San Rafael, CA – The Marin County Board of Supervisors has recognized 121 outstanding MarinShares volunteers and Marinterns students for their significant contributions to County departments.
The group includes eight volunteers who gave 20 or more years of service — including one with 38 years — and an intern who served over 1,000 hours. Also included three former volunteers of the year and two interns from former intern teams of the year.
Supervisors passed individual resolutions of commendation at the December 5 board meeting. Honorees were active in 17 County departments, fulfilling many roles.
Gabriel Joslyn of
San Rafael served as a seasonal landscape intern with Marin County Parks.Volunteers in this group patrolled park trails, tutored English, advocated for restorative justice, delivered library materials to homebound patrons, provided administrative support, clipped news articles, ushered Marin Center theatergoers, searched for lost hikers, investigated elder financial abuse, prepared for emergencies, and led Marin Civic Center tours.
Interns gained experience in law, information technology, local history, public policy, health and wellness, communications, marketing, social services, child welfare, human resources, administrative support, and sustainability.
The honorees delivered exceptional performance, completed their County roles, and were recommended for special honors by their immediate staff supervisors.
Livia Danku of San Rafael interned with the Clean Marin program with the Department of Public Works.Marinterns Coordinator Joy Fossett applauded intern honorees. “High school, college, and graduate honorees created substantial impact within their assignments,” she said. “It’s inspiring to witness the next generation dedicating themselves to their community.”
MarinShares Coordinator Anne Starr appreciated volunteer dedication. “The expertise these honorees contributed year after year has greatly benefited us all,” she said. “They are selfless and committed. Their efforts supported Marin residents and helped County staff.”
The MarinShares and Marinterns programs engage a diverse group of area residents who share their talents and energy.
The most recent MarinShares and Marinterns annual impact report denotes more than 7,200 volunteers and unpaid interns serving across the County organization.
Participants are active as archivists, legal interns, fire truck drivers, Marin Center ushers, teen ambassadors, ombudsmen, parks and open space stewards, peer counselors, tutors, emergency radio operators, writers, office aides, public policy researchers, search and rescuers, and much more.
Contact Us: The MarinShares and Marinterns programs engage volunteers who share their skills and student interns who serve while learning. To explore opportunities and to apply, visit the Human Resources website or contact Anne Starr at (415) 473-7167 for volunteering, and Joy Fossett at (415) 473-7447 for student internships.
Honorees listed by hometown, name, assignment, and County of Marin department
Corte Madera
- Ashley Bear, District 2 Intern, Board of Supervisors;
- Mary Coleman, Marin Teen Girl Conference Ambassador;
- Sienna Garsten, Restrictive Covenant Intern and 2021-2022 Intern Team of the Year member, Board of Supervisors;
- Nora Martinis, Senior Peer Counselor, Health & Human Services;
- Lee Spiegel, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Maxwell Ward, Nutrition Wellness Program Intern, Health & Human Services
Fairfax
- Kai Cooper, Data Team Intern, Information Services & Technology;
- Owen Gump, California Room Archivist, Marin County Free Library;
- Stan Rowan, Volunteer Driver, Marin County Fire Department;
- John Sergeant, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Rose Strauss, Sustainability Intern, Community Development Agency;
- Rebecca Wilson, English Tutor, Marin County Free Library
Forest Knolls
- Tom Boss, Patrol Volunteer, Marin County Parks;
- Eliza Warde, Senior Peer Counselor, Health & Human Services
Greenbrae
- Clariss Ajanel, Newsletter Writer Intern, Human Resources Department;
- Caitlin Kawamura, Policy Research Intern, Board of Supervisors;
- Sydney Tirschwell, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office
Kentfield
- James Allen, Civic Center Tour Docent and member of the 2019-2020 Volunteer Team of the Year, Department of Cultural Services
Larkspur
- Mariia Berezinskaia, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Rory Daly, Marin Teen Girl Ambassador and Conference Lead Intern, Human Resources Department;
- Kate Kennedy, OD Free Marin Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Karen Flynn, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Eva Lacy, Marin Teen Girl Conference Ambassador, Human Resources Department
Mill Valley
- Scarlett Goh, Suicide Prevention Youth Action Team Intern, Board of Supervisors and Health & Human Services;
- Brigitte Gras, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Evan Lichtblau, High School Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Jennie Liu, Marin Teen Girl Conference Ambassador, Human Resources Department;
- Finlay Mallard, High School Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Jane Newbegin, High School Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Betty Obata, Administrative Support Aide for the Behavioral Health Division, Health & Human Services;
- Amy Palmer, California Room Archivist and Preservation Associate, Marin County Free Library;
- Savannah Porteus, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Emerson Rabow, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Maggie Sartor, Administrative Aide, Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk’s Office;
- Deborah Stephenson, Financial Abuse Specialist Team Volunteer, Health & Human Services;
- Eloise Weir, Suicide Prevention Youth Action Team Intern, Board of Supervisors and Health & Human Services
Novato
- Sierra Aghazadeh, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Giselle Arreaga, Human Resources Intern, Human Resources Department;
- Sofia Casano, Teen Leadership Crew, Marin County Free Library;
- Jacqueline Ford, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Elizabeth Hannon, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Jim Mann, Volunteer Driver, Marin County Fire Department;
- Anne Marie Mannisto, Newspaper Clipping Aide, Marin County Free Library;
- Drusilla Miller, California Room Docent and Reader for the Lifelong Learning Program, Marin County Free Library;
