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Board Members


Here is the list of our Board members, who are volunteering their time to make our local AEP Chapter a dynamic and resourceful association of about 400 environmental professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. The roles of the Board members are described in the Statement of Organization.
If you would like to contact our Board members by phone, you will find their complete contact information, as well as the contacts of about 2,000 AEP members across California, by consulting the Member Database.

President
Terri McCracken
mccracken_terri@yahoo.com
Immediate Past President
Brian Holt
Senior Planner
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court
Oakland, CA 94605
bholt@ebparks.org
Chapter Director
Leslie Tice
Project Planner
CH2M Hill
155 Grand Ave, Suite 1000
Oakland, CA 94612
leslie.tice@ch2m.com
State AEP Director /
Legislative Representative

Steve Noack, AICP
Principal
Design, Community & Environment
1625 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94709
steve@dceplanning.com
Legislative Representative
Nisha Chauhan
Deputy Environmental Project Manager
Jacobs
300 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 10
Oakland, CA 94612
Nisha.Chauhan@jacobs.com
Vice President of Programs
(North Bay)

Michelle Julene
Environmental Specialist
Sonoma County Regional Parks Department
2300 County Center Drive, #120A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
mjulene@sonoma-county.org
Vice President of Programs
(SF/Peninsula)

Geoff Danker
Environmental Project Planner
CH2M Hill
155 Grand Avenue, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94612
Geoff.Danker@ch2m.com
Vice President of Programs
East Bay

Brian Strachan
3225 Gloria Terrace
Lafayette, CA 94549
bstrawn12@gmail.com
 
Vice President Programs
(East Bay)

Vacant – please contact
Steve Noack or Terri McCracken if interested.
 
Vice President Programs
(South Bay)

Vacant – please contact
Steve Noack or Terri McCracken if interested.
 
Treasurer
Kyle Simpson
Project Planner
DC&E
1625 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94709
kyle@dceplanning.com
Secretary
Brett Becker, AICP
Environmental Planner
Bureau of Environmental Management
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
1145 Market Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94103
bbecker@sfwater.org
Newsletter Editor /
Membership Director

André Morand
aep.newsletter@gmail.com
Student Scholarship Coordinator
Jessica Viramontes
Environmental Planner
jessicaviramontes@gmail.com
Scholarship Fundraising Director
Emma Jack, Ph.D.
Senior Biologist/Ecotoxicologist
Applied Technology & Science, A-T-S
5 3rd St., Suite 1010
San Francisco, CA 94103
emma.jack@gmail.com
Student Representative,
Humboldt State University

Vacant
 
Student Representative,
San Francisco State University

Vacant
 
Student Representative,
San Jose State University

Vacant
 
Student Representative,
Sonoma State University

Vacant
 
Co-Student Representative,
UC Berkeley

Nick Garcia
essa.officers@lists.berkeley.edu
 
Co-Student Representative,
UC Berkeley

Jessica Rothery
essa.officers@lists.berkeley.edu
Student Representative,
USF

Vacant
 

Committees

If you are interested in helping the Board members and other volunteers, please contact one of the following committee members:

  • Academic Advisory Committee: Brian Holt
  • AEP State Management: Lynne Bynder
  • Legislative Committee: Steve Noack; Nisha Chauhan
  • Scholarship Selection Committee: Jessica Viramontes; Terri McCracken; Brett Becker
  • Website Committee: Marc Descollonges (Webmaster); André Morand; Jessica Viramontes; Brett Becker
  • Young Professionals: Geoff Danker; Nisha Chauhan