Tempra Board is a professional grant writer and development consultant specializing in grant proposal writing, publication design, and donor development for environmental and conservation organizations, arts groups, and health and human service agencies.

She holds a Master's degree in Communication Development from Colorado State University and a Bachelor's degree in English from Humboldt State University. Tempra has more than 13 years of resource development experience, including as Development Director of small and mid-sized nonprofits, including Trees, Water & People in Colorado, the Environmental Protection Information Center in northern California, and the statewide California State Rural Health Association.

Tempra never tires of exploring and working to protect the natural world. She lives in Chico, California.