Karen considers herself a native Californian, despite being born in Maine, as she has lived most of her formative and adult years in northern California. Following her passion for land use and natural resources policy, Karen completed graduate coursework in City and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo. Read more…
Tatyana Kjellberg lives in Loomis with her supportive husband, wonderful son and daughter, and eclectic variety of animals ranging from dogs to chickens to tortoises. She volunteers on the boards of her children’s soccer association and local elementary school, and the Loomis Basin Education Foundation. Tatyana enjoys the outdoors while Read more…
Mikaela is currently a student at Placer High School and the president of the school’s Environmental Club. She is very interested in ecology and environmental studies, which she hopes to pursue in college. She also works with several other local organizations to help set up events with the PHS Environmental Read more…
Jeffrey Foltz is a native-born Californian for most of his adult life he has lived and worked in northern California. His home and community for the last 15 years has been the city of Rocklin. During his career as a City Manager he helped build communities and strived to improve Read more…
Kelleann’s passion for the environment and her professional training as a landscape architect led her to understand the critical importance of land conservation. Her teaching, research and community service all focused on this throughout her career. She recently retired from Penn State as the director of the Stuckeman School of Read more…
Mary Beth Greiner is a newer Placer County resident residing in Newcastle. Ready access to trails and other recreational amenities drew her family to the area. Depending on the season, you can find her most weekends exploring the trails of the American River Canyon or skiing up the hill in Read more…
Brando Guerrero is passionate about making a difference in the community. He grew up in Central Iowa where he learned the importance of small-town values, family, and hard work. His Rocklin-based business, “Made In The Shade,” focuses on blinds, shades, shutters, and curtains. Brando is a graduate of the University Read more…
A native Californian and Placer County transplant, Vickie Hayashigatani has lived and worked in Roseville for Hewlett Packard and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for over 22 years. She is an avid hiker, trail runner, and enjoys snowshoeing in the winter. “In Placer County, we are blessed to have easy access to Read more…
Collin Hobbs first heard about Placer Land Trust over a decade ago, when he relocated to Auburn from Sacramento and moved into the Real Estate business. He enjoys living on a five acre parcel in the Auburn area, keeping its wild creek-bed areas wild and using other areas for sustenance. Read more…
Cathy grew up in Placer County and is a professional scientist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For over 20 years she has conducted numerous research and investigation projects on the fate and transport of pesticides and their effects on wildlife. She also works pollinator issues, and the impacts Read more…