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Staff BiographiesON THIS PAGE Operations Staff | Land Conservation Program Staff | Youth Investment Program Staff Operations Staff
Allene Zanger joined the Stewardship Council as executive director in February 2009. Ms. Zanger directs staff operations, coordinates the work of the organization's 32 board members, and oversees the organization's long-term strategy. With a staff of 19, the Council is dedicated to ensuring that more than 140,000 acres of watershed lands located across the state of California are conserved and enhanced to provide a broad range of beneficial public values. Additionally, Ms. Zanger oversees the Stewardship Council's Youth Investment Program in its efforts to distribute more than $2 million in grants annually to connect Northern and Central California's underserved youth to the outdoors. Prior to joining the Council, Ms. Zanger served as regional director for the Inter-America and Pacific Region of the Peace Corps, overseeing Peace Corps' operations at 23 posts to support more than 2,300 volunteers serving in the 29 countries of the Inter-America and Pacific Region. Ms. Zanger was herself a Peace Corps Volunteer, serving in Panama from 1993 to 1995 in the field of environmental education. From 1996 to July 2002, Ms. Zanger served as director of School-Community Partnerships in the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office in Bakersfield, California. She also founded and served as program director for the Central Valley Communities for Children AmeriCorps Program, which has provided tutoring and mentoring services to thousands of children from low-income families. Ms. Zanger spent several years in the Office of the California Attorney General as a deputy attorney general where she represented public agencies responsible for protection of the state's natural resources. She also carried out the duties of vice president of public affairs and general counsel for the Tejon Ranch Company, a publicly held corporation headquartered in California which owns nearly 270,000 acres of farm and ranch lands in Kern and Los Angeles counties. She has been a board member or volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club of Bakersfield and other youth serving organizations. Ms. Zanger was awarded a Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of the Law and received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. She is a native Californian who was raised on her family farm outside of Hollister, California.
David joined the Stewardship Council in January 2008. Responsible for providing legal advice to the executive director as well as the Youth Investment and the Land Conservation Programs' management teams, David also oversees land transactions, and compliance with legal requirements and agreements. An attorney with more than 20 years in practice, David was formerly associated with the law firms of Folger & Levin and Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass. Before joining the Stewardship Council, he served as Deputy General Counsel of KQED Public Television and Radio in San Francisco. Born in San Bernardino, California, David attended public schools and received both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. While attending UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, he was an editor of the California Law Review, which published his comment on immigration law. He also held externships at the San Francisco District Attorney's Consumer Fraud Unit and the California Court of Appeal. David's legal background includes several years of experience in nonprofit corporate law and real estate law, as well as a broad legal background drawn from his experience as in-house counsel for both nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies.
Formerly the Stewardship Council's finance manager, Joel Wagner's new title is director of finance. While many of Joel's responsibilities remain the same, he is now working with the Stewardship Council's executive director to shape strategy for the Youth and Land Programs. He is also supervising Carol Schwab who has taken over many of the day-to-day bookkeeping duties. Joel earned his MBA in Executive Management at San Francisco State University (SFSU) this past fall. Inspired by his work for the Stewardship Council, Joel wrote a project plan for implementing a pro bono consulting program for nonprofits within SFSU's College of Business. The plan was so well received that Joel is now working with the university to implement it. Once in place, local nonprofits can engage SFSU graduate students to consult with them at no charge. As a child, Joel spent most summers exploring the wilderness of the west with his father, who worked for the National Park Service. Now he feels passionately about the importance of protecting the environment and getting kids outdoors. When Joel isn't working for the Stewardship Council or on behalf of other bay area nonprofits, he can be found outdoors enjoying nature or training for his next triathlon. Lauren joined the Stewardship Council in April 2005. As the second person hired, she has worn many hats and knows the Stewardship Council inside and out. As the operations and human resources manager, Lauren provides overall organizational management and human resources support. She also oversees the Stewardship Council's IT systems, office operations, and facilities while continuing to support the executive director with board governance duties and special projects. Lauren has always found her work at the Stewardship Council very rewarding because as the organization grows, she continues to be challenged. When Lauren first joined the organization more than six years ago, she had been working as business manager for a management consulting firm and then as a program manager for a breast cancer treatment center. With these experiences under her belt, Lauren sought work that provided both an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help create positive change in people's lives. The Stewardship Council fit the bill. Originally from Colorado, Lauren spent her teen years living on the Peninsula. After high school, she attended Menlo College where she earned a BA in Mass Communications. When Lauren isn't keeping the Stewardship Council running like a Swiss watch, she and her husband are busy rediscovering the world through the eyes of their three-year-old son and newborn baby girl.
