CLERC Staff
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Senior Program Manager - Carolyn RuttanCarolyn Ruttan has created three successful nonprofit organizations including the California Society of Environmental Analysts. After careers in aerospace, agriculture and local government she is the Senior Program Manager for the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center (CLERC) and Technical Director of the CLERC Lab. Now, a certified lab analyst grade 1, along with multiple science degrees, she operates a one-person environmental laboratory in a rural county in CA. Carolyn’s can-do attitude and reluctance to accept an “I don’t know” answer, or “it’s never been done before” answer, is her hallmark for achievement in places where there is a void with a tremendous need.
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Administrative Manager - Teresa MayorgaTeresa Mayorga moved to Lake County in 2016 to be closer to her family. Teresa is originally from Ventura County, CA, and she lived in Utah for 25 years. She chose her home because of the proximity to Clear Lake and to the State Park. Teresa is passionate about water and wilderness. She is a member of the Konocti Bay Sailing Club, and regularly enjoys the beauty of this lake community while on a sailboat, kayak or runabout.
Teresa has extensive administrative and accounting experience in the construction, mining and energy sectors. Teresa previously worked as an executive assistant and later as a maintenance planner and scheduler for the Rio Tinto Kennecott Power Plant that provided power for the Copper Mine Operations in Utah. More recently she worked a short stint at the Calpine Geysers Facility and three years with a lake county contractor. Teresa currently is serving as the Treasurer and Secretary for CLERC. |
CivicSpark Fellow - Laurel BardLaurel grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, where she spent her childhood exploring tidepools and hiking in the redwood forest. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a dual degree in Sociology and Global Environmental Politics. Immediately after graduation, she moved to Idaho for five months to work on a trail crew, and has since worked for a public lands district in the Bay Area as well as the Forest Service. She is passionate about the intersections between climate change management and land management, as well as fire ecology, and looks forward to putting these passions to work in Lake County.
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