Get To Know Us

History of WMCA

West Marin Climate Action was founded following a workshop at the West Marin School in November 2019. The workshop elicited input from community members about actions that could help solve the climate crisis while increasing our local resiliency. Attendees identified three areas of highest interest: local food, renewable energy, and reducing waste. Those are the action areas WMCA continues to focus on today.

Commonweal, a 501(c)(3) organization based in Bolinas, is our fiscal sponsor.

"Climate Justine Now" written on cardboard sign at a public march

Our Team

Steering Committee

Eleanore Despina, Co-founder
Sembrando Vida, Exec Committee
Marty Frankel, Pt Reyes Station
Exec Committee
Bing Gong, Co-founder
Exec Committee
Madeline Nieto Hope, Inverness
Local Food, Waste Reduction
Kathy Hunting, Pt Reyes Station
Local Food, Renewable Energy
Julie Liss, Inverness
Local Food, Glean Team Lead
Trinka Marris, Pt Reyes Station
Local Food, Sembrando Vida
Jim Quay, Bolinas
Administrative Committee
David Rempel, Pt Reyes Station
Co-founder, Renewable Energy
Scoby Zook, Inverness
Renewable Energy
Fernanda Vasquez, Petaluma/Santa Barbara
Staff

Key Volunteers

Andrew Bock, Inverness Park
Renewable Energy
Bob Densmore, Bolinas
Glean Team Lead
Tom Flynn, Marshall
Renewable Energy, Microgrids
Gideon Letz, Stinson Beach
Renewable Energy
Toni Littlejohn, Point Reyes Station
Renewable Energy
Jorge Martinez, Point Reyes Station
Sembrando Vida
Julie Young, San Geronimo Valley
Glean Team Lead

Hear from Our Community Partners

The West Marin Glean Team is a critical partner for Share the Bounty. Thanks to them, the beautiful produce grown in West Marin stays right here, nourishing the community. Since we started working together, the West Marin Glean Team has harvested and delivered over 8,000 pounds of backyard and farm produce!

—Tracey Van Hooser, Share the Bounty
West Marin has unique energy challenges. Getting involved with WMCA is a great way to connect with other climate-minded residents to learn how to save energy, reduce fossil fuel use, and stay resilient for a sustainable future in West Marin.

—Mark Chhabria, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Marin County
The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) values West Marin Climate Action for engaging community members in actions to confront the climate crisis. In fact, EAC was instrumental in helping WMCA get established, and we continue to work together on education, local events, and outreach. EAC's mission is to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of West Marin through advocacy, science, education, and engagement.

— Ashley Eagle-Gibbs, Executive Director, EAC
We are excited to be working with West Marin Climate Action in Tomales to develop renewable energy solutions to increase our climate resilience to live more sustainably.

- Donna Clavaud, Board President, Tomales Village Community Services District