The Placer Land Trust Executive Director runs our organization and manages our land protection efforts. Hired in May 2002, Jeff is the first Executive Director of Placer Land Trust and has dramatically increased the pace of land conservation for the Trust.
Jeff’s great-grandparents settled in Penryn in the 1920s, and his family has resided in Placer County ever since. He grew up in Auburn and now lives in Loomis with his sons — the 5th generation of his family to reside in Placer County.
Jeff is a graduate of Placer High School and has a B.A. in History with a Minor in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. He came to Placer Land Trust from the Mono Lake Committee, a highly successful organization dedicated to the protection of the Mono Lake Basin in the Eastern Sierras. Prior to that he worked for Electronic Data Systems in Rancho Cordova, First Health Services in Alaska, and two Northern California outdoor news publications (Western Outdoor News and Fishing & Hunting News) based in Sacramento. He volunteers and supports many local charities, is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, and a member and Past President of the Sierra Cascade Land Trust Council.
“I feel honored to spend my days working to protect the wonderful landscape of Placer County, a place where I have fond memories of growing up. Many of the places where I used to hike or fish are now sadly diminished, or even paved over. But through Placer Land Trust we have the opportunity to save the beautiful natural areas and working farms and ranches that together make this County such a wonderful place to live.”
