THE 2026 VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Co-Chairs - Pam Cissik, Janice Holden

Secretary - Nancy Whitton

Treasurer - Kristy Vike-Manthe

 

Board Members:

• Pam Cissik - Hike Planning, Steward Program, Volunteer Communication

• Bill Craig - Trailblazers Emeritus

• Barb Gierer - Project Management, Desert Botanical Garden, NNIPP, AllTrails

• Janice Holden - Education Planning, Community Outreach

• Jim Kanya - Trailblazers

• Cheryl Piccirilli - Marketing, Pre-event Notifications

• Kristy Vike-Manthe - Finance

• Heidi Walton - Trailhead Hosts, Desert Botanical Garden, NNIPP

• Nancy Whitton - Newsletter, NNIPP​

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Board Member Terms:​​

• Expiring end of 2026: Cissik, Craig, Whitton

• Expiring end of 2027: Holden, Kanya, Piccirilli

• Expiring end of 2028: Gierer, Vike-Manthe, Walton

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Other Leads:

• Frank Collela - Public Outreach

• Steve Ehrlich - NNIPP

• Kim Hamm - Desert Botanical Garden

• Jesse James - Trailhead Hosts, NNIPP

• Toni Vallee - NNIPP

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NNIPP = Non-Native Invasive Plants Project

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