HAPA - Key Persons
Secretary. Douglas has lived in southern Humboldt County for half a century. He formed one of the area's longest standing communes, engaged in early environmental protection efforts, was involved with the Acorn Alliance (anti-nuclear energy and weapons group), co-founded Ancient Forest International, directed the Institute for Sustainable Forestry, and has served as a community facilitator and mediator, all the while growing illegal commercial cannabis. He holds an MS in Environmental Systems.
Job Titles:
- Archivist
- Certified Archivist
Edie is a Certified Archivist (now retired) who holds an MA in Public History, has been a director at the Humboldt County Historical Society, spent 15 years in Special Collections/ Humboldt Room at Humboldt State University (now Cal-Poly Humboldt) Library, and is deeply committed to preserving the region's history, particularly that of environmental activism.
Eileen McGee is a media producer and former teacher who works with organizations and campaigns in Humboldt with a focus on messaging that informs and raises awareness around issues of importance in the community. She engages with organizations working for change and limits her professional work to people and projects that she believes will make a difference.
Job Titles:
- Founder of Manifesto Synergies
Executive Director. Nicole Riggs is the founder of Manifesto Synergies, a consulting firm for non-profits and women-owned cannabis businesses in Humboldt County. She is an Affiliate Researcher with the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy (CASP), and a Co-Founder of the Cooperative Agriculture Network (CAN). Nicole has also published two translations from the Tibetan.
Richard is a highly regarded Northern Humboldt-based political activist who has managed or advised local campaigns, including the 2004 historic defeat of the attempted recall campaign against District Attorney Paul Gallegos. He's been involved in electoral politics since his work as a field organizer on George McGovern's 1972 Presidential campaign. He successfully challenged a local law restricting speech under the Cover of an anti-panhandling ordinance in Superior Court. He is a founding board member of the Humboldt Civil Liberties Defense Fund. He also professionally represents illustrators at richardsalzman.com.
Founder and Treasurer. Since 2021, Scott has been presenting academic papers on the origins and culture of hippie communities that established the US cannabis industry's cradle in southern Humboldt County. Scott has been producing TV, books, art, and archives on the Humboldt Bay region for 30 years. Most notable is his suite of books (www.chronicfreedomseries.com) and the Low Tide Art|Archive project (www.lowtidearchive.com).
Wendy is a mother to two beautiful girls and three wonderful stepchildren, a legacy regenerative farmer, a KNF expert, CEO of Sunnabis Full Sun Farms and a Ganjier Council member. Wendy strives to make other cultivators succeed and believes that more involvement in the political process is critical to that effort. Being of service to her community, both Southern Humboldt and the greater cannabis community, is of the utmost importance.