Judy Gradwohl
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eowyn Bates
Vice President of Philanthropy and Engagement
Matt Jawlik
CFO & COO
Johno Niles
Vice President of Science and Conservation
The San Diego Natural History Museum traces its roots to an enthusiastic group of amateur naturalists, who formed the San Diego Society of Natural History in 1874. Learn more.
Chair
Andrew Garman
Managing Partner, New Venture Partners LLC
Vice Chair
Allison Alberts, Ph.D.
Chief Conservation and Research Officer, San Diego Zoo Global (Retired)
Secretary
Peter MacCracken
Principal, Strategic Communications
Treasurer
Jeff Scott, Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD
Sarah Aghassi
Interim Chief Administrative Officer, County of San Diego (Retired)
Steve Bell
Northern Trust Bank (Retired)
Anita Busquets
President, Biotechnology Mgmt. Consultants
Peter Cowhey
Dean Emeritus and Qualcomm Chair Emeritus, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD
Elaine Dodge, JD CFRE
Member – Board of Directors, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Exequiel Ezcurra, Ph.D.
UC Mexus
Tom Fleming
Senior Information Technology Executive, Semi-Retired and Consulting
Edmond Lay
Associate, Cooley LLP
Chrysa Mineo
Board Member, Cidara Therapeutics
Amber Pairis Ph.D.
Director, Climate Science Alliance
Chikako Tyler
CFO, California Bank and Trust
Victor Vilaplana
CFO, Verse.ai
Pamela M. Bruder
Dale Clark
Mary H. Clark*
James Clements*
Joan Parker
Norman C. Roberts., DVM*
Harley Sefton
Thomas W. Sefton*
Christy Walton
Carol Wilson
Charmaine* and Maurice* Kaplan
Philip M. Klauber*
Donna K. Sefton*
Richard Schwenkmeyer
Nita and Henk van der Werff
Dennis Wilson
*deceased
Co-Chair
Enrique Hambleton
Chairman, Pronatura Noroeste
Thomas Oberbauer
Biological Consultant, Aecom
Eric Anderson
Vice President, Anderson’s SeedCo
Roberto Arjona,
CEO and General Manager, Rancho La Puerta
Austin Blue
Co-Founder & President, Spectrum Aeronautical and SciFly
Richard Cudney
Conservation and Science Associate Program Officer, Packard Foundation
Gustavo Danemann
Executive Director, Pronatura Noroeste, A.C.
Iris Engstrand, Ph.D.
Professor of History, University of San Diego
Martin Goebel
Executive Director, Sustainable Northwest
Alan Harper, Ph.D.
Terra Peninsular, AC
Davida Herzl
Co-Founder & CEO, Aclima Inc.
Managing Partner, NextEarth Group, LLC
Richard Kiy
Partner, Alumbra Advisors
Sergio Knaebel
Grant Director, Sandler Family Supporting Foundation
Laura Martínez Ríos
Director, ProEsteros
Steven McDonald
Attorney & Counselor at Law
Anne McEnany
President and CEO, International Community Foundation
Rodolfo Ogarrio
Executive President, Fundea (Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental AC)
James Riley
San Mateo Conservancy
Jaime Roberts Vildosola
Director, IAMSA Development Group
Board Member, Pronatura Noroeste
Carolina Shepard Espinoza
Founder and Director, Bahia De Los Angeles Museum
Laura Silvan
Executive Director, Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental A.C.
Drew Talley
Environmental & Ocean Sciences Department, University of San Diego
Roberto Valdes
Land and Planning Development
Sula Vanderplank
Biodiversity Explorer, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Jim Waring
CleanTECH San Diego
City of San Diego, Land Use and Economic Development
The San Diego Natural History Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums , which certifies that this museum continues to demonstrate a professional level of operation in accordance with the standards of excellence prescribed by the AAM.
Our organization is a member of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, a collaboration of 26 arts, science and culture institutions in Balboa Park. By working together we produce major outcomes that no single organization could achieve alone. Benefits of our Partnership include:
To learn more about the many ways our collaboration makes the Park a better place to visit, learn, and have fun, please visit the Partnership's website at www.bpcp.org.
The San Diego Natural History Museum has been awarded Prestigious LEED® for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Green Building Certification.
