We love the people who love the Lake
Since 2014, the League has used our Core Volunteer Program to recognize our most dedicated volunteers — those individuals who have given at least 15 hours over the course of one year volunteering with the League. Active Core Volunteers continue to work at two or more events each year after being welcomed into the program. Some have given more than 300 hours of their time and effort to protect Lake Tahoe!
For their dedication, Core Volunteers get our endless appreciation and special “We are the League” branded gear that’s not available to anyone else. You can join this elite club by joining one of the League’s citizen science programs, or by joining us for an event.
Collectively, our Core Volunteers have spent over 7,000 hours helping to Keep Tahoe Blue! We are proud to highlight our core volunteers and share their outstanding work.
Featured Core Volunteer: Karen Cutter
Meet Karen Cutter, a dedicated Core Volunteer who has logged an impressive 282 hours protecting Lake Tahoe’s beauty. As a leader in the Tahoe Blue Crew – Littermates, Karen rallies her Meyers neighbors to tackle litter and safeguard Tahoe’s shores.
Her contributions don’t stop there. From helping at Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days and community cleanups to supporting the League’s office and Annual Benefit, Karen’s commitment shines through in every project.
Why does she dedicate her time? “I’ve been a volunteer for years because I love the lake,” Karen shares. When she’s not volunteering, you can find her cycling and hiking through the landscapes she works so hard to protect.
Thank you, Karen, for being an incredible steward of Tahoe. Volunteers like you drive our mission to Keep Tahoe Blue!
Active Core Volunteers
| Volunteers who have given 300 hours or more | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretta Friedel | Naomi Morgan | Deborah Olivieri | Philip Olivieri |
| Mary Ann Werley | |||
| Volunteers who have given 100 hours or more | |||
| Hari Bird | Suzanne (Susie) Crowley | Karen Cutter | Tara Dobyns |
| Mimi Graybill | Bob Harms | Lynn Hori | Linda Kenney |
| Guru Amrit Khalsa | OngKar Khalsa | Ron Kline | Charlene Mattos |
| Kevin McDermott | Kim Metting Van Rijn | Steve Robison | Joanne Rolfe |
| Leonard (Lenny) Smith | Elaine Welch | ||
| Volunteers who have given between 50-99 hours | |||
| Janet Baumann | Thomas Berndt | Cara Bourne | Valerie Castejon |
| Amy Christiaens | Leslie Edmonds | Pollyanne Ertis | Peter Fairley |
| Samia Foster | Matt Franzino | Mark Goldstein | Andrea Lundquist |
| Tiffany MacLaughlin | Jeanette Mori | Lila Peterson | |
| Volunteers who have given up to 49 hours | |||
| Elizabeth Baker | Kole Brouwer | Shelly Brown | Julien Christiaens |
| Katie Craven | Samantha DeLaTorre | Adam Donaldson | Kathleen Donnelly |
| Ben Dosseff | Morgan Edwards | Scott Foster | Jason (Jay) Goldberg |
| Jenny Haas | Leann Joseph | Mark Kennedy | Julie Lytle |
| Maureen Montgomery | Andrew Pavlu | Mariel (MK) Penollar | Lynn Price |
| Lesley Robinson | Katie Sloan | Stephanie Snider | Regina Thackara |
| Isaiah Wood | |||
Legacy Core Volunteers
| Andersen, Jim | Arce, Dan | Atkinson, Sherrie | Beall, William (Bill) |
| Bedwell, Sierra | Bilek, Jason | Bradford, Kirsten | Brown, Barbara |
| Brown, David | Brown, Toby | Bunte, Amanda | Burnham, Tristan |
| Byler, Gregory | Campbell, Mike | Carrol, Phil | Carter, Jerry |
| Carter, Jill | Chavez, Gabriel | Cobel, Carson | Coronado, Veronica |
| Crutchfield, Kelci | Dahler, Russ | Daly, Kathryn | Dawn, Jennifer |
| Dawn-Bloch, Coral | Dawn-Bloch, Sequoia | Dayberry, John | Delehanty, Cheryl |
| Disney, Chris | Disney, Pat | Dittmar, Shaunte | Domingo, Yvonne |
| Eckert, Anton | Eckert, Christian | Eckert, Dave | Edmonds, Jeff |
| Eichenberg, Dylan | Ertis, Brandon | Escobar, Elisa | Fairley, Jeff |
| Fairley, Peter | Forbush, Todd | Garcia, Kerri | Garofalos, John |
| Goodman, Linda | Gray, Tommy | Hao, Sherry | Harter, Larissa |
| Haver, Serena | Hayes, Chad | Heaney, Krystle | Hill, Theodore |
| Hoke, Thomas | Jameson, Mark | Jameson, Sue | John, Deborah |
| Justice, Taylor | Keil, Elana | Keil, Jake | Keil, Kirk |
| Keil, Noah | Kerley, Allison | Kirschenman, Sophie | Klee, Debbie |
| Kojima, Emily | Kristi, Jouett | Kranz, Heather | Lara, Mark |
| Laurence, Chad | Lawrence, Lynn | Le, Khoi | Leskovic, Aimee |
| Mancillas, Mike | Maugeri, Tom | Maxwell, Charleen | McCrone, Ryan |
| Mendoza, Daniel (Dan) | Metcalfe, Travis | Metkovich, Casey | Moffet, Charles (Charlie) |
| Monteleone, Victoria | Morgan, Chris | Murray, Meredith | Nehls, Diana |
| Norton, Simon | Nunnally, Soloman | Oh, Seyung | Outlaw, Zakkary |
| Phillips, Jesse | Psilopoulos, Greg | Psilopoulos, Patty | Ramirez, Juliette |
| Rangel, Lannette | Rickabaugh, David | Riley, Katie | Rincon, Evelyn |
| Rodriguez, Vesper | Rollf, Ian | Ross, Jon | Ross, Sam |
| Rudroff, Savannah | Rury, Nickolas (Nick) | Schlim, Laura | Schutte, Denise |
| Schwartz, Heather | Seyung, Oh | Sirusaite, Genevieve | Smith, Grace |
| Sloan, Katie | Spencer, Dana | Stenzel, Lacy | Stevens, Donielle |
| Stutzman, Caroline | Sullivan, Sharon | Tom, Keith | Usinger, Carolyn |
| Valencia, Ronald | Vass, Hilary | Vass, Kayla | Villamar, Sabine |
| Walker, Brian | Walsh, Meghan | Walton, Kat | Weist, Kelsey |
| Wigart, Russel | Zeman, Kimberly (Kim) |