Kai Lucas

Alameda Wildfire County Coordinator | Berkeley Fire Department

Kai brings a background in wildfire mitigation that combines fieldwork as a defensible space inspector with programmatic and logistical experience in municipal fire departments. As an inspector, Kai worked directly with hundreds of residents to reduce wildfire risk on their properties. On the programmatic side, Kai supported a $13 million public grant portfolio, researched and wrote grant applications, and managed budgets for multiple projects. This work has given Kai a detailed understanding of Alameda County’s wildfire risks, experience implementing initiatives in Wildland-Urban Interface communities, and the ability to effectively communicate wildfire resilience messaging to the general public.

Clint Celio

Alpine Wildfire County Coordinator | Alpine County

Clint Celio is a lifelong resident of Alpine County and passionate about his community. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Forestry and GIS from Colorado State University, returning to Alpine County to work on Community Wildfire Protection Planning and wildfire mitigation projects. He has served on the RCD, Alpine Fire Safe Council, volunteer fire department, and Alpine County staff. He is a founding member of the Forest Health Community Working Group and is Supervisor-elect for District 1. He has been the County Coordinator for Alpine County since 2022.

Amanda Watson

Amador Wildfire County Coordinator | Amador Fire Safe Council, Amador Resource Conservation District

Amanda Watson is a natural resources and community development professional with extensive experience leading conservation, forestry, watershed, and wildfire resilience initiatives in California. She specializes in building partnerships among local governments, community organizations, agencies, and landowners to advance practical, landscape-scale solutions. Amanda has a strong background in strategic planning, grant development, program management, and organizational leadership. Passionate about strengthening rural communities, she works to connect funding, technical expertise, and local priorities to deliver measurable environmental and community benefits throughout Amador County and the Central Sierra Region.

Taylor Nilsson

Butte Wildfire County Coordinator | Butte County Fire Safe Council

Taylor serves as Executive Director for the Butte County Fire Safe Council, County coordinator for Butte County and assists in leading the Butte County Collaborative Group. With a background and BS in environmental management and protection, Taylor leads and supports initiatives focused on community protection and engagement, forest health, post fire restoration, and wildfire mitigation.

Patty Raggio

Calaveras Wildfire County Coordinator | Calaveras Foothills Fire Safe Council

Patty is the CFSC Coordinator for Calaveras County. They retired in 2018 after 26 years of federal and state experience with the U.S. Forest Service, California State Parks, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Patty is a former volunteer Firefighter I and a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s WUI Fire Adapted Communities course. Patty’s professional commitment to wildfire resilience is deeply personal after losing their home in the 2015 Butte Fire. As a new Coordinator, Patty is presently focused on CWPP updates, public education, website modernization, and countywide wildfire mitigation coordination.

Steve Geiger

Colusa Wildfire County Coordinator | Colusa County

Steve has worked in land use planning his entire career for several public agencies, including Fresno County, City of Auburn, Sutter County, Nevada County, and Colusa County. Steve reviewed a wide variety of both current and advanced planning projects and prepared staff reports for Planning Commissions, City Councils, and Boards of Supervisors. Steve was hired by Colusa County as Principal Planner in August 2026 and has assumed the role of Wildfire County Coordinator.

Michelle Rinehart

Contra Costa Wildfire County Coordinator | Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

Michelle Rinehart is the Contra Costa County Coordinator, supported by CAL FIRE and Measure X funds, embedded with the Contra Costa Fire Protection District. With a past career in Healthcare Administration and an Associate’s Degree in Social Science and Behavioral Science, she brings system navigation skills to her current role. She is tasked with providing public education on current programs, locating additional grant funding, and serving as a resource to assist in community engagement. Continued collaboration with other County Coordinators throughout the state allows for messaging to be consistent and our work to be highlighted on a statewide basis.

Cybelle Immitt

Humboldt Wildfire County Coordinator | Humboldt County Fire Safe Council

Cybelle offers over 20 years of experience in environmental program management as a member of the Humboldt Wildfire County Coordinator Team and Director of Administration and Contracts for the North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP). In these roles, she stewards a portfolio of nearly $50 million in grant funds to implement the Humboldt County Community Wildfire Protection Plan and the NCRP Regional Resilience Plan. Both initiatives establish critical wildfire preparedness and climate resilience priorities for the area. Having grown up and completed her education in California’s North Coast region, Cybelle has dedicated her career to fostering healthy, resilient communities and landscapes.

