Board of Directors

Daniel Muelrath, President

Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from California Polytechnic State University. Water Conservation Program Coordinator, City of Santa Rosa; CA.College Lecturer, Santa Rosa Junior College. Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor and Certified Landscape Water Manager, Irrigation Association; Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper, QWEL.

Ali Davidson, Secretary

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from University of Arizona. Water Conservation Programs Specialist, Sonoma County Water Agency, Santa Rosa, CA.  Secretary, Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Regional Coalition. Licensed Landscape Architect #3130, California State Board of Landscape Architects.

Lynn Florey, Member at Large

Associates in Science, Landscape Management, College of Marin. Water Conservation Manager, Sonoma County Water Agency, Santa Rosa, CA. Convener, California Urban Water Conservation Council 2008. Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor, Irrigation Association.

Charlene Burgi, Member at Large

Certificate in Landscape Architecture, University of California, Berkeley. Water Conservation Specialist Supervisor, Marin Municipal Water District, Corte Madera, CA. Owner of Earth Design, Novato, CA. Certified Arborist, Internation Society of Abroriculture. Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor, Irrigation Association; Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper, QWEL.

Jay Tripathi, Member at Large

President/CEO of Gardenworks Inc., Healdsburg, CA. Member of California Landscape Contractor’s Association (CLCA). Past President and Board Chair of CLCA North Coast Chapter, Santa Rosa, CA. Member CLCA State Certified Water Manager Development Team. Test Judge for Certified Landscape Technician.

David Penry, Member at Large

President/CEO of Pacific Landscapes, Sebastopol, CA.. Member of California Landscape Contractor’s Association (CLCA). Past President of CLCANorthCoast Chapter, Santa Rosa, CA. and past President of CLCAState Executive Board. CLCA lobbyist for SB 857, Protection of Landscape Specialty Contractors License from General Contractors.

Fernando Agudelo-Silva, Ph.D., Member at Large

Fellow in Interdisciplinary Program in Health, HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, MA.  Professor Biology and Environmental Landscaping, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA.  Founder and Principal of FAS Technologies, Berkeley, CA. Entomologist, Farmer’s Foundation, Cagua, Venezuela.

Stephen P. Mullany, Member at Large

Master of Science, Agriculture, and Bachelor of Science, Ornamental Horticulture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. Horticulture Program Coordinator, Agriculture/Natural Resources Department, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA. Vice-Chair, Education and Career Committee, California Association of Nurserymen.