Contact Us

Pacific Regional Office

pacific@npca.org
150 Post Street, Suite 310, San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415.989.9921;  Fax: 415.989.9926

Central Valley Field Office

1401 Fulton Street, Suite 916, Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: 559.229.9343  Fax: 559.229.9349

California Desert Field Office

61325 29 Palms Highway, Suite B, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Phone: 760.366.7785;  Fax: 760.366.3035

Mojave Field Office

400 South 2nd Avenue #213, Barstow, CA 92311
Phone/Fax: 760.957.7887

Nevada Field Office

10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 227, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Phone: 702.318.6524 Fax: 702.318.6522

Sacramento Field Office

1107 9th St., Ste. 340, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.443.5943; Fax:  916.443.5944

Meet Our Staff

Ron Sundergill, Senior Director
Prior to begining his work with NPCA in November, 2005, Ron served as the President of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy in Santa Rosa California, a non-profit organization that educates leaders working to create sustainable public policy.

Ron previously represented the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) before the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch on a wide range of issues, including renewable energy, federal energy budget priorities and tax policy. Prior to joining UCS, he served as the Director of Legislation in the Maryland Department of Human Resources.

In Frederick County, Maryland, Ron served as the President of the Board of County Commissioners from 1990 to 1994. This was an elected position representing 150,000 residents. Ron was also responsible for the management of the county during the time period, serving as the county chief executive and board chair.

Prior to his work as an elected official at the county level, Ron worked for the United States Catholic Conference's Campaign for Human Development (CHD) where he directed a business capitalization program targeted to support cooperative business ventures and cooperative housing in low income communities in the United States. While employed at CHD he co-founded the National Network of Grantmakers. Ron holds a BA degree in political science from Hood College located in Maryland.

Lindsay Bartsh, West Coast Media Relations Manager
Lindsay Bartsh is NPCA's West Coast Media Relations Manager based in the San Francisco office, and works with staff in Alaska, the Northwest and the Pacific Regional Offices to promote issues affecting the national parks. Lindsay joins NPCA from OutCast Communications, a large, high-tech public relations firm in San Francisco, where she worked with several clients including Yahoo's corporate philanthropy program, Yahoo! for Good, which emphasizes environmental issues. She previously worked in public relations and marketing for a private high school. She spent her childhood visiting the national parks of the west with her family, and has recently made two successful treks up to the top of Half Dome. Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in music from the University of California San Diego. The daughter of a veterinarian, she serves on the Board of Peninsula CatWorks, a cat rescue organization in Palo Alto.

Mike Cipra, California Desert Program Manager
Mike Cipra was honored to join NPCA in January as Program Manager for the California Desert. Growing up in urban southern California, Mike’s first exposure to wilderness was in the Mojave Desert. Rambling through canyons and Joshua tree forests inspired a lifelong love for this amazing natural and cultural landscape… and a passion for protecting it. Prior to his arrival at NPCA, Mike worked for seven years as a ranger in the National Park Service, leading tours into cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park and crawling through ice-filled lava tubes at Craters of the Moon National Monument. He also served as a ranger at Joshua Tree National Park, developing and teaching curriculum-based education programs to thousands of K-12 students in the diverse communities surrounding the park. Energized by intersections with different cultures and perspectives, Mike has lived in Nepal and Indonesia, where he worked as a DJ and frolicked with rehabilitating orangutans. Most recently, Mike served as the Community Partner Liaison for Humboldt State University, establishing creative educational partnerships with non-profit organizations. An award-winning short story writer and published poet, Mike is excited to contribute his passion and skills to the protection of our national parks.

Lynn Davis, Nevada Field Office Program Manager
Lynn Davis joined NPCA in April 2008 to open and manage a new, strategic field office in Nevada. The daughter of a forest ranger, Lynn grew up instilled with a sense of responsibility to protect and conserve. An award-winning writer and communications professional, Lynn has worked for years as a consultant to national parks and museums directing message strategy and designing leading-edge interpretive programs throughout the U.S. She is the former owner of a Las Vegas-based firm specializing in traditional and New Media strategies. Prior, she worked with Discovery Communications and technology partners in pioneering handheld multimedia presentations for the U.S. Centennial of Flight and the Smithsonian. With an avid interest in outdoor travel, Lynn has trekked to Mount Everest, rafted through the Grand Canyon twice, hiked throughout the West, and was a founding board member of an environmental science school.

Neal Desai, Senior Program Manager, Pacific Region
Neal joined NPCA's Pacific Regional office in October of 2004, and has been working on national park planning issues and threats from the Redwoods up north to Channel Islands down south. Recently, he has transitioned to organizing and building public and congressional support for national parks in the Bay Area. Prior to joining NPCA, Neal worked in Burlington, Vermont's non-profit sector via the AmeriCorps*VISTA program. There, he worked to promote the arts and small business communities, and later held a leadership role in the citywide program. An avid hiker, Neal has spent many vacations in the splendor of the national parks. He earned a B.S. in Management Information Systems and Marketing from the State University of New York, Albany School of Business.

