SFBJV PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES

CHAIR: Diane Ross-Leech, Pacific Gas and Electric | VICE CHAIR: Amy Hutzel, State Coastal Conservancy

SFBJV Management Board Members
Diane Ross-Leech
PG&E Company
John Baker
Lieutenant Colonel
US Army Corps of Engineers
Mark Biddlecomb
Western Regional Director
Ducks Unlimited
Peter Perrine
State Project Manager
Wildlife Conservation Board
Ellie Cohen
Executive Director
PRBO Conservation Science
John Coleman
Executive Director
Bay Planning Coalition
John Donnelly
Executive Director
Wildlife Conservation Board
Steve Edmondson
Supervisory Fishery Management Specialist
NOAA Fisheries
Arthur Feinstein
AJVMB, Chair
Citizens' Committee to Complete the Refuge
Tom Gardali
Ecologist
PRBO Conservation Science
Lawrence Goldzband
Executive Director
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Marc Holmes
Program Manager
The Bay Institute of San Francisco
Beth Huning
Coordinator
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Amy Hutzel
Bay Program Manager
State Coastal Conservancy
Judy Kelly
Program Manager
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Thomas Kendall
Chief, Planning Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers
Jenn Fox
Executive Director
Bay Area Open Space Council
Dean Kwasny
Easement Programs Specialist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
David Lewis
Executive Director
Save The Bay
Greg Martinelli
Wildlife Program Manager
California Department of Fish and Game
Jeff McCreary
Regional Biologist
Ducks Unlimited
Dave Means
Assistant Director
Wildlife Conservation Board
Anne Morkill
San Francisco Bay Refuge Complex Manager
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Chindi Peavey
Biologist
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Melissa Pitkin
Education and Outreach Director
PRBO Conservation Science
Barbara Salzman
Project Manager
Marin Audubon Society
Sam Schuchat
Executive Officer
State Coastal Conservancy
Steven Schwarzbach
Director, Western Ecological Research Center
US Geological Survey
Sandra Scoggin
Assistant Coordinator
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Christina Sloop
Science Coordinator
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Marie Strassburger
Region 8 Migratory Bird Chief
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Tom Suchanek
Lead Scientist
US Geological Survey
Claire Thorp
Assistant Director, Western Partnership Office
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Caroline Warner
Public Outreach Coordinator
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Jordan Wellwood
Central Valley/Sierra Nevada Conservation Coordinator
Audubon California
Bruce Wolfe
Executive Director
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board

Non-Governmental Organizations

Bay Area Audubon Council
The Bay Area Audubon Council is a coalition of the eight Bay Area Audubon chapters that meet for the purpose of communicating and coordinating to further our common goals of conserving wildlife, particularly birds, and wildlife habitat, and educating the community about the natural environment.
 
Bay Area Open Space CouncilThe Bay Area Open Space Council is a collaborative of over fifty-five member organizations actively involved in permanently protecting and stewarding important parks, trails and agricultural lands in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
 
The Bay Institute
Mission Statement: To protect and restore the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the rivers, streams and watersheds tributary to the estuary.
 
Bay Planning Coalition
The mission of the Bay Planning Coalition is to advocate balanced use and regulation of San Francisco Bay-Delta resources.
 
Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge
The Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge is a citizens group dedicated to protecting our remaining endangered wetlands.
 
Ducks Unlimited
The mission of Ducks Unlimited is to fulfill the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring and managing important wetlands and associated uplands.
 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats on which they depend.
 
PRBO Conservation Science
PRBO Conservation Science is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through scientific research and outreach in the West. Birds are excellent indicators of environmental health and key to understanding ecosystems and thus key to wise stewardship. Founded as Point Reyes Bird Observatory in 1965, our more than 100 biologists study birds and ecosystems to protect and enhance biodiversity.
 
Save the Bay
Save San Francisco Bay Association seeks to preserve, restore and protect the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Estuary as a healthy and biologically diverse ecosystem essential to the well-being of the human and natural communities it sustains.
 
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club: Protecting the Environment... For Our Families, For Our Future

 

Business & Industry

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
For PG&E, environmental concern and responsible action is the way of our business life.

 

Federal Agencies

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS administers NOAA's programs which support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources.
 
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.
 
US Army Corps of Engineers
Our mission is to provide quality, responsive engineering services to the nation.
 
US Environmental Protection Agency
Mission: To protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment.
 
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Workingwith others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
 
US Geological Survey
USGS
The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information.

 

State & Regional Agencies

Bay Conservation and Development Commission
The State Commission creating a politically-responsible, democratic process by which the San Francisco Bay and its shoreline can be analyzed, planned, and regulated as a unit.
 

California Resources AgencyCalifornia Resources Agency
To restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.

 
California State Coastal Conservancy
The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline.
 
California Department of Fish and Game
Our Mission Statement: To manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
 
Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District
The purpose of the District is to provide county-wide public health service through the control of mosquitoes, rats, skunks, yellowjackets, and other vectors.
 
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Our mission is to preserve and enhance the quality of California's water resources and ensure the proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations.
 
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is a coalition of resource agencies, non-profits, citizens, and scientists working to protect, restore, and enhance water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in and around the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary.
Wildlife Conservation Board
Mission: To conserve California's precious wildlife resources and provide for suitable public access to those resources for recreation.
 

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