Jeff Clare, Board Secretary, is Regulatory Counsel at Waymo, where he advises on policy and regulatory matters related to autonomous vehicles and sustainability. He brings a strong background in environmental law and land conservation. Previously, Jeff served as an attorney at two law firms in San Francisco, focusing on environmental compliance, real estate, and land use. He also worked as an acquisition project manager at the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, where he supported efforts to protect working farms and ranches in Marin County. Jeff earned his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly and a research assistant on California land use and housing policy issues. He is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions, conservation, and community-based environmental stewardship.
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Malo André Hutson, Chair of the Board, is the Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. Previously, he was a tenured professor at Columbia University and assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His interests as an academic scholar and practitioner include community development and urban sustainability, racial and ethnic equity, urban policy, and health. He has over 20 years of experience working nationally and internationally on numerous research, policy, and community-centered projects. He is the author of The Urban Struggle for Economic, Environmental, and Social Justice: Deepening Their Roots (Routledge, 2016).
Alexa Norstad, Executive Director and Board Member, directs the Center for Ecoliteracy’s strategies, mission, and vision. She previously served as the organization's Director of Programs where she oversaw all program efforts across the organization, designing, developing, and directing some of the most successful programs in the Center for Ecoliteracy’s history. Her insight and compassion have nurtured our relationships with staff and partners to advance education for the sustainability of people and the planet. A Vassar graduate with a background in publications, she served in the corporate offices of Condé Nast Publications in New York, experience that lends editorial excellence to the organization’s publications and communications work. A farming apprenticeship in Vermont left her with a deep appreciation of one’s food system and the importance of connecting to place.
Nancy Skinner, Board Treasurer, serves as Commissioner on the California Energy Commission, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2025. A longtime public servant and environmental advocate, she represented the East Bay in the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024 and in the State Assembly from 2008 to 2014. She served as chair of the Senate Housing Committee, the California Legislative Women’s Caucus, and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. In 2021, she led the successful campaign to make California the first state in the nation to make free school meals available to all public school children. Throughout her career, she has championed climate and sustainability initiatives across sectors. She held leadership roles at organizations including The Climate Group and ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability, and she served as senior advisor at the UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute and as a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
Andra Yeghoian, Board Member, is the Chief Innovation Officer for Ten Strands. Her passion centers around supporting change-making initiatives for a sustainable and resilient future. She currently provides visionary leadership for a California-wide whole systems approach to integrating environmental and climate action into the campus, curriculum, community, and culture of TK–12 schools. A lifelong Californian, former teacher, and parent of children in California’s public school system, she has over 15 years of experience in education across public and private school systems, nationally and internationally.