Michael Braasch

Monterey Wildfire County Coordinator | County of Monterey Department of Emergency Management

Michael brings a combined 22.5 years of related experience, which includes 13 years of firefighting experience, 5 years of experience in Agriculture Safety, and 4.5 years of experience in Code Enforcement for planning, land use, and building. As the newly appointed County Wildfire Coordinator for the County of Monterey, Michael plans to help advance wildfire resilience through preparedness planning, community engagement, risk reduction, and coordination among local agencies and partners.

Alessandra Zambrano

Nevada Wildfire County Coordinator | County of Nevada

Alessandra Zambrano, M.S., is the Community Wildfire Coordinator in the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services and works to support community preparedness, strategic planning, identify stakeholders, and support opportunities in wildfire mitigation to create multi-scale, multi-benefit projects. She received a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection and a Master’s of Forestry Sciences from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In the Office of Emergency Services, Alessandra leads the Communication Program and strategic wildfire planning efforts such as the 2025 Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. She is also chair of the Quarterly Wildfire Stakeholder Collaborative, an interdisciplinary group working to foster wildfire resilience in Nevada County.

Aaron Babcock

Del Norte Wildfire County Coordinator | Del Norte Fire Safe Council

Aaron Babcock began his wildland firefighting career in 1999 and has served as County Coordinator for the Del Norte Fire Safe Council since 2022. He leads the organization and has built its crew to carry out fuel reduction, defensible space, and prescribed fire projects throughout Del Norte County. Aaron developed and leads the Smith to Klamath Initiative and is establishing the Del Norte Prescribed Burn Association. His work brings together landowners, Tribes, agencies, and community partners to protect rural communities, restore forest health, and build local capacity for sustained stewardship.

Tanya Harlow

El Dorado Wildfire County Coordinator | El Dorado County Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience

Tanya serves as El Dorado County’s Wildfire Resilience Officer, Regional Firewise Coordinator, and lead of the County’s Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR). In the role of Wildfire County Coordinator, Tanya acts as a central connection point between agencies, organizations, and stakeholders to ensure wildfire mitigation efforts are aligned, efficient, and responsive to local needs.

Tanya’s work focuses on strategic coordination of cross-jurisdictional mitigation efforts; facilitating the countywide Project Coordination Working Group, including agenda development, partner engagement, project development, and progress tracking; and strengthening interagency collaboration with CAL FIRE, local fire districts, the Forest Service, Fire Safe Councils, Resource Conservation Districts, utilities, collaboratives, and all stakeholders.

Tanya also leads the countywide Public Outreach group and community engagement efforts to promote fire-adapted practices, increase resident preparedness, and support community participation in wildfire resilience initiatives. The County Coordinator Program allows Tanya to strengthen a unified, proactive approach to wildfire resilience across El Dorado County.

Gilbert Torres

Fresno Wildfire County Coordinator | County of Fresno

Gilbert has 14 years of experience in federal and state grant management at the county level, working across Public Health, the County Office of Emergency Services (OES), and Public Works and Planning. He spent six years in Public Health managing emergency preparedness grants that help health departments build and strengthen their ability to respond effectively to a range of public health threats.

Gilbert also spent four years in County OES managing grants that assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent and protect against acts of terrorism.

For the past four years, Gilbert has worked in Public Works and Planning managing fire preparedness grants provided through CAL FIRE, supporting locally led efforts to reduce wildfire risk, strengthen preparedness, and help protect lives, property, and critical infrastructure.

Shane Rakestraw

Glenn Wildfire County Coordinator | Glenn County Resource Conservation District

Shane has extensive experience in emergency response, wildland firefighting, and community service. He began his career with the Artois Volunteer Fire Department before joining the U.S. Forest Service on the Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone District.

