Staff

Our staff brings expertise and dedication to the V-O-Cal mission of environmental stewardship and community involvement. Staff works in the V-O-Cal headquarters and office in Redwood City.

Cathy Moyer, Executive Director, is the founder of V-O-Cal and brings almost 20 years of volunteer trail-building experience to the organization. She has extensive experience in community and political organizing and is a successful entrepreneur, with a professional background in software design and development. Her combination of entrepreneurial experience and community organizing makes a powerful package.

Julie Norton, Marketing and Outreach Programs Director, was most recently the Community Affairs Supervisor for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. A former Product Manager for Quicken and QuickBooks for the Web, at software maker Intuit Corp., she brings corporate team building and extensive marketing experience to V-O-Cal.

Kevin Sullivan, Projects Manager, is the newest staff member and we're excited to have him. Kevin knows what is involved in creating an outstanding outdoor and community experience. He served as a volunteer Crew Leader on five V-O-Cal projects in 2007 and on two of those he played a significant role in the project planning and execution. Kevin is a fourth generation Californian. He is a UCLA graduate and moved to Northern California 10 years ago to work for a national display company. He is an avid mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast.

 

Board of Directors

V-O-Cal has seasoned board members, John Andrews, Nadine Hitchcock, Dave Troutner and Cathy Moyer. 

John Andrews is a retired Human Resources executive. He contributes his time and talent to non-profit organizations such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and The Health Trust. John worked in HR management at Hewlett-Packard and served as VP of Human Resources for Aspect Telecommunications. He has an MBA (with honors) from the University of Michigan and a BA in Economics and Government, cum laude, from Georgetown University.

Nadine Hitchcock is currently Deputy Executive Officer for the California Coastal Conservancy where she oversees fiscal and administrative matters; strategic planning; participates in agency policy development and implementation; and serves as a liaison and advocate for federal funding of Conservancy supported projects.  

Dave Troutner is the manager of REI Mountain View. He has been a board member for Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona, Arizona Trail Association, and served on the Arizona State Council on Trails. He was also an Ambassador for the American Hiking Society. Dave has been employed by REI since 1996 and has worked in 5 states in that time. V-O-Cal is lucky he relocated to the Bay Area in September 2007. Dave is most happy when outdoors hiking, biking, camping, skiing and hanging out with his son.