Lupe Cruz Cardena , SF Department of Early Childhood Lydia Nichols-Russell , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Marien Coss , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Marissa Mota , SF Department of Early Childhood Mary Roscoe , Children in Nature - Bay Area Maybelle Miranda , YMCA of San Francisco Mei Ling Hui , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Melva Bosley , Tandem , Partners in Early Learning
Metzali Nancy Andrade , San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( PUC )
Miguel Dimas , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Mike Yarak , Friends of the Urban Forest Miriam Manda , Presidio Trust
Monique Guidry , Guidry ’ s Early Child Care & Education Program , OMI Community Collaborative
Nancy Huerta , Wu Yee Childrens Services Natalie Gustin-Toland , R . O . C . K . Olivia Leung , SF Department of Early Childhood Patricia Sullivan , Family Child Care Association of San Francisco Peter Brastow , SF Environment Department Rachael Jodot , SF Environment Department Rachel Pringle , Rachelle Henley , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Raegan Sales , Children ’ s Council of San Francisco Rebecca Au , Golden Gate National Recreation Area ( NPS ) Rebecca Johnson , California Academy of Sciences Roberta Gonzalez , Tandem , Partners in Early Learning
Vanessa Carter , SF Unified School District ( SFUSD ) Veronica Miranda , Parks California Wendy Meluch , YMCA of San Francisco Xochitl Gonzales , SF Department of Public Health Zach Pine , Zach Pine Create-with-Nature
Special thanks to the YMCA of San Francisco for supporting this collaborative as the Fiscal Sponsor , especially :
Kevin Lee
Sagit Betser , Bay Area Discovery Museum Sandy McKeithan , Kai Ming Head Start Sara Sedgwick , YMCA of San Francisco Sharon Danks , Green Schoolyards America Susan Lu , SF Department of Early Childhood Susanna Fraker , SF Parks Alliance Sze-wing Lau , SF Environment Department Taylor Emmerson , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Terry Trejo , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD ) Tracy Phan , SF Recreation & Parks ( SFRPD )
Much gratitude to the national Cities Connection to Nature team for their guidance , technical assitance , and catalytic funding , especially :
Andrew Moore , National League of Cities Melanie Robinson , National League of Cities Monica Lopez Magee , Children & Nature Network Priya Cook , Children & Nature Network Vera Feeny , National League of Cities