Shane later became a full-time Firefighter/EMT with the Maxwell Fire Protection District. He currently serves as a part-time Engineer with the City of Willows Fire Department and is also the Wildfire & Forestry Project Coordinator for the Glenn County Resource Conservation District.

A lifelong Glenn County resident, Shane is committed to serving and protecting the community he calls home.

Kristen Pfeiler

Inyo Wildfire County Coordinator | Eastern Sierra Council of Governments & Inyo County

Kristen is the Regional Wildfire Coordinator for the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) and Inyo County. She works across Inyo and Mono Counties to help communities, local governments, fire departments, land managers, Tribes, and other partners work together to reduce wildfire risk and move good projects from ideas to implementation.

A big part of Kristen’s work is connecting people, ideas, and resources that have historically operated in separate lanes. She helps communities identify what they need, brings the right partners to the table, develops projects, finds funding, and builds the structure needed to carry that work through. As one of the lead coordinators of the Eastern Sierra Wildfire Alliance, she is helping build a regional framework for identifying priorities, developing projects, coordinating partners, and creating a stronger pipeline of wildfire resilience work.

Kristen also leads the Eastern Sierra Community Wildfire Defense Project, which is implementing the region’s first full-cycle approach to community fuels removal. The project is built around three practical questions: Do residents know what they need to do on their properties? Do they have the means to do that work? And once hazardous material is removed, how do we get it out of communities in a way that creates value and reinvests in our local communities, economy, and land? The five-year effort connects education and home assessments with hands-on fuels work, volunteer-led community cleanups, green waste removal, workforce development, and regional systems for beneficial reuse.

Before moving into regional wildfire coordination, Kristen worked in trails, fire, botany, and recreation with the U.S. Forest Service, as well as in conservation corps and collegiate outdoor leadership programs. That field-based background continues to shape her focus on practical implementation, local capacity, and work that has a visible benefit on the ground.

At the center of Kristen’s work is a belief that wildfire resilience starts with people and relationships. Wildfire has a way of cutting across jurisdictions, politics, and institutions, creating common ground around challenges that are too big for any one community or organization to solve alone. Her work focuses on turning that common ground into lasting partnerships, stronger local capacity, and practical systems that make it easier to act. The goal is to build a regional model that gets good work done, gives residents a meaningful role in reducing wildfire risk, and creates a greater sense of agency and hope.

Wendy Ward

Kern Wildfire County Coordinator| Kern Fire Safe Council

Wendy Ward has served on the Kern Fire Safe Council since its inception in 2019 and became Kern County Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator in 2023. A native of the Kern River Valley, Wendy has firsthand experience with wildfire evacuations, defensible space, and community preparedness. She holds degrees in Fire Science, Public Administration, and Counseling, with advanced doctoral studies in Organizational Leadership. Wendy is also a school counselor with experience in intervention, trauma, collaboration, and conflict resolution. She is passionate about strengthening rural communities and also volunteers on boards with several Kern County nonprofit organizations supporting veterans and first responders.

Estefania Laines

Lake Wildfire County Coordinator | Lake County RCD and Lake County FSC

Estefania serves as the County Coordinator for the Lake County Fire Safe Council, where she works to strengthen community wildfire preparedness and support local Firewise communities across Lake County. Her work focuses on connecting communities with wildfire resilience resources, coordinating with local partners, and supporting efforts to reduce wildfire risk and increase preparedness. She also provides technical assistance to private forest landowners and is passionate about applying practical, science-based solutions to forest management and wildfire resilience in fire-impacted landscapes.

Estefania began her career in Lake County RCD as a GrizzlyCorps Fellow, supporting local forest health and wildfire resilience efforts. She earned her B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, with an emphasis in Forestry.

Tonya Smith

Lassen Wildfire County Coordinator | Lassen Fire Safe Council

Tonya Smith is the Wildfire Resiliency Coordinator for the Lassen Fire Safe Council, where she works with partners across Lassen County to improve wildfire preparedness and local coordination. Her work includes identifying gaps, assessing community needs, supporting outreach, and helping develop programs that respond to local challenges. She has a background in federal, tribal, and local public service and uses that experience to connect people and resources, solve problems, and build the local capacity communities need before, during, and after wildfire.

