About Our Staff
Cindy Margulis, Executive Director, joined the Golden Gate Audubon staff in May 2014 after many years as a GGAS volunteer. She has administrative experience in both the non-profit and private sectors, most recently at Destiny Arts Center in Oakland and Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay. In the private sector, she has worked as a strategic business development leader and marketing strategist in a range of businesses. As a Golden Gate Audubon volunteer, she helped advocate for protection of endangered California Least Terns at Alameda through GGAS’ Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Reserve committee. A longtime birder, Cindy has also served as a volunteer and wildlife educator for conservation groups including International Bird Rescue, Oakland Zoo, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and East Bay Regional Park District. She has a B.S. from Boston University.
Ilana DeBare, Communications Director, joined the Golden Gate Audubon staff in January 2012 after more than 20 years as a journalist. Ilana worked as a business reporter and columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, and as a political and business reporter at the Sacramento Bee. A co-founder of the Julia Morgan School for Girls in Oakland, Ilana is author of the book Where Girls Come First: The Rise, Fall and Surprising Revival of Girls’ Schools (Tarcher/Penguin, 2004). She has a B.A. in English from Harvard College and a Master’s in Journalism from U.C. Berkeley.
Monica Moore, Office Manager, joined Golden Gate Audubon in February 2015 and has over 20 years of administrative experience. She has an extensive career in both the arts and ministry. In addition to working as the Office Manager, Monica serves as Pastor of SafeHouse Church in Richmond. Monica has a B.S. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Master of Divinity Degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Noreen Weeden, Director of Volunteer Programs, was formerly a Golden Gate Audubon board member who served as chair of the San Francisco Conservation Committee and board secretary. She is an active volunteer for Golden Gate Audubon, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, and the Yerba Buena chapter of the California Native Plant Society. She worked in technology in large corporations and for a small, local business. Noreen has a B.A. in International Relations and a M.S. in Telecommunications.