Dr. Logan Pallin, a Post Doctoral researcher with the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) and Ocean Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, is an ecophysiologist with a primary interest in understanding how wild populations alter their physiology and demography as a response to changes in their environment. To address these questions, Logan collects minimally invasive tissue samples (e.g., blood/skin) and then uses molecular and endocrinological markers to answer specific questions about population health and growth. He works on multiple species of large marine predators worldwide and continuously advocates for ethical animal research and effective conservation and policy. Most of Logan’s work is focused along the Antarctic Peninsula and the coast of California.

Yanely Martinez is an organizer for the Monterey and Santa Cruz regions, empowering local Safe Ag Safe Schools members for climate change solutions and pesticide reform while developing the next generation of leaders. The daughter of farm workers from the Salinas Valley, Martinez served on the Greenfield City Council from 2016-2024 and is a proud mother of four.

Adam Scow is a Public-Interest Advocate, Violinist, and Music Teacher. Adam has helped win environmental campaigns in the Monterey Bay region including the efforts to ban fracking in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. He is a co-founder of the Campaign for Organic & Regenerative Agriculture, a grassroots group working to transition agricultural fields away from toxic pesticides to organic in the Watsonville area. He has served on the boards of Regeneracion Pajaro Valley Climate Action, Watsonville Wetlands Watch, and the Sierra Club. He previously served as a Board Trustee for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, where he helped win one the largest salary increases for teachers and staff in the history of the district and protected vital arts and music programs.   

As a violinist Adam performs with the Santa Cruz Symphony and is the founder of Mariachi Libertad. Adam teaches both orchestra and mariachi through the award-winning El Sistema program in Watsonville.

Dr. Katie Gabriel-Cox is an OBGyn physician serving Santa Cruz county for 17 years. She is a volunteer and board member for the Center for Farmworker Families. She is also a wife and proud mom to 4 young men. She currently serves as the Director of Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology at Salud Para La Gente. She is a board member of the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District and on the board of Hospice of Santa Cruz County.  She is deeply committed to uplifiting and supporting the farmworker community with kindness and advocacy.