Prior to Triple-I, Janet spent 16 years with State Farm Insurance in underwriting, management, and public affairs roles. She also served for nine years at Fireman’s Fund/Allianz Insurance Company, where she led external communications, including strategic communication planning and media relations, supporting its specialty lines in entertainment, commercial, and high-net-worth homeowners insurance.

Karen Flores

Los Angeles Wildfire County Coordinator | MySafe:LA

Karen’s background includes experience on the first responder side as a wildland firefighter and EMT. That experience has helped Karen understand fire behavior and the specific needs of the communities they work with. As County Coordinator, Karen is focused on helping form wildfire mitigation groups, connecting communities with the right resources, and partnering with local fire departments on community risk reduction so they can stay focused on suppression.

Kyle Gaede

Madera Wildfire County Coordinator | Coarsegold Resource Conservation District (CRCD)

Kyle is the Program Manager for the Coarsegold RCD and the Firewise Program Coordinator. He holds a B.A. in archaeology and is passionate about community building. He leads outreach, defensible space programs, and collaborative efforts with local partners to strengthen wildfire preparedness across the diverse landscapes of Eastern Madera County.

Born and raised in North Fork, CA, Kyle is deeply engaged in genealogy, history research, cultural burning, and land stewardship in his spare time. He is currently enjoying life as a new dad while learning to balance work, family, and a never-ending plethora of home projects.

Bill Tyler

Marin Wildfire County Coordinator | Fire Safe Marin

Bill Tyler is the retired Fire Chief of the Novato Fire Protection District in Marin County, leading the agency from 2018 until his retirement in March 2025 after a distinguished 30-year career in the fire service. Throughout his tenure, Chief Tyler was instrumental in advancing wildfire prevention and community safety initiatives, including a leading role in the formation of the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and the passage of Measure C, which directly provides over $22 million dollars annually for wildfire mitigation efforts in Marin. Chief Tyler currently serves as Executive Director for Fire Safe Marin and remains focused on promoting wildfire mitigation strategies focused on education and outreach that drive people to take actions that build fire-adapted communities.

John Patton

Mariposa Wildfire County Coordinator | Mariposa County Fire Department

With a background in education and natural sciences, John brings an interdisciplinary approach to wildfire mitigation and community resilience. As Mariposa County’s Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator, John works to strengthen collaboration among residents, community organizations, nonprofits, local agencies, tribal partners, and federal land managers. His work focuses on coordinating wildfire risk reduction efforts through leadership in the Mariposa County Fire Advisory Committee, supporting Firewise communities, advancing countywide wildfire mitigation planning, and building partnerships and relationships that promote long-term resilience across Mariposa County and the region.

Emily Tecchio

Mendocino Wildfire County Coordinator | Mendocino County Fire Safe Council

Emily Tecchio serves as the Wildfire County Coordinator for the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council, helping community and local government partners move wildfire mitigation priorities forward across Mendocino County. She also supports the Mendocino County Fire Chiefs Association, advocating for the needs of local fire protection agencies throughout the county.

Michelle Radtke

Modoc Wildfire County Coordinator | Modoc Fire Safe Council

Michelle Radtke serves as the Wildfire Mitigation County Coordinator for the Modoc Fire Safe Council, working directly with residents through fuel reduction projects, workshops, and cleanups, and bringing agencies together countywide through the Modoc Fuels Collaborative and the Fire Prevention and Education Committee. She also works for the Modoc RCD as board clerk. Michelle managed a DMV office, reflecting a career built on serving her community. She is Secretary of the Modoc Economic Development Commission and the County Fair Board, and President of her subdivision’s HOA, a high-fire-risk community, giving her firsthand resident perspective in her work as County Coordinator.

Wendilyn Grasseschi

Mono Wildfire County Coordinator | Mono County

Wendilyn is a former wildland/Hotshot firefighter and a former community and regional reporter. Their home is the rugged, remote Eastern Sierra. Wendilyn became a full-time County Coordinator in 2023. Their main emphasis as a Coordinator has been on community wildfire resilience, with a strong focus on community education that leads to residents taking meaningful actions to become more wildfire resilient. Their other main focus is building the capacity to do this work at the community level by accessing grants, organizing volunteers, and more. Wendilyn is also working with partners to create regional structures and groups that support wildfire resilience at the community and landscape level.

