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


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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.


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Charles Payne

MS Geology, OSU; BS Geology, UCSC; Stratigrapher and Environmental Consultant

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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.