
CFI team
Admin Team
Jenny Burnstad
Co-Founder & Fiscal Director Cloud Forest Institute; Founding Member, Forest Reciprocity Group; Community Organizer, SBDC Bookkeeping Consultant; Co-founder Mendodragon Intentional Community
Matilda Hernandez-Miyares
Administrative Assistant, Forest Reciprocity Group; Council, Mendocino County Herb Guild; Curious Explorer, Earth.
Board of Directors
Govinda Dalton
Media Technician, Founder Spirit Resistance Radio; Founding Member, Forest Reciprocity Group; International Indian Treaty Council; Indigenous Environmental Network; Western Shoshone Defense League
Eric Lassotovitch
Co-Founder, Polecraft Solutions; licensed building contractor in Northern California; Bachelor of Fine Arts from California College Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
Charles Payne
MS Geology, OSU; BS Geology, UCSC; Stratigrapher and Environmental Consultant
Brenda Quintero
Founder, Golden Rocks Permaculture Farm; Co-founder, Valley Fire Phoenix Rising; Founder, TREES Project; 501c(3) consultant
Bodhi Harnish
BA in Design from Hampshire College and worked in Fabrication, Metalwork, Carpentry, Woodsman &
Web Designer @ Forest Reciprocity Group
Ray Chandra
B.B.A. Finance and Business Administration, B.A. Government
Ray combines innovative problem-solving with conscientious, collaborative leadership to achieve organizational goals and sustainable impact.