Board & Staff

Pinnacles National Park Foundation is recruiting for 5 positions on our Board of Directors. If you have a passion for Pinnacles National Park and would like to join our team, please fill out our Board Application and send to info@pinnaclesfoundation.org.

We are looking for experience in nonprofit financial and legal management and grant writing. If you can help, please let us know!

Tim Regan

President

My family has been next to the Pinnacles for over 100 years and have seen it go from a local landmark to a National Park. When I was approached to be a part of a friends group to support the Pinnacles National Monument, I took it as an opportunity to help make a difference with their visitor experiences, education, and numerous special programs. By supporting Pinnacles National Park Foundation you can also help to make a difference.

Mike Novo

Treasurer

Mike lives near the west side of the Pinnacles and is often seen hiking the trails or riding his bike to the Park. His interest in the park started as a Boy Scout camping and hiking the area back in the 1960’s. Mike has lived in San Benito and Monterey counties for the last 25 years after being raised in the Bay Area. He has worked in the Planning Departments for both counties, ensuring that land uses are carefully planned and that open space is preserved. Mike helped start the San Benito County Land Trust while living in Hollister and is now retired as Planning Director for Monterey County. Mike also helped start the Monterey Bay chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals over twenty-five years ago and leads a hike for the group in the Pinnacles in spring.

Kimberly Brosseau

Director

Kimberly grew up on her family’s ranch near the west side of the Pinnacles. She spent many weekends hiking the Pinnacles and has always had a passion for the outdoors. She currently works as a Park Planner for the County of Santa Clara. Kimberly recently became a board member for the Pinnacles National Park Foundation and with that came the opportunity to show even more support and make a difference with the Pinnacles National Park Foundation and the new Pinnacles National Park.

Carol Muller

Vice-President & Secretary

Carol ﬁrst visited the Pinnacles in the early 1980s and has continued to return in appreciation of its trails, peaks, wildﬂowers, wildlife, rocks, rills, stunning setting and views, and more. After a long professional career in higher education, including senior positions at Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and in founding and serving as CEO for the nonproﬁt organization MentorNet, she joined the Pinnacles National Park Foundation Board of Directors. In so doing, she couples her experience and knowledge in nonproﬁt management and learning, with other lifelong interests in hiking, natural history, and environmental stewardship. Now working independently as an occasional consultant, Carol volunteers as an advisor and board member for several nonproﬁt organizations, projects, and programs.

Richard Neidhardt

Director, Pinnacles Condor Fund Chair

Richard is a long-time volunteer with the condor program at Pinnacles National Park and heads up the Pinnacles Condor Fund committee of Pinnacles National Park Foundation. Having grown up on a lake in South Carolina, Richard has been involved with the outdoors his whole life and enjoys birding, hiking, and generally enjoying the natural world.

Audrey Alvarado

Board Member

Audrey has over forty years of experience working in nonprofit and educational settings. She currently serves as Chairwoman of the Chalon Indian Council of Bakersfield, the governing body of the Chalon Indian Nation of California. Previous positions include – Interim President and Vice President Nonprofit Roundtable Greater Washington (DC), Senior Consultant Mosaica Counseling (DC), Executive Director National Council of Nonprofit Associations (now National Council of Nonprofits), Associate Dean Graduate School of Public Affairs and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at the University of Denver Colorado, Executive Director of the Latin American Research and Service Agency in Denver, CO and Program Director of the Hispanic Office of Planning and Education Talent Search Program in Boston, MA. She has served on numerous boards and advisory committees in key leadership positions, including National Council of La Raza (now Unidos US), BoardSource, Foundation Center, Regis University, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance.

Audrey is a Phi Kappa Phi honor graduate from the University of the Pacific (CA), holding a BA and a certificate in behavioral analysis. She received an MA in Development Psychology and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Utah. In addition, she held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Denver. She has received extensive honors for her work and accomplishment including the Nonprofit Times’ Power and Influence Top 50 (2001-2004, 2006-2007), Women’s Leadership Circle, Women of Distinction Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council, Trailblazer Award, American Association of University Women Denver Chapter, Distinguished Community Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League (Denver Chapter), Hispanics Who Make A Difference, Urban Spectrum, and Affiliate of the Year Award, National Council of La Raza.