TOGETHER Bay Area

Ana Ruiz, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, General Manager Andrea Mackenzie, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, General Manager Jose Setka, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Environmental Affairs Officer Lisa Baldinger, East Bay Regional Park District, Legislative Analyst Max Korten, Marin County Parks and Open Space District,... General Manager Annie brings people together to achieve shared goals. Her skills and experience are in coalition building, strategy, communications, convening, and fundraising. Annie led the Bay Area Open Space Councils convening program, fundraising, and communications from 2010-2017. Prior to that she worked for large and small nonprofits in various fundraising and organizational development capacities. She has produced three films about partnerships between Indigenous Tribes and conservation organizations. She led a family-nature group called Outside Kids, and continues to write about ways to get kids into nature. Annie has a masters in Organization Development from University of San Francisco and a B.A. in psychology from Denison University. She completed two National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) courses. Annie grew up playing at Pescadero State Beach, running the trails at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, and listening to Jon Miller on the radio. Our mission is to be the champion and regional voice of the resilient lands that are integral to a thriving Bay Area and all people who live here. Our vision is a Bay Area that is home to healthy lands, healthy people, and healthy communities where we address the impacts of climate change through collaboration. We live in a just and equitable society where we live in relationship with the land that sustains us now and will sustain future generations. Our Framework for Justice, Equity, and Belonging guides how the Board, staff, and members of TOGETHER Bay Area participate in the organizations governance, operations, and programs such that we center equity, work for justice, and ensure that everyone belongs. This ...Read More