Sonoma Valley Collaborative Council

Fred Allebach
Sonoma Valley Housing Group, Member
fallebach[a]gmail.com

Suzanne Ashimine
Sotheby’s International Reality, Real Estate Associate
suzanneashimine[a]gmail.com

Mark Bodenhammer
Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director
mark[at]sonomachamber.org

Aaron Brown
Bardos Cider, President/Owner
wosa[a]bardoscider.com

Dawn Castelli
Sonoma Valley Hospital, Manager, Community Outreach/Marketing
dcastelli[a]sonomavalleyhospital.org

CC Ciraolo
Greenbelt Alliance, North Bay Resilience Manager
cciraolo[a]greenbelt.org

Ann Colichidas
Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League
acolichidas[at]gmail.com

Sam Coturri
Winery Sixteen 600, Owner
sam[a]winerysixteen600.com

Brandon Cutting
Sonoma Police Department, Chief
brandon.cutting[a]sonoma-county.org

Richard de Leon
Hanna Institute, Community Engagement and Research Coordinator
rdeleon[a]hannacenter.org

Seth Dolinsky
Sonoma Springs Community Hall, Executive Director
sonomaspringshall[a]gmail.com

Lauren Feldman
Valley Bar + Bottle, Owner
lauren[a]valleybarandbottle.com

Sandi Funke
Sonoma County Regional Parks, Park Program Manager
Sandi.Funke[a]sonoma-county.org

Susie Gallo
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Executive Director
susie[a]sonomamentoring.org

Eric Gonzalez
Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley, Teen Program Director
egonzalez[a]bgcsonoma.org

Rebecca Hermosillo
Office of US Congressman Mike Thompson, Senior Field Representative
rebecca.hermosillo[a]mail.house.gov

Laurie Hobbs
Co-director & Core Team Steward, Morton’s Warm Springs
laurie[a]mortonswarmsprings.com

Linda Keaton
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Executive Director
lkeaton[a]svma.org

Kathy King
Sonoma Overnight Support, Executive Director
kathy777king[a]gmail.com

Sonoma Valley Hospital
John Hennelly, Sonoma Valley Hospital, CEO
jhennelly[a]sonomavalleyhospital.org

Stacie Morales
Vintage House Senior Center, Executive Director
stacie.morales[a]vintagehouse.org

Roger Nelson
Midstate Construction, President
rogern[a]midstateconstruction.com

Leonardo Lobato
La Luz Center, Executive Director
Leonardo[a]laluzcenter.org

Sandy Piotter
F.I.S.H., Coordinator
sonomafish[at]gmail.com

Curran Reichert
First Congregational Church, Minister, Sonoma Valley Interfaith Ministerial Association, Member
curran[a]sonomaucc.org

Maricarmen Reyes
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center, Outreach Director
mreyes[a]SVCHC.org

Angela Ryan
Education Foundation Sonoma Valley, Executive Director
angela[a]svgreatschools.org

Diana Sanson
Impact100, member
tulavista[at]gmail.com

Robyn Sebastiani
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, Executive Director
robyn[a]sonomavalleywine.com

Judy Talaugon
Santa Ynez Chumash
petpatsu[at]gmail.com

Collin Thoma
Disability Services & Legal Center (DSLC), Systems Change Advocate
cthoma[a]mydslc.org

Sonoma Valley Collaborative Steering Committee

Kimberly Blattner
City of Sonoma Community Services and Environment Commission Member, La Luz Center Board Member/former Chair, Valley of the Moon Music Festival, Board Chair, Plaza History Tour Advisory Board, Impact 100 founding member.
k.blattner[a]icloud.com

Richard Dale
Sonoma Ecology Center Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Sonoma Valley Health Roundtable co-chair.
richard[a]sonomaecologycenter.org

Aiko-Sophie Morisette-Ezaki, Chair
Community Foundation Sonoma County, Board Member, Impact100 Sonoma Grant, DEI and Next Gen Committees, Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund Grants Committee, Community Advisory Committee for The Community Hub at Hanna, Project Manager, EPC Built Inc.
phie.ezaki[a]gmail.com

Cynthia Scarborough
Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, Sonoma Valley Health Roundtable co-chair, Vintage House Former Executive Director.
cynthia[a]onabout.net

Tim Zahner
Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau, Executive Director
Tim[a]sonomavalley.com


Testimonials


“Sonoma Valley unified school district is proud to be a part of Sonoma Valley Collaborative. Since the future of Sonoma Valley is currently being educated in our schools we need to ensure of education priorities are informed by the work of Sonoma Valley Collaborative. We need to be educating our students today of the needs of the future. Also the Sonoma Valley school district recognizes that it is part of current community of Sonoma as an employer needing trained employees as an organization that have a large physical foot print in the county and consumer of resources. We need to be part of the discussion on how to ensure Sonoma continues to thrive.” – Bruce Abbott, Associate Superintendent of Business, Sonoma Valley Unified School District

“The Springs Community Alliance is partnering with Sonoma Valley Collaborative because it’s vitally important in the course of their important work that they hear and understand the vision of Springs residents. The Springs has 15,000 people...one-third of the entire Valley population. We have 50% more people than Sonoma town for instance. Our dreams are important and need to be heard. And this is a first step.” – Ellen Conlan, Former Vice Chair Springs Community Alliance, Springs Community Alliance

“Sonoma Valley Collaborative is exactly what our Valley needs at eactly the right time. Its leaders have carefully laid the groundwork to give us whwat we have lacked—a chance to understand the integrated nature of the complex challenges ahead of us, and choose our future together.” – Katherine Fulton, national philanthropy expert and co-author of Sonoma Valley Fund’s 2017, Hidden in Plain Sight

We are excited to participate in Sonoma Valley Collaborative and supportive of the vision to tackle some of our larger social and environmental challenges through collaboration.—Melanie Parker, Deputy Director, Natural Resource Manager, Sonoma County Regional Parks

“As Sustainable Valley recovers from the October fires, we need to think big and incorporate a variety of perspectives to ensure success. Instead of solving one problem while inadvertenly creating another, we need to find broad solutions that will benefit everyone. I’m incredibly supportive of Sonoma Valley Collaborative, and grateful to them for bringing diverse stakeholders together through cooperation.” – Susan Gorin, District 1 Supervisor


“The police department/Sheriff’s Office is proud to be a part of Sonoma Valley Collaborative. We support Sonoma Valley Collaborative and their vision of a Healthy, Resilient, Sustainable, and Thriving community.  If they, along with our other non-profits, are successful, then our community will be a better place to live, work, and raise a family.” – Bret Sackett, Former Police Chief, Sonoma Police Department

“It takes everyone pushing in the same direction for change to happen.“This initiative is a foundation for this push.” – Juan Hernandez, Former Executive Director, La Luz Center


“I am pleased to be part of the Sonoma Valley Collaborative Council. The Valley needs a forum like this, to bring people together, or else we won’t be able to find good solutions to problems like sustainable tourism and affordable housing. It’s a great way to hear from a wide variety of people and find that we have some common ground to work from.”– Rachel Hundly, Former Sonoma City Council