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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With your help, we can ensure that Ellwood Mesa thrives as a community-supported landscape - for today and future generations.