Patrick Cleary is the Executive Director Emeritus of Humboldt Area Foundation, the community foundation serving Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties in northwest California. During his leadership, the foundation grew from $78 million in assets in 2012 to $179 million in 2021. He has served as President of Lost Coast Communications, Inc., a radio and online news media company serving the north coast since 2003. Prior to moving to Humboldt County in 1997, he was

Joyce recently retired after serving as Executive Director for the Humboldt Senior Resource Center since 2003. Her career has focused on the development and support of community based senior programs that give options for older adults to age in their community. During this time she has led the agency in the capital campaign to build a specialized Alzheimer’s Day Plan and Resource Center for Humboldt County. Most recently, she has provided the leadership for HSRC

Kirk Girard is the owner of TPoint Consulting, advising organizations on climate mitigation initiatives. He served for a combined 20 years as a County Planning Director, first in Humboldt and then in Santa Clara County, where he developed expertise in grant supported affordable housing projects. He is a licensed Civil Engineer and has an Environmental Resources Engineering degree from Humboldt State University. Kirk and his wife Catherine, live in Bayside where they raised their two

George Williamson is a land-use and community planner. He is Principal and majority owner of Planwest Partners Inc. — the Arcata-based consulting business he started in 1997. Planwest provides contract community planning and environmental services to municipalities, special districts, non-profit organizations and private sector clients. George implemented a succession plan for the firm, transitioning his partners to co-ownership, maintaining Planwest’s ability to continue its services. George and his wife chose Arcata as the place to

Gregory Orsini has lived in Humboldt county for over 30 years. He moved to McKinleyville shortly after arriving in the north coast with his family. All three of his children were raised in McKinleyville and attended grade school in Arcata and high school in McKinleyville. He has been an employee of McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD), for nearly 30 years. His responsibilities at MCSD have ranged from working in the field maintaining the water and

Patty Berg moved to Humboldt County January 1, 1974 with her husband Patrick Murphy MD. Through the Center for Community Development at Humboldt State University, she was influential in the startup of the Humboldt Senior Resource Center in 1975. From there she moved to the Public Health Department where she developed California’s first K-12 comprehensive family life/sex education curriculum for public Schools which became a national model. In 1980, Patty became the founding Executive Director