About Us
Parks Now is a broad coalition of experts, activists, and community leaders from across California who are concerned about the state of our public parks.
Our mission is to encourage elected leaders throughout the state to finally take meaningful action towards improving the parks system. Not all of our members are long time parks advocates: many represent communities of color, and others are experts in public health or other relevant fields. However, all of us are united in the belief that our parks can and should do better.
Founding Members
Jose Gonzalez
Latino Outdoors
He is the Founder-emiritus of Latino Outdoors, as well as, conservationist, environmentalist, Chicano, and educator.
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista
University of California, Los Angeles
He is currently the Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture – School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles.
Edward M. Norton
TPG Capital, L.P.
He is currently the Senior Advisor on Environment for TPG Capital and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Grand Canyon Trust and The Wyss Foundation. He is the Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Landscape Conservation System Foundation.
Coalition Members
Aaron Abelman
Adriana Guerrero
Executive Director
Salted Roots
Bay Area
Alvaro Sanchez
Ambrose Carroll
Belén Bernal
Ben McCue
Charles Thomas
David Diaz
Delaney Alamillo
Executive Director
Community Nature Connection
Southern California
Guillermo Rodriguez
Jean Park
Kim Bailey
Luis Villa
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Marcos Trinidad
Nooshin Razani
Paying Her
Sergio Carranza
Sandra Celedon-Castro
Sissy Trinh
Toody Maher
Tori Kjer
Veronica Padilla-Campos
Yvette Lopez Ledesma
