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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Alex Rothenberg
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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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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Herb Stroh - Retiring Board Member
A Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Attorney, Herb brings a wealth off experience to the Land Conservancy...
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