Laura Hattendorf, Co-Founder, Secretary

Portfolio Director, Mulago Foundation

Laura Hattendorf is currently the Portfolio Director for the Mulago Foundation, which supports social entrepreneurs in developing countries who are implementing high impact, scalable solutions to the problems of health, poverty, and conservation. In this role she sources, vets and follows the social investments of the Foundation in addition to acting as an advisor and mentor to many organizations around the world.

Earlier, Laura was a co-founder of Sustainable Conservation, having served as Executive Director and Co-Executive Director from 1993 to 2000. Prior to joining Sustainable Conservation, Laura was a Vice President at the McArthur/Glen Group, a commercial real estate developer. There her responsibilities included structuring, negotiating and closing both debt and equity financing, as well as supervising the development process for several retail projects across the US. Laura started her career as an analyst with Strategic Planning Associates (now part of Mercer Management Consulting), 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.

John Dawson

Co-Founder, Zentek Technology

John Dawson currently serves on the boards of Sustainable Conservation (Vice Chair), D-REV (Treasurer) and Island Conservation (Treasurer). He co-founded Zentek Technology. He is also a lecturer at the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program and a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council group E2. He lives in Palo Alto and owns a small forest in Vermont producing sustainable non-timber forest products.

Kim Delfino

California Program Director, Defenders of Wildlife

Kim Delfino is the California Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife, where she oversees the work of a six-person team in protecting and restoring California's imperiled wildlife and the places in which they live. Since joining Defenders in 2000, Kim co-authored the revision of the California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, and helped create the Salton Sea Coalition and Defenders' California desert program. She was also one of the key leaders in establishing the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition.

Before joining Defenders of Wildlife, 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.

Steve Gross

Director of State Relations, Wine Institute

Steve Gross is Director of State Relations at Wine Institute, where he has been working since 1986. Steve's duties entail overseeing the activities of Wine Institute's State Relations field staff as they track 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 began his Wine Institute tenure as a Legal/Legislative Assistant, and also worked as Administrative Services Manager, before assuming his current position in 1995.

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, in addition to his extensive experience in political campaigns and legislative activism. Steve regularly participates in many national programs dealing with issues facing the wine industry, both on the legislative and regulatory levels. He serves on the Board of Directors of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB) and the Sonoma State University Wine Business Program Executive Advisory Board.

Chip Koch

Founder, Petrosus Energy

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 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, having recently retired from her position as Board Chair. 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 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

Steve McCormick has been president and Board trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation since January 2008.

Prior to joining the foundation, Steve was 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 a truly global presence, capable of leveraging its resources to achieve tangible lasting results at a scale that will really make a difference, for nature and for people. During his tenure, he oversaw an operating budget of more than $500 million, and a highly distributed staff of more than 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 partner at 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 in 29 countries and every state in the US.

Beyond his impressive career at TNC, Steve has served on several boards, including the Advisory Board of the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, and the Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative.

Steve has a B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated with honors, and a J.D. degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law (1976). He has also attended the Stanford Executive Program.

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. 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.

Wendy Pulling

Wendy Pulling is Director of Environmental Policy at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in San Francisco. Wendy leads a talented team responsible for developing PG&E's environmental leadership strategies and programs.

Prior to joining PG&E, Wendy worked as an Assistant Regional Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Senior Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council. In addition to Sustainable Conservation, she is also a member of Audubon California's board and advisory board member for several other environmental organizations, including the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Ms. Pulling has a degree in history from Princeton University and a law degree from Stanford University.

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. and serves 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.