About Us
Mission
Mt. Diablo Audubon Society is committed to the sustainable balance of our community’s people, birds, other wildlife, and habitat through conservation, education, and advocacy.
We:
- Ensure a high degree of habitat diversity and preservation through an active role in local environmental activities and issues.
- Observe, collect, and report information concerning the status of birds, other wildlife, and habitat.
- Support community organizations with similar goals.
- Sponsor educational activities to promote environmental knowledge with a special focus on youth.
- Enhance public appreciation of the natural world with an emphasis on birds.
Leadership
Board of Directors
Click on names below to email.
| President | Jerry Britten |
| Vice-President | Ariana Rickard |
| Secretary | Carol Pachl |
| Treasurer | Steve Buffi |
| Conservation | Juan Pablo Galván |
| Education | Krista Vossekuil |
| Field Trips | Hugh Harvey |
| Membership | Rochelle Fortier |
| Program Coordinator | Ariana Rickard |
| Publicity and Social Media | Rosalie Howarth |
| The Quail Editor | Position Vacant |
| Sales Manager | Rosemary Nishikawa |
| Young Birders Club | Juan Pablo Galván |
| Board Member-at-Large | Alan Bade |
| Board Member-at-Large | Mike Eliot |
| Board Member-at-Large | Alyssa Retodo |
Advisory Positions
| Christmas Bird Count (CBC) | Jerry Britten |
| Community Science | Alan Bade |
| East Bay Birding Email Groups | Jerry Britten |
| Hospitality | Kathy Kellogg |
| Outreach Coordinator | Position Vacant |
| Web Editor | Alyssa Retodo |
Board Meetings
MDAS Board Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of every month, at 6:45 PM via web-meeting. Members are welcome to sit in. Please contact a Board member to obtain meeting credentials.
Volunteer Openings
MDAS has the following positions available for anyone with an interest in supporting our mission of Connecting People with Birds.
The Quail Editor is responsible for the publication of the monthly chapter email newsletter. This is an MDAS Board position.
Duties include setting up content schedules, reaching out to persons inside and outside of the chapter for content, familiarity with Mailchimp or other online newsletter platforms, familiarity with basic HTML, and working with the MDAS Membership Chair to maintain the list of subscribers. MDAS publishes nine issues of The Quail newsletter each year. Training on Mailchimp will be provided.
Outreach Coordinator is responsible for coordinating volunteers to staff MDAS booths and tables, etc at local festivals and other public events at which MDAS has a presence. This can be an Advisory or a Board position.
Field Trip Chair organizes Field Trips – engaging trip leaders, setting schedules, providing trip descriptions, working with Web Editor to publish Field Trips on Web Calendar and Registration website. This is an MDAS Board position.
If you or someone you know is interested in any of these positions, please send an email to MDAS President Jerry Britten at .