Who We Are
Board of Directors
Charles Payne, President MS Geology, Oregon State University; BS Geology, UCSC; San Francisco Post Carbon Group; San Francisco Oil Awareness Group; and East Bay Peak Oil
Lynda McClure, Secretary Mediator, Union Organizer, Co-founder MendoDragon Community
Jenny Burnstad, Treasurer Small Business Bookkeeping Consultant, Co-founder MendoDragon Community
Anna Connell US Representative and Fundraiser at Cambugan FoundationSenior Director - Global Renewals, Customer Management and Compliance, Flexera Software
- Govinda Dalton
- International Indian Treaty Council Media Technician, Programmer at KZYX&Z and KMEC,
- Independent Animation Professional
- Julie Drucker
- Interpretive Dancer, Seaweed Harvester, Farmer, Plant Medicine Practitioner

- J. Scott Padgett
- M.S. Geology Student, B.S. Ocenaography; Humboldt State University

- Dara Zimmerman
- Civil Engineer Trainee, Service Learning Specialist; Environmental Resources Engineering Student Humboldt State University
Executive Director
- Freeda Alida Burnstad
- BA CSU Monterey Bay Integrated Studies Special Major: International and Distance Education.
- Owner of FUNVIDA.
- "I love this work! I feel so fortunate and thankful to have this opportunity to pursue right livelyhood. There is nothing I enjoy more than being of service to my global community and Mother Earth. I was born to save cloud forests and teach about their magic. Let me share this passion with you!"