
Steering Committee
Ellwood Friends Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides strategic direction for Ellwood Friends, fosters community communication, and facilitates conversations with local partners to steward Ellwood Mesa.
Steering Committee Members
Jack Engle
Retired from UC Santa Barbara, Marine Science Department
& Walks Ellwood almost daily
Chuck Flacks
Homelessness Services Coordinator, City of Goleta
Dan Fontaine
Executive Director, Wilderness Youth Project
Melissa Fontaine
Project Director, Ellwood Friends
Project Director, LegacyWorks Group
John Gilmore
Lead Test Engineer, Intuitive
Stuart Kasdin
Councilmember, 4th District, City of Goleta
Kathleen Moore
Associate Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, UC Santa Barbara
Christy Zwicke
Creative Catalyst

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