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Meet the Team

The California PLT Team consists of Coordinators, facilitators and administrators. Meet the team that makes our nature-based education program so successful! 

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Facilitator & Grant PI             Nate Caeton nwcaeton@ucanr.edu           (530) 224-4900

 

Cyndi Chavez
Coordinator                               Cyndi Chavez crchevez@ucanr.edu                (714) 681-2890

 

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Facilitator since 1993         Brian Brown California Project WET Coordinator

 

Dennis Mitchell
Facilitator since 1996 Dennis Mitchell Retired teacher

 

 

Jonelle Mason
Facilitator since 2022 Jonelle Mason Animal Trainer

 

Jennifer Ortega
Facilitator since 2013  Jennifer Ortega Faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt

 

Doug O'Brien
Facilitator since 1999                     Doug O'Brien Retired Teacher

 

Ciel Muir
Facilitator since 2023 Ciel "Mr. Fox" Muir (He/They) Queer and Trans Nature Nerd & Environmental Educator

 

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Facilitator since 2021        Austin Roughton Forestry Youth Education Coordinator

 

Megan Calarco
Facilitator since 2024 Megan Calarco Education Coordinator for the American River Conservancy

 

Reanna Suela
Facilitator since 2022 Reanna Suela Conservation Education Program Specialist

 

Nic Russo
Facilitator since 2024     Nic Russo Education Manager for American River Conservancy