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Meet the Team

The California PLT Team consists of Coordinators, facilitators and administrators. Meet the team that makes our nature-based education program so successful! 

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Nate Caeton
Facilitator & Program Supervisor
nwcaeton@ucanr.edu
(530) 224-4900

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Cyndi Chavez

Cyndi Chavez
Coordinator
crchevez@ucanr.edu
(714) 681-2890

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Brian Brown
Facilitator (since 1993)
California Project WET Coordinator

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Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Mitchell
Facilitator since 1996
Retired Teacher

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Jonelle Mason

Jonelle Mason
Facilitator (since 2022)
Animal Trainer

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Jennifer Ortega

Jennifer Ortega
Facilitator (since 2013)
Faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt

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Doug O'Brien

Doug O'Brien
Facilitator since 1999
Retired Teacher

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Ciel Muir

Ciel "Mr. Fox" Muir (He/They)
Facilitator since 2023
Queer and Trans Nature Nerd & Environmental Educator

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Austin Roughton
Facilitator since 2021
Forestry Youth Education Coordinator

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Megan Calarco

Megan Calarco
Facilitator since 2024
Education Coordinator for the American River Conservancy

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Reanna Suela

Reanna Suela
Facilitator since 2022
Conservation Education Program Specialist

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Nic Russo

Nic Russo
Facilitator since 2024
Education Manager for American River Conservancy