Board of Trustees - Officers
Gary Felsman - President
A resident of San Luis Obispo County for more than 20 years. He has a passion for working to protect and enjoy many special places on the California Central Coast...
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Lisa Wise - Vice President
Lisa Wise is an urban planner and Certified Public Accountant with nearly 20 years of professional experience in land use planning, public accounting, and finance...
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Val Endres - Treasurer
Valerie Endres has been a member of the Board of Trustees for more than 15 years. Her specialty has been membership events, including Barn Day, Creek Day...
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Board of Trustees - Members at Large
Beverly Gingg
Growing up on a Paso Robles area cattle ranch Beverly studied biological sciences in school, earning a bachelor's degree in Montana along with a secondary teaching credential, and an M.S. degree in biological sciences at Cal Poly...
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Pete Jenny
A longtime advocate for outdoor recreation and land protection, Pete was instrumental in the success of the Dana Adobe Cultural Landscape project and a variety of other...
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Herb Kandel
A 20-year resident of Nipomo Herb joined the board of the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County in 2002, and initiated the Nipomo Chapter of the Land Conservancy in 2003...
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Penny Rappa
Penny Rappa comes to us with a great deal of enthusiasm and experience....
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BK Richard
B.K. grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania and moved around the U.S. for education (Georgia Tech, Caltech). He enjoyed a 29-year career working on and leading advanced technology projects at TRW Inc. in California, Colorado, and Maryland...
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Ed Carson - Board Emeritus
After serving in the Air Force and ED obtained his BS, MS and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. Upon retirement, Ed served as a Farm Management Extension Specialist for Purdue University from 1955-1983.
After moving...
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Former Board Members
Herb Stroh - Continues to serve on the organization's "Land Committee"
A Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Attorney, Herb brings a wealth off experience to the Land Conservancy...
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Alex Rothenberg - Left the Board in 2009 to pursue his career in the Bay Area.
Alex was born and raised in Tiburon, in Marin County. He attended undergrad at Cal Poly and earned his BS in Business Administration with a double concentration in Accounting and Finance, and a Minor in Environmental Economics...
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