Our Mission

Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy and clean. To fulfill our mission, we use science, education, community action, and advocacy.

Our Staff

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Administration

Shelley Luce

President & Chief Executive Officer

Advancement

Oscar Garcia

Chief Advancement Officer

Programs

Meredith McCarthy

Operations Director

Administration

Gabriele Morgan

Receptionist

Administration

Sylvie Makara

Office Manager

Advancement

Erik Schiller

Associate Advancement Director

Advancement

Sheila McSherry

Associate Director, Foundation Relations

Advancement

Logan Doughtie

Donor Relations Manager

Marketing and Communications

Matthew King

Marketing and Communications Director

Marketing and Communications

Talia Walsh

Associate Director

Marketing and Communications

Alvin Lam

Data and Information Manager

Programs

Nancy Shrodes

Associate Director, Policy and Outreach

Programs

Isabel Cardenas

Beach Programs Manager

Programs

Danielle Furuichi

Programs Coordinator

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Apryl Boyle

Associate Director, Aquarium Operations

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Jenna Segal

Public Programs Manager

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Kelly Kelly

Education Manager

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Halina Do-Linh

Volunteer Programs Coordinator

Science and Policy

Dr. Katherine Pease

Science and Policy Director

Science and Policy

Ryan Searcy

Beach Water Quality Modeler

Science and Policy

Annelisa Moe

Water Quality Scientist

Science and Policy

Frankie Orrala

Angler Outreach Program Manager

Science and Policy

Karen Vu

Beach Water Quality Analyst

Science and Policy

Amanda Wagner

Watershed Research Fellow

Science and Policy

Oscar Torres

Angler Outreach Team

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Our Board

President

Shelley Luce
President & Chief Executive Officer, Heal the Bay

Past President

Alix (Hobbs) Dunn
President, Crystal Cove Alliance

Founding President

Dorothy Green (1929-2008)
Founding President, Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council

Chairman

Craig Perkins
Executive Director, The Energy Coalition

Immediate Past Chairman

Don Kinsey
Partner, West Coast Investment Partners

Chairs

Kari Boiler
(Marketing)
CMO

Ernie Dunn
(Advancement)
General Manager, Balboa Yacht Club

Ian Eddleston
(Treasurer, Finance)
Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP

Paul Stimpfl
(First Chair, Aquarium, Audit)
Financial Consultant

Luann Laval Williams
(Board Relations, Secretary, Nominations)
Partner, Over the Top Productions

Board Members

Mark Attanasio
Group Managing Director, Crescent Capital Group, LP

Kim Conant Blum
Community Fundraiser

Robert Davenport
Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management

Meg Gill
President & Co-Founder, Golden Road Brewing

Mark Gold
UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability

Barry Gribbon
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Producer, Homerun Entertainment

Matthew J. Hart
Partner, Newstone Capital Partners

David Hertz
Architect, Founder President, S.E.A., Studio of Environmental Architecture

Jean Kaplan
Philanthropist

Richard Katz
Owner, Richard Katz Consulting, Inc.

Sharon Lawrence
Actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Actor

Suja Lowenthal
Transit Planning & Community Engagement Manager at City of Santa Monica

Stephanie Medina
Director of Community Relations & Public Affairs, Goodwill

Oralia Michel
Marketing & Public Relations Executive, OMÀGEN Inc.

Ted Miller
Packaging Agent, Head of TV Literary Department, Creative Artists Agency

H. David Nahai
Nahai Law Corporation

Brian O’Malley
Associate, The Seidler Company, LLC

Dr. Camela Ott, M.D.
Physician

Michael Segal
Partner, Fred Segal Santa Monica

Erin Selleck
Consultant

Amy Smart Oosterhouse
Actor

John J. Strauss
Screenwriter/Producer

Michael Sullivan
Owner, LAcarGUY

Dr. James Wang D.P.M.
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

Scott Zolke
Partner, Loeb & Loeb