Laura Hattendorf, Co-Founder, Former Executive Director, Board Secretary

Portfolio Director, Mulago Foundation

Laura Hattendorf is the Portfolio Director for the Mulago Foundation, which works like a social impact venture fund to seed and grow the most promising solutions in health, development, and conservation in settings of extreme poverty. In this role she sources, vets, and systematically follows the social investments of the Foundation. She is also an advisor and mentor to many social entrepreneurs around the world, especially those engaged in the Foundation's Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program.

Earlier, Laura was a Co-Founder of Sustainable Conservation, serving as its Executive Director from 1993 to 2000 and as a Board Director from 2000 to the present. Prior to founding Sustainable Conservation, Laura was a Vice President at the McArthur/Glen Group, a commercial real estate developer. Laura started her career with Strategic Planning Associates participating in strategic planning for large corporate clients. Laura received her BS in Economics and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA and Certificate in Public Management from Stanford University.

Chris Buchbinder, Treasurer

Investment Analyst, Capital Group Companies

Chris Buchbinder is an investment analyst for Capital Research Company, with research responsibilities for the US telecommunication services and automotive industries. He is also a director of research and a vice president of CRC. He joined Capital in 1995 as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year program in which participants rotate through different areas of The Capital Group Companies.

Charles Ahlem

Owner, Charles Ahlem Ranch and Hilmar Cheese Company

Charles Ahlem, a lifetime resident of California's Central Valley, has been one of the region's most active and prominent advocates for many years. After graduating from California State University, Fresno, Charles began his own farming operation. Charles is also the owner/operator of Charles Ahlem Ranch, a 2,000-cow, Grade-A Jersey dairy, which he began in 1975 with just 100 cows. In 1984, Charles became one of the founding partners in the Hilmar Cheese Company, which accepts milk from nearly 250 California dairies and is the largest single-site cheese plant in the world, producing up to 1 million pounds of cheese per day.

Charles serves on the California Dairy Council, California Dairy Quality Assurance Program, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, University of California President's Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and many other state and local agricultural groups. Charles is also a member of the US Department of Agriculture's Trade Policy Committee.

Charles has often spoken about his desire to bring care and concern for the environment to a higher level among his fellow dairymen. Now, through his work with Sustainable Conservation, Charles will be able to share his passion for the environment with business and agricultural leaders throughout California.

Kim Delfino

California Program Director, Defenders of Wildlife

Kim Delfino is the California Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife, where she oversees Defenders' work to protect and restore California's imperiled wildlife and the places in which they live. She is also a member of the California Water Commission. Before joining Defenders, Kim worked for the US Public Interest Research Group as a staff attorney and for CALPIRG as Legislative Director. She began her career as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. with the public interest law firm of Meyer & Glitzenstein, where she specialized in cases involving the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other environmental laws.

Kim holds a BA in political science, public service (environmental policy emphasis) from the University of California, Davis and a JD, cum laude, from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific.

Dan Dooley

Senior Vice President for External Relations, University of California

Daniel M. Dooley was appointed UC senior vice president for external relations on March 19, 2009, after leading the division on an interim basis since Nov. 5, 2008. In making the appointment, UC President Mark G. Yudof cited Dooley's decades of experience in developing constituent and legislative support for important public policy priorities and the high level of respect he enjoys in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Dooley also serves as senior advisor to the president on Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR). From January 2008 to September 2011 he served as vice president of ANR, leading a statewide research and public service organization responsible for activities in agriculture, natural resources, environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences, forestry, human and community development, 4-H/youth development and related areas.

Dooley is a distinguished agricultural and environmental attorney with extensive experience in California. Throughout his career, he has held leadership positions in local, state and national agricultural organizations, as well as with the university. Prior to serving as UC vice president of ANR, Dooley was a partner at Dooley, Herr and Peltzer LLP, a Visalia-based law firm emphasizing agricultural, environmental, business and water rights law. He distinguished himself by successfully bridging environmental and economic considerations in a number of controversial legal cases. He was a partner from 1980-2002 in the family-owned Dooley Farms, a diversified San Joaquin Valley farming operation producing cotton, alfalfa and walnuts.