Jenna Franquelin

Napa Wildfire County Coordinator | The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation

A Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Education and Interpretation has led Jenna to a career centered around connecting communities to environmental issues impacting them. Jenna has honed this focus over four years as an Administrative Coordinator for a Fire Safe Council in Napa County. Her career entered its next phase as the Wildfire Preparedness Manager for Napa Firewise and County Coordinator for Napa County, where she gets to combine her environmental education foundation with wildfire preparedness experience to do what she loves: connect communities with accessible education and resources that empower them to take action and build wildfire resilience.

Oscar Hood

Orange Wildfire County Coordinator | Irvine Ranch Conservancy

Oscar Hood is the Government and External Affairs Analyst at Irvine Ranch Conservancy, where he advances wildfire resilience, public policy, and interagency initiatives across Orange County. As Orange County’s Wildfire County Coordinator, he facilitates COAST, the county’s wildfire resilience working group, bringing together local governments, fire agencies, land managers, utilities, and community organizations to advance coordinated preparedness strategies. His work focuses on ignition prevention, landscape-scale resilience, grant development, and implementation of state wildfire programs, including the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity (RFFC) Program. He was the principal architect of Assembly Bill 2513 during the 2026 legislative session and serves on the Executive Committee of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition, the state’s leading cross-sector coalition advancing wildfire risk reduction and resilience across California.

Mike Luken

Placer Wildfire County Coordinator | Placer County Regional Forest Health

Mike Luken is President of MNJ Advisors, specializing in transportation planning, entitlements, budgetary management, organizational development, wildfire prevention, and governmental affairs. He works closely with Placer County and Placer County Water Agency on biomass, wildfire prevention, and governmental affairs projects. He retired as Executive Director of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, previously served as Deputy Director of the Yolo Transportation District, Manager of the Port of West Sacramento, Interim City Manager for the City of Colfax, and is the Executive Officer for Tuolumne County LAFCO. Mike holds a master’s degree from California State University, Chico.

Amber Hughes

Plumas Wildfire County Coordinator | Plumas Fire Safe

Amber is a fifth-generation Plumas County resident and currently serves as the Wildfire County Coordinator and Firewise Regional Coordinator with the Plumas County Fire Safe Council.

Much of Amber’s work comes down to connecting people, projects, and partners. She works directly with residents and Firewise communities, while also bringing together local, state, and federal partners to help close gaps, share resources, and turn shared priorities into action.

Amber’s work touches everything from defensible space and home hardening to fuels reduction, beneficial fire, community planning, youth education, and public outreach. She is especially interested in strengthening the connections between all of that work. Wildfire resilience doesn’t happen through one program or one agency; it takes residents, neighborhoods, communities, and the surrounding landscape working together.

Grant Swedberg

Riverside Wildfire County Coordinator | MysafeRiverside

Engaging the public concerning wildfire mitigation initiatives, particularly within the RivCo division, MySafe: Riverside, and provide support to our County Coordinator. Collaborate with leaders from the RivCo fire department and civic officials, and assist in the development of Fire Safe Councils and NFPA Firewise sites, as well as contribute to overall wildfire mitigation and resilience efforts.

Brenna Howell

Sacramento Wildfire County Coordinator | Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services

Brenna Howell is an emergency management professional with more than 30 years of experience serving California communities. President and CEO of Howell Consulting since 2007, she provides emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, training, and exercise services to local governments and special districts throughout California. Brenna also serves as Emergency Manager for the City of West Sacramento. Since 2021, she has served as Sacramento County’s Fire Safe Council County Coordinator, leading wildfire preparedness, Community Wildfire Protection Planning, Fire Safe Council support, evacuation preparedness, fuels reduction, and community resilience initiatives. She previously spent 13 years with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

Lauren Moody

San Benito Wildfire County Coordinator | San Benito FireSafe Council

Lauren Moody is an accomplished non-profit leader and community organizer with over 15 years of experience building vibrant public programs and regional partnerships. Lauren specializes in translating organizational missions into impactful community action. Most recently, she served as the Program Manager at the FireSafe Council of Santa Cruz County, where she successfully doubled the reach of their volunteer-led HIZ program and orchestrated dozens of regional educational summits and wildfire resiliency fairs. She has valuable training in defensible space and home hardening and in creating infrastructure to assist the growth of the number of Firewise USA communities within the broader community. With a deep career foundation spanning community engagement, multi-project administration, and multi-constituent collaboration, Lauren is an enthusiastic advocate for wildfire resiliency.

