2019 California Land Conservation Conference

The California Land Conservation Conference is the largest annual gathering of land trusts, public agencies, foundations, and conservation professionals in the state. Our two-day event consists of thought-provoking speakers, powerful networking opportunities and unparalleled access to decision-makers in the conservation community.

When

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8:45 AM PDT
-to-
Friday, March 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM PDT

Where

Asilomar Conference Center

800 Asilomar Ave
Pacific Grove, CA 93950

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Contact

California Council of Land Trusts
CA Council of Land Trusts
916-497-0272
grace@calandtrusts.org
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Jenna Allred  Santa Lucia Conservancy , Natural Lands Manager
Julie Alvis  CA Natural Resources Agency , Deputy Assistant of Admin and Finance
James Andrasick  Big Sur Land Trust , Vice-Chair
Adrianna Andreucci  Save the Redwoods League , Conservation Programs Associate
Katie Bagby  Feather River Land Trust , Development Associate
Barry Baker  Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Guille Barbosa  Big Sur Land Trust , Executive Projects Manager
Sara Barth  Sempervirens Fund , Executive Director
Brandt Bates  Turf Image Geospatial , GIS Analyst and Project Manager
Josie Bennett  Laguna Canyon Foundation , Restoration Manager
Janie Bettencourt  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Administrative Director
Tessa Blevins  Shasta Land Trust , Stewardship Director
Gary Bloom  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Trustee
Mila Bock  Western Colorado University
Nicole Braddock  Solano Land Trust , ED
Becky Bremser  Save the Redwoods League , Director of Land Protection
Keali'I Bright  Department of Conservation , Division DIrector
Allyson Brooks  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Community Engagement Manager
Karminder Brown  San Benito Working Landscapes Group , Coordinator
Krieg Brown  Stewardship Manager , California Rangeland Trust
Matthew Brown  Pacific Gas and Electric , Principal Land Consultant
Corinne Calhoun  Big Sur Land Trust , Youth Outdoor Programs Manager
Anthony Castaņos  Save the Redwoods League , Land Stewardship Manager
Denise Castro  Save Mount Diablo , Stewardship & Outreach Associate
Leslie Chan  The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County , Land Programs Manager
Trish Chapman  State Coastal Conservancy , Central Coast Regional Manager
Jennifer Charney  Save the Redwoods League , Senior Manager of Marketing Communications
Lauren D Chavez  Sempervirens Fund , Project Manager
Deanna Chedsey  Solano Land Trust , Development Associate
Rose Cheng  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Community Events Assistant
Shannon Ciotti  Sierra Nevada Conservancy , Grants Program Coordinator
Gordon Clark  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Senior Director of Development
Sara Clark  Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney
Ted Clement  Save Mount Diablo , Land Stewardship Manager
Rolando Cohen  Save The Redwoods League , COO/CFO
Peter Colby  Western Rivers Conservancy , Western Rivers Conservancy
Kenneth Collins  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Land Steward
Kevin Contreras  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Land Acquisitions Manager
Kyle Cooper  Save the Redwoods League , Public Relations Manager
Lindsay Cope  Santa Lucia Conservancy , Conservation Project Manager
DeDe Cordell  Yuba Water Agency , Communications Manager
Kimberly Cox  California Council of Land Trusts , California Council of Land Trusts
Jamie Creath  Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County , Outreach Manager
John Currey  Solano Land Trust , Board Member
Susanna Danner  Eastern Sierra Land Trust , Land Conservation Program Director
Sherwood Darington  Ag Land Trust , Executive Executor
Jessica Daugherty  Westervelt Ecological , Westervelt Ecological Services
Jay Dean  John Muir Land Trust , Creative Strategy Director
Ane Deister  California Council of Land Trusts , Executive Director
Marc DelPiero  Ag Land Trust , Board Member
Elena DeLacy  American River Conservancy , Executive Director
Cheryl DeMars  Ag Land Trust , Administrative Assistant
Kaila Dettman  Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County , Executive Director
Alfred Diaz-Infante  Big Sur Land Trust , Trustee
Michelle Dickey  Solano Land Trust , Donor Relations Officer
John Donnelly  Wildlife Conservation Board , Executive Director
Julie Drezner  Big Sur Land Trust , Member, Board of Trustees
Rachel DuBose  self
Dash Dunkell  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Stewardship Director
Jack Easton  Rivers & Lands Conservancy , Executive Director
Tiffany Edwards  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Easement Project Manager
