Staff
Advancement Co-Director
A descendent of the Visayas and Mindanao and growing up on the California coast, Tali Trillo has been alongside the Pacific for generations. They have been a guest in Wiyot territory since 2016. Majority of the time, you’d catch them in their community garden, planting flowers or harvesting herbs for medicine-making. At the NEC, Tali wants to primarily uplift local Indigenous and grassroots environmental protection efforts, collaborations with houseless and other marginalized community members, and connections between social injustices and environmental harms.
Email: advancement@yournec.org (they/them)
Advocacy Co-Director
Sable Odry graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt in 2017 with a degree in Environmental Management and Protection Planning. In the fifteen years that they’ve been a guest on Wiyot land, they’ve appreciated getting to connect with the environment and community. From working in local government, to farming, to volunteering, now they’re excited to be a part of NEC’S work in advocating for environmental and social justice. Outside of the NEC, they enjoy adventuring with their pup, volunteering in community projects, and running their seasonal florist business.
Email: advocacy@yournec.org (they/them)
EcoNews Layout Coordinator
Alice Bundy is a former Cal Poly Humboldt geology student. Disenchanted by the industry’s inherent ties to oil and mineral mining, she left school and now spends her time reading and walking around Arcata. She enjoys science fiction, going to DIY shows, and long talks with strangers. In her role as the EcoNews Layout Coordinator, she hopes to produce a publication which reflects the historically odd character of Humboldt County. Please reach out to her with tales of local lore, recommendations for a good walk, and your latest environmental qualm.
Email: econews@yournec.org (she/her)
Communications Co-Director
Moxie Alvarnaz is a Queer Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and a guest in Wiyot Homelands since their youth. Mox holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and focuses their scholarship on liberatory movements and the relationships between industrial extraction and state violence. They have been involved in a variety of environmental and social movements, mutual aid organizing, and direct action. Mox firmly believes in the possibility of crafting revolutionary anti-colonial coalitions which reject green capitalist rationales. You can usually catch Mox in the NEC office scrambling to finish an EcoNews piece on environmental movements or working on an event flier. In their spare time, Mox nourishes soil at a local queer farming commune.
Email: communications@yournec.org (they/them)
Operations Co-Director
Carlrey Arroyo, Xicanx with Yoeme roots, has been a guest on Wiyot land since 2013. They received their B.A. in Environmental Studies from Humboldt State University with an emphasis on community organizing in 2017. As a community member, they have organized for land defense and water protection, racial justice, food equity, and mutual-aid networks. Carlrey is a farmer, an artist, and an active believer in the power of community.
Email: operations@yournec.org (they/them)
Public Lands Director
Larry Glass is a life-long environmental advocate and former retail business owner for 40 years. He has served in various capacities on the NEC board for over 45 years, including Board President for about 20 years and Volunteer Executive Director for 5 years. He is currently presiding as Board Secretary, Forest Policy Advisor, and Public Lands Director. Larry was elected to the Eureka City Council and served four years (2006-2010). His knowledge of local environmental issues and experience as a community leader prove a vital component of the NEC. Larry sits on the NEC’s Conservation, Personnel, Tech, Finance, Board Development and EcoNews Committees. Larry is also President and Executive Director of Safe Alternatives for our Forest Environment (S.A.F.E.), Trinity County’s environmental voice since 1979. Larry is a resident of Trinity and Humboldt Counties, giving him a unique perspective for both groups.
Email: larryglass71@gmail.com (he/him)