About Us
The California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) is a statewide non-profit organization. CIB is dedicated to improving science literacy, environmental education, and the appropriate use of technology in classrooms throughout the state. Since its inception by executive director Carol J. Baird, PhD in 1995, CIB has helped thousands of teachers introduce their students to the biological diversity of California. As one of the world’s ten biodiversity “hotspots,” California offers its citizens and students a remarkable opportunity to learn important scientific concepts and environmental values in the context of the natural world around them. By providing high-quality software for students as well as support materials and in-depth professional development opportunities for educators, CIB has improved science education in California schools.
California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization.
CIB Staff and Board
CIB Staff
Executive Director
Education Team
- Mandy Stanford
Assistant Education Director
- John Promani
Associate Writer
- Celesté Lopez
Bilingual Education Director
Creative &
Technical Team
- Tim Brocato
Senior Design Director
- Robert Deene
Illustration Director
Development
Team
Laura Paradise
Senior Development Director
Scientific Team
- Lloyd Goldwasser
Senior Scientist
Administration
Anna Harris
Administrative Assistant
Board Officers
- William (Sandy) McCoy, JD
President
- Alan Harper, Ph.D.
Secretary
- David Edwards
Treasurer
Advisory Board
- John Carlstroem
- Carolyn Brown
- Rosi Bustamante
- Phyllis Faber
- Robert Stephens
Board of Directors
- John Jackson
- Stephen Laymon, Ph.D.
- Beth Huning
- Jerry Valadez, Ed.D.
- Richard Roos-Collins, JD
- Diane Poslosky