Our Team
AARON NULL
Executive Director
Aaron is the founder of Street Stewards. As a graphic designer and passionate OBecian, as he walked the beautiful streets of Ocean Beach in 2018 he tried to think of a way to get the community to commit to cleaning their neighborhood in a fun way that used his inherent skills. Hence, Street Stewards was born with a simple OB map and one green line indicating Aaron’s adoption. He spread the idea through social media and town chatter and the rest is history. He is from West Chester, PA, went to school at Penn State for film, and lived in LA in the 2010’s working as a film editor before escaping the traffic and rat race of LA for the more relaxed environs of San Diego. He is married with a daughter, dog, and loves walking all over San Diego!
SCOTT HORST
Executive Director
Scott grew up in Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Miami University (the one in Ohio) with an Engineering Degree. He followed his siblings to San Diego immediately after graduating in 1984 and worked in the Microelectronics field for the first half of his career as an Engineer and then in sales.
His parents sold their dry-cleaning business in Ohio to follow their adult children to San Diego and purchased Margaret’s Cleaners. Over the years all the siblings have returned to the family business, which is now the nation’s largest high-end dry-cleaning business with locations from La Jolla to Los Angeles. You could say cleaning is in his blood. Scott runs the sales and customer service aspects of the business, and his focus has been the Los Angeles territory culminating with purchasing and renovating the new LA facility.
Scott moved to Escondido in 2015 and started his work on the litter issue in 2018, organizing group pickups, and discovered Street Stewards in early 2020. After convincing Aaron to launch an Escondido map, he saw the impact this could make on a larger scale and joined the team later that year, funding the formation of the 501c3 with the long-term goal of a national launch with a phone App. Scott became a Rotarian to promote the Street Steward program and speaks regularly at other clubs in San Diego, along with regional environmental committees.
Scott lives with his dog Hobbes in the hills of Escondido and his passion is powder skiing which has him working on a second residence in British Columbia, Canada. He also really enjoys riding his e-assist mountain bike, which he has found very useful in picking up litter and feeling like a kid again except for when he crashes.
MATTHEW ERICKSON
Board Member
Graduate from UCSB, bachelors in philosophy, and a longtime San Diego resident. Matthew Erickson is a CPA specializing in real estate accounting. As a self starter and motivated professional, Matt, “Rojo”, has grounded himself in his San Diego neighborhood and created a successful accounting firm. He joined Street Stewards to speak his mind for the betterment of the community. He spends most of his time with his three-year-old son playing baseball in the backyard and going to Padres games.
MITCHELL MCCLINE
Board Member
Mitch grew up in Iowa with passions for nature and technology. For a career he pursued technology which has led to a over 15 year focus on building and managing marketing systems. Mitch joined Street Steward’s founder to help build the initial microsite that gave early stewards a way to claim their streets. He continues to support the amazing Street Stewards community as a steward and as a board member. When Mitch is not volunteering as a Street Steward he also volunteers with San Diego Herpetological Society. In his free time he enjoys hiking, nature photography, camping, and anything to connect with nature.
EMILY MCGOVERN
Board Member
I’m a passionate business consultant born and raised in Jersey, and a lifelong adventurer. I thrive on helping individuals and organizations follow their true north. Empowering people to see the good in themselves fills my cup and gets me out of bed each day! Whether it’s in my personal life or my profession, I enjoy guiding people to discover opportunities they may not have seen before and helping them turn their visions into reality. I believe in creating ripple effects of good and Street Stewards is the perfect example of how small changes in your actions and intentions create large waves!
VAUGHN NORTH
Board Member
Mr. North was born in 1945 in Liberty, Missouri, and grew up in Independence, Missouri, where he evidenced his inclination for science and music in his schooling and community activities. He attended Brigham Young University 1963-1970, graduating cum laude with a BS in chemistry and a minor in physics. The next three years he served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany, managing anti-aircraft weaponry as part of NATO forces. In 1973 he entered the University of Utah School of Law and afterwards took a position with the Patent Development Office at the University of Utah Research Park, doing patent work on diverse technologies from artificial organs to computer robotics and aerospace inventions.
In 1978 Mr. North moved into private practice, eventually forming Thorpe, North & Western LLP, a nationally recognized law firm with over 35 patent attorneys. During this period, Mr. North authored over 1000 patents covering virtually every field of technology, including 25 patents on his own inventions.
In addition to legal activities, Mr North was awarded the status of “Second Busiest Man in the USA” in 1996 by Southland Corp and 7-11 Stores and was first recognized as a “Renaissance Man” in nationwide news releases, referring to his activities as a scientist, inventor, composer, conductor, music performer on piano, cello and voice, member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 16 years, civic organizer. He has been awarded “Man of the Year” awards for community service in Sandy, Utah, 1993, and Escondido, California, 2016.
Mr. North is a published author, including “The Renaissance Attitude” promoting a life of diverse interests, and “The Game of Sleep” for enhancing holistic health practices. His speaking engagements include motivational seminars and performances of his chorale/audio visual work entitled, The New Testament in Christ, a musical anthology on the life of Christ.
He has five children and 16 grandchildren and is married to Myrna Lynn North, who is a retired attorney and similarly involved in community musical activities as a violinist and pianist.
LAUREN SHORT
Board Member
Lauren is originally from Westchester, New York, where she grew up in nature and outdoor spaces. After graduating from college in Boston, MA, she moved to San Diego to pursue an environmental career and explore the west coast. Lauren has eight years of nonprofit experience, previously working at I Love A Clean San Diego in various roles; most recently she was the Director of Community Engagement, where she oversaw and implemented a multitude of volunteer programs to enhance San Diego’s communities and coastline. She currently works with the City of San Diego as a Recycling Specialist, where she educates the public with environmental knowledge and action. Lauren joined Street Stewards to continue engaging and educating community members to help prevent litter and marine debris. She is inspired by Street Stewards mission and volunteers and looks forward to supporting involvement in each corner of San Diego County. In her personal time, she loves coffee, exploring national parks, backpacking and hiking with her boyfriend, playing volleyball, all animals – especially her two cats – and collecting too many (no such thing) houseplants.
JOE VETTEL
Board Member
Joe recently retired after 15 years as CEO of The Geocon Group, a geotechnical and environmental engineering company. He is currently working part time providing guidance to his successor. Joe spent a dozen years on the board of the non-profit HomeAid San Diego connecting the real estate/construction industry to service provider that build homeless shelters. His newfound spare time is spent getting kid time before they (son 19 and daughter 17) are both off to college, hiking, biking, backpacking, and becoming more involved in Street Stewards.
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