He received his Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Purchase College in 2008 and in 2010 returned to school to pursue a second baccalaureate program in Marine Science at Stony Brook University. 

When not transforming worksites and schools into places of well-being, Paul and his wife, Ariel, love spending time with their two children and their Boston terrier, and discovering new trails in Big Sur or venturing to different California state parks. An avid music fan, Paul also loves listening to music and discovering new artists.

Tiffany earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resources and Psychology from California State University, Chico. Tiffany insists her greatest education was working with her father, Mike, who was an entrepreneur in Carmel and Monterey for over 30 years.  

She is an avid volunteer in the community, working with and having held leadership roles with organizations such as the Rotary Club of Salinas, Salinas Valley Half Marathon, Leukemia Lymphoma Society, IMPOWER, National Charity League, and numerous others. 

Tiffany lives in Salinas with her husband, Reno, and has two amazing kids. She enjoys hiking, running, paddle boarding, and spending time with her family. 

Her purpose: Utilizing her gifts of building relationships, making connections, bringing out potential in others, and adding humor. She is here to empower others for the benefit of helping people see and live their best life and to find their purpose, to make change in their community.

Tanja earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Sustainable Development from The University of California — Berkeley and a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco’s School of Management in Nonprofit Administration. Tanja’s early career was dedicated to co-creating MEarth, a grassroots nonprofit that provides high-impact youth and family programming in Monterey County, focused on ecological stewardship, hands-on science, healthy food choices, and community action. She then went on to help develop transformational programs for global audiences at Esalen Institute in Big Sur. There, she supported the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts through her work on the scholarship committee and by helping coordinate a multi-year healing and reconciliation process with local Indigenous leadership.

Tanja strongly believes that her academic and professional pursuits have largely been informed by her upbringing. Growing up a daughter of an immigrant in a multicultural & multiethnic household, Tanja was fortunate to travel abroad often, which she sees as foundational in shaping her holistic and inclusive worldview. Tanja was honored to receive the ‘Visionary Leadership’ award from the Democratic Women of Monterey County in 2012 and was named one of the “25 For the Next 25 Years,” by Monterey County Weekly in 2013. Deeply dedicated to leaving the world a better place than how she found it, Tanja works hard to ensure that her efforts are in service to the greatest good for ALL.

Tanja lives on a mini-homestead replete with a vegetable and flower garden, a vermicompost system, a chicken coop with laying hens, a beehive, and her beloved rescue cat and new puppy. She enjoys going on adventures in wild places, tending her soil, getting lost in a good book, cooking homegrown meals, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

She received her master’s in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta and has worked in a variety of sectors including environmental nonprofits, big energy data, and population health. She brings to the team her skills in community outreach, data analytics, ad problem-solving.

Clarissa’s purpose: With gifts of seeing the big picture, adding humor, discovering resources, and shaping environments—she is here to put the pieces together for the benefit of helping others succeed and improve their lives towards good health and happiness.

Outside of work, Clarissa enjoys being active outdoors, watching movies, and downshifting with her loved ones.

Her expertise extends to integrated, digital, and social media marketing, content writing, and translating. With over 7 years of professional experience in marketing and advertising, Cindy aims to raise awareness of important matters, seek representation for the Latino community, and provide a positive influence with her marketing skills.   

Her purpose: Utilizing her gifts of building relationships, seeing possibilities, moving naturally, and translating things. She is here to explore the way for the benefit of encouraging and influencing others to continue to grow personally and professionally.