Dan Ehresman  Northcoast Regional Land Trust , Executive Director
Tracy Ellison  Solano Land Trust , Conservation Program Manager
Gabi Estill  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Grants Manager
Linus Eukel  John Muir Land Trust , Executive Director
Todd Farrington  Big Sur Land Trust , Director of Community Programs
Rachael Faye  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Public Access Program Manager
Beth Febus  Big Sur Land Trust , Conservation Projects Manager
Russell Ferretti-Hoyle  Sempervirens Fund , Director of Marketing and Communications
Christy Fischer  Santa Lucia Conservancy , Executive Director
Bridget Fithian  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Executive Director
Monique Fountain  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Tidal Wetland Program Director
Ellen Fred  Conservation Partners , Attorney
Louis Frizzell  Ag Land Trust , Treasurer
Kate Furlong  Ventura Land Trust , Stewardship Director
Tamara Galanter  Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney
Juan Pablo Galvan  Save Mount Diablo , Land Use Manager
Olivia Garfield  Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy , board member
Justin Garland  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Redwoods Program Manager
Heather Golden  Golden Ag Assistance LLC , Secretary
Daniel Gonzalez  Center for Community Advocacy , Executive Director
Ashley Gora  Big Sur Land Trust , Development Manager
Marshall Gorham  Sacramento Valley Conservancy , Stewardship Director
Barbara Goto  Arroyos & Foothills Conservanc , Director of Operations
Don Gruber  Conservancy of the Range of the Condor , Executive Director
Caitlin Guthie  The Conservation Fund , Associate Director, Conservation Loans
John Hain  Conservancy of the Range of the Condor , Director
Reggie Hall  LegacyWorks , Director, Conservation Finance
Rich Hamilton  Big Sur Land Trust , COO/CFO
Robert (Bob) Hammond  Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation , Senior Lands Program Manager
Colleen Haraden  Balance Hydrologics, Inc. , Water Resources Geoscientist
Paul Hardy  Center for Conservation Renewal , Owner
Josh Harwayne  Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc. , Natural Resources Division Manager
Emily Harwitz  Save the Redwoods League , Conservation Programs Assistant
Diane Hayes  Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Development Director
Erin Healy  Stewardship Council , Director of Land Conservation
Reina Heinz  Colorado State University , Graduate Student
Meredith Hendricks  Save Mount Diablo , Land Programs Director
Joel Hernandez  Center for Community Advocacy , Lead Organizer
Tom Hicks  Hicks Law , Attorney at Law
Amanda Hill  Land Trust Alliance , Southwest and California Program Manager
Kathleen Hitt  Siskiyou Land Trust , Conservation Director
Taj Hittenberger  Sonoma Land Trust , Stewardship Assistant Project Manager
Steve Hobbs  The Conservation Fund , California State Director
Sam Hodder  Save the Redwoods League , President and CEO
Hannah Hodgson  John Muir Land Trust , Community Programs
Melanie Hogan  John Muir Land Trust , Director of Major Gifts
Ava Holiday  Avarna , Founding Partner
Anna Huber  Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency , Planner
Lauren Hubert  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Director of Conservation
Daniel Hulst  Ventura Land Trust , Stewardship Manager
John Hunt  Northern CA Regional Land Trust , Conservation Director
Kevin Ice  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Coyote Valley Project Manager
Wendy Jackson  Land Trust Alliance , Executive Vice President
Virginia Jameson  Department of Conservation , Climate and Conservation Program Manager
Taylor Jang  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Stewardship Project Manager
Robin Jepsen  Law Offices Of Robin Jepsen , Attorney at Law
Karlee Jewell  Northcoast Regional Land Trust , Project Manager
Beatrix Jimenez  Sempervirens Fund , Land Stewardship Associate
Aaron Johnson  Ag Land Trust , President
Rona Kardener  Save the Redwoods League , HR & Operations Manager
Fred Keeley  CCLT , Executive Director
Karla Kellems  San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust , Director of Outreach
Chris Kelly  The Conservation Fund , California Program Director
Kate Kelly  Kelly Group , Principal
R. Brian Kermeen  Tuolumne County Land Trust , President
Melanie Kimbel  Marine Science Institute , Advancement Director
Kent Kinney (Reedley College Forestry Program  Reedley College Forestry Program , Natural Resources Instructor
Jordan Knippenberg  Solano Land Trust , Field Operations Manager
Kevin Knowles  Conservation Land Group , President
Jamie Knowlton  Better Place Forests , Operations Manager
Dave Koehler  Sonoma Land Trust
Jennifer Koepcke  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Director, Institutional Engagement
Irina Kogan  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Senior Stewardship Project Manager
