Board & Staff

Our board members volunteer their time so that the Lighthouse and grounds remain a treasure for current and future generations.

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Tanya Smart, President

Tanya Smart, President
Tanya began her association with Point Cabrillo as a volunteer in August 1999 by parking cars at the 90th Anniversary. She stayed on to help refine the Education Program and[... see full page]

Harold Hauck, Emeritus Director

Harold Hauck, Emeritus Director
Harold Hauck became a volunteer docent at Point Cabrillo in 1995. He was part of the team that restored the 3rd order Fresnel lens. He joined the North Coast Interpretative[... see full page]

Sarah Nathe, Secretary

Sarah Nathe, Secretary
Sarah first started visiting Point Cabrillo in 2000 as a weekender on the coast, and she began volunteering in 2012 when she retired and moved to South Caspar permanently.  She[... see full page]

Steve Nilson, Director and Site Manager

Steve Nilson, Director and Site Manager
Steve Nilson began volunteering with Point Cabrillo in 2005 as a member of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, taking care of the historic 3rd order lens. He soon became a[... see full page]

Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager

Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager
Jen Lewis landed on the Mendocino Coastline in 2016 and began volunteering at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse the first week she was in the area. With a background in Digital[... see full page]

Betsy Wolff Frey, Webmaster

Betsy Wolff Frey, Webmaster
Betsy Frey moved to the Mendocino coast in 2013.  She moved out of the area in 2018 but continues to volunteer as webmaster for our web site. She is grateful[... see full page]

Bruce Rogerson, Director

Bruce Rogerson, Director

Bruce Rogerson has been a volunteer at Point Cabrillo since 1998. He worked on the team that restored the Fresnel lens in 1998/99, served on the board as Secretary from[... see full page]

Samantha Greenlee, Director

Samantha Greenlee, Director

Samantha Greenlee began volunteering at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in January 2019. After 2 years and over 100 hours of volunteering as a Lighthouse docent Samantha joined the Board in[... see full page]

Mikael Blaisdell, Vice President

Mikael Blaisdell, Vice President

Mikael Blaisdell moved to Fort Bragg in 2019 after 50 years in Alameda, California. He served for 7 years on the Board of East Brother Light Station as Member and[... see full page]

Kom Dixon, Treasurer

Kom Dixon, Treasurer

In 2018, after living in Chico, CA for 48 years, Kom and her husband retired, sold everything, moved into their R.V. and hit the road. They had no idea where[... see full page]

Sarah Grimes, Aquarium Care + Maintenance

Sarah Grimes, Aquarium Care + Maintenance

Sarah Grimes studied Marine Science at College of the Redwoods and has been a part of the education and aquarium care team since 2007. She target feeds the intertidal animals who live[... see full page]

 


Plans and Guidelines:
Master Plan, updated 2017
Public Use Guidelines, updated 2017