Tom is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and moved to California in 2019. He joined CLAM in December 2022 and continues to work as CLAM’s Project Manager. Tom has worked on construction projects in several settings. He was an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Assistant Team Leader, working on development projects with several organizations including…

Claire McAuliffe is a former Mayor of Belvedere, former President of The Redwoods board, and a civic volunteer including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Foundation, and the Belvedere-Tiburon Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She is a retired business professional. She is serving as the Co-Chair of the board for Call…

Larry Kennings is an environmental planning consultant with 48 years of experience, of which 41 years have been in Marin County.  He has a Master’s Degree in City Planning from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.   He currently is serving Marin County as a member of the Parks and Open Space Commission. Larry is also a…

Paul Jensen is the former City of San Rafael Community Development Department Director where he was overseeing city planning, building and code enforcement. Paul retired in June 2021, after working for the City of San Rafael for 14 years. He also worked for San Rafael as a City Planner from 1980-1988. In the intervening 20…

Lucie Hollingsworth is the Senior Policy Attorney for Legal Aid of Marin. She has over 15 years of experience in providing legal services to low-income and underrepresented communities in the areas of housing, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Currently, she advocates for policy and system changes to benefit the clients that Legal Aid of Marin…

Betsey Cutler has lived in Mill Valley since 1969.  She served on the Planning Commission, and served two terms on the City Council, twice as Mayor.  She is eager to help advocate for low and  moderate income housing in Marin County as it is much needed. She is currently serving as Co-Chair on the Call…

Aaron Burnett is the Director of policy and Civic Engagement at Canal Alliance. He dedicates his work to challenging systemic barriers and structural inequities that prevent Marin’s Latino immigrant community from breaking out of the cycle of poverty. He began his career at Canal Alliance as a Staff Attorney providing no cost legal assistance, with a…

Diana Benitez is Canal Alliance’s Senior Community Development Planner. She works with Latino residents in Marin County to create affordable, healthy, and safe neighborhoods. She is an APA California Planners4Health Initiative Steering Committee member and a Planners4Health Coordinator of the APA Northern California Section.

Canal Community Resilience Council Update January 2021 In January, the CCRC learned more about emergency preparedness with an engaging presentation from Quinn Gardner, Emergency Manager with the City of San Rafael. Quinn gave a detailed presentation on how to prepare. She noted that an emergency is different from a disaster.  An emergency is something like…

In late 2019, the Multicultural Center of Marin, led by MEHC Board Member Douglas Mundo, formed the Canal Community Resilience Council to prepare a group of community members to serve as leaders working on issues of climate resiliency in the neighborhood. The CCRC’s mission is to build community resilience and leadership in the face of…