by her mother – a passionate admirer of Rachel Carson) and has resolved to spend her remaining years, for the sake of her granddaughters and all those of their generation, dedicated to issues related to the environment and climate change.
Patty Neubacher, treasurer
Committees: Advisory, Executive & Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Term Expires: 2028
Patty Neubacher is a native Californian and has lived in West Marin since 1986. She holds a BA in Social Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA from the University of California, Davis. Patty retired from the National Park Service after 33 years. Most recently, she served as Deputy Regional Director for the Pacific West Region, a region that includes the states of California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Hawaii as well as the territories of Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa. In addition to supervising park superintendents, she had programmatic responsibilities for Budget, Finance, Contracting, Information Technology, Facilities Management, and Human Resources. She is the recipient of the Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award and the Distinguished Service Award. Before working for the National Park Service, Patty worked as a grant administrator for Planned Parenthood of Northern California, Human Resources Director for a computer company, and Program Manager for an educational consulting firm. Patty currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Public Lands Conservancy and the Fund for People in Parks.
“I have a passion for the protection and preservation of special places. Fortunately, my career in the NPS allowed me to nourish that passion for many years.
But clearly, places don’t get more special than West Marin. It has extraordinary international ecological significance and it’s also the place that I get to, gratefully, call home.
Being on the EAC Board affords me a chance to contribute to the protection of West Marin’s exceptional resources and landscape. I’m honored for the opportunity to work with an effective organization like EAC, with a brilliant staff, and a hardworking Board towards that end. “
Board Directors
“Everyone has a responsibility to safeguard this treasured shared landscape, and to pass it on unharmed to those who come after us. EAC has been putting that responsibility into action for almost over 50 years, and I hope my work here will help it continue for many years more.”
Terence CarrolL
Committees: Advisory & Duxbury
Term Expires: 2027
Terence has been a board member since 2007, focusing on land-use planning as a means to preserve natural habitat. He has been instrumental in our work around the Marin Local Coastal Plan (LCP) and Sea-Level Rise planning to ensure coastal wetlands, water quality, and natural habitats are protected in future County planning decisions. He is the co-founder and current President of the River Otter Ecology Project. Terence has long been active in protecting and conserving natural habitat in West Marin through land use planning and scientific research, including serving on the San Geronimo Valley Planning Group for three years and volunteering with Marin’s Salmon Protections and Water Network (SPAWN). Terence and his wife Megan Isadore have lived in West Marin since 1998.
Gerald Meral, Ph.D.
“I have been a property owner in Inverness since 1986, and resident since 2003. I appreciate the native birds, wildlife, and plants of West Marin, and want to do everything possible to preserve and enhance them. EAC is the best way to do that.”
Committees: Advisory, Development & Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Term Expires: 2026
Gerald “Jerry” H. Meral, Ph.D., is the Director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute (NHI), an international conservation organization focused on restoring and preserving aquatic ecosystems. He directs NHI programs regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, California groundwater, and other related water programs. His previous work included serving as a staff scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, serving as the Deputy Director for the California Department of Water Resources, and serving as the Deputy Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) under Governor Edmond G. Brown, Jr., and was a former Executive Director of the Planning and Conservation League. He holds a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an EAC board director and co-founder and director of the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival.
Bridger Mitchell, Ph.D.
Committees: Advisory & Development
Term Expires: 2027
Bridger Mitchell returned to Inverness after more than five decades of extended weekend family trips to visit his parents and sail on Tomales Bay. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His professional career has focused on antitrust and telecommunications regulation, energy policy, and health care. He is a former director of the Inverness Association and has closely monitored Marin County’s coastal development proceedings for many years. Bridger lives with his wife, Katherine, and they are actively involved in the West Marin community.
“When I retired to Inverness in 2009 I joined EAC to support the local grass-roots organization that strives to protect and preserve the natural beauty of West Marin. Saving our incomparable coastal environment for future generations demands the attention of all of us; I’m privileged to play a small part in the efforts that will always be needed.”
Kelli Petersen
Committees: Advisory, Point Reyes Biridng & Nature Festival
Term Expires: 2028
Kelli Petersen has been a resident of Marin County for over 25 years, was raised in the small farming community of Winters, California, and finds West Marin quite like the community of her childhood. Her professional career was in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, with a focus on early-stage clinical development of compounds to treat cancers and rare genetic disorders. Kelli is a California Naturalist and volunteers with several conservation non-profits in order to help create healthy ecosystems for native plants and native wildlife in West Marin. She recently served a 4-year term as Secretary of the Drakes Summit Road Association in Inverness.
“Creating and protecting healthy ecosystems is a passion of mine, therefore, I am thrilled to be on the Board, to work with the staff and the West Marin community in order to support the EAC mission on the protection of unique lands, water, and biodiversity in West Marin.”
Jude Stalker
Committees: Advisory
Term Expires: Board elected and EAC members can vote to confirm at the Member Meeting on June 27th - Join us
Jude Stalker is a wildlife biologist focusing on wetland, estuarine, and coastal environments. This work has led her through an interesting career involving research, restoration, monitoring, and education throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a BS in Biology: Concentration in Marine Science from San Francisco State University.
She has vast experience in surveying for and monitoring various native plant and wildlife species as well as in the restoration of native wildlife habitats. Her employment experience includes Save the Bay, the Invasive Spartina Project, the Greater Farallones Association, and WRA Environmental Consultants.
Jude has served as a board director of the Marin Audubon Society for over twenty years, serving on the Property Management Committee and as a Special Projects Coordinator. Her work there has included many years involved with property management, coordination and implementation of native habitat stewardship projects, event planning and public education.
In addition to her service at Marin Audubon, she has volunteered her time through the years at Audubon Canyon Ranch, the Marine Mammal Center, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, Richardson Bay Audubon Center, the National Park Service at Alcatraz and on several committees and work groups related to natural resource advocacy, management and restoration.
She enjoys exploring the beautiful open spaces of Marin and the Greater Bay Area as well as rowing, paddling and swimming on and in the San Francisco Bay.
“The Coastal Zone of West Marin is such an amazing national natural treasure.
The past actions of the dedicated environmental advocates that recognized the importance of protecting this unique and glorious place, along with the ongoing diligent work of so many amazing and passionate people, have ensured that the incredibly biodiverse natural resources of West Marin continue to thrive.
I’m honored to join the EAC board and help with this important work.“
“I have been a resident of West Marin for forty years and treasure the wild beauty of our landscapes and the region’s amazing biodiversity. In my years living here I have become aware that one organization is doing more than any other to protect our wild and natural environments from incompatible and negative developments. That organization is the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin. I have been honored to be a financial sponsor of the EAC for many years.”
David Wimpfheimer
Committees: Advisory & the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Term Expires: 2026
David Wimpfheimer is a biologist and naturalist with a passion for the birds and natural history of the West. During his thirty years of expeditions, in addition to teaching local classes for the Point Reyes Field Institute, Oceanic Society, and the California Academy of Sciences, he has led numerous tours to Mexico, Alaska, Scotland, and other regions for groups including the Smithsonian Institution, Wild Wings, and Road Scholar. Although the majority of David’s field trips are geared toward teaching and interpreting the language of the avian world, he is just as experienced in teaching the rich diversity of the greater natural world. More info is available at www.calnaturalist.com.