Dooley previously served as chief deputy director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (1977-80) and chair of the California Water Commission (1982-86). He also served as UC representative to and chair of the Council for Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET), a national grassroots organization of the land-grant universities and colleges. He has served as vice chair of USDA's National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Chair of the Farm Foundation Board of Trustees and Roundtable Steering Committee, and a member of the U.S. Trade Representative's Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade. He currently serves as a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, is a member and past chair of the Board of Trustees of Children's Hospital Central California, and also previously served as president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce.

In 2007, Dooley was cited by California Lawyer magazine's Lawyer of the Year publication for his work to achieve settlement of two-decades-old litigation relating to the San Joaquin River. In 2004, he was inducted into the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Research Hall of Fame. He also received the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction in 2000.

Dooley received his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from UC Davis and his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of Pacific. He is also a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program.

Steve Gross

Director of State Relations, Wine Institute

Steve Gross is Director of State Relations at Wine Institute, where he has been employed since 1986. Steve's duties entail overseeing the activities of Wine Institute's six State Relations Regional Counsels as they address state legislation affecting the wine industry, as well as coordinating Wine Institute's legislative and regulatory activities with staff, contract lobbyists, and member wineries.

Steve regularly participates in many national programs dealing with issues facing the wine industry, both on the legislative and regulatory levels. Steve serves on the Board of Directors of both Sustainable Conservation and the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB). He also serves on the Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute's Executive Board. A native of Nebraska, Steve brought to Wine Institute knowledge garnered during his 10 years of employment in the on-sale food and beverage industry, as well as extensive experience in political campaigns and legislative activism.

Chip Koch

Manager, Environmental Planning and Permitting, PG&E

Chip Koch combines 20 years of experience as a geologist, environmental consultant, and general manager with a long-standing focus on the energy industry. Chip currently works for Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and is the founder of Petrosus Energy, an environmental and management consulting firm focused on delivering renewable energy to the market. Chip recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at Mineral Acquisition Partners, Inc., a $1 billion private investment group focused on natural gas and renewable energy royalty acquisitions. Prior to that Chip was President of TRC-Essex (NYSE: TRR), a consulting firm focused on planning, permitting, and environmental compliance of major energy infrastructure projects. Chip previously held positions at Levine-Fricke (a 500-person environmental consulting company) as Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Planning, and as a Senior Exploration Geologist at Exxon Company, USA.

Chip holds an MBA from Stanford University, an MS in geology from Ohio State University, and a BS in geology from St. Lawrence University.

Cynthia Hunter Lang

Co-Founder and Owner, The Lodge at Sun Ranch, Montana

Cynthia Hunter Lang began her professional career in the Office of Development at Stanford University where she was a fundraiser for the last seven of her 10 years there. Cynthia "retired" from professional work in 1995 to focus on family and community efforts. Since then, Cynthia has been an active fundraising volunteer at Stanford University and Crystal Springs Uplands School. She has served on the Stanford Associates Board of Governors and currently holds a position on the Humanities and Sciences Council at Stanford University.

Cynthia also advises several nonprofits on fundraising strategies in a volunteer capacity. As owner of an eco-tourism lodge in Montana that is part of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Cynthia works closely with the Montana community to foster environmentally sound practices. Most notably, Cynthia has been a member of the Big Sky Council. At her guest lodge, The Lodge at Sun Ranch, guests have the opportunity to encounter neighbors, artists, guides and wildlife experts while learning about the sound environmental practices at the lodge and gaining an understanding of this deeply committed Montana community. Cynthia holds positions on environmental boards and is very involved in conservation causes.

Cynthia received her MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio Graduate School. She received her BA from Stanford University in 1983 and maintains close ties with the institution by supporting Stanford students through a fellowship program geared toward environmental issues.

