Our Network
A Collaborative Web of Rural Leaders
SPAN's strength comes from the people and partners who form our network. We connect residents and organizations across counties, creating space for shared learning, resource exchange, and aligned campaigns.
Our Partners
Conservation & Climate: EnviroVoters
Sierra Club
Friends of the Inyo
Education & Youth:
Public School Strong-
Placer County
Social & Environmental Justice:
NorCal Resist
CHIRLA
Eastern Sierra Pride
Inyo 350
Labor & Economic Justice:
Sacramento Central Labor Council
Triple Bottom Line:
Sierra Business Council
Featured Speakers
Heidi Hall
Chair of Nevada County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Martha Guzman
Former EPA Region 9 Administrator
Paul McFarland
Mono County Supervisor
District 3
Jeremy Rud
Community Organizer
NorCal Resist
Nelson Esparza
Vice President, Fresno City Council
Sue Hilderbrand
Regional Organizing Manager, CADEM
Izzy Martin
Retired CEO, The Sierra Fund
Former District 4 County Supervisor, Nevada County
Francesca Brittingham
Deputy Director, Leadership for Jobs and a New Economy
Renna Hickey
Sierra Regional Organizer, California Environmental Voters
Justin Ángel Knighten
Former Associate Administrator, Office of External Affairs - Former FEMA, Crisis and Risk Communications Expert
Shannon Olivieri Hovis
Chief Strategy Officer, California Environmental Voters