Crop from Matthew Pfeifer's photo of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk at night, lights reflecting on the water

Staff Profiles

Meet some of our staff, then learn how you can join them at the Coastal Commission. These are only a few of the positions at our agency. If you have any questions about what it's like to work here, please feel free to reach out via email.

Coastal Program Analyst II

photo of Tamara Doan

Research Program Specialist

photo of Esther Essoudry

Senior Staff Counsel

photo of Karla Galvez

Staff Services Analyst

photo of Vail Krygsman

Coastal Program Manager

photo of Linda Locklin

Management Services Technician

photo of Lila Nazari

Civil Engineer

photo of Jeremy Smith

Coastal Program Analyst III

photo of Amrita Spencer