THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
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Our Staff
Robert Hill - Executive DirectorAs 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... 
Kaila Dettman - Deputy DirectorKaila 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... 
Wende Pearson David - Director of DevelopmentWende 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... 
Daniel Bohlman - Director of Conservation ScienceDaniel 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... 
Crystal Elwood - Business ManagerBorn 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... 
Mark Skinner - Project ManagerMark has a background in Landscape Architecture ('84 Cal Poly), composting (holding compost workshops for the Terra Foundation 1990-1997) and native plant gardening. Mark Skinner has been with the Land Conservancy since May 1997... 
Margo H. Clark - Conservation Project ManagerMargo Heekin Clark assists in preparing conservation easements under the leadership of
Executive Director, Bob Hill. Margo has an agriculture and financial planning
background, and has been loosely associated with the San Luis Obispo Land
Conservancy in the past ... 
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... 
Tim Cole - Restoration SpecialistTim...has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service as a volunteer backcountry ranger... 
Carlos Torres- Project CoordinatorCarlos 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.
Teresa Tibstra - Membership & Outreach CoordinatorAs 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... 
Nathan Reiss - Restoration SpecialistNathan graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington in 2008 with a degree in Politics and a focus on Latin American and Environmental Politics... 
Melissa Sparks – Restoration AssistantBorn 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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