Laura Dyberg

San Bernardino Wildfire County Coordinator | Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council/IEFSA

With nearly three decades of experience in wildfire safety and public administration, Laura serves as CEO of the MRFSC and IEFSA for which she has secured and managed almost $7 million in grants to drive hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention, and community education across 175 square miles of San Bernardino mountains and adjacent WUI communities.

Through the Inland Empire Fire Safe Alliance and her role as County Coordinator, Laura successfully unites local agencies, first responders, stakeholders and others to advance countywide wildfire resilience through strategic fuel mitigation, cross-agency collaboration, regional planning and active public outreach.

Morgan Dioli

San Diego Wildfire County Coordinator | RCD of Greater San Diego County

Morgan Dioli is the Wildfire Resilience Program Manager at the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County and serves as the San Diego County Coordinator. Since joining the RCD in 2020, she has worked to advance community-based wildfire resilience through regional planning, community Fire Safe Council development, wildfire preparedness programs, and partnerships with fire agencies, local governments, and non-profit organizations. Morgan’s work focuses on connecting community wildfire risk reduction with natural resource conservation and long-term regional resilience. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability and is passionate about building collaborative, locally driven solutions to wildfire challenges.

Shad Canestrino

San Joaquin Wildfire County Coordinator | San Joaquin County OES

Shad has worked for San Joaquin County as an Emergency Planner for about 2 years. Shad has been participating as the Wildfire County Coordinator since receiving a grant from CFSC to begin the process of writing a CWPP.

Dan Turner

San Luis Obispo Wildfire County Coordinator | San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council

Dan Turner is a founding member and now Executive Director of the SLO County Fire Safe Council following a career with CAL FIRE. Type1 Team Incident Commander on 12 federally declared disasters, including Deputy IC on the Oakland Hills Tunnel fire. Retired from CAL FIRE- San Luis Obispo as the Unit Chief. Dan was also instrumental in standing up the Cal Poly Wildland Urban Interface FIRE Institute and served as the interim director. Dan attended Cal Poly and has degrees in forest science and emergency management.

Timothy Federal

San Mateo Wildfire County Coordinator | San Mateo Resource Conservation District

Timothy Federal is Senior Program Manager for Forest Health and Fire at the San Mateo Resource Conservation District and serves as San Mateo County’s Wildfire County Coordinator. Drawing on extensive field experience, he collaborates with Fire Safe San Mateo County, CAL FIRE, multiple County agencies and departments, and the Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network to connect communities, agencies, landowners, and practitioners to advance coordinated wildfire resilience. His work supports landscape-scale forest health, community preparedness, evacuation-route resilience, prescribed fire, defensible space, environmental compliance, and regional priority planning. Through these partnerships, Timothy helps protect residents, strengthen communities, and steward the forests, watersheds, and natural resources that sustain San Mateo County.

Juliet Costell

Santa Barbara Wildfire County Coordinator | Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council

Juliet Costell serves as the Wildfire County Coordinator for Santa Barbara County through the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council, where she strengthens regional coordination, partnerships, and capacity for wildfire resilience. She co-leads the Santa Barbara County Wildfire Resilience Collaborative and supports regional priority planning, Community Wildfire Protection Planning, community preparedness, and public education efforts. With a background in communications and community engagement, Juliet is passionate about connecting partners, projects, and funding to move shared priorities toward implementation. A Southern California native, her commitment to wildfire resilience is also personal, shaped by firsthand experiences with wildfires threatening her own community.

