KATIE RENEKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Katie Reneker brings a wealth of experience to MEarth as an educator, advisor, entrepreneur, and community advocate. As the founder of Carmel Berry Company and a trailblazer in the U.S. elderberry industry, she has championed sustainable agriculture by empowering small farmers through mentorship and collaborative partnerships with universities and non-profits. With a strong foundation in education and a deep commitment … Read More

MEGHAN MACALUSO | VICE PRESIDENT

Meghan Macaluso, Founder and CEO of M Ventures Consulting, is a seasoned fundraising expert with over two decades of experience helping people and organizations raise millions of dollars to fuel positive change. Meghan specializes in leading complex fundraising programs and teams to growth, combining a strategic and data-driven approach with effective execution in dynamic and high-pressure environments. Originally from Colorado, … Read More

Brian LeNeve | California Native Plant Society Liaison

Brian was born in Carmel and grew up in the Carmel Valley where he attended the original Carmelo School, a two-room school house with 56 students in 8 grades. Brian graduated from Carmel High School in 1960 and Chico State College in 1964 with a degree in Business Administration. For the next 47 years Brian ran a successful business as … Read More

CAMERON LEONARD | PRESIDENT

Cameron Leonard has devoted her career to bettering the world through nonprofit education. Currently, she is a partner at The Wildflower Foundation which helps Montessori teachers open their own schools, aiming to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high quality, beautiful learning environments. Prior to Wildflower, she was at Teach for America, heading up the Talent Acquisition … Read More

TODD HOLMAN | TREASURER

Todd is currently a managing director at Union Square Advisors and has spent the past fifteen years in a variety of roles in the legal and finance fields focused on technology firms. After moving to the peninsula in the late 1990s he graduated from high school locally before attending the University of California San Diego for his undergraduate degree in … Read More

EMILY REISTETTER

Emily Reistetter is a local Holistic Health and Wellness practitioner and educator. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and worked as a researcher in the fields of marine microbiology and climate change for nearly a decade. Emily became fascinated with the recent research in nutrition and completed a Masters degree in Holistic Nutrition in June 2023. Through her studies, … Read More

MEarth Explores presents: Backyard Nature

MATERIALS LIST: Required:  Inventory Sheet Pencil Eyes Internet for research Suggested:  Hand lens Binoculars Field guides Cell phone: Download SEEK! App – Seek by iNaturalist Click on the images below to download the Species Inventory Sheet in English or Spanish:

MEarth Home Kitchen: Homemade Flour Tortillas

Homemade Flour Tortillas Recipe Ingredients:  2 cups flour ¼ cup coconut oil, solid ½ – 1 tsp salt (depending on preference) ¾ cold water Directions:  In a large bowl, add salt to flour and mix until evenly distributed. Add in coconut oil and use hands to knead oil into flour until pea-sized particles start to form and dough becomes somewhat … Read More

BRETT MELONE

Brett Melone has been working with farmers in California and Latin America to support their business success and natural resource management, and leading nonprofit organizations that serve farmers for more than 20 years. Melone grew up in South Florida, where his father managed hundreds of acres of avocadoes, limes and mangoes, and his mother owned a tropical plant nursery. The beauty … Read More