Our Team

Who Stewards This Work

This site is the public hub of the Cascadia movement, stewarded by the Department of Bioregion, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 85-4402939). The Department provides the legal, financial, and administrative backbone for bioregional organizing so that the people doing place-based work do not have to build that infrastructure alone.

Our vision is a world of interconnected bioregions and bioregional movements. In Cascadia, that work runs through two established programs: the Cascadia Department of Bioregion, which stewards this hub and the movement’s culture, identity, and organizing, and Regenerate Cascadia, which supports long-term regeneration and landscape-level work. Financial disclosures for the organization are published on our organization page.

How We Organize

We use horizontal, circle-based project management. Teams operate with leads, Stewards, and collaborative agreements rather than top-down hierarchy. Power is shared, and leadership is emergent.

Several roles carry the work. Staff hold day-to-day operations and program delivery. Stewards hold project authority within a defined scope. Ambassadors are participants in our education program who carry the story of Cascadia into their communities. Members and Supporters sustain all of it; you can join them at Support.

Leadership Circle

The Department of Bioregion is guided by a Leadership Circle responsible for organizational direction and coordination across programs. Brandon Letsinger founded the Department of Bioregion and continues to steward the organization and the Cascadia movement’s public presence. The Leadership Circle also includes Ben Moseley and Clare Attwell. Fuller introductions are coming soon.

Board of Directors

The Department of Bioregion is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that holds fiduciary responsibility for the organization. Board member introductions are coming soon.

Staff and Program Teams

Our staff and program teams carry the day-to-day work across the Cascadia Department of Bioregion and Regenerate Cascadia. Team introductions are coming soon.

Work With Us

The team is larger than any roster. Organizers across the bioregion lead Topic Groups and local groups that grow from Circle to Chapter to Hub; you can find them through our Chapters page. If you want to represent Cascadia where you live, start with the Ambassador program. For everything else, contact us.