The California Land Conservation Summit 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.
Seth Adams Save Mount Diablo , Land Conservation Director |
Reed Addis Environmental & Energy Consulting , Owner |
Chris Alford Alford Environmental , Director |
Julie Allen-Andert American River Conservancy , Office Manager |
Matthew Allshouse Audubon California , Conservation Ranching Program Manager |
Anne Alver Solano Land Trust , Business Services Manager |
Julie Alvis Sierra Nevada Conservancy , Deputy Executive Officer |
Charlene Anderson Tri-Valley Conservancy , Associate Director |
Baxley Andresen FRIENDS Funeral Home , Funeral Arranger |
Adrianna Andreucci Save the Redwoods League , Conservation Programs Associate |
Ian Axsom Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Assistant Conservation Biologist |
Lexi Ballinger Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Conservation Project Manager |
Courtney Barnes Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Director of Land Transactions |
Chelsea Beakes SWCA Environmental Consultants , Natural Resources Project Manager |
Nate Bello WRA, Inc. , Principal |
Melissa Bennett Sonoma Land Trust , Development Program Manager |
Maggie Blankinship River Partners , San Joaquin Valley Regional Director |
Tessa Blevins Shasta Land Trust , Stewardship Director |
Suzanne Borth American River Conservancy , Board Member |
Katherine Boxer Alameda County Resource Conservation District , Chief Executive Officer |
Nicole Braddock Solano Land Trust , ED |
Simon Breen The Escondido Creek Conservancy , Education Director |
Becky Bremser Save the Redwoods League , Director of Land Protection |
Dillon Brook American River Conservancy , Stewardship Manager |
Allyson Brooks Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Community Engagement Manager |
Tony Budrovich Catalina Island Conservancy , President & CEO |
Steve Bullock Siskiyou Land Trust , board member |
Sean Burke Save Mount Diablo , Land Programs Director |
Corinne Calhoun Big Sur Land Trust , Youth Outdoor Programs Manager |
Amy Campbell The Nature Conservancy , Project Director |
Renee Casterline Siskiyou Land Trust , Executive Director |
Allison Cecchini Erggelet The Urban Edge , Owner |
Anne Chadwick Truckee Donner Land Trust |
Leslie Chan The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County , Land Programs Manager |
Cindy Chiang Climate Action Reserve , Business Development Manager |
Sara Clark Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney |
Edward 'Ted' Clement Save Mount Diablo , Executive Director |
Peter Colby Western Rivers Conservancy , Western Rivers Conservancy |
Jeff Conti Sonoma Land Trust , Land Acquisition Project Manager |
Kevin Contreras Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Land Acquisitions Manager |
Mary Cook-Rhyne Mojave Desert Land Trust , Education Coordinator |
Kristin Cottrell Marin Agricultural Land Trust , Stewardship Project Manager |
Rachel Couch CA Coastal Conservancy , Project Manager |
Sherwood Darington Ag Land Trust , Executive Executor |
Jeff Darlington Placer Land Trust , Executive Director |
Bud Darwin Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Education and Volunteer Director |
Jessica Daugherty Westervelt Ecological , Westervelt Ecological Services |
Janice DaVolio Arroyo Foothills Conservancy , Volunteer Board member |
Bryna De Fede San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust , Development Associate |
Bob Dean Mother Lode Land Trust , Board Member |
Michael Delbar California Rangeland Trust , COO |
Elena DeLacy American River Conservancy , Executive Director |
Cheryl DeMars Ag Land Trust , Director of Conservation |
Kaila Dettman Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County , Executive Director |
Michelle Dickey Solano Land Trust , Donor Relations Officer |
John Drew Saddleback Ranch , Manager |
Dash Dunkell Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Stewardship Director |
Hilary Dustin Solano Land Trust , Senior Project Manager |
Gabi Estill Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Grants Manager |
Lena Eyen Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority , Legislative Specialist |
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 |
Kayla Finck Shasta Land Trust , Stakeholder Relations Coordinator |
Christy Fischer Santa Lucia Conservancy , Executive Director |
Bridget Fithian Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Program Assistant |
Nancy Fluharty Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Development Program Manager |
Malia Forbert Northern California Regional Land Trust , Stewardship Coordinator |
Ellen Fred Conservation Partners , Attorney |
Billy Freeman Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Rangeland Manager |
Matt Freeman Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority , Assistant General Manager |
Tamara Galanter Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney |
Juan Pablo Galvan Save Mount Diablo , Land Use Manager |
Justin Garland Peninsula Open Space Trust , Redwoods Program Manager |
Kevin Gaston Mountain Restoration Trust , DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & STRATEGY |
Julie Gerson Anza-Borrego Foundation , Land Program Manager |
Barbara Goto Arroyos & Foothills Conservanc , Director of Operations |
Autumn Gronborg American River Conservancy , Forest Restoration Project Manager |
Xena Grossman Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Development Associate |
