Staff

Rhiannon Ahimsa
Restoration Technician/Youth Crew Leader

Rhiannon specializes in riparian restoration and vegetation management and provides crew direction and mentorship for youth training crews.

Sequoia Ahimsa
Education & Training Program Coordinator

Sequoia manages Lomakatsi’s youth programs and training initiatives, working closely with leadership and operations.

Damaris Anderson
Finance Director

Damaris provides expertise in financial planning, budgeting, financial analysis, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Jordan Anderson
Ecological Monitoring Associate

Jordan works closely with the team to build implementation guides, design wildlife monitoring guidelines, and curate and analyze data.

Marko Bey
Founder & Executive Director

Marko works in a variety of capacities, overseeing planning, development, and operations for all programs and projects.

Belinda Brown
Tribal Partnerships Director

Belinda provides leadership for Lomakatsi’s Tribal Partnerships Program and Chairs the Inter-Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Partnership.

Josh Budziak

Restoration Design & Implementation Specialist

Josh Budziak

Restoration Design & Implementation Specialist

Josh uses his extensive experience in ecological and technical forestry to design and implement restoration prescriptions.

Dakota Burgdorf
Tribal Crew Support Associate

Dakota restores land and ecosystem health as a part of the Tribal Ecological Forestry Crew. He is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Liam Cislo
Restoration Technician/Youth Crew Leader

Liam helps manage Lomakatsi’s Ecological Workforce Training Program and works on a variety of riparian and watershed restoration projects.

Ben Cohen

Shop Manager

Ben Cohen

Shop Manager

Ben maintains and repairs Lomakatsi’s work trucks and equipment for our restoration work crews.

Evan Corrales
Lead Ecological Forester

Evan develops forest prescriptions, manages project workflow, coordinates with partners, and provides technical assistance.

Braulio Maya Cortes

Lead Restoration Crew Manager

Braulio Maya Cortes

Lead Restoration Crew Manager

Braulio oversees all on-the-ground workforce personnel operations and serves as our cross-cultural workforce liaison.

Elias Villa Cortez
Crew Member

After more than 30 years in forestry, 20 of them with Lomakatsi, Elias loves the job, the company, and the team of people he works with.

John Cymore

Restoration Operations Supervisor

John Cymore

Restoration Operations Supervisor

John serves as Lomakatsi’s Restoration Operations Supervisor, overseeing technicians, crew managers, and subcontractor activities.

Allayana Darrow
Communications Associate

Allayana works with the communications team to document and spread awareness of Lomakatsi’s work across forests and watersheds.

Brayden Donnelly

Restoration Forestry Technician

Brayden Donnelly

Restoration Forestry Technician

Brayden works with our technician team to gather forest data before and after treatments.

Harbor Engle
Crew Member/Squad Boss

Harbor is a Crew Member/Squad Boss on our restoration workforce and supports youth programs as a crew leader and instructor.

Jamie Engle

Operations Director

Jamie Engle

Operations Director

Jamie provides leadership, management and vision to ensure proper administrative, human resources, and reporting procedures.

Faustino Gomez
Crew Member

As a skilled restoration forest worker, Faustino enjoys working outdoors alongside his team and helping the forest.

Francisco Gonzalez

Crew Member

Francisco Gonzalez

Crew Member

The best part of the job for Francisco is that he loves trees and being able to help the forest.

Tom Greco

Communications Director

Tom Greco

Communications Director

Tom works with our communications team to raise Lomakatsi’s visibility and spread awareness of the important work we do.

Martha Valle Hernandez

Promotora

Martha Valle Hernandez

Promotora

Martha brings over a decade of experience as a community health worker to Lomakatsi’s Promotora Program.

Sylvia Holmes
Office Manager

Sylvia spends her days building systems and processes while assisting the Lomakatsi team with various exciting administrative tasks.

Carl Jackson
Tribal Crew Support Associate

Carl restores forest health and supports tribal forestry crews as a driver and crew leader. He is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Shane Jimerfield
Program Director

Shane serves in coordination with Lomakatsi’s team of directors to develop and implement programs and services.

Florencio Loa
Crew Member

As a skilled restoration forest worker, Florencio most enjoys doing chainsaw work and working on local projects.

Antonio Lopez
Crew Boss/Engine Boss

Antonio provides crew support and coordination, and supports Lomakatsi’s youth training programs as a crew leader and instructor.

Justin Moore

Lead Restoration Forestry Technician

Justin Moore

Lead Restoration Forestry Technician

Justin assists with project layout and design, monitoring, and inventory.

Nelonna Mortimer
Tribal Crew Member

Nelonna restores forest health as a member of the Tribal Ecological Forestry Crew. She is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Connie O’Henley
Grants & Contracts Administrator

Connie manages the flow between the program and finance departments to ensure efficiency of grants, contracts, and agreements.

Therese Henning
Staff Accountant

Therese supports accounting functions, manages accounts payable and reconciliations, and assists leadership.

