California LCC Steering Committee
The CA LCC Steering Committee directs staff activities and reports LCC information to a larger audience of CA LCC affiliates made up of research and conservation partners, interested parties, and associated organizations.The Steering Committee (pictured below) serves as the executive body for decision-making. The Steering Committee charts the vision, develops a strategic plan and guides the progress of the CA LCC. The CA LCC Charter lists responsibilities and membership requirements for Steering Committee members.
| Member | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
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Alternate: John Andrew |
Senior Environmental Scientist/Climate Change Specialist |
CA Department of Water Resources |
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Alternate: Tosha Comendant |
Chief Scientist | Conservation Biology Institute |
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Ellie Cohen - Immediate Past Chair Alternate: Grant Ballard |
Executive Director | Point Blue Conservation Science |
| Dore Bietz - Tribal Chair | Planner | Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians |
|
Sarah Allen Alternate: Vacant |
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Coordinator, Pacific West Region | National Park Service |
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Mike Dunphy Alternate: Ruth Ostroff |
Coordinator | Central Valley Joint Venture |
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Tom Hedt Alternate: Jennifer Cavanaugh |
State Resource Conservationist |
Natural Resource Conservation Service |
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Chrissy Howell Alternates: Diana Craig & Don Yasuda |
Deputy Director Ecosystem Management for the Pacific Southwest Region | US Forest Service |
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Beth Huning |
Coordinator |
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture |
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Kevin Hunting Alternates: Armand Gonzales & Whitney Albright |
Chief Deputy Director |
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife |
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Steve Jackson Alternate: Carolyn Enquist |
Director |
Southwest Climate Science Center |
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Rodd Kelsey Alternate: Mark Kramer |
Lead Scientist, Central Valley and Mountains |
The Nature Conservancy |
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Keith Miles Alternate: |
Director | Western Ecological Research Center, US Geological Survey |
| Larry Rabin - Advisor | Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications | US Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Amber Pairis Alternate: Megan Jennings |
Director | Climate Science Alliance - South Coast |
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Pat Rutten Alternate: Natalie C-Manning |
SW Field Supervisor California & Pacific Islands | NOAA/NMFS |
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Kevin Shaffer Alternate: Javier Linares |
Forum Chair |
CA Fish Passage Forum |
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Mary Small Alternate: Sam Schuchat |
Deputy Executive Officer |
CA Coastal Conservancy
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Polly Wheeler Alternate: Todd Hopkins |
Assistant Regional Director for Refuges |
US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Vacant Alternate: Jennifer Duberstein & Carol Beardmore |
Coordinator |
Sonoran Joint Venture |
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Vacant Alternate: Michelle Denning |
Acting Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services |
US Bureau of Reclamation |