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From the local to the global, projects in the Environment & Health program engage in a wide spectrum of activities to promote a healthy, just, and sustainable world.
Environmental projects promote integrated approaches to sustainability that combine or cross issues of environmental protection, sustainable resource use, green jobs and economies, and environmental justice. Programmatic activities include working to combat global warming, promoting alternative energies, establishing environmentally sustainable business practices, encouraging voter participation on environmental issues, and educating the public.
Health projects work across the full spectrum of health-related issues, from increasing healthcare access for underserved populations to health care reform and policy, and from reproductive justice to providing research and resources on specific health issues including HIV/AIDS, schizophrenia, hepatitis C, and cancer.
Kathleen Bolts is Program Manager for Environment & Health at Tides. Previously, Kathy served as Foundations and Religious Orders Director at SHARE, where she was responsible for developing long-term fundraising strategies. Kathy has traveled extensively to El Salvador and throughout the United States on fundraising and speaking tours. As a program manger at the Mission Economic Development Agency, Kathy was responsible for outreach and government advocacy for immigrant small business owners in the Mission District of San Francisco, and examined land use zoning issues and the environment impact of development in the area. Kathy holds Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Spanish from the University of California at Davis and an MA in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University.
Andrea Skinner is Program Coordinator for Environment & Health at Tides. Andrea has extensive customer service and administrative experience through her work with The Full Circle Group, LLC. She recruited, trained, and supported advocates on human trafficking issues at the Project to End Human Trafficking; she also spent a summer working in the Strategic Planning Department of the Bangkok office of Ogilvy & Mather, an international advertising agency. Andrea is a graduate of University of Pittsburg, having received her BA in Political Science and Nonprofit Management.
Douglas Gaines is Project Controller, helping Environment & Health projects understand and manage their finances. He brings extensive knowledge of payroll and finance systems to the role as well as previous experience at Tides, where he was Senior Payroll Coordinator from 1996 to 2001. Doug grew up in Detroit, Michigan and is a graduate of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he received a B.A. in Pre-Law/Social Welfare Studies. He returns to Tides after seven years in various roles including Payroll Administrator, Payroll Supervisor, and Accounting Specialist at Glide Foundation, a social service organization serving San Francisco’s poor and disenfranchised for over 40 years. Doug spends much of his free time in recreational activities including mountain biking and (mostly indoor) rock climbing, as well as park and beach runs with his canine companion, Tessa.
Natasha Wallace is Human Resources Manager for the Environment & Health and Policy, Strategy, & Global Initiatives programs.