Steve McCormick

President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Steven J. McCormick is the president and a trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Steve was previously the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) where he served in that capacity from 2001 - 2007. As president, he led the organization into becoming a truly global enterprise, operating in 30 countries as well as every state in the U.S. During his tenure, he oversaw an operating budget of over $500 million, and a highly distributed staff of over 3,000. Under Steve's leadership, revenues from all sources increased significantly, hitting an all-time high of $1.2 billion in 2006. Prior to his role as president and CEO of TNC, from 2000 - 2001 Steve was a founding partner of the Resources Law Group, a firm based in Sacramento, which provides transactional and consulting services in land-use and natural resources law and policy, and creates innovative opportunities for conservation philanthropy.

Steve began his career with TNC in 1976 as Western Regional Legal Counsel, and rose through the ranks to spend 16 years as executive director of the California state program. In that role he led an organization-wide effort that created Conservation by Design, the strategic framework that now guides all of TNC's work around the world.

Beyond his career at TNC, Steve serves on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Board of Sustainable Conservation, and the Board of the California Game Wardens Association Foundation. He has also served on the U.C. Berkeley College of Natural Resources Advisory Board. McCormick is the recipient of the Chevron Conservation Award; the Edmund G. Brown Award for Environmental and Economic Balance; the John Pritzker Conservation Award; and the California League of Conservation Voter's Conservation Leadership Award.

Steve has a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Berkeley (1973), where he graduated with honors, and a J.D. Degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law (1976).

Richard Morrison

Senior Vice President, Bank of America (Retired)

Richard Morrison served as Senior Vice President of Bank of America's Environmental Policies and Programs unit prior to his retirement in 1999. In that capacity, he was responsible for ensuring the corporation was a good environmental citizen. In 1995, he led the team that published Beyond Sprawl: New Patterns of Growth to Fit the New California. Prior to his environmental assignment, he was in the bank's international division serving in India and Hong Kong. Besides Sustainable Conservation, he is currently a Director at the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security; the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance; and the Sierra Business Council, where he currently chairs the Board of Directors. He also serves on the California Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land, and on the Sierra Club's Investment Advisory Committee. He has a BA and MA in international relations from Stanford University, and served as a commissioned officer in the US Navy.

Tina Quinn, Co-Founder

Industrial Property Manager and Broker, Oppenheim Properties

Tina Quinn co-founded Sustainable Conservation and served as the organization's Executive Director from 1990-1993. She has worked as a consultant for Douglas Emmett and as Director of Acquisitions for Mountains Restoration Trust in Santa Monica, CA. Tina is an industrial property manager in Orange County, an independent real estate broker and current President of the Palos Verdes School District's Council of Parent Teacher Associations. She is also a certified Lamaze instructor, formerly teaching classes at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, CA. Tina received a BA in international politics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Mark Valentine

COO, Faculte, Inc.

Mark Valentine is COO of Faculte, Inc., a startup that helps professionals and businesses produce, publish, and distribute on-line videos, presentations, and slideshows. He formerly served as Chairman of the Board at SigmaQuest Corporation, a startup software company that provides an on-demand suite of solutions to help companies build better products using business intelligence techniques for product design, manufacturing, supplier quality, repair, and returns. Prior to joining SigmaQuest, Mark worked as CEO of OPS Central, a startup operations consulting company.

He was previously Vice President of Operations at Geyser Networks, an optical networking startup, where he managed all manufacturing programs, the supply chain, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality engineering, IT, customer service, and facilities. Prior to Geyser Networks, Mark served as Director of Strategic Accounts at Flextronics, where he managed global account managers and oversaw major accounts, including Lucent, Philips, Sony, and WebTV.

Mark started his career with Tandem Computers, where he spent 10 years moving through Tandem's management structure, including a two-year period establishing the company's manufacturing facility in Scotland. Mark received a BS in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 1986 and an MS from Stanford in 1987.