Our Staff
Alice Light
Executive Director
A graduate of Yale (BA) and Berkeley (MCP), Alice (she/her) has been in the nonprofit sector for the past decade. With a background in urban planning and community building, she works to build a sustainable organization that can nurture, support and inform new families now and into the future. Her 3 kids keep life full and playful outside of work.
Bobbi Williams
Director of Operations
Bobbi (she/her) has been a part of the NR team since 2006. She is the co-founder the San Francisco Birth and Baby Fair and is a Cuban Salsa Rueda Dance instructor.
Hannah Rigg
Class Administrator
Hannah offers baby carrying consultations at Natural Resources and has a new found interest in gardening.
Zinnia Wolf
Floor Manager
Zinnia (she/her) is the Floor Manager and NR’s self-proclaimed “Welcome Wagon”. As a queer mother of three, Zinnia enjoys nurturing the SF's diverse parents and families from a sincere place of compassion and enthusiasm. Zinnia is continuing her education in reproductive justice and postpartum care.
Danita Mcginnis
Buyer
(She/Her)
Nai Vargas
Floor Staff
Monica Higgins
Buyer's Assistant
Hello! My name is Monica Higgins and I use She/Her (pronouns). I grew up in Milwaukee, WI and a few other places throughout the midwest. I then moved to the Bay Area 9 years ago; where I attended June Jordan Highschool for Equity and Mills College. My current position at Natural Resources is the Buyers Assistant.
Aliyah Washington
Floor Staff
Aliyah Kekahiwalani Washington (she/her) is a queer, indigenous woman originally from O'ahu, Hawai'i. She is an aspiring birth worker who wants to help facilitate healing and community-centered care for black and indigenous folx.
Our Board of Directors
Lee Burgess
Board President + Attorney/Co-Founder Law School Toolbox LLC
Lee is an attorney, entrepreneur and mom of two kids -- and loves helping other mamas and families feel empowered and educated.
ERIKA WARREN
Board Vice President, Attorney at Warren Lex LLP
Erika is a litigator and avid reader of cookbooks. Natural Resources was the source of great support and friendships during both of Erika's pregnancies, and taught her everything she knows about babies.
Sue Baelen
Board Secretary + Homebirth Midwife
An avid fan of Natural Resources since 1992, Sue has always been involved in community-building including The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and the San Francisco Homebirth Collective.
SLAVA ZHAKOV
Board Treasurer, CTO at Genesys
A technology leader who wants parents to have access to information and resources during their pregnancy and parenting journey.
Marguax Axelrod
Creative Producer and Designer
Events Industry leader and designer with a passion for cultivating community through engaging and dynamic experiences.
Dr Nicole Glynn
Getzwell Pediatrics
Nicole is a pediatrician at Getzwell Pediatrics and the mother of 2 young girls.
Gina Gorman
VP of Marketing, Rocksbox
Gina is a marketing professional, mother and explorer in San Francisco. She is passionate about the community and information Natural Resources provides to parents in the Bay Area and beyond.
Surya Kishi Grover
Founder and mama
DR. DHARA THAKAR MEGHANI
Founder of Parentline; Faculty member at USF
A licensed psychologist in California, Dr. Meghani’s clinical expertise and research concerns the promotion of infant and perinatal mental health and family relationships through the design and implementation of accessible, evidence-based interventions aimed to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression during the transition to parenthood.
Ryan Rawson
Senior Software Engineer, Code Next Coach
Ryan is the father of an exuberant 3 year old and is passionate about giving children the space to be what they want to be.
Jodi Winemiller
Nurse Midwife at The Mission Bernal Women's Clinic, CPMC
Jodi is a midwife and mother of twins. She cares deeply about supporting families through pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.
Irene Viosin
Insights Research Manager
