Sarah served 16 years with the City and County of San Francisco and five years as planning director for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Jones has a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Stanford University and a master’s in city planning from the University of California at Berkeley.
The Community Development Agency has 90 employees and an annual budget of $21 million. CDA oversees planning, building & safety, housing, federal grants, code enforcement, environmental health, environmental review, and sustainability. They are dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing healthy, safe, and equitable communities.
Al has co-led the growth of Good Earth Natural Foods since 1999. Since the early 1970s, Good Earth’s mission has been to bring organic food into grocery stores in a consistent way, while supporting innovative and ethical organic growers and ranchers. Al’s dream was to be part of a marketplace that reflected the community it served. When he joined Good Earth, he envisioned the store as a true “community hub,” influencing and educating people and businesses far beyond its local roots.
Al initiated Good Earth’s organic school lunch program in 2003. The program began with four private schools and eventually expanded to more than twenty schools, including several public schools, before concluding during the COVID period. Al and Good Earth’s support have been instrumental in the founding and growth of The Conscious Kitchen program.
Max Perrey was sworn in on the Mill Valley City Council in June 2022 and is currently serving as Vice Mayor. He represents the Mill Valley City Council to MCE where he serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Executive Committee, to the Association of Bay Area Governments, and to the League of California Cities where he serves as Vice Chair of the Environmental Quality Committee. He also is a liaison to the Mill Valley School District along with Mayor Burke, and serves on BayWave, the county-led sea level rise planning group. Prior to serving on the City Council, Max was a member of the City’s Emergency Preparedness Commission from 2019-2022, serving as Chair in 2022. Max’s other previous roles have included as a member of the Citizens Oversight Committee of the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority from 2020-2022, as a trained member of CERT, and as Co-Chair of Sustainable Mill Valley from 2019-2022.
Professionally, Max is the Director of Policy & External Relations for Aliados Health, a 6 county association of 17 community health centers. Max has a BA from UC Santa Cruz and a Masters degree from the London School of Economics. He is a resident of the Shelter Ridge neighborhood, is a 16 time Dipsea race finisher, and enjoys all the outdoors and cultural activities that Mill Valley provides.
Dr. Amber Sciligo is the Senior Director of The Organic Center, where she directs projects that catalyze organic research and communicates their results to the public. Having worked in the organic industry for nearly 20 years, Dr. Sciligo has collaborated globally with researchers, industry, farmers, and policymakers to identify organic research needs and has developed a diverse portfolio of research programs. She serves on several science advisory committees representing the organic sector, and was recently elected to the IFOAM Organics World Board, while also serving her second term on the board for the Organic Association of Kentucky, where she currently resides
Becca has been involved with social and environmental impact for over a decade at organizations like Pacific Community Ventures, Tides Foundation, now at LNW as an Impact Management Analyst. Becca has an MBA from Duke University and studied Economics in undergrad at the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!). She lives in Oakland, California where she enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling, and competing in her local karaoke league.
Leigh Ann is a sustainability professional with experience across corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. Her work focuses on advancing climate resilience through cross-sector collaboration and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on regenerative agriculture, water and ocean security, and extreme weather preparedness. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Business and Non-Market Strategy from Georgetown University and is the Senior Manager, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Lauren has spent the past 11 years building creative and meaningful partnerships at companies including Discovery Channel, Snapchat, Strava, and currently as a Business Development Manager at Calm. She is passionate about bringing purpose and creativity into collaborations that make an impact for both brands and the people they serve. On weekends, you can find her hiking in the Marin Headlands with her husband and dog, Henry.
Brianne is passionate about empowering communities to live in harmony with the planet through her work at the intersection of environmental science, education, and experiential leadership. With a Master of Science in Outdoor Education from the University of Edinburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology from UC Davis, she brings over eight years of experience spanning science, education, and sustainability. Brianne has contributed to statewide conservation research addressing climate and land-use challenges with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, led experiential learning and leadership development initiatives at Stanford University, and coordinated large-scale environmental field campaigns with NASA’s Earth Science division. Her six-month thru-hike of the 2650 mile Pacific Crest Trail reflects a lifelong dedication to environmental stewardship and the transformative power of time spent outdoors. Guided by curiosity, collaboration, and a deep respect for nature, Brianne is committed to advancing Turning Green’s mission to educate, inspire, and mobilize the next generation of changemakers.
