Looking for wide-open spaces she lived in northwestern Montana for several years working for the Forest Service and hiking the national forests on the Forest Inventory and Assessment crews in Montana, parts of Idaho, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Her interdisciplinary background helped foster a love for plants, animals, and natural ecosystems. After returning to California, she settled in the San Lorenzo Valley to raise her two children, both now grown. Hobbies include hiking, backpacking, yoga, and gardening.
Tangi is dedicated to supporting the District and staff to make Santa Cruz a more resilient and sustainable community for all. Her interdisciplinary background helped foster a love for plants, animals, and natural ecosystems. It is this devotion that inspires her to work for an organization that seeks to find voluntarily win-win solutions that help people help the land.