Executive Director

Serve as chief executive officer of the Conservancy, a Californiat state agency located in the Coachella Valley.  It’s primary activities are (i) facilitating land conservation, which it accomplishes through a local assistance grant program to non-profit organizations and local governments for land acquisition, and through partnership acquisitions with other public entities and nonprofits; (ii) serving as the acquisition manager for the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC) in the implementation of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP); and (iii) operating grant programs that support projects that enhance the habitat value of conserved lands and watersheds, preserve cultural resources or expand recreational and educational opportunities related to conservation.