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

Cyndi Chavez

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

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Brian Brown
Facilitator (since 1993)
California Project WET Coordinator

Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Mitchell
Facilitator since 1996
Retired Teacher

Jonelle Mason

Jonelle Mason
Facilitator (since 2022)
Animal Trainer

Jennifer Ortega

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

Doug O'Brien

Doug O'Brien
Facilitator since 1999
Retired Teacher

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

Megan Calarco

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

Reanna Suela

Reanna Suela
Facilitator since 2022
Conservation Education Program Specialist

Nic Russo

Nic Russo
Facilitator since 2024
Education Manager for American River Conservancy

Source URL: https://class.ucanr.edu/statewide-program/california-project-learning-tree/meet-team