Leadership

“Inside the word ‘emergency’ is ‘emerge’; from an emergency new things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibility are sisters.”​

Rebecca Solnit, Author: Hope in the Dark, Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (2016)

Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA
Founder + Chief Executive Officer, After the Fire USA

Executive Director, Rebuild North Bay Foundation
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After the Fire USA / Rebuild NorthBay Foundation Executive Board

Our Executive Board is comprised of regional and national leaders deeply committed to the resilience and rebuilding of fire affected communities.

Judy Coffey, RN

Board President

Marko Bey

Executive Board Member

Lisa Micheli, PhD

Executive Board Member

Our Advisory Board is a volunteer group of leaders in the space of disaster mitigation, response and recovery. Our Advisory Board provides information and materials to the organization. We have specifically chosen these members for their expertise, commitment to equity in recovery, and innovative voices in their industries.

Julie Bentz, PhD

Advisory Board Chair
Oregon + Washington DC

HOMELAND SECURITY

Belinda Brown

Oregon + Northern California

INDIGENOUS LAND PRACTICES
TRIBAL LAW

Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D.

Northern California

MENTAL HEALTH

Michael Mondavi

Northern California

AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS

Diane Moss

Southern California

ENERGY

Wendy Nystrom

Southern California

INSURANCE, REINSURANCE

Laurie Schoeman

New York + Washington DC

BANKING, HOUSING

Jim White

Oregon

PHILANTHROPY

Pamela Williams

Washington DC

FEMA

Emeritus Board

We are grateful for our founding and former Rebuild NorthBay foundation board members, many of whom guided us through our transition to a national megafire nonprofit, After the Fire USA. Their leadership through our recovery and rebuild process was a testament to the power of community to recover, rebuild, and reimagine post-disaster.

Jack Buckhorn

Chisato Fukuda Calvert, PhD

Lisa Carreno

Sonu Chandi

Larry Florin

Henry Hansel

Jesse Katz

Jake Kloberdanz

Cynthia Murray

Tara Sharp

Casey Taylor