Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi
Executive Director
As the executive director of San Bruno Mountain Watch, Ariel (he/him) oversees the planning, funding, and operation of our restoration, education, and nursery programs, carries out the administration of our non-profit, and implements our strategic plan. Ariel believes deeply in the democratic potential of community-based ecological restoration and in the power of place-based environmental education. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources. Before joining San Bruno Mountain Watch in 2015, Ariel worked with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship Program. In his free time, Ariel likes to read environmental history, explore the Bay Area’s vast trail network, and play guitar.
Anna Geiger
Nursery Fellow
Join Anna Geiger at the Mission Blue Nursery to grow the mountain’s native flora!
Anna (she/her) was a propagation & nursery specialist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London, managing Kew’s main collection of Californian plants, and previously worked at Groundswell Coastal Ecology in Santa Cruz, co-managing their native plant nursery and leading coastal restoration projects. While studying at UC Santa Cruz, Anna worked at the university’s Arboretum & Botanic Garden, and her senior thesis based there focused on California’s coastal prairies.
Ari Zaragoza
Education & Community Engagement Fellow
Learn about the stories and environment of San Bruno Mountain with Ari Zaragoza!
Ari (they/them) grew up on the north side of San Bruno Mountain in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley and has worked as an environmental and musical educator in the southern and eastern regions of the city at Hummingbird Farm, Alemany Farm, Urban Sprouts, and Mariachi La Misión. Ari has much experience designing meaningful workshops and activities outdoors and in classrooms.
Aspen Garrido
Ecological Restoration Fellow
Restore the ecosystems of San Bruno Mountain with Aspen Garrido!
Aspen (she/her) has a degree in Environmental Management and Protection with a minor in Indigenous Studies in Natural Resources from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Aspen helped develop a restoration management plan for The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County’s Santa Rita Ranch and worked as an environmental educator at One Cool Earth and the Pali Institute.