Jen Kuszmar  Sonoma County Ag + Open Space , Sonoma County Ag + Open Space
Bryan Largay  Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Conservation Director
Mandy Latzen  CA Dept of Conservation , Deputy Director
Neoma Lavalle  East Bay Regional Park District , Principal Planner
Katie LeBaron  Siskiyou Land Trust , Board Member
Nelson Lee  Law Offices of Nelson J. Lee , Principal
Greg Leonard  Land Trust of Santa Clara Valley , Executive Director
Michael Linton  Vulcan Materials Company , Vulcan Materials Company
Adam Livingston  Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Director of Planning and Policy
Johann Lockard  Land Life Company USA PBC , Land Life Company USA PBC
Robert Lucero  Ute Land Trust , Executive Director
Roxana Lucero  Save Mount Diablo , Land Stewardship Associate
Kathryn Lyddan  Kmlyddan Consulting , Principal
Roberta Lyons  Lake County Land Trust , Board Member
David Mancera  Kitchen Table Advisors , Regional Director
Tim Martinez  Arroyos & Foothills Conservacy , Program and Land Administrator
Alfred Mata  Public Health Advocates , Program Manager
John McCaull  Sonoma Land Trust , Land Acquisition Program Manager
Jordan McKay  Pacific Gas and Electric , Senior Land Consultant
Mary McKenna  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Operations Director
Laura McLendon  Sempervirens Fund , Director of Land Conservation
Pearl McLeod  Save the Redwoods League , Communications Assistant
Ralph Mihan  Retired , Retired
Wendy Millet  TomKat Ranch , Director
Gary Miltimore  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Stewardship Program Manager
Charlotte Mitchell  California Farmland Trust , California Farmland Trust
Kate Mitchell Mehle  Big Sur Land Trust , Director of Development
Walter Moore  Peninsula Open Space Trust , President
Luis Morales  The Big Sur Land Trust , Stewardship Associate
Korina Moreno  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Administrative Assistant
Brendan Moriarty  The Trust for Public Land , Senior Project Manager
Sopac Mulholland  Sequoia Riverlands Trust , President/CEO
Todd Murphy  STMJ Appraisers , STMJ Appraisers
Bob Neale  Sonoma Land Trust , Stewardship Director
Nicole Nedeff  Big Sur Land Trust , Associate Director of Conservation
Chelsea Neill  Balance Hydrologics, Inc. , Hydrologist / Geomorphologist
April Newlander  Sanctuary Forest , Executive Director
Tasha Newman  Pacific Policy Group , Principal
Abby Nichols  Big Sur Land Trust , Stewardship Projects Manager
Scott Nichols  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Development and Communications Manager
Shannon Nichols  Sonoma Land Trust , Director of Philanthropy
Val Nixon  Lake County Land Trust , President
Iris Nolasco  California FarmLink , Central Coast Program Coordinator
Richard Nutter  Ag Land Trust , Board Member
Larry Oda  Big Sur Land Trust , Trustee
Melissa Odell  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Conservation Project Manager/ Biologist
Monica Oei  Save Mount Diablo , Finance & Administrative Director
Kay Ogden  Eastern Sierra Land Trust , Executive Director
Daniel Olstein  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Director, Land Programs & Stewardship
Adrienne Otis  Big Sur Land Trust , Accounting Manager
Lynn Overtree  San Benito Agricultural Land Trust , Contract Staff
Julie Packard  Monterey Bay Aquarium , Executive Director
Nancy Painter  Painter Executive Search Inc , Painter Executive Search Inc
Carl Palmer  LegacyWorks Group , Founder
Katie Panek  Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Conservation Program Manager
Corey Pargee  Feather River Land Trust , Development Director
Tania Parker  Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Deputy Director
Sarah Parkes  San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust , Development Director
Katie Patterson  American Farmland Trust , California State Policy Manager
Landon Peppel  The Wildlands Conservancy , Northern California Conservation Director
David Perry  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati , Staff Attorney
Rita Petrekova  The Escondido Creek Conservancy , The Escondido Creek Conservancy
Emily Pinedo  Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Development Assistant
Kyle Pinjuv  Sonoma Land Trust , Conservation Easement Program Manager
Gareth Plank  Siskiyou Land Trust , board member, Land Acquisition Committee chair
Harry Pollack  Save the Redwoods League , General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Katie Poole  Arroyos And Foothills Conservancy , Board Chair
Richard Popchak  Ventana Wilderness Alliance , Development Director
Sara Press  Sonoma County Ag + Open Space , Acquisition Specialist
Adam Qian  Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Conservation Project Manager
Brendan Quirk  Land Trust Santa Cruz County , Land Trust Santa Cruz County
Abigail Ramsden  The Nature Conservancy , Project Director
