Angela Colendres

Angela Colendres (she/her/hers) graduated from San Francisco State University in the Summer of 2021, with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and a minor in Asian American Studies. She is passionate about health equity and working with youth. She currently finds herself in the heart of both topics when working at Max_415, where they focus on health and well-being in underserved communities of San Francisco. In her free time, she loves going to concerts, traveling and exploring the outdoors, which she thinks is very crucial for those who are so used to the city life. She believes that being a part of the LakeFarm Learning board will help her to be a liaison for their partnership with Max_415, as LakeFarm is their fiscal sponsor. She believes the partnership will also reinforce the topics of sustainability, promoting physical, emotional, and mental health to herself as well as everyone that is on the Max_415 team. She is very excited to be a new board member and looks forward to this new opportunity!

Danielle Wallace

Danielle Wallace is a recent graduate from San Francisco State University who has a passion to help others. She is interested in serving on the LakeFarm Learning Board because she thinks it is essential to help the foster youth, and she can serve as a liaison and voice for that community. Many people don't realize how important it is to make sure that the youth are okay because they will be the next generation to bring hope to a better future. 

Dawn Brown

Dawn is the CEO for Marin Clean Energy, a not-for profit energy provider serving four counties in California with renewable and carbon-free energy and leading social equity programs. She also has experience working on sustainability and environmental justice initiatives in the non-profit sector and for local government agencies. Dawn was on staff at Sierra Boys Ranch, in Placerville, California and Wediko in New Hampshire, both of which provided residential services in rural settings for children and youth experiencing family and mental health challenges.

David Graves

David has over 40 years of executive experience serving child protection and child welfare agencies. For 20 years he served as President and CEO for the Home of the Innocents in Louisville, Kentucky, a facility for children that had been removed from home and needed temporary care. Subsequently, he spent another 20 years serving as the President and CEO for Brooklawn Child & Family Services, also in Louisville. He also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uruguay, South America.

James Mabrey

James Mabrey, Jr. is a proud third-generation San Francisco native with deep roots in the Bayview-Hunters Point community. He is passionate about sports, creativity, and spending time in nature. He brings his enthusiasm for connection and community to his role as a Community Captain at Max415. He sees LakeFarm as a beautiful space with so much potential and endless possibilities, and has experienced the Farm as providing a sense of healing. He is excited to create, share and act on different ideas with the rest of the Board.

John Krause

John Krause is a Wildlife Biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin counties. His career began in the late 1990’s and his work with CDFW in 2001. When asked what drew him to the field of wetland restoration, John said it was the outcome of “his exposure to SF Bay, and spending much of his youth in the American River and the foothills and Sierra Nevada mountains.” He is proud to be a part of the “renaissance” of San Francisco Bay wetlands.

Kenji Hirabayshi

Kenji is the co-founder of Marin Family Acupuncture and was drawn to the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine which reflects patterns found in nature. He values collaborating with the Western medical community, is certified in Sports Medicine, and is a faculty member at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, teaching courses on Orthopedics and pain management utilizing acupuncture.

Lynette Hirabayashi, MS., LAc

Lynette is the co-founder of Marin Family Acupuncture, a busy family practice that welcomes all ages. She also provides fertility-related acupuncture at Pacific Fertility Center, Laurel Fertility Care, and UCSF in San Francisco. She gathered much of her early experience working in community health settings in San Francisco, and has worked with the Pan African Acupuncture Project, where she taught acupuncture to local healthcare professionals and healers in Uganda.

Susan Schroeder

Susan is a Creative Strategist, Marketing Advisor and Storyteller with over 20 years of experience bringing high-quality, impactful products and services to market. As the Founder and CEO of SGS Workshop, Susan works closely with business owners, non-profit leaders, and artists to help them develop, launch, and amplify their work.