Author: Bonnie Betts

Chris Sparnicht, Web Maestro, Laughter On Water
Chris Sparnicht provides program management, technical and website support to environmental and citizen-science nonprofits throughout the US and Canada. A certified Zero Waste Associate, he is NCRA’s IT consultant and a valued member of NCRA’s webinar and conference production team. Chris has degrees in biology, horticulture and landscape architecture, and is interested in music and video production. He has been involved with the Bear Hollow Zoo in Athens, Georgia for six years and on the board for three.

Juliana Gerber, Financial Coordinator since 2022, and previously NCRA’s Administrative Coordinator from 2015 – 2021. In 2015, she began managing projects at Envirolutions Consulting, LLC, serving as both Project Lead and Associate Director during her tenure. She now also works as a life coach, and offers pro-bono coaching to small non-profit teams that serve the environmental justice, animal welfare, and social services sectors.

Portia M. Sinnott, Executive Director (since 2022), Former President and long-term Board member. Portia is both a non-profit executive and a Zero Waste advocate consultant. She has co-led teams working with the USEPA, UN-Habitat and a variety of jurisdictions and businesses. Favorite projects include the EPA Zero Waste Community Assessment Framework.

She also serves as Development Director for Zero Waste USA, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of LITE Initiatives – the sustainable practices group that operates Zero Waste Action – Sonoma County and Community Bikes – both now 23+ years old.