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California State Coastal Conservancy
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-1401
(510) 286-1015 • Fax: (510) 286-0470
The Conservancy develops and supports projects that protect and improve natural, scenic, and recreational resources that support local economies and improve residents’ quality of life.
Conservancy Staff
Please direct any requests for information to the proper contact below:
Communications Director
Taylor Samuelson – taylor.samuelson (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-4182
Public Records Requests
Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator
Amy Hutzel – amy.hutzel (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-4180
Policy on Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Disability
The State Coastal Conservancy will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. Our Policy on Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Disability can be found here.
ADA Grievances
Information on how to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the State of California State Coastal Conservancy can be found here.
Small Business/Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Advocate
- Erlinda Corpuz – erlinda.corpuz (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-0515
- Alexander Pineda – alexander.pineda (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-4372
- Shemar Mauleon – shemar.mauleon (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-4159
Conservancy’s Regional Managers or Project Managers
All Coastal Conservancy staff can be reached at 510-286-1015
- Executive Officer:
Sam Schuchat – sam.schuchat (at) scc.ca.gov - Chief Deputy Executive Officer:
Mary Small – mary.small (at) scc.ca.gov - Deputy Executive Officer:
Amy Hutzel – amy.hutzel (at) scc.ca.gov
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, coastal Sonoma, and coastal Marin counties
Regional Manager
- Karyn Gear – karyn.gear (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Lisa Ames – lisa.ames (at) scc.ca.gov
- Michael Bowen – michael.bowen (at) scc.ca.gov
- Su Corbaley – su.corbaley (at) scc.ca.gov
- Julia Elkin – julia.elkin (at) scc.ca.gov
- Peter Jarausch – peter.jarausch (at) scc.ca.gov
San Francisco, bayside Marin, bayside Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and bayside San Mateo counties
Regional Manager
- Moira McEnespy – moira.mcenespy (at) scc.ca.gov
Deputy Regional Managers
- Brenda Buxton – brenda.buxton (at) scc.ca.gov
- Jessica Davenport – jessica.davenport (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Laura Cholodenko – laura.cholodenko (at) scc.ca.gov
- Avra Heller – avra.heller (at) scc.ca.gov
- Shalini Kannan – shalini.kannan (at) scc.ca.gov
- Marilyn Latta – marilyn.latta (at) scc.ca.gov
- Jeff Melby – jeff.melby (at) scc.ca.gov
- Anna Schneider – anna.schneider (at) scc.ca.gov
- Linda Tong – linda.tong (at) scc.ca.gov
Coastal San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties
Regional Manager
- Trish Chapman – trish.chapman (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Rachel Couch – rachel.couch (at) scc.ca.gov
- Tim Duff – tim.duff (at) scc.ca.gov
- Tom Gandesbery – tom.gandesbery (at) scc.ca.gov
- Hilary Walecka – hilary.walecka (at) scc.ca.gov
- Fanny Yang – fanny.yang (at) scc.ca.gov
Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties
Regional Manager
- Megan Cooper – megan.cooper (at) scc.ca.gov
Deputy Regional Manager
- Joel Gerwein – joel.gerwein (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Rodrigo Garcia – rodrigo.garcia (at) scc.ca.gov
- Greg Gauthier – greg.gauthier (at) scc.ca.gov
- Sam Jenniches – sam.jenniches (at) scc.ca.gov
- Kara Kemmler – kara.kemmler (at) scc.ca.gov
- Chris Kroll – chris.kroll (at) scc.ca.gov
- Emely Lopez – emely.lopez (at) scc.ca.gov
- Deborah Ruddock – deborah.ruddock (at) scc.ca.gov
- Evyan Sloane – evyan.sloane (at) scc.ca.gov
Administration Staff
- Chief of Fiscal Services
Helen Kang – helen.kang (at) scc.ca.gov - Procurement & Contracts Manager:
Erlinda Corpuz – erlinda.corpuz (at) scc.ca.gov - Human Resources Manager:
Johanna Collins – johanna.collins (at) scc.ca.gov - Budget Officer & Fiscal Implementation Coordinator:
Sean Williamson – sean.williamson (at) scc.ca.gov - Accounting Manager:
Riakat Ali – riakat.ali (at) scc.ca.gov - Contracts Manager Lead:
Shemar Mauleon – shemar.mauleon (at) scc.ca.gov - Grants Administrator:
Lily Rios – lily.rios (at) scc.ca.gov - Business Services:
Ashmika Singh – Ashmika.Singh (at) scc.ca.gov - Procurement Officer:
Alexander Pineda – alexander.pineda (at) scc.ca.gov
Latest News
- Coastal Conservancy Awards Nearly $18 Million for Coastal Restoration, Preservation and Public AccessBoard approves funding for land acquisitions, accessways, wharf repairs Oakland, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $17.9 million to 18 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources. Among these grants was $5 million to […] (Read more on Coastal Conservancy Awards...)
- Joseph M. Alioto Jr. Appointed as Conservancy MemberJoseph M. Alioto Jr, 48, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California State Coastal Conservancy. Alioto Jr. has been a sole practitioner at Joseph Alioto Law since 2020, specializing in antitrust, whistleblower and civil rights cases. He was a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP from 2019 to 2020. He served as […] (Read more on Joseph M. Alioto...)
- Coastal Conservancy Public Zoom Meeting – June 18Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Ann Notthoff (Public Member), Vice Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudinš (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Stephen Padilla, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Keely Bosler, Director, Department of Finance; Gayle Miller (Designated) Senate Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Bill Monning (District 17) Jerry Hill […] (Read more on Coastal Conservancy Public...)
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