Christopher Gurney National Fish and Wildlife Foundation , Wetlands Program Director |
Garrett Gust American River Conservancy , Stewardship & Education Coordinator |
Rich Hamilton Big Sur Land Trust , COO/CFO |
Melina Hammar Sonoma Land Trust , Stewardship Project Manager |
Beverley Hansen Bolsa Chica Land Trust , Executive Assistant |
Paul Hardy Center for Conservation Renewal , Owner |
Emily Harwitz Save the Redwoods League , Conservation Programs Assistant |
Erin Healy Stewardship Council , Director of Land Conservation |
Kara Heckert American Farmland Truat , CA State Director |
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 |
Taylor Honrath Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Elkhorn Slough Foundation |
Kelly Hopkins Sacramento Valley Conservancy , Sacramento Valley Conservancy |
Nicolet Houtz Mendocino Land Trust , Conservation Project Manager |
John Howell Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy , Chief Executive Officer |
Daniel Hulst Ventura Land Trust , Stewardship Manager |
Jennifer Imm The Escondido Creek Conservancy , Education Manager |
Jess Inwood Save the Redwoods League , Parks Program Manager |
Taylor Jang Peninsula Open Space Trust , Stewardship Project Manager |
Beatrix Jimenez Sempervirens Fund , Land Stewardship Associate |
Roshni Katrak-Adefowora Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy , Field Administrator |
Karla Kellems San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust , Director of Outreach |
Randy Keller Eastern Sierra Land Trust , Secretary |
Kate Kelly Kelly Group , Principal |
Geoff Kish Parks California , Vice President of Programs |
Randy Knight Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County , Board President |
Jordan Knippenberg Solano Land Trust , Field Operations Manager |
Irina Kogan Peninsula Open Space Trust , Senior Stewardship Project Manager |
Kimberly Kolpin Bolsa Chica Land Trust , Executive Director |
Kurt Krapfl American Carbon Registry , Forestry Program Officer |
Sneha Kumar Sequoia Riverlands Trust , AmeriCorp Volunteer |
Neoma Lavalle East Bay Regional Park District , Principal Planner |
Michael Linton Vulcan Materials Company , Vulcan Materials Company |
Laura Livadas Solano Land Trust , Solano Land Trust |
Adam Livingston Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Director of Planning and Policy |
Melissa Lobach American River Conservancy , Development Manager |
Johann Lockard Land Life Company USA PBC , Land Life Company USA PBC |
Roxana Lucero Save Mount Diablo , Land Stewardship Associate |
Kathryn Lyddan Marin Agricultural Land Trust , Associate Director of Conservation - Acquisitions |
Daisy Mack Sequoia Riverlands Trust , AmeriCorp Volunteer |
Tom Maloney Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Executive Director |
Tim Malte Solano Land Trust , field steward |
Calen May-Tobin Sonoma Land Trust , Stewardship Assistant Project Manager |
Michele McKinney Rivers & Lands Conservancy , Board President |
Laura McLendon Sempervirens Fund , Director of Land Conservation |
Sarah McMurray Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Membership Manger |
Mark Medeiros Peninsula Open Space Trust , Senior Manager of Community Engagement |
Rod Merys Siskiyou Land Trust , Board president |
Gary Miltimore Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Stewardship Program Manager |
Charlotte Mitchell California Farmland Trust , California Farmland Trust |
Lindsy Mobley Dudek , Habitat Restoration Specialist |
Chelsea Molina California Farmland Trust , Conservation Director |
Deidre Monroe Shasta Land Trust , Conservation Projects Manager |
Cindy Montanez TreePeople , TreePeople |
Walter Moore Peninsula Open Space Trust , President |
Matthew Morassutti Save the Redwoods League , Redwoods Rising Fellow |
Louisa Morris Sonoma County Ag + Open Space District , Acquisition Specialist |
Ben Munger Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Director of Mitigation and Land Management |
Chelsea Murphy SWCA Environmental Consultants , Director of Business Development |
Todd Murphy STMJ Appraisers , STMJ Appraisers |
Jana Nason Esselen Tribe of Monterey County , Tribal Administrator |
Jose Carlos Navarro Solis Big Sur Land Trust , Development Coordinator |
Bob Neale Sonoma Land Trust , Stewardship Director |
Nikki Nedeff Big Sur Land Trust , Associate Director of Conservation |
Tasha Newman Pacific Policy Group , Principal |
Abby Nichols Big Sur Land Trust , Stewardship Projects Manager |
Eamon O'Byrne Sonoma Land Trust , Executive Director |
Connor O'Hara-Baker Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Conservation Specialist |
Laurie Oberholtzer Sierra County Land Trust , Executive Director |
Melissa Odell Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Conservation Project Manager/ Biologist |
Monica Oei Save Mount Diablo , Finance & Administrative Director |
Daniel Olstein Peninsula Open Space Trust , Director, Land Programs & Stewardship |
Katie Otto California Farmland Trust , Development and Operations Director |
Sue Overstreet Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Board Member |
Tania Parker Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Deputy Director |
Sarah Parkes San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust , Development Director |
Leslie Parra Save the Redwoods League , Outreach Program Manager |
Carole Paterson Solano Land Trust , Board Member |
