Lisa Richardson is the President of the Tiny Pine Foundation. Lisa has been a board member since the Foundation's inception, serving as Secretary. Fundraising Chair, and now President.

Lisa has dedicated herself to giving back to the community and making a positive impact on the lives of those displaced by wildfires.

Lisa is the executive director of the Lipp Productions film "ReBuilding Butte," a film that chronicles The Tiny Pine Foundation and a few of its tiny home recipients. She was also the executive director of the Jerry Jensen walk-n-doc "Afterburn," which features several fire survivors shortly after the Camp Fire.

Beyond her work with the Tiny Pine Foundation, Lisa runs her court reporting business, is a mother of two and Mimi of Lucas and Harper. She currently resides in Carmichael, California, with her three dogs, Bella, Stewart and Edgar.

Cherika, a California native with deep roots in her community, immediately jumped into
action after the Camp Fire and became an Administrator for Paradise Fire Adopt A Family.
She helped the community by collecting donations, assembling toiletry gift bags and
volunteering at the Red Cross shelters. She has raised over $50,000 in donations, attended
multiple gift card distributions, assisted with organizing the 2019 Easter Event at Billie Park
and put together a backpack giveaway for the children. She continued her charitable efforts
by assisting with provide housing and furnishings for the Survivors.
Cherika has worked for Contractors’ Licensing Center for the past 6 years helping
contractors obtain their licenses nationwide’. When she is not working, Cherika enjoys
hiking, camping, long road trips, painting, gardening, cooking and spending time with her
family, friends and 2 fur babies.

Michelle's support of the homeless community started in 1985 as a board member for Hamilton Families. For 25 years, she has organized a Mother's Day Brunch for moms experiencing homelessness. Michelle has also been mentoring a young woman who, after being homeless for 18 years, has recently published a book entitled "Trapped in the Homeless Hustle".

After the Camp Fire, Michelle traveled to Paradise and Oroville to deliver meals and supplies and joined the Adopt a Family efforts. She heard about what Alyssa was starting and stopped by the job site to deliver a couple of lasagnas. She was so moved and inspired that she purchased a few of the things Alyssa needed and has supported Tiny Pine ever since.  

​Professionally, Michelle has spent over 25 years as a management and marketing consultant focused on Fortune 500 companies and their executive leadership. She is currently co-producing, with her husband, an online cooking series called "Dads That Cook."

Sara graduated from CSU Chico in 2002 with a B.A. is Kinesiology and a minor in Business Management.  As a resident of Paradise during the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, Sara deeply feels the Tiny Pine Foundation’s mission of providing housing and disaster relief to those affected by wildfires. Sara met Alyssa through her time volunteering after both the Camp Fire and Bear Fire.  She is humbled and blessed to become an official board member in 2021.  

​Sara is an office manager and bookkeeper for a local architecture and engineering firm.  She is excited to be a part of giving back to the community that she has called home for over 20 years.  In Sara’s off-time she can be found in the gym, outside enjoying all of the beauty that Butte County has to offer, or traveling with her friends.

We are so proud of our Founder, Alyssa! In January of 2024 she received her General Contractors License and now additionally serves as our Responsible Managing Officer!