Savannah Rose

Savannah Rose joins the Local Government Commission as a Regional Coordinator for the Central Inland region supporting CivicSpark Fellows as they implement climate, water, and opportunity access solutions along the I-5 corridor. Savannah returned to California after receiving her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from Stony Brook University in New York. During the 2017-18 service…

Hanna Nielsen

Hanna Nielsen serves as the CivicSpark Training & Engagement Resource Coordinator where she will help support trainings, events, curriculum development and member experience statewide. Prior to joining the Service Learning team in 2021 Hanna served as the Central California CivicSpark Regional Coordinator. Previously, Hanna worked as the Education Coordinator for the Humboldt State University Natural…

Simone Cordery-Cotter

Colorado born and raised, Simone Cordery-Cotter is the Regional Coordinator for CivicSpark’s Sacramento/Sierra region, where she oversees and mentors 14 very talented Fellows working on water and climate changes facing local governments in California. She began her career in corporate marketing and public relations, where she worked as an account manager for an advertising agency…

Richard Balli

Richard Balli, a Civic Spark Project Coordinator working on the operations and compliance team in Sacramento.   Richard received a BA in Public Relations from Sacramento State in 2020. In his senior year at Sacramento state, he co-managed a campaign to build sustainable infrastructure for the university and the East Sacramento area. He grew up…

Jesus Benavides

Jesus Benavides is a Regional Coordinator for the new California Climate Action Corps program. He joins us from the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z) where he served as a partnership coordinator. He managed the SLATE-Z partnership consisting of 72 public, private, and community-based organizations dedicated to revitalizing South Los Angeles. He also led…

Abby Edwards

Abby Edwards is the Operations and Development Manager for the Local Government Commission’s CivicSpark. In this dynamic role, she oversees the day-to-day operations, interfaces with partners and AmeriCorps members, and conducts regular monitoring and evaluation. Prior to working at the LGC, Abby served in the Peace Corps as a Sustainable Agriculture volunteer in southeastern Senegal.…

Atley Keller

Atley Keller serves as a Project Manager for LGC’s water program. She joined LGC in 2016 as a Project Coordinator. She serves as the lead for several integrative water projects at LGC. Atley has a passion for California water issues and has previously worked on water quality and watershed management projects at an environmental consulting…

Delaney King

Delaney works for CEA Consulting as a Research Associate with the Environmental Policy & Advocacy practice, helping to provide strategic consulting services to address environmental challenges and opportunities for the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Before joining CEA, Delaney spent her CivicSpark service year with the City of San Leandro, working on a variety of…

Stephanie Cadena

Stephanie Cadena is a regional environmental planner with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG), located in her hometown of Southeast Los Angeles. Stephanie provides general planning support to the COG’s member cities in the areas of air quality/climate, housing & homelessness, and transportation. Prior to her current planning role, she served as a split…

Marina Deligiannis

Marina proudly serves as the Deputy Water Resources Director for the Lake County Water Resources Department and Watershed Protection District located in Lakeport, CA. As Deputy Director, Marina is tasked with overseeing the day to day operations of watershed management programs, projects, and outreach throughout her favorite watershed, the Clear Lake Watershed! Marina graduated in…
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