Katie Patterson American Farmland Trust , American Farmland Trust |
Alison Petro The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County , Land Steward |
Aubrey Pickerell Feather River Land Trust , Operations and Land Protection Administrator |
Emmie Pinedo Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Development Assistant |
Gareth Plank Siskiyou Land Trust , board member, Land Acquisition Committee chair |
Judy Pohlman Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Finance Director |
Harry Pollack Save the Redwoods League , General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
Caleb Pourchot Landscape / Land Conservation Software (invoice se , Principal |
Sara Press Sonoma Land Trust , Land Acquisition Program Manager |
Aj Ramon SWCA Environmental Consultants , Project Coordinator |
Neal Ramus Sonoma Land Trust , Director of Community Engagement |
Nikhil Rau POST , Marketing Assistant |
Alicia Reban Nevada Land Trust , Executive Director |
Kent Reeves Rancher-to-Rancher; Sierra Foothill Conservancy |
Bruce Reitherman The Land Trust for Santa Barbara , Conservation Director |
Jane Rice WRA, Inc. , Conservation Finance Manager |
Elizabeth Richardson Southern California Open space Counsel , Coordinator |
Paul Ringgold Save the Redwoods League , Chief Programs Officer |
Patrick Riparetti Big Sur Land Trust , Stewardship Director |
Robert Roach Agricultural Land Trust , Board Member |
Lindsey Roddick The Land COnservancy , Senior Restoration Ecologist |
Devin Rothman The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County , Acquisition Specialist |
Ellie Routt Mother Lode Land Trust , Executive Director |
Ian Rowbotham Sempervirens Fund , Land Stewardship Manager |
Eric Rubenstahl Marin Agricultural Land Trust , Stewardship Project Manager |
Jamie Sammut Sierra Nevada Conservancy , Attorney |
Victoria Sarasqueta Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Administrative Assistant |
Rachel Saunders Big Sur Land Trust , Director of Conservation |
Angie Sberna Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Finance manager |
Laura Schickman Land Trust Santa Cruz County , Land Trust Santa Cruz County |
Misti Schmidt Conservation Partners LLP , Partner |
Steve Schweigerdt Stewardship Council , Land Conservation Program Manager |
David Shabazian Department of Conservation , Director |
Sarah Sigman Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP , Attorney |
Mark Silberstein Elkhorn Slough Foundation , Elkhorn Slough Foundation |
Cain Silvey The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County , Conservation Project Manager |
Jeffrey Single Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Board of Directors Vice President |
Alex Size The Trust for Public Land , The Trust for Public Land |
Stephen Slade Land Trust of Santa Cruz County , Executive Director |
Thomas Smythe Lake County Land Trust , Lake County Land Trust |
Nathan Stone Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation , Staff Attorney |
Dave Sutton The Trust for Public Land , CA Land Conservation Director |
Stephanie Tavares-Buhler Sonoma County Ag + Open SPace , Sonoma County Ag + Open SPace |
Brendan Taylor Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Stewardship Director |
Marti Tedesco Peninsula Open Space Trust , Peninsula Open Space Trust |
Chris Thomas The Freshwater Trust , Staff Attorney & Policy Specialist |
Claire Thompson Sequoia Riverlands Trust , AmeriCorp Volunteer |
Jessica Thompson Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Executive Director |
Noelle Thurlow Peninsula Open Space Trust , Vice President, Conservation |
Megan Tolbert Stewardship Council , Land Conservation Project Manager |
Stephanie Tom Coupe National Fish and Wildlife Foundation , Senior Director, IDEA |
Peter Townley Save Mount Diablo , Land Stewardship Manager |
Cam Tredennick Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Executive Director |
David Tucker Siskiyou Land Trust , Board treasurer |
Lawrence Turner Mendocino Land Trust , Senior Land Acquisition Project Manager |
Ann Van Leer The Escondido Creek Conservancy , Executive Director |
Grace VanKan Sequoia Riverlands Trust\ , AmeriCorp Volunteer |
Jennifer Vasquez Big Sur Land Trust , Conservation Programs Assistant |
Vanessa Vasquez Feather River Land Trust , People and Land Program Coordinator |
Chris Velez Sierra Foothill Conservancy , Land Steward |
Marian Vernon Point Blue Conservation Science , Sierra Meadow Adaptation Leader |
Paul Vienneau Shasta Land Trust , Executive Director |
Matt Wacker H. T. Harvey & Associates , Senior Associate Ecologist |
Rob Wade Feather River Land Trust , Learning Landscapes Coordinator |
Mark Watkins Ventura Land Trust , Board Member |
Kevin Watt TomKat Ranch , Strategic Advisor- Regenerative Ranching |
Sharon Weaver San Joaquin River Parkway & Conservation Trust , Executive Director |
Kendall Webster Sonoma Land Trust , Land Acquisition Program Manager |
Sam Weiser Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Education Coordinator |
Nathan Wickstrum Ojai Valley Land Conservancy , Stewardship Manager |
Dan Winterson Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation , Program Officer |
Camdilla Wirth Sequoia Riverlands Trust , Conservation Biologist |
Tom Work Solano Land Trust , Manager of Land & People Connections |
Chris Wright Mother Lode Land Trust , Board President |
Christy Wyckoff Santa Lucia Conservancy , Director of Conservation Science |