River Partners is a nonprofit conservation organization where farmers and ecologists work together. We are committed, in principle and in practice to preserving and restoring California's rivers and fragile riparian ecosystems.
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Kathy Barrett, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Butte County
John Carlon, Sierra Cascade Blueberry Farm
Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Allen Hackett, Hackett Farming
Mark Kimmelshue, Legacy Associates
Tom Lando, Lando and Associates
Suellen Rowlison, R.N.
Irv Schiffman, CSUC, Political Science
Monroe Sprague, M.D.
River Partners Board of Directors Biographies
Chico, CA Staff:
John Carlon, President
Jessica Bourne, Chief Financial Officer
Tad Alexander, Chief Operations Officer
Amanda Freeman, Western Regional Director
Julie Pokrandt, Development Director
Mona Dagy, Executive Assistant
Deborah McLaughlin, Controller
Joe Green, Manager of Operations and Logistics
Dr. Tom Griggs, Senior Restoration Ecologist
Helen Swagerty, Senior Restoration Biologist
Michael Rogner, Associate Restoration Biologist
Heyo Tjarks, Restoration Biologist
Abigail Rizzo, Restoration Biologist
Ruben Reynoso, Jr., Senior Restoration Field Manager
Luis Velasquez, Field Foreman
Eligio Hernandez, Senior Field Technician
Gerardo Sandoval, Field Technician
Francisco Jaurgui, Field Technician
Cesar Chavez, Field Technician
Serafin Guzman Pina, Field Technician
Ricardo Navarro, Field Technician
Jared Hicks, Field Technician
Modesto, CA Staff:
Julie Rentner, San Joaquin Valley Regional Director
Jessica Hammond, Restoration Ecologist
Trevor Meadows, Restoration Biologist
Stephen Sheppard, Restoration Field Manager
Salvador Barragan, Field Foreman
Feliciano Degante, Field Technician
San Diego, CA Staff:
Jose Granados, Field Foreman