Board of Directors

Nicole Baran

Executive Director and Founding Board Member

Nicole Baran, MA, MSW is the Executive Director of the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation. She created the infrastructure and established the direction of the foundation since its inception.

Founding Board Member

Born and raised in Carmel, California, retired educator Cammy Torgenrud is an environmental and social activist. After earning separate BAs in English and Psychology as well as an MA in Education from Stanford University, Cammy played a variety of roles in addition to teaching students during her 35 years in Monterey County independent secondary schools.

Board Member

Beatriz Collazo has dedicated her career to advancing medical devices and currently works as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Silk Road Medical; prior to this role, Beatriz held a position at Duke Empirical as a Senior Manufacturing Manager.

Board Member

Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis is the President/CEO of Big Sur Land Trust, a position she has served since 2014. Prior to her work with Big Sur Land Trust, Jeannette worked in the American Samoan Islands documenting plants used by traditional women healers and received her master’s degree in forest science from Oregon State University.

Board Member

Felicity Amaya Schaeffer is the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Endowed Chair of the Feminist Studies Department and Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.