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Leadership & Staff

Meet the dedicated leadership and staff who help preserve Rancho Los Cerritos and its legacy.

2024 – 2025 Board Officers

  • Pat West, Chair
  • Vice Chair – Susan Wise
  • Mary H. Hinds, Secretary
  • Rick Alsagoff, Financial Officer
  • Mark Christoffels, Past Chair

Staff

  • Alison Bruesehoff, Executive Director
  • Jan Shafer, Office Manager
  • Alfred Alonzo, Operations Director
  • Ruben Rodriguez, Facilities & Maintenance Manager
  • Marie Barnidge-McIntyre, Horticulturist
  • Edie Pearl, Custodian
  • Renée Salvador, Development Director
  • Andreyina Juarez, Grant Coordinator
  • Fundraising & Grant Coordinator – vacant
  • Interpretation Director – vacant
  • Magda Cervantes, Collections Manager
  • Alana Reese, K-12 Education Coordinator
  • Laura Willbanks, Volunteer Coordinator
  • Mallory Rydell, Special Events Coordinator

Board of Directors

  • Barbara Blackwell
  • Craig Carter
  • John Fielder
  • Megan Kerr
  • Mark Mittmann
  • Pamela Munzer
  • Margie Newell
  • Vicki Pard
  • David Slater
  • Craig R. Smith, PhD
  • Jean Bixby Smith
  • Donald Specker
  • Christina Pizarro Winting

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