Kim Carlos Tschantz, President
Retired, Owner, Cypress Environmental and Land Use Planning

Kim joined the Board in 2022,but was previously involved as a committee member and a docent for WWW. He has lived in Santa Cruz County since 1978; most of this time in rural Aptos. He holds a Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University. He is also a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP). Kim managed the County Planning Department's Environmental Review program for over 10 years followed by operating his own environmental planning consulting business for 20 years. He is passionate about improving the quality of our environment. In 1977 Kim co-founded the environmental non-profit, Save Our Shores, and was a Board member of that organization for 15 years. He enjoys trail running through the redwoods, ocean swimming, kayaking, and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada.

Alexa Rosendale, Vice President
Manager, Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens

Alexa has been a Board member since 2020. She was born and raised in Watsonville where she continues to reside. Alexa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis on marine ecology from Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt). After a few years working and studying the subtidal kelp forests of the Monterey Bay, she returned to the land and the family business of Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens / Rosendale Nursery where she grew up. She currently serves as manager of Sierra Azul and you can find her there most days helping connect people with plants. Growing up outside among plants helped her create a strong connection with nature, and she enjoys spending most of her free time outdoors - hiking, surfing, and going for walks on the beach.

Donna Bradford, Secretary
Retired, Water Resource Planner, County of Santa Cruz

Donna has been a Board member since 2014. A long-time Watsonville area resident, she now resides in the Prunedale area of north Monterey County. Donna earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and has a Master of Science degree in Marine Biology from San Francisco State University, which included extensive studies at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Her 25-year career as a Water Resource Planner with the County of Santa Cruz focused on the preservation and enhancement of watershed resources throughout the county, including ground and surface waters, water supply, and fish and wildlife. She first began working with Watsonville Wetlands Watch in 1994, as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Watsonville Sloughs System Water Quality Study. Donna is a second-generation native Californian who spends most of her free time outside growing vegetables and tending fruit trees.

Christine Johnson-Lyons, Treasurer
Retired, Executive Director, Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc.

Christine Johnson-Lyons, lives in Watsonville. She joined the Board in 2014 but was involved since the organization’s inception as a founder and later a member of various WWW committees. She served for three years as president of the Board. “Chris” is a long-time environmental and social justice community worker. Her work has led to improvements to the lives of lower income individuals and environmental resources particularly in the Pajaro Valley. She worked professionally as the former Executive Director of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, leading that agency from 1986 to 2013. She loves spending time with her grandson, taking walks with her husband and their dog, “working” in her garden and researching family and local history.

Bob Culbertson
Retired, California State Park Ranger and Superintendent

Bob lives with his wife on an apple farm in the woodlands at the base of Mount Madonna by Green Valley Creek overlooking the Pajaro Valley. He is a founding member of WWW and joined the Board when it incorporated in 1991. Bob’s long career as a California State Park Ranger and Superintendent led him to appreciate the natural systems around us. He has contributed to the organization in many ways including serving as Board president, heading committees, assisting with educational program development, and leading many student and visitor field trips over the years. Bob is currently on the Board of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, a member of the Agricultural History Project, and an appointee to the County of Santa Cruz Commission on the Environment. He enjoys visits from his four children and seven grandchildren.

Teresa Delfino
Controller, California FarmLink

Teresa, who lives in Aptos, joined the Board in 2016. Initially, she was the Board’s treasurer for 7 years. Teresa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz with an emphasis in Business Administration. Teresa has worked in administration and finance in many local management roles, including agriculture, tourism, and for the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency. She is a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) and is currently the controller for California FarmLink in Aptos. She is passionate about community service and is active in other local non-profits including CASA and Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay. Teresa and her husband, Pete, have four children and two grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, playing pickleball, cooking, and riding bikes in our beautiful area.

Jennifer Hernandez
Student, Cabrillo College, and Intern, Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience

Jennifer Hernandez joined the Board in 2023. She was born and raised in Watsonville and is currently attending Cabrillo College. She aspires to receive a liberal arts associate's degree and to then transfer and receive a degree in Community and Regional Development, with an emphasis on Environmental Policy. Her involvement with Watsonville Wetlands Watch began as a Pajaro Valley High School student when she participated in WWW’s Climate Corps Leadership Institute program. This was followed by her work as a WWW Restoration & Urban Forestry intern and environmental educator at the Watsonville YMCA alongside WWW staff. These experiences sparked and sustained her love for nature, advocacy, and environmental justice. She is currently an intern with the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience which deals with climate change and natural disaster issues affecting our community.

Jennifer Izzo
Blueberry Plant Breeder

Jennifer became a Board Member in 2024. She was born and raised in Watsonville and worked at her parents’ grocery store, Daylite Market and Deli, getting to know her community. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from The University of Redlands and a Master’s Certificate from the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy. She has a passion for sustainable agriculture and works for Driscoll’s in the blueberry breeding program, developing new blueberry varieties. She has taken her love of plants and the natural world from the classroom to the field, helping WWW to plant native species and organize cleanups in the community.

Jennifer and her husband have three children and a Shiba Inu dog. She loves spending time at the beach with her family, walking local trails, traveling, reading, learning a new language, and baking.

Karina Moreno
Program and Leadership Coordinator, MILPA

Karina has been a Board member since 2018. She is an Indigenous Chicana, born and raised in Watsonville where she continues to call home. Growing up in this town, she learned first-hand about the disparities that small rural communities, like hers, commonly face from the effects of climate change and criminalization, and thus began merging her passion for environmental justice and racial equity. This led to her current work at the MILPA Collective, where she works to bring more opportunities to area youth, including dismantling the problems leading to the “school-to-prison pipeline”. Karina also serves on the City of Watsonville Climate Action and Adaptation Committee and two County of Santa Cruz commissions -- the Women’s Commission and the Human Services Commission.

Uriel Mendoza
Coordinator, Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department, Nucleus Program

Uriel Mendoza is a life-long resident of the Pajaro Valley. He joined the WWW Board in February 2026. Uriel studied Kinesiology at CSU Monterey Bay and brings over 25 years of experience in program development and management, advocacy, and community partnerships and engagement to his Board service, from his work with local youth programs focused on education and health. He currently works as the Recreation Program Coordinator for the City of Watsonville’s Nucleus program, where Uriel engages students in hands-on science learning projects and teaches them how surplus materials can be creatively re-used and kept out of the landfill. Previously, he worked for the Watsonville YMCA and the County of Santa Cruz Health Department.