Tom Merchant has lived in West Placer County with his wife, Sharon, and his two boys (until they left for college), since 1988. Growing up in the Bay Area, he grew to love oak woodlands. He first noticed the West Placer area while driving to backpack and ski in the Read more…
Jill Miller lives in Roseville with her two children, Emily (19) and Elijah (13), and her two rescue dogs, Seymour and Ellie. Raised in South Lake Tahoe, she is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, horseback riding, yoga, great food, and live music. Jill serves as Program Director for Read more…
Mark’s connection with Placer County began at his Grandparents’ property in Ophir, which they purchased in 1924. With an Architecture degree from San Luis Obispo and study in Copenhagen, Mark started work at Placer County in 1993. Eight years later, Mark moved his family to Ophir, where they reside today. Read more…
Iggy Rivas discovered his love for the outdoors while growing up in Los Angeles. (Yes, it was possible back then!) Since moving to Northern California, he has seen urbanization taking over formerly pristine areas in Placer County. Iggy worked for a mining and construction company based in Sacramento, retiring as Read more…
A lifelong nature lover, hiker and gardener, Barbara had a career in the environmental/planning field working in Sacramento for public agencies and the private sector — always with the hope of ‘making a difference.’ These experiences provided her with a valuable vantage point from which to understand the importance of Read more…
Drew Schultz is a native of Northern California with a love of the outdoors, and a lifetime of enjoying them from the ocean to the highest peaks in the Sierras. His career of cooking and baking with mostly farm fresh and wild caught ingredient,s for the average diner and Presidents alike, Read more…
Christine Pieper’s love of land conservation has deep roots. Christine was born on a dairy and grain farm in Maryland, which her parents permanently protected with an agricultural conservation easement when she was in high school. When she began her career in nonprofit fundraising, she was drawn to environmental causes. Read more…
Maggie is an attorney with the California Department of Justice. Prior to that, she represented numerous public agencies in California and across the country on a range of matters, including litigation, transactions, and policy issues. She graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Law and has two undergraduate degrees from Read more…
Bob is a former hydrologist and senior project manager with the U.S. Geological Survey, specializing in studies of stream and ground water quality. He earned his MS degree in Hydrology from the University of Washington and a BS degree from Huxley College of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University. Bob Read more…
Jim lives on five pastoral acres in Newcastle, attending to a testy little fruit orchard. He is a member of the local CSA, The Natural Trading Company, an avid cyclist (on and off the pavement), and retired from Hewlett-Packard after 25 years as a Software Engineer. He has actively helped Read more…