Growing Up Wild Advisory Council

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Will Harling

Will Harling was born and raised in a log cabin on the Salmon River in Northern California. He has worked for the Forest Service, the Karuk Tribe, and is the founding director of the Mid Klamath Watershed Council. He received a BS in Environmental Biology from Humboldt State University in 1999, with minors in GIS, botany and fisheries biology. He has been a lifelong student of fire ecology and fire management, publicly presenting at many conferences including the Klamath Fire Ecology Symposium. His current work aims to create a model of how rural communities can live with and promote wildfire for resource benefits in the backcountry. Will provides valuable insight to promoting environmental stewardship in youth.   

Brian Love

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Darren Gertler

Darren Gertler is currently the Coordinator of the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop.  Prior to that he was an elementary Science teacher at Landmkark Elementary.  He also worked as an environmental educator for Watsonville Wetlands Watch. Darren earned a BS in Environmental Systems at the University of California San Diego. Later, he went on to Cal State Teach at CSUMB and earned a multiple subject credential.  He also has over a decade of experience volunteering as a camp counselor at Camp Okizu.  He is an accomplished commercial fisherman out of Santa Cruz harbor who fishes “with rods and reels” from his skiff, or occasionally on a paddleboard. He also crafts surfboards. His most recent board is hollow, constructed from four types of wood: cedar, bass, balsa and cork. ​

Leonardo Cruz, Advisory council

Born in the USA and raised in rural Mexico, Leonardo is bilingual and bicultural in Spanish and English. As a teen he spent his summers backpacking at Camp Unalayee. He currently attends Cabrillo College majoring in Environmental Engineering. He is an avid outdoors-man with a special interest in rock climbing and biking.  He is also employed at the Museum of Art and History where he works towards building communities through cultural events.

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​Tizoc Velasco, Advisor
​Tizoc is a Santa Cruz local, but he has spent plenty of time living abroad, including several months in Mexico. Tizoc is currently earning his science teaching credential. He has worked as a naturalist at the Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School. He is also a lifeguard instructor for the City of Santa Cruz Recreation Department. 

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