Our Board

  • Marc Evans

    Marc has made great strides towards community fire safety in a short time. He began in 2020, helping start a Firewise Neighborhood in North Orinda and joined the volunteer Orinda Firewise Council, now the Moraga Orinda Firewise Network (MOFN). He is currently the MOFN Chairperson, coordinating efforts across 40 Firewise Neighborhoods throughout Moraga, Orinda, Bollinger and Canyon. Additionally, Marc is a Fire Adapted Community Ambassador for MOFD.

    Marc spearheaded the initiative to start the Fire Safe Moraga-Orinda (FSMO) non-profit in 2023 at the suggestion of MOFD Fire Chief Dave Winnacker and is currently the President.

  • Steve Hoyt

    Steve came to the FSMO Board after a successful 35 year career in technology sales and management. As a longtime resident of Moraga, he developed deep roots in the community and understood the need for wildfire safety. Steve became a Firewise leader in his neighborhood and a FAC-A volunteer prior to joining the Fire Safe Moraga-Orinda Board. He is passionate about bringing grant funds into the area to improve fire safety and insurability by accelerating fuel reduction projects.

  • Sandy Gross

    Sandy and his wife Paula have lived in Orinda for almost 40 years. He has served on the Educational Fund for Orinda (now called ONE} and raised money for the public schools for 12 years. He is currently a block captain for his neighborhood Firewise community. He joined the board to help raise funds for others in the Orinda and Moraga communities to create defensible space for their homes.

  • Jud Hammon

    Jud has lived in Orinda for almost 30 years, and has spent much of that time as a community volunteer. He has served on Orinda's Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) for 2 years and on the Citizens Infrastructure Oversight Commission (CIOC) for 4 years. Along with serving on FSMO’s board, Jud is currently a member of Orinda's Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Commission (SSTOC) and is a MOFD Fire Adapted Community Ambassador. He is committed to finding ways to help reduce the risk of wildfire within our community.

  • Melanie Light

    Melanie Light has been a resident and volunteer in Orinda for over 25 years. She founded the Orinda Firewise Council and has served on the Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Committee for three years. She has also served on various committees for her daughter's elementary school, Orinda Park Pool and the steering committee of the American Photographers Archives Group West, among others. Melanie has had an extensive career in the photography and art fields, including, as founder and executive director of Fotovision, a nonprofit in support of documentary photography. Currently, she works as an art consultant and art appraiser.

  • Rob Schroeder

    Rob Schroeder serves as the Executive Director for Fire Safe Moraga Orinda and is the ‘Boots on the Ground” member of the organization. Rob first became involved with wildfire safety after moving into the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood of Orinda. He soon volunteered to be the Fire Safety Liaison for his neighborhood and is a Firewise leader as well. Rob is a FAC-A volunteer and is the current president of the Rescue 1 Foundation.