Board of Directors & Advisory Council
Board Members
The JTNPA Board of Directors helps guide the organization in fulfilling our mission through strategic, financial, and legal leadership.
Erin Golden Adams
Board President
Director of Government & External Affairs at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms; Former Desert Institute Director
Joe Zarki
Board Vice President
Originator of Desert Institute; Former Chief of Interpretation at Badlands National Park & Joshua Tree National Park
Pamela Kersey, PhD.
Board Secretary
Desert Institute Instructor & Volunteer; Former Nursing Professor & College Dean
Shai Grabie
Board Treasurer
Economist; Mergers & Acquisitions Professional
Bill Truesdell
Former National Park Service Staff at Shenandoah, Everglades, Virgin Islands, Dinosaur, Denali, & Joshua Tree National Parks, where he served as Chief of Interpretation
Linda Castro
Assistant Policy Director at California Wilderness Coalition (CalWild), worked extensively on the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP); Former Attorney
Sarah Bliss
Director of Community Conservation Initiatives at the Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT); Former Cultural Resources Manager for the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
Kevin Turner
Retired Deputy Chief over the Division of Interpretation at Joshua Tree National Park; Former Interpretation/Education Chief at Lake Mead Recreation Area, Interpretive Operations Branch Chief at Joshua Tree National Park, & Acting Chief of Interpretation & Education at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Jon Michel Greenwood
CEO at Greenwood Consulting LLC; Partner at Chameleon Collective; Former SVP of Global Technology at Live Nation Entertainment
Gillian Bowser, PhD.
Associate Faculty Member & American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Senior Fellow at Colorado State University; Former Wildlife Ecologist in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Badlands, Wrangell-St. Elias, & Joshua Tree National Parks
Sevag Kazanci
Founder & Chief Impact Officer at Parks Project, which has donated over $2.5 Million to National Park Conservancies & Contributed Over 7,000 Volunteer Hours
Council
The Council at JTNPA, composed of volunteer community representatives, guides our efforts to ensure our long-term goals meet the needs of the communities we serve. This approach helps us ensure that our planning and educational efforts meet the needs of both the park and its surrounding areas.
Corey Jones
Bob Grubbs
Glen Harris
Gabaccia Moreno
Monique Allen
Juan Rosas
Yanina Aldao Galvan
JTNPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations made by Park Partners are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law (EIN #95-2312513).
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