People Who Give Us Hope

KCCB BioBlitz August 2025 by Ron Horii

Celebrating and Building our Community Ambassador Program

Last year we launched the Green Foothills Community Ambassador Program (CAP) to increase awareness of our work in the communities...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Pat Toombs

Community activists exemplify the saying, “think global, act local.” Pat Toombs, a resident of rural Santa Clara County, embodies this...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Christine Pielenz and Bill Laven of Potrero Nuevo Farm

Potrero Nuevo Farm, located eight miles south of Half Moon Bay and one mile inland from the Pacific Ocean, was...

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Chris Sturken – Keeping a Broad Perspective for Change

Chris Sturken applied to the Green Foothills Leadership Program at the recommendation of his cousin, Andrea Savage (class of 2014)....

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Ofelia Bello – In Service of Community in EPA

The daughter of Mexican-born immigrants, Ofelia Bello knew at a young age that she wanted to make an impact through...

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From Retirement to Reach Codes

After a long career at the Environmental Protection Agency, Kathleen Goforth had a 35-year backlog of personal projects to do....

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People Who Give Us Hope: Cherise Orange

By David Simon What do marketing for Green Foothills, studying international affairs, and training people to do COVID investigations have...

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Kyra Brown: More Than Just a Bench

Kyra Brown had been working at Youth United for Community Action (YUCA), a social justice and environmental justice organization, when...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Gratitude for Both New and Outgoing Board Members

  By: Jennifer Hetterly, Green Foothills Governance Committee Co-Chair Last fall, with several Green Foothills’ directors terming off the board,...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Erin Tormey

Erin Tormey, Founder of Coastside Farmers Market This spring marks the 20th season of the Coastside Farmers Market in Half...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Darlene Tenes and the Farmworker Caravan

Darlene Tenes cares deeply about the community and she knows how to get things done. When she saw a social...

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People Who Give Us Hope: Jered Lawson and Nancy Vail of Pie Ranch

Visionary, inclusive, equitable, and regenerative are just a few adjectives woven into the community that Jered Lawson and Nancy Vail...

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