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Peter Drekmeier
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Peter Drekmeier multitasking at his desk in the PCC, shortly after the merger that created BAA+PCCF. Credit: Mark Bult / Bay Area Action Archives

Bio

Peter was Issues Coordinator for the national Earth Day 1990 campaign, Executive Director of the Earth Day Network in 2000, and was a founding member of Bay Area Action. He served many roles at BAA over the years, including as Executive Director, and leading multiple projects and campaigns.

Post BAA

He served on the Palo Alto City Council from 2006 to 2010​ and as Mayor in 2009, and has been the Policy Director for Tuolumne River Trust since 2007.

Peter Drekmeier

Nicknames
Batuka Big Tree Warrior, The Drektor, Pedro
Positions
Co-Founder, Executive Director

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