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Land Conservation Program Staff
Ric joined the Stewardship Council in December 2007 to manage the development and implementation of our Land Conservation Plan which has been created to ensure that more than 140,000 acres of watershed lands are conserved in perpetuity for the people of California. Ric brings a wealth of public and private sector experience in land use and environmental management to the position. Just before joining us, he managed the planning stage of the Concord Naval Weapons Station's conversion from military to civilian uses. From 2001 to 2005, he managed the environmental planning and permitting of the new University of California, Merced campus, including the development and implementation of a major regional conservation plan. He has also served as environmental manager for Chiron Corporation, director of environmental services for Catellus Development Corporation, and chief of the site remediation program for the Northern California region of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Actively involved in his community, Ric served for three years on the board of the Orinda Youth Association and one year as president of the 1,800-swimmer Orinda-Moraga recreational swimming program. Ric holds a Masters of Science degree in Water Science from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Elizabeth joined the Stewardship Council in February 2010 as the new deputy director of land conservation and will be working closely with Program Director Ric Notini providing program management, strategic planning, and leadership to an internal and consultant team engaged in the land conservation program effort. She will be working out of our Sacramento office. Elizabeth has been a consultant specializing in land conservation acquisitions and stewardship, nonprofit organizations, conservation tax, and estate planning. She has worked with land trusts, government agencies, landowners, foundations, and coalitions on a wide array of land conservation issues. She has served as a consultant on national conservation easement defense issues, taught extensively on conservation issues around the country, and chaired the Massachusetts Easement Defense Subcommittee. She currently sits on the board of the Bay Area Open Space Council and is President and founding member of the Napa Community Garden Association. Past board service includes: The Putnam Conservation Institute, The Trustees of Reservations, the Vineyard Conservation Society, and the Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals. She worked for the Land Trust of Napa County as Director of Land Protection, for the Land Trust Alliance, and for Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust. Elizabeth is admitted to practice law in California and Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, a law degree from the University of San Francisco and a Masters in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School where she was a George Perkins Marsh Fellow. Elizabeth ran the Boston Marathon way back when and never met a dog she didn't want to take home.
Toby joined the Stewardship Council in August 2007. He works directly with the Land Conservation Program team out of the San Mateo office as a project manager to oversee the work of the program. Since joining the Stewardship Council Toby has been intimately involved in designing the process by which the Stewardship Council will implement its Land Conservation Plan. Prior to joining the Stewardship Council Toby worked in the non-profit, public and private sectors. Most recently he worked for an NGO looking for ways to finance biodiversity conservation through tourism. Additionally, Toby, in graduate school, spent a year working on a thesis project with the Big Sur Land Trust and local ranchers to look at ways to conserve Monterey County's ranchland. Toby graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara earning his Master of Science degree in Environmental Science and Management, with a specialization in Conservation Planning. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Davis. Growing up in California, Toby has spent much of his life hiking, camping, and fishing on many of the lands that he is currently working on. He enjoys working for an organization that seeks to enhance the diverse landscapes and lives of people in California.
Heidi is based in the regional office in Sacramento, California. Heidi is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of land conservation plans for the Bucks Lake Pilot Project and the other planning units within the Stewardship Council's central watersheds. Prior to joining the Stewardship Council, Heidi acted as a restoration specialist and project manager for ECORP Consulting, Inc., a biological consulting firm based in Rocklin, Calif. Her experience includes drafting and implementing long-term management plans for open space areas, environmental permitting and compliance, and managing large-scale mitigation and restoration projects including grassland, woodland, wetland, and riparian habitats. Heidi holds a Master of Arts degree in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from Lincoln University in New Zealand, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Environmental Studies and Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Heidi is currently a board member of the Sacramento River Watershed Program. In addition, she is an active member of Toastmasters, an international public speaking and leadership organization, and enjoys opportunities to explore the outdoors with her family. In her free time, you will likely find her in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada hiking, backpacking or snowshoeing with her husband and their two dogs.
Chantz is based in the regional office in Shingletown, Calif. Chantz is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of land conservation plans for the McArthur Swamp Pilot Project and the other planning units within the Stewardship Councils northern most watersheds. Chantz is licensed with the State of California as a registered professional forester and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry from Humboldt State University. Before joining the Stewardship Council, Chantz was a staff forester with W.M. Beaty & Associates and was responsible for managing timber harvest plan preparation and implementation on certified forests, including fuels reduction projects, sustained yield plans, road management plans, and water quality monitoring projects. Chantz is committed to professional involvement and continuing education and has been actively involved with the Cow Creek Watershed Management Group, Bear Creek Watershed Management Group, the Western Shasta RCD, and in April 2008 completed a term as president of the California Licensed Foresters Association. Born in Newman in the Central Valley of California, Chantz grew up camping, hiking, and fishing many of the lands the Stewardship Council is currently charged with conserving.
Vanessa joined the Land Conservation Program team in June, 2009. She's currently working with interested stakeholders in several watershed areas in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. Vanessa was drawn to the Stewardship Council by the opportunity to work with diverse organizations to achieve protection for watershed lands across the Sierra. Vanessa holds a MS in Conservation Biology from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment. Before joining the Stewardship Council, she worked with The Nature Conservancy to develop a conservation plan for the St. Mary's River located adjacent to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She has also worked on invasive plant species management through the Kohala Watershed Partnership on the Island of Hawaii. Vanessa enjoys northern California for its many recreational opportunities. In her free time she can be found hiking, camping, surfing, or skiing.
