Susan Wolfe
Susan is a transplant Californian, having moved here from her native state of PA in 2003. She has 30 years of experience in fundraising, government relations, and communications. She currently is the Director of Development & Engagement at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and sits on the boards of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Health Projects Center. When she’s not working or volunteering, you can find her sailing on the Monterey Bay or hiking with her Portuguese water dog.
Ruth Rodriguez
Ruth is a lifetime resident of Monterey County and a CSUMB alumnus. She is currently the Manager for Community Services at CHISPA (Community Housing Improvements Systems and Planning Association) the largest nonprofit affordable Housing Developer in Monterey County. Ruth has previously served on the GRID Alternatives Board of Directors and also served as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Greenfield from 2007 through 2010. She is a 2012 LEAD Alumni (Leadership Education and Development). Ruth has a long history of participation with community groups and activities focused on community, health, education, and equity. She enjoys spending time with her family, [...]
John Kurzava
John was born and raised in the Detroit, Michigan area and graduated from Michigan State University. After the great blizzard of 1978, he accepted a position with a small startup company on the Monterey Peninsula and, like many others, quickly fell in love with the region. In 1981, he joined Merrill Lynch in Carmel and built a long and successful career as a financial adviser before retiring from the firm in 2022. He now enjoys spending time in the community he has called home for decades.
Sarah Hardgrave
Sarah has over twenty years of local government, non-profit and water resources management consulting experience in Monterey County. She currently serves as Deputy General Manager with the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA). Sarah lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and enjoys the beauty of our coastline as often as possible.
Susan Eliot
After a 25+ year career working with Internet companies and technology nonprofits, Susan retired and relocated to Pacific Grove in 2024. She is an avid hiker and supporter of local parks and was a board member of the San Mateo Parks Foundation for 9 years. Her interest in the environment, conservation and the oceans led her to become a member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium 27 years ago and she is thrilled to now have the time to volunteer as a guide there every week. She is the parent of three young adult daughters and enjoys regularly traveling to see [...]
Margaret Echerd
Margaret retired from a career in finance and accounting, working with publicly traded companies in the biomedical and networking equipment industries. She lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years before relocating with her husband to Pacific Grove in 2022. She enjoys travel, cooking, hiking, and snowshoeing, and loves bringing people together through entertaining. Margaret and her family have been visiting Point Lobos for more than 35 years and have long cherished its extraordinary beauty.
Virdette Brumm
A native Californian, Virdette received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from U.C. Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern California. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA in neuropsychology, she was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the faculty of the USC/Keck School of Medicine as a clinical and research neuropsychologist until moving to the Monterey Peninsula 2008. She has been an active member of the medical staff of the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula as a clinical neuropsychologist since 2010. Virdette has a lifelong love of wildlife and interest in habitat [...]
Reg Henry, Point Lobos Magazine Editor
Reg is a former editor of The Herald who had a 45-year career in journalism and in retirement still writes a nationally syndicated column for the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gazette. Reg grew up in Australia, where he started as a cub reporter for the Courier-Mail in Brisbane. He then moved to England and worked at The Times of London. Next, a move to Pittsburgh to join the Post-Gazette. Reg was the Herald editor from 1988 to 1993. He was the Post-Gazette’s deputy editorial page editor when he retired from full-time journalism at the end of 2014. He moved back to this [...]
Jan Cambier, Point Lobos Docent Administrator
Jan and her husband, who also serves as a Point Lobos docent, were raised on the East Coast but chose to settle on California’s Central Coast. They have called Monterey County home since 1983, drawn by its natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle. She holds a degree in English Education and enjoyed a 20-year teaching career. Jan is an avid reader, walker, and traveler, as well as a dog owner, and has served as a Point Lobos docent since 2017.
Ann Pendleton, Secretary
Growing up in the San Francisco East Bay, Ann was afforded the opportunity to be active in hiking, biking, and later golfing and scuba diving. After completing her education in Physical Education at San Francisco State University, Ann managed a racquetball club, then transitioned to working in the family printing business, and later worked as a sales representative in the packaging industry. Her love of outdoor activities led she and her husband to participate in Bikecentennial ’76, an event that took them across the United States on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. A decade later they would spend 7 months biking [...]