Neal Ramus  Sonoma Land Trust , Director of Community Engagement
Alicia Reban  Nevada Land Trust , Executive Director
Michael Reeves  East Bay Regional Park District , Chief of Land Acquisition
Bruce Reitherman  The Land Trust for Santa Barbara , Conservation Director
Elizabeth Richardson  Southern California Open Space Council , Volunteer
Matt Richmond  WRA , Associate Principal
Paul Ringgold  Save the Redwoods League , Chief Programs Officer
Patrick Riparetti  Big Sur Land Trust , Stewardship Director
Jeff Roberts  Assemi Group , Entitlement Manager
Guillermo Rodriguez  Trust for Public Land - California , California State Director
Deborah Rogers  Center for Natural Lands Management , Director of Conservation Science and Stewardship
Ian Rowbotham  Sempervirens Fund , Land Stewardship Manager
Kristin Salmon  John Muir Land Trust , Conservation and Development Associate
Jamie Sammut  Department of Forestry & Fire Protection , Attorney
Amber Sanchez  Big Sur Land Trust , Development Associate
Rachel Saunders  Big Sur Land Trust , Director of Conservation
Karen Scarborough  Scarborough Strategic Consulting , President
Thomas Scharffenberger  Scharffenberger Land Planning & Design , Consultant
Kent Schillerstrom  Tuolumne County Land Trust , Member
Melanie Schlotterbeck  Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks , Green Vision Coordinator
Misti Schmidt  Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass , Attorney
Sam Schuchat  Coastal Conservancy , Executive Officer
Steve Schweigerdt  Stewardship Council , Land Conservation Program Manager
Don Scoles  San Diego Habitat Conservancy , San Diego Habitat Conservancy
Erika Seward  Bear Yuba Land Trust , Bear Yuba Land Trust
Keisha Sexton  LA Neighborhood Land Trust , Director of Organizing
Dr Rodrigo Sierra Corona  Santa Lucia Conservancy , Grassland Ecologist
Sarah Sigman  Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney
Mark Silberstein  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Stephen Slade  Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Executive Director
Marc Smiley  Solid Ground Consulting , Principal
Thomas Smythe  Lake County Land Trust , Executive Director
Laura Solorio  Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Board Member
Lance Spece  Northcoast Regional Land Trust , Project Manager
Brian Steen  Conservancy for the Range of the Condo , Director
Hilary Stevenson  Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District , General Counsel
Kristen Stipanov  Eastern Sierra Land Trust , Communications Coordinator
Judith Sulsona  Big Sur Land Trust , Member, Board of Trustees
Stephanie Tavares-Buhler  Marin Agricultural Land Trust , Acquisitions Manager
Brendan Taylor  Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Stewardship Director
Carie Thompson  Land Trust of Santa Cruz Co , Land Trust of Santa Cruz Co
Jessica Thompson  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Program Assistant
Noelle Thurlow  Peninsula Open Space Trust , Vice President, Conservation
Matthew Timmer  Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Natural Resources Manager
Thomas Tisch  Feather River Land Trust , Board Member
Tom Tolliver  Sonoma Land Trust , Fire Recovery Project Manager
Liz Torczyner  POST , Director of Marketing
John Trammell  The Wildlands Conservancy , Project Manager
Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis  Big Sur Land Trust , President/CEO
Nita Vail  California Rangeland Trust , Chief Executive Officer
Mazarin Vakharia  Midpeninsula Regional Open Space , Assistant General Counsel
Ann Van Leer  The Escondido Creek Conservancy , Executive Director
Ann Van Leer  The Escondido Creek Conservancy , Executive Director
Chris Velez  Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Land Steward
Paul Vienneau  Shasta Land Trust , Executive Director
Grace Vohden Snead  CA Council of Land Trusts , CA Council of Land Trusts
Krista Vossekuil  John Muir Land Trust , Associate Director Development & Communications
Aja Walter  Sonoma Land Trust , Development Associate
Megan Wargo  Pacific Crest Trail Association , Director of Land Protection
Kendall Webster  Sonoma Land Trust , Land Acquisition Program Manager
Braidan Weeks  Ute Land Trust , Regional Director
Jasmine Westbrook  Solano Land Trust , Stewardship Project Manager
Nathan Wickstrum  Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Restoration Specialist II
Madison Williams  Ute Land Trust , Student Intern
Meghan Williams  escondido creek conservancy , Development Associate
Candace Wo  The San Diego Foundation , Mitigation Funds Manager
Chet Work  Land Trust for Santa Barbara County , Executive Director
Patrick Wright  CA Tahoe Conservancy , Executive Director
Dr Christy Wyckoff  Santa Lucia Conservancy , Director of Conservation Science
David Younkman  American Bird Conservancy , Vice President, Western Region
Carla Zilliox  Big Sur Land Trust , Communications Manager