Amy Hutzel

Amy Hutzel is Executive Officer at the State Coastal Conservancy, which works to protect and restore habitats, increase public access and recreation, and plan and implement nature-based climate change adaptation along the California Coast, in coastal watersheds, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Conservancy’s approximately 80 staff develop and manage state grant programs and have undertaken thousands of projects with state funding. Prior to being appointed EO in 2021, she served as the Conservancy’s Deputy Executive Officer and as the San Francisco Bay Area Program Manager. She has served on multiple boards, including the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Resilient by Design, Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority, and Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. She has a bachelor’s degree in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia. She worked as an educator at the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and at Save The Bay prior to joining the Conservancy.