Welcoming you to our Board of Directors

by Ceal Craig

The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society has an open Board of Director position at this time and would welcome volunteers with an accounting, fund development, or legal background to apply.

SFBWS Board of Directors in December 2015. (From left to right): Dr. Chris Kitting, Cheryl Davis, Terry Smith, Varon Smith, Ceal Craig, John Bradley (FWS), Sue TenEyck. (Missing: Karen Natoli-Maxwell, Debra King.)

We are a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) cooperating association, authorized by Congress to support the education, interpretation, and research activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Our Vision

Working with partners, we envision wildlife and natural resources thriving in a healthier SF Bay region/area and a reinvigorated society supporting stewardship.

Our Mission

The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society seeks to nurture in the public a sense of understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuges, their natural and cultural history, and to conserve, preserve, and restore bay lands as essential wildlife habitat.

Our Values

• Adaptive and Responsive: adaptive and responsive to changing environments and habitats, changing needs of programs and objectives.
• Resilient and Committed: resilient practices, embracing change, committed to each other, to our members, and to our responsibilities for the wildlife and land.
• Collaboration and Stewardship: with shared vision and values, collaborate with partners (business, agencies, communities, and individuals) to steward the San Francisco Bay region.
• Diversity and Inclusion: ecological diversity is essential to nurture abundance of species. Inclusive education, outreach, and acceptance of diverse communities and businesses to grow a community of advocacy for the environment in the San Francisco Bay region.

Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Write to Ceal.Craig@sfbws.com and get the introductions rolling!