Meet Our Team
Yes, it takes a village!
Putting together a successful festival takes teamwork and dedication.
Meet our ALL VOLUNTEER team!
Robbie Revel
Planning Committee Executive Director
Robbie has always had a love of nature and science and an insatiable curiosity. She had a 48-year teaching career in high school science and was Director of Quest in Science, an elementary hands-on science program. Retired and active in the volunteer community, she loves to share nature and her passion for birds with others, serving on the board of the Morro Coast Audubon Society as Field Trip Chair and actively leading bird walks.
2026-2027 Morro Bay Bird Festival Planning Committee Members
Bob Blakely
Marketplace Committee
Bob entered active retirement after a 40-year career in production agriculture and advocacy. He has a passion for the natural world and all things outdoors. He stays busy volunteering for several local naturalist organizations and is excited to play a part in planning and executing a successful Morro Bay Bird Festival.
Wendi Craig
Volunteer Committee
Wendi is a retired teacher who was raised by 6 birders. A birder by default. She also enjoys gardening, traveling, photography, eating excellent food and throwing the ball for her two spoiled dogs.
Diane Dickey
Treasurer
Diane loves the outdoors and all the things that come with it – the beauty of nature, intriguing animals, curious weather and the varied sounds. Naturally birding developed years ago as a by-product of backpacking and hiking. 26 years as a private accountant and still at it, getting outside is essential for finding her joy in life and escape from the desk full of numbers. A native Californian and a recent transplant to Pismo Beach from Los Angeles, Morro Coast Audubon and the Morro Bay Bird Festival was exactly the outlet needed to find connection with other like-minded people & to explore the amazing environment we live in here on the Central Coast.
Jody Hollier
Marketing Committee
While Jody has loved birds since she was a child, it is only in the past few years has she called herself a birder. She is a graphic designer and artist who channels her creativity into nature photography and digital drawing. Together with her husband, Jody lives in Morro Bay, finding endless inspiration in the area's coastal beauty and close-knit community.
Marcella Munson
Marketplace Committee
Marcella is a lifelong birder who is excited to be back in her home state of California after a 30-year career in higher education, most recently serving as department chair and professor of French and Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University. She and her husband live in Atascadero and have two teenage sons. In addition to volunteering with the Morro Coast Audubon Society, Marcella also dedicates much of her time to the Atascadero public schools. She currently serves as Vice President of Communications (newsletter + social media accounts) for the Atascadero Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), and as School Site Committee Chair/District Representative for Atascadero High School. Marcella's favorite adventures take place in nature, and combine her love of birding with her passion for photography, art journaling, writing, and hiking.
Bob Revel
Program Development
Bob is retired after 30 years of Electronics Engineering in the Aerospace industry. He began birding in the 70s and traveled with his wife, Robbie and his binoculars to many places in the world but loves our local birding with the best birders in the state!! He enjoys using his computer skills for managing the data bases required for our MBBF planning and our web based app Bobolink.
Sue Shields
Reception/Hospitality
Sue is a retired teacher who is pursuing her passion for children and nature. She enjoys reading, hiking, yoga, bocce ball, gardening and volunteering. Sue volunteers for the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, the Elfin Forest, and Meals That Connect.
Jeanette Stone
Website/Workspace Administrator
Retired Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Jeanette previously served as chair of the Morro Bay Bird Festival and is currently responsible for maintaining the festival website. Birding is her passion. She takes every opportunity to add life bird species to her ebird check lists.
Carol Tuttle-Pilling
Hospitality
Carol is a retired teacher who volunteers at the Elfin Forest, Sweet Springs Preserve, Morro Bay Estuary Program, and is part of the Morro Coast Audubon Education Team. She and her husband George enjoy living in Los Osos and partaking in all of the birding activities our area has to offer.
Mandy Ward
Sales and Merchandise
Mandy is a retired microbiologist with an endless curiosity about anything biological. Originally from the U.K., she is still learning to identify our local birds, which she occasionally draws or paints. But after a decade living on the central coast close to Morro Bay she would not wish to live anywhere else.