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<strong>Ventana</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
Board & Staff<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Mark Dedon – Chair<br />
Barbara Baldock – Vice Chair<br />
Janet Shing – Secretary<br />
Marcy Morgan – Treasurer<br />
Jerry Stidham – Board Member<br />
Sanford “Sandy” Decker – Board Member<br />
Brandi Katz – Board Member<br />
Virdette L. Brumm, PhD – Board Member<br />
Heather Doorlag – Board Member<br />
Board of Advisors<br />
Bruce Elliott<br />
William Hearst, III<br />
Lucinda Jackson, PhD<br />
Walt Koenig, PhD<br />
Ada Lucido<br />
Sal Lucido<br />
Tom Mallett, JD<br />
Bette Mayer<br />
Michael Murray, DVM<br />
James Roush, DVM<br />
Robert Stephens<br />
Mark Stromberg, PhD<br />
Elizabeth Van Dyke, PhD<br />
Administrative Staff<br />
Kelly Sorenson – Executive Director<br />
Cathy Keeran – Executive Assistant<br />
Program Staff<br />
Alena Porte – Education Coordinator<br />
Joe Burnett – Senior <strong>Wildlife</strong> Biologist<br />
Sayre Flannagan – Seasonal <strong>Wildlife</strong> Biologist<br />
Jessica Koning – Seasonal <strong>Wildlife</strong> Biologist<br />
Mike Tyner – <strong>Wildlife</strong> Biologist<br />
Instructors<br />
Alyssa Carlson<br />
David Founds<br />
Molly Hucklebridge<br />
Kathleen Lannon<br />
Interns (Oct. 2007 - Oct. <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Jordan Bell, Henry Bonifas, Jill Gautreaux,<br />
Emily Haber, Wendy Lanier, Kristi Markowitz,<br />
Megan Oldfather, Ryan Pottinger,<br />
Nerissa Rujanavech, Nora Silber,<br />
Brett Stauffer, Sharna Tolfree, Deborah Visco,<br />
Patrick Wingo, Sarah Wulff.<br />
Volunteers (Oct. 2007 - Oct. <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Karen Anderson, Anonymous,<br />
Steven Bailey, Ranger Chuck Bancroft,<br />
Matt Brady, Tony Bushlow, Christi Doyle,<br />
Stan Dryden, Jonathan Gottsche,<br />
Kathryn Hannay, Sue Hubbard,<br />
Olga Lansdorp, Noah Lyon, Jade Matrone,<br />
Cheryl McCormick, Emma Moran,<br />
Doug Morin, Joe Morris, Tama Olver,<br />
Shelley Parker, Karen Shihadeh,<br />
Rami Shihadeh, Richard Ternullo, Ryan Terrill,<br />
Roger Wolfe, Barbara Woyt.<br />
Dear <strong>Ventana</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Society</strong>...<br />
Each year, through the generous support of the Harden Foundation, the Monterey<br />
Peninsula Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Community<br />
Foundation for Monterey, and our other generous supporters, 100 underserved youth<br />
attend VWS summer programs at no cost.<br />
Below are a few excerpts from letters we received from Community Partnership for Youth<br />
(CPY) campers after they attended a week of camp in summer <strong>2008</strong>. CPY is based in<br />
Seaside and helps provide a safe place for children to explore and discover their potential.<br />
CPY and <strong>Ventana</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Society</strong> have worked together since 2003.<br />
“Thank you for having us at this camp. I enjoyed it very much and hope<br />
to come next year. I really enjoyed looking at the stars at night; it was so<br />
beautiful.” —Kelly Marquez<br />
“Thank you for giving us an opportunity to go on such a wonderful trip. I<br />
learned so much about nature, like what poison oak looks like, and about<br />
screech owls.” —Rodolfo Vasquez<br />
“Thank you for taking us kayaking. We saw a lot of jellyfish. I also want to<br />
thank you for showing a lot of animals to us.” —Edgar Plascencia<br />
“Thank you for making this one of the best weeks in my life. I’ve never gone<br />
kayaking, but with you guys one of my dreams came true.” —Jeffrey Mata<br />
Diaz<br />
“I cannot believe I walked the night walk by myself! I was very scared but I<br />
made it. Thank you for teaching us about all the different kind of minerals.<br />
My favorite thing was going tide pooling with Miss Alena.” —Rosa Zambrano<br />
“Thank you for letting us do something that we have never experienced. You<br />
have made the best summer of my life.” —Peter Huynh<br />
“Thank you for the wonderful experience. The kids and I really enjoyed everything<br />
we did this week. You guys run an amazing program, and I look forward<br />
to coming back each year. I really appreciate all that you have made possible<br />
for the children of CPY.”<br />
—Ben Bruce, CPY mentor<br />
THANK YOU to the following organizations and<br />
businesses that donated goods and services to the<br />
<strong>Ventana</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Society</strong>’s <strong>2008</strong> summer programs!<br />
• Whole Foods Market of Monterey<br />
• Newman’s Own Organics<br />
• Falcon Trading Company, Inc.<br />
• Fashion Streaks<br />
• Monterey Bay Whale Watch<br />
• Carmel Mission Basilica<br />
• California State Parks<br />
• Monterey County Regional Parks<br />
• Pinnacles National Monument<br />
• Big Sur Land Trust<br />
ON THE WILD SIDE FALL <strong>2008</strong> 6