Photo Credit: Susan Fawcett

Council Members

Photo of J. Travis ColumbusPresident

J. Travis Columbus
California Botanic Garden, Claremont

Kathleen Kay

Past President

Kathleen Kay
University of California, Santa Cruz

First Vice President

Mitchell Coleman
Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Program Director for Annual Meeting

Jay Sexton,
University of California, Merced

Treasurer

David Margolies
Franz Incorporated

Recording Secretary

Muriel Poston
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

Membership Chair & Corresponding Secretary

Nancy Morin
Flora of North America
Association

Editor, Madroño

Tom Parker
San Francisco State University

Graduate Student Representatives

Lynn Breithaup and Peter Nguyen, University of California, Merced

Director at Large

Oscar Vargas
Cal Poly Humboldt

Dr. Dena GrossenbacherDirector at Large

Dena Grossenbacher
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Director at Large

Adriana I Hernández
Stanford University

Director at Large

Ixchel Gonzalez Ramirez
University of California, Berkeley

Miranda Melen

Associate Director

Miranda Melen, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Seminar Coordinator

Amy Litt
University of California, Riverside

Outreach Coordinator & Nemophila Editor

Brianne Palmer
San Diego State University, and University of California, Davis

Social Media Coordinator

Andy Cabrera,
California State University, Fresno

Communication Specialist

Nina House
University and Jepson Herbaria, UC Berkeley

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