Sharon Enright, Regional Director of Development
Sharon Enright was hired as the development director for NPCA’s Pacific Region office in May 2006. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a fund raiser, having worked in a variety of non-profit organizations. She has raised money for the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, for Sunny Hills Children’s Services in Marin County, California, and for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco. Sharon has an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Education and Public Policy from Stanford University. She is an avid hiker, having hiked in many national parks as well as on a number of Europe’s long distance trails. She cannot imagine a more perfect job than one that allows her to work with people intent on preserving our national parks and national historic sites.

Tim Gibbs, Senior Program Manager, California Clean Air and Climate Campaign
Tim Gibbs joined NPCA in December of 2008. Prior to joining NPCA Tim spent nearly seven years with the American Cancer Society where he was a lobbyist and a grassroots organizer. In that time he directed the field campaign for a statewide ballot initiative, lobbied successfully on numerous tobacco control bills in the state legislature, managed the grassroots campaign to pass the nation’s first comprehensive menu labeling ordinance in chain restaurants and managed a variety of successful local ordinance campaigns. Prior to working with the American Cancer Society, Tim worked for the American College of Emergency Physicians as well as various political campaigns. Tim earned both a B.A. in History and an M.A. studying globalization from Humboldt State University.

Molly Kaiser, Program Assistant, Central Valley Field Office
Molly Kaiser became an intern for the National Parks Conservation Association’s Central Valley Field Office in 2008 while completing her fourth year at California State University, Fresno. As an intern, Molly’s interest in NPCA and the passion for NPCA’s mission grew, and she was more than happy to join the NPCA Pacific Region Staff in 2009 after graduating with her Bachelor’s Degree in public relations and earning a certificate in marketing. Molly has always held a special interest for non-profit organizations during her time in college and is excited to earn even more knowledge during her time with NPCA.

Kari Kiser, Senior Program Coordinator, Pacific Regional Office
Kari Kiser started in November as the Sr. Program Coordinator and works with the Hawaiian Parks and with Redwood NP. She grew up hiking and camping through out California and the Southwest. Her many long trips sparked a passion for ethnobotany, the cultural and artistic legacy of Native American tribes, and her own Hawaiian heritage. Her degree in Environmental Studies from St. Olaf College has led her around the USA and the world working with many environmental education/naturalist programs, including Los Angeles County Office of Education and Peace Corps Far East Russia. She just returned from spending 9 months in South East Asia where she developed an interpretive management plan and designed new trails and visitor center exhibits for the Mu Ko Chang National Park in Thailand. When she is not at work she volunteers with different community and/or environmental organizations and you can find her leading hikes, racing outrigger canoes, dancing the hula or backpacking in the parks.

David Lamfrom, California Desert Field Representative
David Lamfrom is honored to join the NPCA Pacific Region staff after spending three years as a Regional Vice-President for an environmental consulting firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to that, David was employed in diverse wildlife and agricultural research biology positions including experiences in the fields of aquaculture, agricultural biology and herpetology. David volunteered time and expertise as a naturalist for the Wildlife Research Team, a non-profit organization who has had tremendous success utilizing non-mechanized mangrove restoration in Biscayne Bay, Florida.  As a graduate of New College of Florida, David has had the opportunity to conduct significant study in the fields of ecology, herpetology, foreign languages, Native American studies and art. David has been published both as an author and wildlife photographer in several issues of Wild South magazine. David is an avid naturalist, hiker, and photographer who spends his free time exploring and photographing wildlife and wilderness. He has traveled extensively throughout the national park system including photo forays throughout the South, Southwest, Rockies, Appalachians and Pacific Northwest.  David plans to use his passion and knowledge of our natural, cultural and historical resources to inspire others to learn about and protect our national parklands

Emily Schrepf, Senior Coordinator, Clean Air and Climate in the Pacific Region
Emily Schrepf joined NPCA in 2008 as the Senior Coordinator Clean Air and Climate in the Pacific Region. Located in the Central Valley Field Office, Emily is spearheading national park climate change efforts in the Northern California area, including 'Climate Friendly Parks' and 'Do Your Part' in partnership with Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Prior to joining NPCA she worked for several Nonprofit organizations; including The International Rescue Committee of Baltimore, where she assisted newly arrived refugees from around the world in becoming self-sufficient. Emily holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Iowa and has also taught English as a Second Language. Emily enjoys spending her free time with family, friends and her 2 dogs, and likes to run, hike, swim and bike.

Seth Shteir, Senior Program Coordinator, Air and Climate, California Desert Field Office
Seth Shteir is honored to have joined the National Parks Conservation Association’s California Desert Field Office.  Seth developed a love of arid lands while visiting Arizona’s national parks as a child with his father.  Clambering up saguaro strewn slopes, observing iridescent hummingbirds and surprising coatamundis in a desert wash instilled a desire to protect special places.  Prior to working at NPCA, Seth shared his passion for the natural world for 13 years as an outdoor educator and classroom teacher at the New Jersey School of Conservation, Fresh Air Fund, Lorado Taft Field School and Children’s Community School.  He has also served eight years on the board of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society, most recently as conservation chair and vice president.  Seth’s environmental writing has appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including National Parks.  He is especially fond of the wildlife, starry skies and compelling geological formations of the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park.  Seth is delighted to join NPCA and looks forward to helping protect our national parks.