Collaborators
Rooted Santa Barbara is a collaborative effort founded by a community of local health and nutrition professionals passionate about empowering the Santa Barbara community to take a leading role in their preventive health through plant-based nutrition education and support. Learn more about our roots and how we came together →
Board of Directors
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Beth Skidmore, MSACN, Chair/Executive Lead (contact)
Nonprofit and Fundraising Professional
and Whole Food Plant-Based Nutritionist
George Ayoub, PhD, Vice Chair
Professor
Daniela Cadavid, DDS, DEIAJB Chair
Dentist
Lori Tremer Huey, Treasurer
Retired CFO
Vanessa Atyabi, DNP, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Professor
Education Leads
Mary Galindo, RD (contact)
Diurka Sotomayor, RD, CDCES
Bilingual Social Media & Content Coordinator
Romi Ramirez, MBA
Grant Writer & Communications Specialist
Kristen Weiss, PhD
Web Design and Development
Brian Bartlett, Imperative Media
Volunteer Coordinator
Andrea Light
Committee Members, Educators & Contributors
Martha Donelan
John Feusier, DDS, MS
Rhonda Johnson
Angela Manavella
Dalan Moreno
Kunjal Patel
Community Advisory Council
Miguel Avila
Merryl Brown
Rebecca Cross
Martha Donelan
Lizzy and Tom Fallows
Yvette Giller
Robbie Gluckson, MA
Leonie Mattison, EdD, MBA
Ernesto Paredes
Pedro Paz
Ginger Salazar + Brett Matthews
Lori Tremer Huey
Tina Wood
Health & Nutrition Advisory Council
Vanessa Atyabi, DNP, FNP-BC
Ryan Arnold, MD
Lacey Baldiviez, PhD
Raul A. Bastarrachea, MD, FTOS
Gina Bell
Silvia Corral, MD
Mary Conneely
Alexandra Eidelwein, MD
Frederic C. Kass, MD, JD, MPA
Siri Chand Khalsa, MD
David Kerr, MD
Heidi K. Lucas, ND, FABNO
Liliana Melero
Erin Presant, DO, CCMS
Beth Prinz, MD
Amanda L. Scott, MD
Rashmi Sethi
Eryn Shugart, PhD
Cara Silva, MPH
Amit Subar + Jason Solway, DO
Jay Winner, MD
Environment & Food Systems Advisory Council
Kate Flynn
Carly Marto
Stacy Rebich Hespanha
Kristen Weiss, PhD
National Advisory Council
Chris Kalinich
Sharon Palmer, RD
Martin Tull
Community Partners
National Partners
A Special Thanks to Our Fiscal Sponsor
