Our Staff

Alexis Robertson, Co-Executive Director, works with willing landowners and partners to voluntarily conserve the working and wild lands of Siskiyou County. Additionally, she is focused on expanding our development team to bring more resources to support our conservation and community programming.

Alexis brings deep agricultural and land management knowledge as well as strong community relationships that support SLT’s ambitious landscape conservation goals. She has an M.S. in Soils and Biogeochemistry from UC Davis and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz.

Alexis lives in Edgewood and raises sheep and various other animals with her family and enjoys the vast landscapes that Shasta Valley has on offer. Her work connects people to the places we love and ensures that they are there for future generations to enjoy.

As a member of SLT’s co-leadership team, Erica leads stewardship, outreach, and policy & advocacy. This role is critical in expanding stewardship activities to keep pace with SLT’s fast-growing portfolio of conserved lands, connecting people with SLT’s work, and achieving long-term impact.

Erica brings almost two decades of experience in collaborative systems change—leveraging strategic partnerships to solve complex challenges. Erica has a degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz and is passionate about work at the nexus of wildfire resiliency and habitat protection, and strengthening organizational best practices for species protection.

Erica was first introduced to Siskiyou County’s stunning biodiversity while working with the US Forest Service in the mid-2000s. This exposure, coupled with a long-time commitment to community science projects, led Erica to launch the annual Mount Shasta butterfly count in 2024. You might find Erica in remote corners of Siskiyou County and beyond—birding, botanizing, and appreciating reptiles and amphibians.

Kristin leads operations, finance, and administration on the co-leadership team at SLT. She helps hold and refine the organization’s internal systems—from grants and finances to people and processes—while supporting communications and keeping day-to-day work aligned with SLT’s mission and vision. Her work helps create conditions for conservation to endure: steady, supported, and rooted in care.

She has a background in administrative management, staff development, and strategic planning. Early work in a shared leadership role during the completion of her degree in Nature & Culture at UC Davis continues to shape how she approaches her work, with an eye toward connection, collaboration, and the systems that hold it all together.

Kristin grew up in Monterey Bay and moved to Siskiyou County in 2018. She has been drawn to both wild places and community-centered work since a young age. Outside of work, you can find Kristin spending time exploring the forest adjacent to her home with family, photographing wildflowers, and tap dancing—oftentimes outdoors!

Growing up locally in Northern California, Hannah developed her love for the natural world within these local landscapes. After graduating with a degree in Human Development from Texas A&M Commerce, she moved to Bishop, California to serve as the FoodCorps Farm to School Garden educator with the Bishop Paiute Tribe Food Sovereignty Program.

It was through this stewardship work with tribal land protectors that she developed the inspiration and passion for connecting the community to the natural world. Hannah is excited for this opportunity to return to her homelands in land reciprocity and support the Siskiyou Land Trust community engagement activities.

Emily is Development Manager at SLT, where she brings enthusiasm and shape to SLT’s fundraising and outreach efforts. As Development Manager, Emily has the joyful opportunity to connect the community with SLT’s mission, telling our story while working to secure a legacy of landscape-scale conservation.

Emily’s favorite place in this wide, beautiful world is an SLT-conserved property in Scott Valley where she lives, gets her hands dirty, and can be found wandering its riparian corridors and rolling sagebrush hills with her noble steed, Harvey, and office pup, Donkey. Emily is passionate about the intersection of agriculture and conservation and would love to talk to you about our work.

A Siskiyou County resident starting in 2001, this Redding native developed a deep love for the outdoors through childhood adventures in Northern California’s wilderness. Professionally, she’s worn many hats, from assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses in administrative and marketing roles to working in case management and caregiving.

Sara’s superpowers include recognizing the connections between a mission statement and a database, finding something to love about everyone she meets, and an unrelenting urge to solve problems. She’s thrilled to be part of the team and eager to make a positive impact in conserving the natural integrity of our precious home.

Simbala is an artist and rapidly evolving naturalist. She grew up in California but has been nomadic for many years, spending time in other cities and states, as well as abroad, networking and collaborating with other creatives. Her love for nature and the great outdoors inspired her move to Siskiyou County. She has a growing passion for studying the diverse ecosystems and vegetation in this area.

After serving a term as an AmeriCorps Climate Action Corps fellow with the land trust, Simbala is ecstatic to join the SLT team long term. She is driven to connect with the local community and find ways to be of service in and outside of work. Simbala is happy to be settling in Siskiyou County and is excited for this new chapter.

Laura was born in Vancouver, Canada and moved to Mt. Shasta by way of Arizona, Washington, Germany, Georgia, and most recently Ferndale, California. Laura has a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology and Environmental Science and a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Biology.

Laura has worked monitoring avian wildlife for over 20 years and her passion for protecting wild and open spaces led her to work for the Siskiyou Land Trust.

As Stewardship Manager, Peter plays the important role of caring for SLT landscapes. Peter is a native of Siskiyou County who grew up in the Little Shasta area of Shasta Valley.

With a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from UCSB, Peter has previously worked in agriculture and conservation in both on-the-ground and supervisory roles for California State Parks, the Shasta Valley RCD, the Guadalupe-Coyote RCD, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and a land trust called Save Mt. Diablo.