Skylar serves as Program Implementation Manager with CivicSpark, bringing 8 plus years of experience managing sustainability programs and people. She originally joined the team as a Regional Coordinator for the Central California region in 2021. Prior to CivicSpark, Skylar worked as Sustainability Specialist for UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services where she managed the…

Leila Shiblak is the Colorado and Washington Regional Coordinator for the CivicSpark program. She began as a 2020-2021 CivicSpark fellow serving with the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Her project work involved developing the City’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness Plan, a document that serves to provide policy and strategy recommendations to support the future of EVs.…

Paulina is a California native who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History from Cal Poly Pomona and received a Master’s degree in Public Policy with a concentration in Environmental Policy from UC Irvine. She served as a previous CivicSpark Fellow for the 2020-2021 service year with the City of Riverside working on COVID-19 Recovery…

Daniel moved to Los Angeles in September of 2019. Before then he grew up and lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has gone through a couple of career changes (began his journey in education, then worked with youth), but most recently has enjoyed working in service with Americorps. He served as an Americorps VISTA from August…

Anne Shalamoff is a Regional Coordinator for the CivicSpark program on the National Service Team. Previously a CivicSpark Fellow herself, Anne worked to increase cross sectoral collaboration and environmental justice efforts by supporting the Inland Southern California Climate Collaborative (ISC3) and Partners Advancing Climate Equity (PACE) programs through her service at Climate Resolve, a downtown…

Savannah Rose, a veteran on the CivicSpark team, has grown from a Regional Coordinator into the Data, Marketing, and Recruitment Manager. She manages the team’s social channels, databases, and larger recruitment strategy. Her team members consider her the Airtable Wizard and Zap Queen of the CivicSpark staff. Like many others on the team, Savannah was…

Hanna Nielsen serves as the CivicSpark Training & Engagement Resource Coordinator where she will help support trainings, events, curriculum development and member experience statewide. Prior to joining the Service Learning team in 2021 Hanna served as the Central California CivicSpark Regional Coordinator. Previously, Hanna worked as the Education Coordinator for the Humboldt State University Natural…

Jesus Benavides is a Regional Coordinator for the new California Climate Action Corps program. He joins us from the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z) where he served as a partnership coordinator. He managed the SLATE-Z partnership consisting of 72 public, private, and community-based organizations dedicated to revitalizing South Los Angeles. He also led…

Abby Edwards is the Operations and Development Manager for the Local Government Commission’s CivicSpark. In this dynamic role, she oversees the day-to-day operations, interfaces with partners and AmeriCorps members, and conducts regular monitoring and evaluation. Prior to working at the LGC, Abby served in the Peace Corps as a Sustainable Agriculture volunteer in southeastern Senegal.…

Atley Keller serves as a Project Manager for LGC’s water program. She joined LGC in 2016 as a Project Coordinator. She serves as the lead for several integrative water projects at LGC. Atley has a passion for California water issues and has previously worked on water quality and watershed management projects at an environmental consulting…