Our Mission
The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was created to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and community crises through volunteer training, coordination and deployment.
Abe Powell
John Abraham Powell was born in Stanford and raised in Santa Barbara. As an infant, his parents called him Abie-Baby, and so did everyone else. Abe graduated from Santa Barbara…
Ann Burgard
Ann Burgard was born and raised in Los Angeles, where she began working in film and television production as an independent set builder but most notably as assistant to Mark…
Dr. Amanda Sue Carlisle PhD, M.D.
Sue Carlisle, PhD, MD, is a retired faculty member in the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and Vice Dean, UCSF School of Medicine at Priscilla Chan and Mark…
Craig Granet
Craig Granet received his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction and honors from Stanford University in 1973 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree cum laude from Harvard University in 1976.…
Denise Walden Cooper
After growing up in a small high-desert town, Denise Walden Cooper moved to Santa Barbara in 1985 to attend college. She immediately fell in love with the region’s natural beauty…