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Robert Hill

Robert Hill - Executive Director

As a graduate student, Bob started out working for the Land Conservancy as a volunteer intern. This quickly led to an interest in regionalism and conservation planning, as well as a part-time job. Bob's graduate project entailed a study of conservation priorities for the City of San Luis Obispo's Greenbelt Protection Program...
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Kaila Dettmn

Kaila Dettman - Deputy Director

Kaila has years of experience in bioengineering, erosion control, and stream restoration from working with an environmental consulting firm in Northern California, acting as a Research Assistant at Cal Poly and assisting a non-profit in local stream restoration in Sacramento River tributaries...
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Wende Pearson David

Wende Pearson David - Director of Development

Wende grew up exploring the woods and lakes of Michigan and gained her life-long passion for nature at a young age. She went on to graduate from the University of Michigan , School of Natural Resources and Environment with a B.S. in Environmental Policy and Behavior...
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Daniel Bohlman

Daniel Bohlman - Director of Conservation Science

Daniel hails from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where he spent his childhood tromping about the local woods returning only at last light, pockets brimming with the day's treasures. Searching for a respite to the long Midwestern winters, he arrived in California in 1996...
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Crystal Elwood

Crystal Elwood - Business Manager

Born in Santa Barbara , Crystal has lived in Atascadero since the third grade and plans to stay. Crystal Elwood started part-time at the Land Conservancy in 2003 and has since stepped into an essential role as the Business Manager...
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Leah Lippe

Carlos Torres- Project Manager

Carlos Torres was born and raised in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico to study Horticulture and then continued to explore and surf other islands when he transferred to the University of Hawaii.
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Teresa Tibstra

Teresa Tibstra - Membership & Outreach Coordinator

As a transplant from Fresno, CA, recently moved to the area not knowing anyone and looking for a new direction in her career. She found The Land Conservancy...
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Melissa Sparks

Melissa Sparks – Project Associate

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Melissa was exposed to the outdoors from many camping, hiking, and backpacking trips near Lake Tahoe and Desolation Valley. ...
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Melodie Grubbs

Melodie Grubbs - Restoration Crew Leader

...with a degree in Meteorology and focus in Climate Change, Melodie traveled the oceans working as a chief mate and scientist aboard an ocean restoration research vessel...
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Amy Brown

Amy Brown - Restoration Specialist

Amy graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Environmental Studies. Since then, she has held a variety of jobs, including two yeas of Ameri Corps in the PNW ...
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Tim Cole

Tim Cole - Restoration Specialist

Tim...has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service as a volunteer backcountry ranger...
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Dan Kobylenski

Dan Kobylenski - Restoration Specialist

Dan graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Environmental Studies. In 2010, he moved back to the Central Coast, this time living in beautiful San Luis Obispo. ...
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<ax Mehlman

Max Melham –Restoration Specialist

Max was born and raised in Albany, New York. During his childhood, he and his family spent many summers canoe camping throughout the Adirondack and Catskill Mountain ranges. ...
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