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WSRCD Board of Directors Staff Map Our Mission:
The WSRCD is governed by a 5-member volunteer Board of Directors with the support of four associate directors, all local landowners and business people, appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors. It is important for the board membership to reflect a broad knowledge about conservation, along with a respect for agriculture, forestry, mining, and other endeavors that use natural resources.
Phil Schoefer, President, has been an RCD board member since 1986. With a B.S. in Agriculture,Phil haslived in ShastaCountysince 1943 and has hay and cattle ranches near Cottonwood. Trying to foster conservation wherever he goes, he served on the Shasta District Fair board for 24 years, and is pleased to use his conservation knowledge in his ranch work to conserve water. “It is important to me that the membership of the board reflect a broad knowledge about conservation, along with respect for production of agriculture, forestry, mining, and other resource production endeavors,” Phil says. A busy family man, Phil is a husband, father and grandfather, and resides in Redding, commuting to the ranches.
Bob Moller, Vice President, became a director in 2005. Bob is a cattle rancher in Palo Cedro and a member of the Cattlemen’s Association. He has been a General Engineering Contractor for 27 years. His interests are waterways and stream bank projects. He feels the need to return some effort back to his community and and would like to be part of making property owners more aware of what the RCD does.
Dave Drennan, became a director in 2003. Dave retired from the Los Angeles County Fire Department with 10 years service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection with 20 years service. He has a BS in Forest Management from Humboldt State and is a Registered Professional Forester. “My resource concerns are timber stand improvement, erosion control and stream restoration. My goal as a Director is to share my knowledge and experience to help the people of Shasta County improve their watershed conditions,” says Dave. Dave’s hobbies are hunting, fishing, gun collecting and helping his wife with gardening.
Dennis Heiman Duane Miller Ben Letton Gary Hendrix
David DeMar, Interim District Manager, has a M.A. in Cultural Resource Management from Eastern New Mexico University, and a BA in both Geography and Anthropology from CSU, Chico. David has over 20 years of experience in the field environmental compliance and mitigation, and has worked with numerous federal, state and local entities to these ends. David has experience in Historic Preservation (CEQA, NEPA, Sec 106 of NHPA), and has been trained in Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation (Sec 404). Previously David worked as the Staff Archaeologist for the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM and a Cultural Resource Coordinator for Fiber Optics Projects for TRC Environmental in El Paso, TX. Since joining the RCD in 2005, David has served as a GIS Specialist, Wetland Specialist, Archaeologist, Project Manager and Conservation Planner with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Ryan Teubert is the Assistant Interim District Manager for the RCD, managing stream enhancement and recreational improvement projects. Ryan has a B.S. in Forest Conservation and a double minor in Hydrology and Environmental Ethics from Humboldt State University. Ryan has over 10 years experience working in natural resource management and has been with the District since November 2007.
Jack Bramhall is the Projects Manager for the RCD, managing erosion control and fuel reduction projects. Jack is a Registered Professional Forester, and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has a M.S. in Forest Management from S.U.N.Y. at Syracuse, and over 30 years experience working with RCD’s in forestry and forestry education. Jack serves as Vice President of the Tehama County RCD Board of Directors in addition to managing his family Christmas Tree Farm. Jack has been with the District since August 2000.
Rhonda Darling—Chief Fiscal Officer Ali Warren—Assistant Fiscal Officer Laurri Kretschmer—Administrative Assistant Maureen Teubert—Project Manager Leslie Bryan—Eastside Watershed Coordinator. Gretchen Garwood—Project Coordinator Mike Grifantini—Specialty Technician Steve Morefield—Field Supervisor Joe Andrus—Lead Conservation Technician I Jeremey Kelley —Lead Conservation Technician II / GIS Technician / Project Coordinator Jonathan Hawkins—Lead Conservation Technician I Clark Matthews—Conservation Technician Corey Lewis—Conservation Technician
The District currently assists landowners with technical assistance and also implements projects for:
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