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
Bernard Flynn, Shasta View Farms
Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Allen Hackett, Hackett Farming
Mark Kimmelshue, Legacy Associates
Suellen Rowlison, R.N.
Irv Schiffman, CSUC, Political Science
Monroe Sprague, M.D.
River Partners Board of Directors Biographies
Chico Staff:
John Carlon, President
Tad Alexander, Chief Operations Officer
Julie Pokrandt, Development Director
Mona Cross, Executive Assistant
Modesto Staff:
David Neubert, San Joaquin Regional Director
Dr. Stacy Small, Restoration Ecologist
Chris Stevenson, Restoration Biologist
Stephen Sheppard, Restoration Field Manager
Chris Robbins, Assistant Field Manager
Salvador Barragan, Field Foreman
Abelino Valdovinos-Rubio, Field Technician
Feliciano Degante, Field Technician