Board / Staff
About Friends of Sutter’s Fort
Friends of Sutter’s Fort is a nonprofit 501c3 and is the cooperating association for Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park. Since our founding in 1990, we have been dedicated to helping California State Parks bridge the funding gap between what is allocated annually to Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, and what is needed in order to restore historic structures, preserve important artifacts and provide exceptional educational programming to the tens of thousands of students who visit the park each year.
As the nonprofit partner at Sutter’s Fort SHP, we do not operate the park or currently manage programs. We do manage the Museum Store within Sutter’s Fort and host many events throughout the year.
One of our primary goals is helping connect community members, especially elementary school students, with Sutter’s Fort. Friends of Sutter’s Fort collaborates with California State Parks at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park to engage visitors of all ages in programs, events and services.
BOard of Directors
- Joan Cochrane, Chair
- Brandon Mettler, Vice-Chair
- Valerie Raphael, Secretary
- Samuel David Capps, Treasurer
- Amanda Hutchings
If you are interested in learning more about board service with Friends of Sutter’s Fort, please email us at Friends@Suttersfort.org.