Our Team
Team
Our dedicated team works every day to protect Butte County communities from wildfire.

Taylor Nilsson
Executive Director

Jim Houtman
Director of Forest Health

Katie Battaglia
Assistant Director of Forest Health

Trevor Sherman
Assistant Director of Forest Health

Connor Gilmartin
Director of Development

Lauren de Terra
Director of Community Engagement

Adam Steiner
GIS Analyst

Andrew Burke
CRM Database Administrator

Calli-Jane West
Community Partner Liaison

Janis Bokar
Community Outreach Assistant

Dallas Rogers
Accounting Clerk

Michelle Anderson
Finance Manager

Jade Huston
Office Manager

Jacque Tewsley
Chipper Program Manager

Kiara Heacock
Community Education Manager

Maddy Mikles
Community Education Coordinator

Ashley Turner
Project Manager

Brandi Syfert
Project Manager

Chad Crowe
Project Manager

Jeanne Burcham
Project Manager

Madi Daniels
Project Manager

Sarah Jo McDowell
Project Manager
Brayden Dockendorf
Field Coordinator

Brianna Brockman
Field Coordinator

Ed Fortenberry
Field Coordinator
Erika Edwards
Field Coordinator

Erik Lopez
Field Coordinator

Matison McDowell
Field Coordinator
Riley Copeland
Field Coordinator
Savannah Fairchild-Lowe
Field Coordinator
Executive Board
Our executive board provides strategic leadership and governance for the organization.

Jim Broshears
Treasurer

Greg Dietrich
Vice Chair

Don Hankins
Secretary

Darrel Wilson
Chairman
Board Members
Bill Connelly
District 1 Supervisor
Deb Conway
Concow Community Member
Dave Derby
CAL FIRE
Steve Feher
Paradise Community Member
Tom Kelly
Paradise Fire Safe Council
Dorr LeWright
Forest Ranch Fire Safe Council
Laurie Noble
Paradise Community Member
Ursula Parker
Butte County AQMD
Debie Rasmussen
Enterprise Rancheria
Mark Reith
PG&E
Mike Watner
Chico Fire Department
Robin Wills
Cohasset Community Member
Kevin Wright
South Oroville Community Member
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