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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
- Peter Jarausch – peter.jarausch (at) scc.ca.gov
- Julia Elkin – julia.elkin (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
- 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
- Shalini Kannan – shalini.kannan (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
- Evyan Sloane – evyan.sloane (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
- Deborah Ruddock – deborah.ruddock (at) scc.ca.gov
- Rodrigo Garcia – rodrigo.garcia (at) scc.ca.gov
- Emely Lopez – emely.lopez (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
- Information Regarding Coyote Valley Sobrato South Acquisition Potential FundingOn June 18, 2020, the State Coastal Conservancy will consider authorization to disburse up to $5,000,000 to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority to acquire the approximately 235-acre Sobrato South property for wildlife habitat protection, water quality protection, agricultural preservation, open space and public access, as part of a larger Coyote Valley open space […] (Read more on Information Regarding Coyote...)
- Central and South Coast Proposition 1 Grant SolicitationProposition 1 grants fund multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects. The Conservancy adopted its Proposition 1 Grant Program Guidelines in September 2016. Priority project types include: water sustainability improvements, anadromous fish habitat enhancement, wetland restoration and urban greening. For more details on the Coastal Conservancy’s priorities, please review our Strategic Plan. Our current solicitation seeks to fund projects in […] (Read more on Central and South...)
- Press Release: Coastal Conservancy Awards over $8.2 million in First Ever Virtual Board MeetingOakland, CA – Today, in its first ever virtual Board meeting, the Coastal Conservancy Authorized $8.2 million in grant funding for projects to restore, protect and increase access to the California Coast and San Francisco Bay. Due to state and local Shelter-In-Place orders, members of the Conservancy’s Board, staff and the public convened via teleconference […] (Read more on Press Release: Coastal...)
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