Meet the team
Since 2017 there have been dozens of volunteers, board members, and staff members involved in making our vision a reality.
Staff
Gabriela D'Elia
Director
Kingston, NY
Jaren Hockert
CA FUNDIS Collector
West Sacramento, CA
Veronica Rosenberger
Director of Communications
Lehigh Valley, PA
Michelle Torres-Grant
CA FUNDIS Collector
Avila Beach, CA
Taye Bright
CA FUNDIS Collector
Sebastopol, CA
Rudy Diaz
CA FUNDIS Collector
Corona, CA
Dean Lyons
CA FUNDIS Collector
Oakland, CA
Christian Schwarz
CA FUNDIS Collections Lead
San Diego, CA
Aaron Tupac
CA FUNDIS Collector
Alhambra, CA
Warren Cardimona
CA FUNDIS Fungarium Assistant and Collector
San Leandro, CA
Mandy Hackney
CA FUNDIS Collector
Eureka, CA
Scott Ostuni
CA FUNDIS Sequence Validator
Deland, FL
Sharon Squazzo
CA FUNDIS Sequence Validator
Bellingham, WA
Bat Vardeh
CA FUNDIS Collector
Pasadena, CA
Thea Chesney
CA FUNDIS Collector
Penryn, CA
Sadie Hickey
CA FUNDIS Collector
Graton, CA
Sasha Ospina
Operations Lead
Kalamazoo, MI
Harte Singer
Sequencing Program Director
Santa Rosa, CA
Stu Pickell
CA FUNDIS Collector
North Hollywood, CA
Valerie Warhol
CA FUNDIS Sequence Validator
Pittsburgh, PA
Volunteers
Aaron Keaton
Northeast Rare Fungi Challenge
MA
Alisha Millican
Southeast Rare Fungi Challenge
Crane Hill, AL
Deana Tempest Thomas
Northeast Rare Fungi Challenge
North Sciutate, RI
Else Vellinga
Conservation Committee
Berklee, CA
Rick Van de Poll
Sandwich, NH
Board of directors
Adam DeMartino
FUNDIS President
Brooklyn, NY
Sigrid Jakob
FUNDIS Board Member
New York City, NY
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
FUNDIS Secretary
Albany, NY
Greg Mueller
FUNDIS Board Member
Chicago, IL
Ken Buegeleisen
FUNDIS Treasurer
Sebastopol, CA
Anne Lee Foster
FUNDIS Board Member
Paonia, CO
Founders
Bill Sheehan
Product Policy Institute, GrassRoots Recycling Network
Stephen Russell
Mycota, MycoMap, Hoosier Mushroom Society
