Staff
Serge Dedina, Ph D
Executive Director
As the Co-founder and Executive Director of WiLDCOAST, Serge is the driving force behind the organizations numerous accomplishments which earned him the 2009 Sa... read more
Fay Crevoshay
Communications and Policy Director
Fay is the resident media guru of WiLDCOAST. She creates and directs our media campaigns and is in charge of our spokespeople as well as organizational outreach... read more
Ben McCue
Coastal and Marine Conservation Director
As Conservation Director, Ben oversees WiLDCOAST's programmatic and policy work. Ben started at WiLDCOAST in 2005, managing WiLDCOAST’s program to reduce ... read more
Paloma Aguirre
Coastal Conservation Program Manager
Paloma manages a striking arrangement of WiLDCOAST programs to protect and conserve the coastal ecosystems in the immediate U.S. – Mexico boarder area. He... read more
Zachary Plopper
Program Manager: WiLDLANDS
Zach has been working on WiLDCOAST’s WiLDLANDS Conservation Program since 2008. A valuable player on the WiLDCOAST team, he was essential to our conservat... read more
Diane Castaneda
Marine Conservation Program Coordinator
Diane organizes the local San Diego community and schools in raising marine conservation awareness and its benefits to our environment, our economy and our fu... read more
Stephanie Batt
Volunteer Coordinator/Administration
Stephanie is our Volunteer Coordinator and Administrative Assistant. Since joining WiLDCOAST in June 2010, she inspires and manages many of WiLDCOAST’s wo... read more
Eduardo Najera PhD.
Director of COSTASALVAjE (WiLDCOAST – Mexico)
Dr. Eduardo Nájera Hillman joined the team in June of 2012 as the agency’s new Director in Mexico. A distinguished researcher and conservationist, ... read more
Clark Labitan
Director of Finance and Administration
Clark oversees our financial management systems, human resources, administration and information management which entails managing WiLDCOAST’s financial r... read more
Omar Perez
Accounting Clerk
Omar is in charge of all accounting and bookkeeping duties; he also assist with managing Human Resources and the Employee Benefits administration.
Prior... read more
Verónica Rangel A.
Conservation Programs Coordinator
Verónica supervises and implements conservation activities in Bahia Magdalena and will oversee the development of WiLDCOAST chapters throughout the great... read more
Sofia Gomez Vallarta
Pogram Coordinator: Environmental Education
Sofia oversees the development of WiLDCOAST chapter throughout the greater Baja California region and successfully implemented the California cond... read more
Cesar Garcia Gutierrez
WiLDLANDS coordinator and ZOFEMAT Consultant
A Geographic Information System (GIS) expert, Cesar is in charge of keeping the WiLDLANDS program stay right on track in accordance with the Federal Maritime Te... read more
Armando Efrain Olachea
Legal consultant
Efrain is in charge of all legal matters related to land acquisitions and daily operations of COSTASALVAjE.
Efrain has a license in law from the Technol... read more
Rosa Osuna
Administrator of COSTASALVAjE (WiLDCOAST – Mexico)
General Administrator for the last two years, Rosa has helped set up and open a new office in Ensenada, Baja California.
Prior to working at CO... read more
Lenise Andrade
Development Director
The newest addition to our team, Lenise Andrade joins WiLDCOAST as the Director of Development. She builds and manages relationships with our individual and cor... read more
John Holder
Coastal Conservation Program Coordinator
John Holder is Wildcoast’s newest team member as Coastal Conservation Coordinator. He will be working in the Otay Valley/Border region working with local ... read more
