Meet the Team

Adam Somers (he/him) is a 25+ year veteran of the music business. From 1971 - 1993, Mr. Somers held a number of positions in the Creative Services and Marketing departments at Warner Bros Records.

From 1988 - 1991 Mr. Somers was the Senior Vice-President of Creative Services and Operations. In 1991 Mr. Somers assumed the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing Planning and Operations. In 1994 Mr. Somers became the Executive Vice-President of the Alternative Distribution Alliance. In 1995 Mr. Somers became the General Manager of Vapor Records, started by Neil Young. Mr. Somers did the start-up and was the liaison with Reprise Records and WEA Distribution. In 1996, Mr. Somers joined DreamWorks Records. Mr. Somers lead the New Media and Internet initiative for DreamWorks Records. From January 2000 -January 2001, Mr. Somers was the Sr. VP of Partnerships and Label Relations at Music.com in New York. In January of 2001, Mr. Somers re-located back to Los Angeles and started OutsidetheSystem L.L.C. From April 1, 2004 -December 31, 2015 Mr. Somers was the Executive Director for the nonprofit PEN Center USA from 2004-2014. Currently, Mr. Somers is the Executive Director of the CCC Foundation (2015-the Present). Mr. Somers has a BA in English Literature from UC Berkeley and a Standard Secondary Teaching Credential from the State of California.

Adam Somers

Executive Director

Anne Harrison

Director of Programming and Operations

Anne (they/them) grew up in Queens, NY and went on to join the California Conservation Corps Placer Center in 2018 and their Backcountry Trails Program in 2019. From there, they continued working in conservation in both academic and field settings. In Lassen National Forest, they surveyed invasive plant species and created informational maps in GIS. At UC Davis, they worked as a lab manager in a plant sciences lab at UC Davis, conducting laboratory experiments for the continuation of research by the Principal Investigator and graduate students.

Anne is also a licensed 7-12 science teacher and taught high school physics before coming to work for CCCF. While teaching, they received recognition for their advocacy efforts in teacher education and student support regarding the safety of queer students and educators. Before receiving their teaching degree, Anne completed a Bachelor’s in Biology and Psychology, where they performed both undergraduate and post-bac research on the effects of urban pollutants on benthic macroinvertebrate populations. In addition to their STEM background, Anne has a certificate in Nonprofit Management.

Dana

Morvan

Digital Marketing Manager

Dana (she/they) is from Toronto, Ontario and brings a unique skillset to the foundation with her creative flair, strategic acumen and problem solving capabilities. As the CCCF Digital Marketing Manager, she rebranded the foundations website and social media, resulting in global recognition from over 40,000+ unique visitors.

Prior to this, she has held several roles in Marketing and Leadership, including those within the government. Her entrepreneurial spirit soared when she founded a Full-Service Marketing Agency in 2020. There, she not only secured partnerships with industry giants like Shopify and Wix but also propelled the agency to over $20,000 in revenue, earning accolades from notable outlets such as GuelphToday and The Wellington Advertiser.

As a recent Bachelor of Commerce graduate, Dana’s talents extend beyond the digital realm to encompass a diverse array of interests, including being a member of the University of Windsor Womens' Hockey Team, as well as Directive Lead for the Odette Marketing Association.

Itzel

Roman

Program Coordinator

Itzel (she/her) started her career in wilderness conservation and outdoor education in 2018 as an Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps (ESCC) corps member. There, she spent two months working on trails and living in Kings Canyon National Park. During this time she rediscovered her connection to the wilderness, one that is deeply rooted from running around in the mountains of Oaxaca as a young child. In 2019 she was an assistant lead for the CCC Foundation's Women In the Wilderness program. She continued her leadership development with ESCC, leading trail crews in 2021 and 2022. She is beyond grateful that her work has provided the opportunity to explore and live in places that include Kings Canyon NP, INYO NF, Sierra NF, Los Padres NF, Shasta-Trinity NF, and Tahoe National Forest. In 2023 she joined Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) as a program facilitator, facilitating a curriculum on identity, leadership, and community through outdoor experiences for high school youth. Since 2018 she has been Wilderness First Aid certified and in 2022 earned her Wilderness First Responder certification. Now, she is excited to be part of the CCC Foundation as program coordinator and lead. "I hope to always inspire an authentic revitalization of relationship with the land, not by borrowing it from someone else, but by finding your roots and remembering how to grow your own," Robin Wall Kimmerer in her favorite book “Braiding Sweetgrass.

Luz

Lara

Operations Coordinator

Luz Lara (she/they) is a queer first-generation Latinx who has spent nine years involved in conservation work, trail construction, and personal/community development programs. She started her journey as a corpsmember with the California Conservation Corps and spent two years sharpening her trail construction skills during spikes, the Backcountry Trails Program (BCTP) in Yosemite NP, and the Australian exchange program. After finishing her time as a corps member, she decided to stay in trails, working back-to-back seasons for several public land management agencies, including National Park Service, CA State Parks, and more. As time passed, their passion for outdoor work (both technical trail construction skills and broader conservation efforts), social justice and community organizing grew. Eventually, Luz became a work sponsor in Yosemite NP for the BCTP during the summers and continued to expand her technical skills with California State Parks or the National Park Service developing in the winters. After three years, Luz felt ready to face the challenge of running their own crew. In 2022 she became a WILDlands technical supervisor for Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps (ESCC). In this role she was able to help cultivate leadership and community development skills for new conservationists who represent traditionally marginalized communities and guide them through navigating their own development and technical skills in the wilderness. After two seasons as a crew supervisor, Luz became a Field Operations Coordinator for ESCC. In her new role with the CCC foundation Luz hopes to continue to cultivate her passion for exchanging knowledge, providing support and mentorship, and foster the establishment of a safe and thriving community. Even though Luz is slowly leaving trail maintenance behind she is excited to apply everything she's learned, combined with her love and dedication, to her role at CCC Foundation and hopefully influence upcoming generations to explore and protect our natural world.