Andrea Constantine

Santa Clara Wildfire County Coordinator | Santa Clara County FireSafe Council

Andrea Constantine is a wildfire preparedness and community engagement professional with the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council. Her work focuses on community education, Firewise USA® programs, Home Ignition Zone and defensible space initiatives, volunteer engagement, and wildfire preparedness. Andrea collaborates with fire agencies, community leaders, and partner organizations throughout the region to develop practical resources, trainings, and programs that help residents reduce wildfire risk and build more resilient communities.

Clare Peabody

Santa Cruz Wildfire County Coordinator | Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience

In her 3 years with the County of Santa Cruz, Clare has specialized in all-hazards mitigation planning and project implementation for OR3 and leverages her stakeholder coordination and relationship-building skills to support implementation of the CFSC County Coordinator grant objectives. She led the County’s 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan update and has recently taken on the role of primary staff supporting Measure Q, Santa Cruz County’s special parcel tax measure passed in 2024 that generates $7 million annually towards land stewardship and climate resilience projects. Raised in Santa Cruz County, Clare studied Conservation Science and Policy at Brown University and worked as an ocean lifeguard, biostatistician, and environmental consultant prior to joining OR3.

Amanda Macon

Shasta Wildfire County Coordinator | Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience

Amanda serves as County Coordinator for the Shasta County Fire Safe Council, supporting wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and community resilience. Her background is in geography, GIS, land-use and environmental planning, with a focus on how communities interact with and manage interconnected systems, from landscapes and natural resources to infrastructure and people.

Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography from California State University, Chico, with certificates in Land Use and Environmental Planning and GIS, as well as a certificate in Permaculture Design. She has also traveled to more than 13 countries studying community-scale land-use planning and sustainability.

LeTina Vanetti

Sierra Wildfire County Coordinator | Sierra County

LeTina serves as the Office of Emergency Services (OES) Coordinator and Fire Safe Coordinator for Sierra County, California. With expertise in rural disaster preparedness, interagency planning, and emergency response, she oversees countywide disaster service operations and leads critical wildfire mitigation initiatives. She works closely with local agencies, public safety partners, and regional stakeholders to enhance community resilience, manage strategic emergency operations, and advance wildfire prevention across Sierra Nevada mountain communities.

LeTina Vanetti

Siskiyou Wildfire County Coordinator | Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County

Giselle Nova has served as Coordinator of the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County for more than 24 years. She works with the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, local agencies, Firewise communities, landowners, and community organizations to coordinate wildfire prevention and resilience efforts. Her work includes grant development and administration, fuels-reduction and defensible-space programs, community outreach, and partnership development. Giselle has helped administer the development of the Siskiyou County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), is involved in its current update, and has assisted with numerous local CWPPs. She also co-facilitates the Mount Shasta Area Fire Safe Council.

Sophia Leveque-Eichhorn

Sonoma Wildfire County Coordinator | Fire Safe Sonoma

Sophia grew up in the hills outside of Healdsburg where she could most often be found reading a book outside under a tree or playing in the creek that ran through her backyard. She attended Sonoma State University and holds a degree in Environmental Studies with a focus in Conservation and Restoration. After college, she worked extensively in the world of local agriculture: working on and managing farms and ranches across Sonoma and Marin counties. She enjoys working at the intersection of agriculture and conservation, which she explored at great depth at her recent role at Point Blue Conservation Science. At Point Blue she worked closely with ranchers and landowners in the Foothills of the Sierra’s to implement conservation practices on their land. Sophia enjoys working closely with the community at Fire Safe Sonoma and is happy to be back working in the county she calls home.

Scott Gharda

Sutter Wildfire County Coordinator | Sutter County Office of Emergency Management

Scott Gharda is an Emergency Services Coordinator for Sutter County, supporting wildfire mitigation work, operational planning, and community preparedness projects. Since March 2024, he has assisted with Fire Safe Council development, mitigation planning updates, and coordination with partner agencies involved in wildfire and hazard response. Before joining the county, he worked as an EMT and completed a pre‑service fire academy, bringing practical experience from field operations into his current planning and mitigation role.

