I have worked in state and local government in the US and in non profits that seek to eradicate poverty by providing housing and jobs with support to people who have been homeless or otherwise face the biggest barriers to stable housing and employment. I w

Gabriel Kasper is a consultant at the Monitor Institute, with deep experience working with foundations, corporations, and social change organizations. Before joining Monitor in 2004, he was the program officer for philanthropy at the David and Lucile Packa

I have spent the last 2.5 years working as the primary GIS analyst for the Global Mediterranean Habitat Analysis conducted by The Nature Conservancy, California. I live in Oakland, California, and I love the rolling green (in the winter) and gold (in the s

I am an advocate for civic engagement and folks getting to know their neighbors.

Brent Plater is the director of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Endangered Species Big Year, and a lecturer at San Francisco State University.