Shelly Brantley

Project Director

Shelly Brantley is Project Director of RISE (Rural Initiatives Strengthening Equity), the Statewide Rural Coordinating Center, a program of the California Health Collaborative. Shelly has worked in tobacco control programs throughout rural Northern California since 1990, primarily as project director for the American Lung Association’s regional and competitive grant programs. Shelly has been an active member of numerous coalitions which saw some of the earliest secondhand smoke protections passed in local communities prior to state laws being passed.

On behalf of the California Tobacco Control Program, Shelly served as a consultant on tobacco industry retail strategies for the Washington State Center for Health Training – Seattle and Yakima; Ohio Department of Health – Bureau of Health Promotion & Risk Reduction, and Montana Governor’s Advisory Council on Tobacco Use Prevention.

Shelly received Bachelor and Master of Public Administration degrees from California State University, Chico.

Stephanie Porrazzo

North Coast Regional Coordinator

Stephanie Porrazzo has been involved in public service for over 10 years but is new to the world of tobacco control. Much of her experience has come from working in public assistance programs and the COVID response with Shasta County Health and Human Services. Most of her life has been spent in Northern California, growing up in the Sacramento area. She is passionate about working with underserved communities and populations for health equity.

Stephanie eared a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chico State University and a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from National University.

Beatriz Baez

Central Valley Region

Beatriz (she/her/hers) was born and raised in Madera just an hour south of the Yosemite National Park entrance. Beatriz enjoyed growing up in a diverse, agricultural community despite the scorching hot summers. She attended the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) for her Bachelor’s degree and Fresno State for her Master’s degree. After graduate school, she worked at universities on the Central Coast as a Residential Education Coordinator and Community Director. Beatriz is now part of Equality California’s OUT Against Big Tobacco Central Valley program and is based in Madera. Beatriz enjoys reading, crafting, Netflix, and hanging out with her cats.

Dyane Osorio

Gold Country and North Valley Region

Dyane Osorio is the Sierra Club northern California’s Mother Lode Chapter Director. Like most Americans she comes from a vibrant immigrant story. Born in Southern California her family moved to South America when she was four years old and returned to California to attend college at CSU Northridge, where she received her B.A. in Political Science and dual Minors in Economics and History. In 2010, she moved to Sacramento and co-founded the higher-education nonprofit, Dream. Develop. Do., that fundraised scholarships for marginalized students and helped organize the largest annual university fair and FAFSA/Dream Act applications bilingual assistance event.

Her professional experience includes, serving as Press Secretary for Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada and being a certified expert translator. Prior to these positions she was also a Policy Consultant for Jim Gonzalez & Associates, where she prepared reports on environmental justice, higher education, elections, and voter participation. In her current role at the Sierra Club, Dyane and her team have taken part in numerous waterways and green spaces clean-ups, where tobacco butts are the most common litter found. Dyane looks forward to continuing tobacco waste work in the 22, mostly rural counties, that her chapter serves.

In her spare time, Dyana loves to hike, bike, and travel. Her hiking adventures include summiting Mt. Whitney, and many mountains in Ecuador and Chile.

Nykeia Harris

Gold Country

I am Nykeia Harris. Project Director of Calaveras County Public Health – Tobacco Prevention Program. Originally, I am from Southern California (Inland Empire) and relocated to Northern California during Summer 2019. While residing in Southern California, I have received my Bachelors in Health Science and Masters in Public Health from California State University, Fullerton (both degrees from the same institution). I have been employed with my current role since March 2020. Since beginning my role in Calaveras County, I have heard some of the challenges in passing policy, but the trainings and skills I have learned over the past two years has equipped me with the tools in planning to make incremental changes. I am proud to serve the Calaveras youth and community in tobacco education and cessation.

My hobbies include fitness, baking, outdoor activities (i.e., hiking, camping) and traveling.

Holly Laird

Gold Country and North Valley Region

Holly Laird (she/her) is from the San Francisco Bay Area and has lived in the Central Valley and Gold Country Region for over 10 years. Holly currently works (remotely) as a federal contractor on CDC’s COVID-19 response as a Health Communications Specialist.

She started her career in public health as an AmeriCorps member serving in a community health center in the Central Valley. Her work focused on asthma prevention and tobacco control in South Merced. This experience motivated her to work in the tobacco control field on the local and state level on policy initiatives to reduce access to harmful products and exposure to secondhand smoke. Although Holly no longer works in the tobacco control field, she is thrilled to serve on RISE’s Advisory Committee and continue advocating for rural communities. Holly holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of California, Davis.

Madison Bible

North Valley Region

Madison was raised in Redding. She is the Tobacco Program Coordinator for Shasta County Health and Human Services, Public Health-Tobacco Education Program.

She is a mother, wife, sister, and aunt. She loves spending time with her family, the outdoors, traveling, and adventures.

Madison holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. She started her career working with Shasta County’s Resource Management in their Building Department. Here she learned about building codes and zoning ordinances. This experience motivated her to take on a more active role. Madison was promoted within Resource Management to their Environmental Health Department. Here she began learning about household hazardous waste, tire disposal, and recycling. The position opened her eyes to how common household items can be harmful to our health.

One day Madison was learning how cigarette butt waste was the number one littered item in environmental clean-ups. It sent her down a rabbit hole where she continued to research tobacco product waste and the damaging effects tobacco product waste has on our environment. She learned that vape and cigarette waste are classified as hazardous waste and subjected to special disposal requirements. She was dismayed to learn that despite these special disposal requirements, many communities are unequipped to dispose of them as required by the State and thus end up in landfills and as litter.

Little did she know that her time at Resource Management was preparing her for a position in tobacco control. Her time in Resource Management helped lay the perfect foundation for understanding zoning and municipal codes as well as just how prolific tobacco product waste is and the hurdles that are necessary for proper disposal.

She looks forward to continuing tobacco work and creating a safer community for her kids.

Angelica Garcia

Central Valley Region

Angelica Garcia (she/her/hers) was raised in the city of Fresno, California. She is a Community Engagement Manager with The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). She brings 10 years of experience in program development, advocacy, community organizing, and trauma-informed practices. Angelica is passionate about equity and transforming systems and policies that impact the most marginalized communities. In her free time, Angelica enjoys listening to podcasts, visiting beaches, and spending time with her family.