Stephanie Dickerson

Tehama Wildfire County Coordinator | Resource Conservation District of Tehama County

Stephanie Dickerson brings more than 30 years of administrative and organizational experience to her role as County Coordinator. Originally from Southern California, she relocated to Tehama County in 1995 and has proudly called the community home ever since.

In 2023, Stephanie began serving as County Coordinator, where she has dedicated herself to supporting local wildfire resilience efforts and strengthening community preparedness. She is passionate about helping residents reduce wildfire risk through fire prevention education, disaster preparedness outreach, and home hardening initiatives. Her work focuses on connecting community members with resources, information, and opportunities that help protect lives, property, and natural resources.

Stephanie is excited to be part of the ongoing efforts to build a safer and more resilient Tehama County. She values collaboration, community engagement, and empowering residents with the knowledge and tools they need to prepare for future disasters.

Skylar Fisher

Trinity Wildfire County Coordinator | Trinity County Resource Conservation District

Skylar Fisher is the Wildfire County Coordinator for the Trinity County Fire Safe Council with five years of local government experience supporting climate resilience, hazard mitigation, and cross-agency coordination. Skylar believes that meaningful community engagement is a necessary component to reducing wildfire risk. Their experience includes leading a countywide community wildfire protection plan update, serving as a regional Firewise leader, and managing local fuel reduction projects. Skylar holds a BS in Environmental Science and Management with an emphasis on Policy and Planning from Cal Poly Humboldt.

Doreen Alvez

Tulare Wildfire County Coordinator | Tulare County Resource Management Agency

Doreen Alvez is a Grants Specialist for the Tulare County Resource Management Agency, specializing in advancing forest health and resilience initiatives across the region. With over 27 years of service to the County, Doreen brings a deep understanding of public agency operations, having supported multiple departments in both administrative and programmatic capacities.

In her role, Doreen leads the County’s Forest Health Program through project development and implementation, grant and contract management, and stakeholder coordination. She also serves as the County’s Forest Health Coordinator, a CAL FIRE Firewise Regional Representative, CFSC Wildfire County Coordinator, and facilitator of the Tulare County Forest Alliance. Her work spans wildfire prevention outreach, fuels management planning and implementation, community engagement, and technical assistance for Firewise Communities.

Doreen holds an Associate of Science degree in Paralegal Studies from the College of the Sequoias, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Organizational Leadership from Fresno Pacific University, and a Master of Arts in Geography with an emphasis in Natural Resources from Arizona State University.

Al Alt

Tuolumne Wildfire County Coordinator | Tuolumne Fire Safe Council

Albert Alt serves as the Executive Director of the Tuolumne Fire Safe Council. He has more than 20 years of experience in federal and local government, higher education, emergency management, and organizational leadership, including service with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He has held senior leadership positions, including County Administrative Officer and Vice President of Administrative Services, where he led multidisciplinary teams, managed complex budgets, supported human resources and emergency services, and directed strategic planning initiatives. Alt holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership and an MBA, along with an advanced project management certification. His experience emphasizes emergency coordination, professional communication, and collaboration among diverse stakeholders.

Evert (Evie) Vermeer

Ventura Wildfire County Coordinator | Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

Evie is the Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council’s Wildfire Planning Specialist and County Coordinator. He is a FFT2 and enjoys the dynamic and collaborative nature of wildfire planning. Prior to joining VRFSC, Evie received his Master’s in Environmental Science & Management with a focus in Conservation Planning from UCSB’s Bren School. At UCSB, he also participated in the school’s Sustainable Forest Fellowship, La Kretz Fellowship, and the National Forest Foundation’s Conservation Connect Fellowship. Evie has experience in fire science and mitigation, forest restoration, business development, and portfolio management for a variety of nonprofits, for-profits, and startups. He attended Whitman College for his undergraduate studies.

Tanya Meyer

Yolo Wildfire County Coordinator | Yolo County Resource Conservation District, Yolo County Fire Safe Council

Tanya grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas and graduated from UC Davis. She has been doing native wildlife habitat restoration and invasive plant management for 25 years. In 2020, she started managing the Fire Resilience Program at the Yolo County RCD and currently coordinates the Yolo County Fire Safe Council and manages wildfire resilience projects in western Yolo County.