NBC has a small, but very capable and dedicated staff that works collaboratively with our passionate and talented volunteers, our energetic Board of Directors and our many partners at the Bay, in the watershed and beyond.

Roger Mallett – Executive Director
roger.mallett@newportbay.org

Roger joined NBC as a Naturalist in 1999 and became passionately involved at the Bay, first as Education Committee Chair in 2000, and then as a Board Member and Steering Committee Chair in 2001. Roger has a B.Sc. from the University of London, England and more than thirty years of environmental consulting, project management and business management experience. He has been associated with several non-profit organizations as a volunteer, officer, or pro-bono consultant. He is the environmental representative on the Newport Bay Watershed Management Committee.

Patrick McCaffrey – Volunteer and Program Coordinator
patrick.mccaffrey@newportbay.org

Patrick joined NBC in this position in October 2008. Patrick has a BA from UCI in Social Ecology with an emphasis on environmental studies, and previously worked for the California Department of Parks and Recreation at Crystal Cove State Park. He is passionate about teaching and motivating students of all ages, and enthusiastic about engaging our many Naturalists in the activities that they enjoy doing.