Seneca Hescock
Tribal Crew Member

Seneca restores forest health as a member of the Tribal Ecological Forestry Crew. He is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Judah Jackson
Tribal Crew Member

Judah restores forest health as a member of the Tribal Ecological Forestry Crew. He is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Sonya Prislac

Accounting Associate

Sonya Prislac

Accounting Associate

Sonya helps our finance team with all aspects of bookkeeping and day-to-day operations such as payroll and accounts payable and receivable.

Ryan Puckett

Restoration Technician Manager

Ryan Puckett

Restoration Technician Manager

Ryan was a sawyer for a number of years, eventually becoming Lead Workforce Trainer and now Restoration Technician Manager.

Ricardo Ramirez
Crew Member

As a member of the restoration workforce, Ricardo enjoys learning from other crew members about how to be safe and effective in the woods.

Francisco Cortes Rangel
Crew Member

Francisco enjoys running chainsaw, piling, and restoring health to the environment as a restoration forest worker and burn technician.

Raúl Reyes

Forest Worker Advocate

Raúl Reyes

Forest Worker Advocate

Raúl works closely with our Promotora Program team to help improve working conditions and awareness of workers’ rights for forest workers.

Dallas Yellowhammer Soliz
Tribal Crew Support Associate

Dallas supports tribal forestry crews to restore forest health and reduce wildfire risk. He is an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.

Kaiya Spain

Restoration Technician/Youth Crew Leader

Kaiya Spain

Restoration Technician/Youth Crew Leader

Kaiya specializes in riparian restoration and supports youth crews as a leader and instructor.

Rob Strahan, PhD

Restoration Ecologist

Rob Strahan, PhD

Restoration Ecologist

Rob collaborates with our technical staff and executive team to integrate restoration science into project design and implementation.

George Swartzlender
Tribal Initiatives Project Manager

George works with our inter-tribal team to manage restoration projects. He is an enrolled member of the Ajumawi-Atsuge Nation.

Abraham Tellez
Crew Member

Abraham joined the Lomakatsi team in January 2017 with more than 20 years of previous forestry experience.

Roberto Tellez
Crew Member/Squad Boss

As a skilled restoration forest worker, Roberto's favorite part of the job is working outdoors and listening to the birds sing.

Arnulfo Tovar

Crew Member

Arnulfo Tovar

Crew Member

Arnulfo has been working in the forests all his life. The most enjoyable part for him is helping to restore forests with fire.

Sean Voorhes
Fire Operations Manager

Sean is responsible for planning and overseeing Lomakatsi’s prescribed fire operations and coordinating wildland fire hand and engine crews.

Kevin Javier Hernandez Villa
Crew Member

Kevin's favorite part of the job is being outdoors, and he looks forward to working as a wildland firefighter for Lomakatsi.

Alonso Ponce Villaseñor

Crew Boss/Squad Boss

Alonso Ponce Villaseñor

Crew Boss/Squad Boss

Alonso enjoys the freedom that he experiences doing restoration work and the cool people he works alongside at Lomakatsi.

Tomas Cortes Villaseñor
Crew Member

Tomas enjoys being on a crew that helps the ecosystem and works to prevent severe wildfires.

Susan Wing-Hegstad
Senior Accountant

Susan draws on her extensive knowledge of fund, non-profit, and governmental accounting to support and advance all finance team functions.

Walker Woodman

Restoration Forestry Technician

Walker Woodman

Restoration Forestry Technician

Walker works with our technician team to monitor forest stands and prepare units for fuels reduction activities.

Rhiannon Ahimsa

Rhiannon Ahimsa

Sequoia Ahimsa

Sequoia Ahimsa

Damaris Anderson

Damaris Anderson

Jordan Anderson

Jordan Anderson

Marko Bey

Marko Bey

Belinda Brown

Belinda Brown

Josh Budziak

Josh Budziak

Dakota Burgdorf

Dakota Burgdorf

Liam Cislo

Liam Cislo

Ben Cohen

Ben Cohen

Evan Corrales

Evan Corrales

Braulio Maya Cortes

Braulio Maya Cortes

Elias Villa Cortez

Elias Villa Cortez

John Cymore

John Cymore

Allayana Darrow

Allayana Darrow

Brayden Donnelly

Brayden Donnelly

Harbor Engle

Harbor Engle

Jamie Engle

Jamie Engle

Faustino Gomez

Faustino Gomez

Francisco Gonzalez

Francisco Gonzalez

Tom Greco

Tom Greco

Martha Valle Hernandez

Martha Valle Hernandez

Sylvia Holmes

Sylvia Holmes

Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson

Shane Jimerfield

Shane Jimerfield

Florencio Loa

Florencio Loa

Antonio Lopez

Antonio Lopez

Justin Moore

Justin Moore

Nelonna Mortimer

Nelonna Mortimer

Connie O’Henley

Connie O’Henley

Therese Henning

Therese Henning

Seneca Hescock

Seneca Hescock

Judah Jackson

Judah Jackson

Sonya Prislac

Sonya Prislac

Ryan Puckett

Ryan Puckett

Ricardo Ramirez

Ricardo Ramirez

Francisco Cortes Rangel

Francisco Cortes Rangel

Raúl Reyes

Raúl Reyes

Dallas Yellowhammer Soliz

Dallas Yellowhammer Soliz

Kaiya Spain