Eric Busboom  |  President

Eric is the founder and CEO of Clarinova Software, a rapidly growing software startup committed to improving the ways that retailers and consumers interact through web applications. Eric’s extensive knowledge of software has come from many years of experience in working with multiple software startup companies in diverse industries. He has also held several leadership roles within the telecommunications industry working for QUALCOMM, Inc.
After software, Eric’s second passion is philanthropy. Eric resides in beautiful San Diego with his wife and son where he is focused on rebuilding the environmental community. He is very active in San Diego Social Venture Partners and is the lead partner for the Canyons Campaign. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and continues his lifelong commitment to learning and teaching others through his philanthropic efforts and by using technological innovations to improve the quality of business and life.

Carrie Schneider  |  Vice-President

Carrie Schneider is a biologist who never fails to be entertained by the unique and fascinating qualities of San Diego's natural habitats. She grew up in the verdant countryside of the Hoosier state then moved to the east coast, where she earned a Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is now a scientist at a San Diego biotechnology company. She led the Environmental Systems subcommittee for the City Wide Canyons Sewer Maintenance Task Force, whose proposed improvements to City procedures for accessing sewer infrastructure in open space parks were adopted by the City Council in 2002. She is a founder of San Diego Canyonlands, started the Friends of Switzer Canyon in North Park, and continues to lead volunteers to restore upland and stream-side habitat. She enjoys contributing to the Herbarium collections at the San Diego Natural History Museum as a trained parabotanist for the Plant Atlas project and was president of the San Diego chapter of the California Native Plant Society from 2002-2004, where she continues to serve as a board member.

Janice Barnard  |  Treasurer

Janice Barnard is a business owner with her husband of J. Griffis Construction, a residential construction corporation.  Her prior professional experience has been in technology and business solutions with a focus in electronic document management.  Over the last 24 years she has worked in Management and Sales positions for Xerox Global Services/Business Services, Standard Register and ADP Dealer Services.  Janice has been involved as a volunteer for environmental groups over the last twenty years. She has been a Sierra Club member for 18 years and a Nature Conservancy supporter since 1989.  She is a docent for the Torrey Pines State Reserve.  Her past volunteer experience includes Sierra Club Executive Committee (Portland), Sierra Club Event Coordinator for Clean Rivers Campaign (Oregon), campaign outreach for the Bear & Cougar Initiative (Oregon), volunteer for the Nature Conservancy (Oregon) to catalogue field research, and Sierra Club Canyon Campaign Advisory Board (San Diego).  Additionally, she has been a volunteer and event chair for Friends of the County Animal Shelter (FOCAS) and is currently a volunteer for community events for San Diego Humane Society. Janice attended California State University, Long Beach and earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration with a designation in Finance. She also attended University of Oregon and earned her M.S. degree in Applied Information Management.

Vicki Estrada  |  FASLA, APA

Vicki Estrada is a landscape architect and urban designer and President of Estrada Land Planning in San Diego. Estrada Land Planning provides land planning, landscape architecture, GIS, revegetation, visual analysis, and urban design services. Vicki is a graduate of Cal Poly SLO and has over 33 years of private practice experience, working for both public and private interests. She is currently Chair of the City of San Diego Community Forest Advisory Board and Chair if the San Diego Airport Public Art Advisory Committee and is on the County of San Diego Historic Site Board. She also served 9 years on the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and co-authored the White Paper on San Diego Canyonlands.

Susan Stone Hayes  |  Secretary

Susan is active as a volunteer in many community organizations. She currently serves as a trustee of the Washington National Cathedral Association, and sits on the operating board of St. Paul’s Senior Homes and Service here in San Diego. She is a member of San Diego Social venture Partners, and has been involved with the Canyons Campaign since the beginning of that affiliation. She is also a member of the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation’s Women’s Fund. She is working with the Escondido Creek Conservancy to raise support for a new interpretive center designed by James and Drew Hubble. Susan has a degree in Art History from Finch College, New York City. After growing up as an Army brat, she lived for many years in Tucson, Arizona and love the Sonoran desert, where she still owns property. She has lived in Rancho Santa Fe for over 25 years.

Kevin Johnston

As one of the leaders of the Friends of Normal Heights Canyons, Kevin Johnston volunteers to help organize restoration, environmental planning, and hikes in the canyons. He works as a Land Use/Environmental Planner for the County of San Diego Department of Planning and Land Use – Regulatory Division. Kevin has a B.A. in Geography from Michigan State University and a Master’s Degree (MCP) in City Planning from San Diego State University. Kevin enjoys hikes throughout the County, and is also a member of the Cuyamaca State Park Volunteer Trail Maintenance Unit. Earlier in his career, Kevin served as a high school teacher for five years in the Detroit and Chicago Public School Districts. He taught courses in Travel and Tourism, Geography, and Computer Technology at Golightly Career and Technical Center and Tilden High School.

John Hanley

John is the Executive Director of the Downtown San Diego Partnership Clean and Safe Program. This program is a Property and Business Improvement District ("PBID") that provides services in the downtown area of San Diego. His prior professional experience has been in the hospitality industry and he worked in management at hotels and resorts for 20 years. He is a co-leader of the Friends of 47th Street Canyon since June 2009 and participates in monthly canyon cleanups in collaboration with the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department and I Love A Clean San Diego. John sits on the Executive Committee and is a Board Member of the City Heights Business Association since May 2009 and currently is the Treasurer. Additionally he is very active in the Facelifts (neighborhood restoration) that take place in City Heights. He has lived in San Diego since 1988 and appreciates the natural beauty and great weather that San Diego has to offer.