STAFF


Steve Horn (Executive Director): Former land use planner with California Coastal Commission, Conservancy Program Manager with California Coastal Conservancy, and Deputy Executive Officer of California Coastal Conservancy. Board member of Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and former National Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices Committee member.


Jane Piereth (Office Manager): Retired Master Chief Boatswain's Mate in the Coast Guard Reserve. Created a learn-to-sail program for the Oceanic Society in San Francisco in 1976, and incorporated a new non-profit for the program in 1989, serving as Executive Director. Heads the Strawberry Valley 4-H Horse Project in Siskiyou County.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS



John Brennan (President): Retired Navy officer in the Civil Engineer Corps and team member in the construction of several major Bay Area projects.  Former member of the Monterey County Planning Commission.  Avid hiker and mountaineer. Recently founded a handyman company which serves elders and employs local men-at-risk.


Belinda Higuera (Vice-President): Co-founder of Berryvale Grocery in Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta City Planning Commissioner. Long time board member of Mountain Wheelers, whose event Mount Shasta Summit Century gives money to youth sports and bicycle related causes. Long-time Siskiyou County resident.


Susie Boyd (Treasurer): Mayor of Davis, CA (2000-2004) during which she was a strong advocate for protection of open space and well-managed growth. Served on the Sutter Hospital Foundation Board, the Yolo County Habitat Management Planning Committee and the UC Davis Chancellor's Long Range Planning Advisory Committee.


Leslie Andrews: Leslie Andrews is an obstetrician gynecologist who has lived in Mount Shasta for 11 years. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, gardening, and river rafting.  She has two daughters, Courtney 22 and Amy 19.

Charles Brown: Vice President of Northern Operations and Strategic Planning for Fruit Growers Supply Co., an agricultural supply coop that owns and manages 350,000 acres of forest land in California, Oregon, and Washington. Long-time Siskiyou County resident.


Doug Carter: Founder and President of the Carter Institute, an international training and development company.  Speaker, author, and facilitator. A “behind the scenes” supporter of youth sports and community communication programs. Longtime Siskiyou County resident.


Tuli Potts: Land use planner for private consulting firm that works for municipalities throughout northern California. Former hydrologist and field-biology technician for the Shasta Trinity National Forest. Co-Founder of the Friends of the Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center and volunteer avalanche forecaster. Lifetime resident of Siskiyou County.


Jan Schrag: Retired real estate agent. Graduate of Siskiyou County Leadership Program. Involved in local education issues, the arts community and end-of-life care.   Passionate about the natural world and making pottery.


Tom Wearing: Semi-retired attorney in practice for more than thirty years. Siskiyou County landowner for twenty years and full time resident for three years. Board member of the Hammond Ranch Landowners Association and active in other local issues.


Michael Zanger: Founder, former owner and director of Shasta Mountain Guides for thirty years.  Author of two popular books on Mt. Shasta. Board member of Mt. Shasta Nordic Club and Mt. Shasta Writers Series.  Hospice volunteer. Long-time Siskiyou County resident.