Jennifer SzeligaPosition: Executive DirectorEmail Address: jszeliga@coastalrcd.orgJennifer is a native of the East Coast, who landed in California after following her passion for service to the West Coast. Prior to working at the…
Hallie RichardPosition: Programs ManagerEmail Address: hrichard@coastalrcd.orgHallie joined the RCD team in 2016. She earned a B.A in Environmental Studies from SFSU in 2009. Her involvement in agriculture began with her first…
Hayley BarnesPosition: Conservation Projects ManagerEmail Address: hbarnes@coastalrcd.orgHayley joined the RCD team in early 2022. She earned a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection with an emphasis in Natural Resources Planning…
Niki EschlerPosition: Projects ManagerEmail Address: neschler@coastalrcd.orgNiki earned a master’s degree in Natural Resource Management from Colorado State University. Before joining the CSLRCD, she worked in rangeland…
Joe MurphyPosition: District EngineerEmail Address: jmurphy@coastalrcd.orgJoe, who joined the RCD in 2018, is committed to the work of restoring a healthy relationship between humans and their environment. He is excited to…
Megan WidlePosition: Conservation CoordinatorEmail Address: mwidle@coastalrcd.orgMegan began working with the RCD during the summer of 2022. Originally from Santa Maria, Megan grew up on a cattle ranch where she got to explore the…
Maurica AndersonPosition: Vegetation Mapping CoordinatorEmail Address: manderson@coastalrcd.orgMaurica (more-EE-suh) joined CSLRCD in early 2023 to facilitate a fine-scale vegetation mapping project across three counties that, once complete…
Samantha AlvarezPosition: Restoration CoordinatorEmail Address: salvarez@coastalrcd.orgSam graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection, a minor in Biology and a minor in Indigenous…
Mark SkinnerPosition: Restoration Specialist IIEmail Address: mskinner@coastalrcd.orgMark has been with the RCD since 2013 and has a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He has been involved in environmental…
Alanna KieferPosition: Restoration Specialist IEmail Address: akiefer@coastalrcd.orgAlanna joined the CSLRCD after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences and a minor in Biology…
Ramon James Contreras IVPosition: Conservation InternRamon began working with CSLRCD during summer 2023. He is a third-year Environmental Engineering major currently studying at Cal Poly SLO. He grew up…
Shelly RachelsPosition: Accounting ManagerEmail Address: cslrcd@coastalrcd.org Shelly joined the RCD in summer 2018. After spending the first part of her life in the hot Central Valley, she sold her home and lived the RV travel…