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California State Coastal Conservancy
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-1401
(510) 286-1015
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.
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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
Tribal Liaison & Equity Coordinator
Emely Lopez – emely.lopez (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-0342
Public Records Requests
Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator
Helen Kang – helen.kang (at) scc.ca.gov or (510) 286-4349
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
- Matthew Gonzalez – matthew.gonzalez (at) scc.ca.gov or (341) 699-7422
- 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:
Amy Hutzel – amy.hutzel (at) scc.ca.gov - Deputy Executive Officer:
Mary Small – mary.small (at) scc.ca.gov - Administrative Deputy Executive Officer:
Helen Kang – helen.kang (at) scc.ca.gov
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, coastal Sonoma, and coastal Marin counties
Regional Manager
- Karyn Gear – karyn.gear (at) scc.ca.gov
Deputy Regional Manager
- Joel Gerwein – joel.gerwein (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Michael Bowen – michael.bowen (at) scc.ca.gov
- Su Corbaley – su.corbaley (at) scc.ca.gov
- Fanny Yang – fanny.yang (at) scc.ca.gov
- Louisa Morris – louisa.morris (at) scc.ca.gov
- Simone Nageon de Lestang – simone.nageondelestang (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
- Jessica Davenport – jessica.davenport (at) scc.ca.gov
- Evyan Sloane – evyan.sloane (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Vanessa Aczon – vanessa.aczon (at) scc.ca.gov
- Laura Cholodenko – laura.cholodenko (at) scc.ca.gov
- Virgilio Cuasay – virgilio.cuasay (at) scc.ca.gov
- Sara Haugen – sara.haugen@scc.ca.gov
- Erica Johnson – erica.johnson (at) scc.ca.gov
- Mark Kalnins – mark.kalnins (at) scc.ca.gov
- Shalini Kannan – shalini.kannan (at) scc.ca.gov
- Marilyn Latta – marilyn.latta (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
Deputy Regional Manager
- Hilary Hill – hilary.hill (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
- Erin Gravley – erin.gravley (at) scc.ca.gov
- Irvin Tang – irvin.tang (at) scc.ca.gov
- Kostoula Vallianos – kostoula.vallianos (at) scc.ca.gov
Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties
Regional Manager
- Megan Cooper – megan.cooper (at) scc.ca.gov
Deputy Regional Managers
- Greg Gauthier – greg.gauthier (at) scc.ca.gov
- Kara Kemmler – kara.kemmler (at) scc.ca.gov
Project Managers
- Dario Bobeda-Padilla – dario.bobeda-padilla (at) scc.ca.gov
- Maravilla Clemens – maravilla.clemens (at) scc.ca.gov
- Rodrigo Garcia – rodrigo.garcia (at) scc.ca.gov
- Sally Gee – sally.gee (at) scc.ca.gov
- Sam Jenniches – sam.jenniches (at) scc.ca.gov
- Dahn Lai – dahn.lai (at) scc.ca.gov
- Carol Martinez – carol.martinez (at) scc.ca.gov
- Katie Nichols – katie.nichols (at) scc.ca.gov
- Bryce Perog – bryce.perog (at) scc.ca.gov
- Kellen Warner – kellen.warner (at) scc.ca.gov
Administration Staff
- Director of Fiscal Services:
German Garcia – german.garcia (at) scc.ca.gov - Human Resources Manager:
Gail Ignacio – gail.ignacio (at) scc.ca.gov - Contracts & Procurement Manager:
Erika Gomez – erika.gomez (at) scc.ca.gov - Contracts & Procurement Lead:
Matthew Gonzalez – matthew.gonzalez (at) scc.ca.gov - Procurement Officer:
Alexander Pineda – alexander.pineda (at) scc.ca.gov - Accounting Manager:
Roselin Devi – roselin.devi (at) scc.ca.gov - Accounting Lead:
Jamil Mahmood – jamil.mahmood (at) scc.ca.gov - Budgets & Grants Manager:
Jamshed Samadi – jamshed.samadi (at) scc.ca.gov - Grants Officer:
Ashmika Singh – Ashmika.Singh (at) scc.ca.gov - Business Services Administrative Analyst:
Devin Bancod – devin.bancod (at) scc.ca.gov
Latest News
- Request for Partnership Proposals/Letters of Interest for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program FY 2025NOTE: This is a call-for preproposals for projects who would like to partner with the California State Coastal Conservancy to apply for US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant (NCWCG) Program funding. This is NOT the official NCWCG call for applications. Projects hoping to receive NCWCG funding are NOT required to apply […] (Read more on Request for Partnership...)
- Job Posting: Contracts & Procurement Analyst (Staff Services Analyst)THIS IS A REPOST. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR THIS JOB VACANCY, YOUR APPLICATION IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESUBMIT AN APPLICATION. “Love the California Coast, the environment, and working with contracts and grant agreements? This might be the job for you!” The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) Contracts & Procurement Unit is […] (Read more on Job Posting: Contracts...)
- Coastal Conservancy Awards Grants for Coastal Access, Restoration, and Climate Resilience2/15/2024 – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy authorized a number of grants to restore, protect, and expand access to the California coast. Grants approved included: A grant of an amount not to exceed $35,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy to complete permitting and implement the first phase of the Ormond Beach Restoration Public Access […] (Read more on Coastal Conservancy Awards...)