Staff & Contractors
Talented individuals contribute a diverse array of backgrounds and expertise to manage and implement the Coalition's programs:
Anne Cook
Executive Director
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Before joining Bay-Friendly, Anne worked on a variety of land use, environmental, planning and development projects throughout the Bay Area. She began her career as an environmental and land use attorney, first at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison and then at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. Subsequently, she spent 10 years at the Port of San Francisco, first as a Project Manager overseeing the design and development of fish handling facilities at Fisherman's Wharf, and later as Manager of Planning and Development, overseeing development and implementation of the 20-year land use, urban design and public access plan for the San Francisco waterfront. In addition to the Waterfront Plan, she most enjoyed working on the Ballpark for the SF Giants and Rincon Park near the Bay Bridge. Most recently, Anne also served for 7 years on the City of Alameda's Planning Board.
Anne has a joint MCP/JD degree from MIT (Masters in City Planning) and UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law.
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Deborah Sherman
Manager, Admin. & Operations
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Deborah joins Bay-Friendly from the for-profit world having worked in a variety of management and operational capacities. With a background in math and computer science, she spent her early career as a systems analyst and software developer for Price Waterhouse. She later ditched the suits, donned a camera, and explored more creative pursuits working in the commercial photography industry for nearly 15 years, both as a freelance photographer and as a business consultant to other photographers. Most recently, Deborah contracted for the innovative startup software company Godengo based in Emeryville, bringing order to their financial and administrative processes after the departure of their original CFO. In her free time, she enjoys blogging, cooking, gardening (the Bay-Friendly way of course!), and playing with her adorable cats.
Deborah graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. |
PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION
Lori Caldwell
Home Gardener Workshops Coordinator
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Maureen Decombe
Rated Landscapes Program Manager & Bay-Friendly Landscape Trainer
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Maureen has been involved in the world of sustainable landscape design and management for over twenty years, with a background in agricultural research, organic farming, fine gardening for public gardens and private clients, and organizational development. Maureen is a Past President of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers-California Chapter, and served as the Education Co-Chair for the California Landscape Contractors Association-SFBA Chapter, where she organized the 2002 Sustainable Landscaping, Tree Summit, and Art in the Garden seminars. |
Jen Ketring
Regional Garden Tour Coordinator
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Photo: Lacy Atkins / The Chronicle
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Jennifer gardens in the coastal prairie at Windy Hollow Farm in Northern California, an off-the-grid organic farmstead she and her family established on a parcel of undeveloped former ranchland. The project materialized over nearly 10 years, requiring the installation of a well, septic system, and solar and wind power systems, as well as learning how to plant crops that survive windy, salty air. She shares her vast knowledge of sustainable and environmentally-friendly gardening practices through consulting work with StopWaste.Org and the Bay-Friendly Coalition. Jennifer also gardens with students participating in the Pacific Community Charter School’s “Growing Green in the Garden” program. |
Debi Tidd
Bay-Friendly Landscape Trainer
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Debi is Bay-Friendly's lead landscape professional trainer and has over 25 years experience teaching sustainable landscaping and environmental education in the Bay Area. As a consultant for the our Water Our World Program, Debi works with nurseries and hardware stores to train staff and customers on less-toxic pest management. For over 10 years, Debi worked as the Education Director for the Gardens at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek, a 6-acre organic demonstration garden, and has taught classes on soils, native plants, pest management and sustainable landscaping techniques through the College of Marin and Strybing Arboretum. She has written several public information brochures including, The Ten Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, A Kid's Guide to Backyard Bugs, and Growing Gardens From Garbage: A Guide to Composting, Mulching and Grasscycling. She has degrees in Conservation of Natural Resources/Environmental Studies, Literature, and multiple teaching credentials from UC Berkeley. |
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