Craig Rowe

President

Craig is a career communicator, holding a variety of roles involving public outreach, academic communications, corporate marketing, fundraising, and writing. Most notably, he was the Director of Communications for several years at The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, one of the nation’s premier high schools, and one of four founding members of The National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools. Craig has been a full-time contract writer for seven years, works as a wilderness guide, and is a strong proponent of experiential education and all forms of hands-on education. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communication from Nazareth College.

Pam Wong

Treasurer and Secretary

Pam is currently a Partner and Senior Global Client Manager for Mercer Consulting. With over 25 years corporate experience, she has supported her large global clients in their business and people agendas with a focus in building strategic partnerships.

Both a long time Bay Area and Truckee resident, she enjoys supporting her diverse communities in many ways. An outdoors enthusiast, she spends her recreational time skiing, hiking, paddle boarding/kayaking, and mountaineering. She holds BS degrees from Long Beach State University in Health Sciences and Marketing.

Anna Greenberg

Anna is a longtime environmental educator, with a passion for empowering students in outdoor settings. She has worked with youth of on all ages in wild places throughout the west, from snorkeling at Catalina Island to multi-week backpacking trips in the Sierra Nevada to canoe trips on the Colorado River. She has a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University and a Masters in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon. She has a passion for community gatherings and creating healthy, livable surroundings. Anna loves music, art, travel, bicycling, and of course, all things outside!

Christina Kovalsky

Christina is a strategic leader who translates data into actionable insights, guides teams through shifting organizational landscapes, and builds structures that scale. She holds a BS in Operations Research and Engineering from Cornell University and brings experience partnering with non-profits to lead strategic planning, grant programs, and volunteer partnerships. Christina is excited to support Headwaters’ mission, believing that encouraging students to ask scientific questions, analyze real-world data, and embrace the unknown builds the adaptability and resilience needed to solve tomorrow’s challenges. Outside of work, she enjoys travel and art, and loves exploring the outdoors through sailing, skiing, and hiking.

Allison Torres

Allison Torres is a finance and operations professional with over 15 years of experience working with nonprofits. Outside of work, she has advocated for school greening and community strengthening projects. Allison studied Accounting at UC Berkeley and holds a BS in Computer Science and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from San Francisco State University. As a big fan of nature and curiosity, she is excited to support Headwaters’ mission to encourage young people to engage in hands-on inquiry-based science.

Alex Greenlon

Alex Greenlon has worked for many years in environmental and agricultural science research as well as science education. Alex holds a PhD in Plant Pathology from UC Davis and has conducted research on how soil microbes benefit plant growth and climate cycles at UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and in commercial agricultural biotechnology settings. More recently he has worked teaching high school biology in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and developing science outreach material on sustainable pest management for small farmers as part of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources division. Alex is also a parent of a WCCUSD student who has absolutely loved Headwaters’ programs with the district. Outside of work he keeps busy going on adventures with his wife and two young sons, tries to bike everywhere he needs to go, and has served as a volunteer mechanic, educator and board treasurer for the East Bay nonprofit community bike shop Biketopia.

Shilpa M. Stroff

Shilpa Shroff is a biotechnology leader with more than twenty years of experience developing new medicines, spanning cell and gene therapies, and biologics for the treatment of rare diseases, from early research through commercialization. She spent nearly two decades at BioMarin Pharmaceutical, where she rose from scientist to Executive Director of Technology Development, guiding development strategy across a diverse therapeutic portfolio and leading the scientific teams behind it. She most recently served as Vice President of Process Science at Scribe Therapeutics, building and leading the organization responsible for turning novel genetic medicines into clinical-stage programs. An engineer by training, Shilpa holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, an M.S. in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering from Stanford, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and began her career as a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She brings to the Headwaters board deep expertise in scientific strategy, building high-performing teams, and translating complex ideas into real-world results. Having spent her career mentoring scientists and watching what they achieve when someone invests in their growth, she is drawn to Headwaters’ mission of guiding students through real research, giving young people the mentorship and confidence to see themselves as scientists. In her recreational time, Shilpa enjoys mountain biking, skiing, and gardening.

Michelle Furbershaw

Board Member Emeritus

Michelle has been a licensed architect in the state of California for over 32 years. She has a passion for both the natural and built environments. She believes that in an ever-increasing technology based world, environmental education, awareness, and interaction are vital for survival and sustainability. She has been self employed for the past 32 years, is a member of the American Institute of Architects, and has volunteered countless hours at her local schools. She hopes to bring collaboration, ethics, and creativity into Headwaters processes, problem solving, and development. Michelle loves swimming, cross country skiing, hiking, kayaking, and just enjoying the beauty of our natural environment. She graduated from the University of California in Environmental Design with an emphasis in Architecture.