Allison Henderson joined the Land Conservation Program in October 2009 and is located in the Sacramento office. Allison comes to the Stewardship Council from a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps in West Africa. As part of her work there, she contributed to environmental projects including the planting of moringas - trees that provide the native population with shade and nutrition through their vitamin-rich leaves. Prior to her tenure with the Peace Corps, Allison spent time volunteering for several San Diego-based organizations, including the San Diego River Park Foundation - a nonprofit organization that sponsored river clean-ups and raised money to build riverside parks. Joining the Stewardship Council has given Allison the opportunity to pursue her commitment to work for the environment with a dedicated team of colleagues. Allison grew up in Woodland, Calif., and attended the Universty of California, San Diego where she earned a BA in International Studies-Political Science. After her extensive travels in Europe and Africa, working in Sacramento has brought her back home to the Central Valley. In addition to traveling, and when bad weather keeps her off her horse, Allison enjoys cooking, reading, and knitting.
Youth Investment Program Staff
Steve joined the Stewardship Council in June 2005 to facilitate the Stewardship Council's grant program for parks and youth organizations throughout Northern and Central California. The program, which seeks to improve the lives of young Californians through connections with the outdoors, will award $30 million in grants and other resources over the next 10 years. Steve brings a wealth of experience in education programming to his role. Prior to joining the Stewardship Council, Steve spent 15 years with the San Francisco Unified School District, helping raise the level of academic achievement and personal growth of low performing youth in San Francisco schools. From 2004 to 2005, he served as a teacher on special assignment, teaching and developing experiential and outdoor education programs for the district's county and continuation high schools. He also worked in the district's Risk Management Office, where he helped create outdoor and experiential education field trip protocols. In 1991, Steve founded the Galileo Outdoor Adventures Program (GOAPe) and utilized experiential education and intervention methodologies to teach and engage at-risk youth. An active member of his local community, Steve has held leadership positions in many youth-focused organizations, including the San Francisco Police Wilderness Program Board, the West Region of the Association of Experiential Education, and the Presidio Stewardship Program. Steve holds a Masters of Education degree as well as Language Development Specialist and Social Science teaching credentials from San Francisco State University. He was awarded a Certificate of Completion from the Environmental Educators Training Program of the Headlands Institute. Steve's Bachelor of Arts degree is in United States History from the University of California, Berkeley.
Rue joined the Stewardship Council in August 2010 as the Youth Investment Program Officer to oversee grant giving and evaluation. Rue is the founder of Outdoor Afro, a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, fishing, gardening, and skiing, using social media to create interest and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the great outdoors. She also served most recently as the development associate for Golden Gate Audubon (GGA), managing and planning for fundraising events and campaigns, and managing social media and member relations. She also was an analyst for Morgan Stanley, and served as an entrepreneur for the game store It's Your Move, in Oakland, Calif. A recent invitation to President Obama's historical White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors provided Mapp timely insight on the new national imperative to help more Americans engage with our vast natural spaces. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a scholar at the Mills College Institute for Civic Leadership Program, a program that informed her of the design of social change and public policy.
Manav joined the Stewardship Council in April 2009. He works with the Youth Investment Program team out of the San Mateo office to coordinate the grant making process. Manav brings more than 12 years of experience as an outdoor leader to the Stewardship Council. Manav developed his interest and expertise in youth development through his work as an instructor for Outward Bound, as a residential counselor for Seneca Center, and as an outdoor program developer for the San Francisco Police Department. He has devoted more than one thousand volunteer hours to mentoring and tutoring Native American middle school students in Plumas County. Manav has demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of underserved youth throughout his life; at the age of 16, he volunteered to help build a school for Mayan children in rural Guatemala. He is an enthusiastic rock climber, surfer, snowboarder, and steward of the wilderness, and he feels fortunate to have shared all of those passions and skills with youth. Manav holds a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from the John F. Kennedy University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, with a minor in African American studies, from the University of California, Davis. Manav speaks Hindi and Norwegian, and he spent his childhood exploring the outdoors in India, Norway, and California. He strongly believes in building communities through investing in our youth.
Miriam joined the Stewardship Council Youth Investment Program in July 2011. She is excited to work with such a diverse group of people and organizations in order to help get urban youth outdoors. Miriam has a BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz in Global Literature with an emphasis on Post-Colonial Literature. Before joining the Stewardship Council, she worked with Aspiranet, a child welfare non-profit, in their Bay Area Regional office. Born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District, Miriam loves northern California and all its natural beauty. Her hobbies include, dancing, hiking, knitting and cooking. |
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MIRIAM TRAORE
