Meet the Directors...


SVEP is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors representing business, government, the environmental community, education, and research. The Board works together as a collaborative and neutral body focused on local environmental issues.

Darren Deffner
Government Relations Representative,
Pacific Gas and Electric
Dr. Richard G. Johnson
Trustee, TreesAmerica, Inc.
Peter Melhus
Previous Director of Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development,
Treasurer of Sustainable Silicon Valley,
Chair Emeritus for Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership
Suzanne McClurkin-Nelson
(Vice Chairperson)
Program Manger, SAIC
Dr. Bruce Paton
Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University, College of Business
Nancy Peterson
Communications Consultant
Ed Quevedo
(Chairperson and Interim Secretary)
Senior Director, Integrity and Sustainability Programs,
WSP Environmental Strategies North America
Ben Roberts
(Treasurer)
Chief Technologist, BOC Edwards
Dr. Jill Rooth
Global Change Ecologist,
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Heidi Stauffer
Education Developer, The Tech Museum of Innovation
Dr. Lynne Trujillo
Chair, Department of Environmental Studies,
San Jose State University
Eunice Barnett
MBA candidate in Sustainable Management,
Presidio School of Management in San Francisco
Currently working with the board as Project Manager for 2007 Report