- Jessica Onick, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Stacey Pogorzelski, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Anne Rains, Surplus Book Evaluator and 2016-2017 Volunteer of the Year, Marin County Free Library;
- Brian Saunders, Administrative Aide, Department of Finance;
- Wallis Smith, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Alma Soria, California Room Archivist Intern, Marin County Free Library;
- Akshara Subramanian, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office
San Anselmo
- Cathy Day, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Marlin Flamer, Packet Assembly Student Service Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Michelle Garcilazo, Law School Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Athena Lowe, Packet Assembly Student Service Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Terry Norton, Ombudsman, Health & Human Services;
- Julia Pelletier, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Thomas Riggle-Waterson, Packet Assembly Student Service Intern, Health & Human Services
San Rafael
- Claire Austin, Teen Leadership Crew, Marin County Free Library;
- Aliyah Bassa, Digital Team Intern, Information Services & Technology;
- Susan Bunker, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Dennis Conway, Marin Civic Center Tour Docent, Cultural Services;
- Frank Cox, Office of Emergency Services Volunteer and 2017-2018 Volunteer of the Year, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
- Emily Cushman, Marin Search and Rescue Volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
- Livia Danku, Clean Marin Program Intern, Department of Public Works;
- Kalissa Dosbayeva, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- April Forsythe, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Christianna Gatti, Teen Leadership Crew and 2020-2021 Intern Team of the Year member, Marin County Free Library;
- Connor Gibbins, Career Explorer Program Intern, Probation Department;
- Kathleen Holland, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Helen Imrie, Administrative Support Aide for the Behavioral Health Division, Health & Human Services;
- Gabriel Joslyn, Seasonal Landscape Intern, Marin County Parks;
- Ralph Lunan, Office of Emergency Services Volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
- Kaith Monterroso, Literacy Tutor/Reading Buddies Intern, Marin County Free Library;
- Alex Morales, Policy and Administrative Projects Intern, Board of Supervisors;
- Don Morosi, Office of Emergency Services Volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
- Isabelle Nicandri, Marin Teen Girl Ambassador and Conference Lead Intern, Human Resources Department;
- Cecile Noland, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Lyla Runkel, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Carole Sherick, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Brendan Shultz, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Isabel Torres, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Karol Vasquez, Human Resources Intern, Human Resources Department;
- Daina Vitols, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Jean Walker, Library Beyond Walls Liaison and 2013-1014 Volunteer of the Year, Marin County Free Library;
- Leyla Winton, Marin Teen Girl Conference Ambassador, Human Resources Department
Sausalito
- Michael Carroll, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library;
- Cristopher Ceral, High School Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Avery Grant, Communications and Marketing Intern, Cultural Services;
- Patty Zevallos, Spanish Language Interpreter Intern, Public Defender’s Office
Stinson Beach
- Kalen Leer, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library
Tiburon
- Mary Anderson, Marin Center Usher, Cultural Services;
- Evelyn Jaffe, Library Beyond Walls Liaison, Marin County Free Library
Sonoma County
- Claudia Heikhaus of Petaluma, Volunteer Archivist and Post-Graduate Archive Intern, Marin County Free Library;
- Mariela Lopez-Corona of Petaluma, Adult Probation Intern, Probation Department;
- Cara Wasden of Petaluma, Reader for the Lifelong Learning Program, Marin County Free Library;
- Daniela Torres of Rohnert Park, Suicide Prevention Youth Action Team, Board of Supervisors and Health & Human Services;
- Brody Niksa of Rohnert Park, Youth Working for Change Intern, Probation Department;
- Katherine Farley of Santa Rosa, Nutrition Wellness Program Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Trinity Hawkins of Santa Rosa, Pre-Law Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Mikayla Royer of Sebastopol, Adult Probation Intern, Probation Department
Other Bay Area Locations
- Colyn Heimerman of Berkeley, OD Free Marin AmeriCorps VISTA Intern and Volunteer, Health & Human Services;
- Christina Pathoumthong of Concord, Post-College Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Denicka Posadas of Daly City, Nutrition Wellness Program Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Zachary Blumenstein of Oakland, Post-Bar Law Clerk, Public Defender’s Office;
- Tariq Williams of Pinole, Student Services Intern, Marin County Free Library;
- Angela Crivello of San Francisco, Post-Bar Law Clerk, Public Defender’s Office;
- Chela Davila of San Francisco, Certified Legal Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Kyle Fennessy of San Francisco, Public Health Preparedness Intern, Health & Human Services;
- Erica Gonzales of San Francisco, Certified Law Clerk, Public Defender’s Office;
- David Gonzalez of San Francisco, Volunteer Attorney, District Attorney’s Office;
- Andie Grossman of San Francisco, Certified Law Clerk, Public Defender’s Office;
- Regina Stella de Castro Hecht Chamma of San Francisco, Law School Intern, District Attorney’s Office;
- Christina Iriart of San Francisco, Post-Bar Law Clerk, Public Defender’s Office;
- Miranda Lockman of San Francisco, Summer Law Clark, County Counsel’s Office;
- Sarah Shafer of San Francisco, Law Clerk Intern, Public Defender’s Office;
- Isabella Stephens of San Francisco, Summer Law Clerk Intern, County Counsel’s Office;
- Johana Jaimes of San Pablo, Pre-Law Intern, District Attorney’s Office
Out-of-State Locations
- Jay Hubert of Port Townsend, WA, Radio Communications Volunteer Planning Team Volunteer, Department of Public Works;
- Veronica La Mont of Seattle, WA, Law School Intern, Public Defender’s Office