Working Together
for Climate Resilience
Get to know the dedicated individuals who are working tirelessly towards building climate resilience in the Monterey Bay area. Each member brings their unique expertise and passion to our mission, ensuring that we make a meaningful impact.
Meet The MBCAAN Team
Emily Franc
MBCAAN Coordinator
Emily Franc, MBCAAN Coordinator, leads the establishment and operations of the network, which serves as the conduit for regional coordination, collaboration, community outreach, and enduring capacity program objectives of the project.
Katelyn Sprofera
Program Manager & Evaluation Specialist
Katelyn Sprofera developed and leads the project's Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan that is meant to track and assess the impact and effectiveness of all activities throughout the project life, with a focus on understanding the impacts of project activities on regional coordination and collaboration, and enduring capacity.
Stacey Lydon
Director of Organizational Advancement
Stacey Lydon focuses on creating an endowed fund for MBCAAN to create a stable funding source to support the Network in perpetuity. She fundraises from individuals and private foundations, as well as applies for related grants, to grow the endowed fund as well as bring in current use gifts for the Network. In addition, she assists with public outreach for MBCAAN.
Pam Krone
Water Quality Program Manager
Pam Krone assists the MBCAAN Coordinator with the meeting design and facilitation, with the development of frameworks for planning, and with critical stakeholder inclusion.
Lauryn Cummins
NOAA Communications Fellow (MBCAAN/CRMB)
Lauryn Cummins is under the mentorship of the MBCAAN Coordinator, assisting CMSF and the MBCAAN Coordinator with partner communications and outreach needs, as well as other communications needs directly related to the CRRC grant. In addition, she works to showcase the implementation projects supported by the grant.
Climate Resilience Monterey Bay Grant Management
Robert Mazurek
Executive Director
Robert Mazurek will lead in visioning success for MBCAAN and Climate Resilient Monterey Bay projects through project coordination and strategic planning.
Danielle Brown
Director of Finance & Operations
Danielle Brown will coordinate with the Grant Finance Manager to help prepare invoices across project components and assist with financial administration.
Jesse Traller Ojeda
Climate Resilient Monterey Bay Grant Manager
Jesse Traller Ojeda provides Daily leadership for the overall project and subprojects within, including communication with all partners and contractors, project coordination, and reporting.
Sharon Stevens
Grant Finance Manager
Sharon Stevens leads all the fiscal responsibilities of this grant, with support from the CMSF Director of Finance and Operations including invoicing, financial reporting, and audit compliance.
Susan Robinson
Grant Coordinator
Susan Robinson works alongside the Grant Manager for overall leadership and ensuing project goals are met,
John Hunt
Science Advisor
John Hunt served as an interim MBCAAN Network Coordinator and is now in a science advisory role to MBCAAN.