Our Volunteers & Mentors
Kristin Cook "KC": Firewise community organization & engagement, NFPA 3-year action plans & annual reporting, wildfire mitigation best practices, defensible space/ home hardening, emergency communication systems [GMRS radios], messaging/ communication / outreach, meeting facilitation / public speaking, project management
Dario Davidson: Registered Professional Forester (#2314) and volunteers to help with forestry issues and mentoring Firewise Communities.
Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman: FWC mentor, wildfire preparedness education, communications, community relations
Mo Graber: FWC mentor on project management, communications, and training materials.
Erika Willett Kosina is a communications consultant who has called Nevada County home since 2010. Content marketing and communications consultant: interim volunteer coordinator and Firewise Coalition Committee Lead
Sandie Hewston: Volunteer Coalition quarterly meeting coordinator. Co-founder and resident leader for Casa Loma Fire Wise Community. Defensible Space advisor volunteer for Fire Safe Council.
Bob Long has lived in Grass Valley for over 28 years. He is currently on the Boards of the Hospital, Rotary Club of Grass Valley, and the Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition. He is the past chair of the Nevada County Coalition of Fire Wise Communities, the Chair of the Sherwood Forest FireWise Community and is a defensible spade advisor. He is Retired after 40 years as a HealthCare Executive.
Jeff Peach: Website, email messenger, general tech support.
Susan Rogers: Communications, educational materials, writing & editing. Co-lead for Glenwood-Maidu-Charlene Firewise Community. Member of the Firewise Coalition Committee.
Paul Tebbel: Co-founder and volunteer board member for Greenhorn Fire Wise Community; volunteer Defensible Space advisor for FSC; frequent volunteer for FSC fundraising events and the Green Waste Days. Retired from nonprofit administrative work.
Russell H. (Russ) Wilder is very familiar with reading and analyzing financial statements from his pre-retirement 45 year working career. Been on the board of two local non-profits. He is a local Rotarian. Volunteer truck driver for Interfaith Food Ministry. Former AYSO soccer official and board member. 3+ years as a Scoutmaster then organized a large one-day event for his BSA council for 5 years. He considers himself an organizer.