Mendocino Land Trust - Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

Winston Bowen, President
Grew up in Southern California and graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. He has additional graduate work in journalism, business and personal financial planning. He served two years in the Army and worked for Pacific Bell for 21 years in marketing. Win's nonprofit organization experience is extensive. He served for 18 years on the board of Friends of the Observatory, including five as president. During his tenure, he chaired the master planning committee and later the architectural selection and renovation steering committees that oversaw Griffith Observatory's $92 million renovation and expansion. Win has long been interested in environmental issues. He and his wife of 39 years, Becky, built their house in Caspar in 2003. Win and Becky have been active as Big River Stewards, with Point Cabrillo Lighthouse and the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society.

David Jensen, Vice President
David served as President of the Board from 2005-2008. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Sonoma State University and an M.S. in Entomology from UC-Berkeley, David worked in hazardous waste enforcement for Cal EPA before moving to Cincinnati, where he provided technical support for the environmental remediation of a decommissioned uranium processing plant along the Great Miami River. During that time, he served for six years on the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Nature Center, one of the largest, most respected nature centers in the country. In 2001, David and his wife, Johanna, returned to Fort Bragg and opened Cowlick's Ice Cream Company, which they sold in the fall of 2007. Since 2002, David has served as an Environmental Health Officer for Mendocino County. A longtime active birder, he is President of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society and leads regular bird walks.

Chet Anderson, Treasurer
Chet served as President of the Board from 2003-2005. He is semi-retired from a 40+ year career as a registered Civil Engineer specializing in drinking water quality. He is currently Senior Editor of an online water quality newsletter with international readership (www.safedrinkingwater.com). In addition to working for the Mendocino Coast Habitat for Humanity and chairing their Kite Festival, he "runs" his subdivision community water system.

Barbara Weiss, Secretary
Barbara grew up in West Virginia where Girl Scouting provided her first outdoor experience, and adopted California as her home in 1982. She became involved with the Land Trust soon after coming to Little River in 1999, and has volunteered with the Big River and Navarro Point Stewards. After graduating from Brown University in 1981 with degrees in Bioengineering and Economics, Barbara went on to earn a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology at UC San Diego in 1990. After spending seven years as a research fellow and lecturer at UC Berkeley and San Francisco, Barbara returned to school one last time to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis in 2002. She is now practicing veterinary medicine in Fort Bragg at the Mendocino Coast Animal Hospital. This year, Barbara was in the first Big River Docent training class and is looking forward to leading hikes along the main haul road.

Alan Falleri
A Mendocino High School Alumni and Elk native. he received a Bachelor of Science from Humboldt State University. He was a Senior Planner for Mendocino County for over two decades before he joined the City of Willits in 2001 as Community Development Director. In his role with the City of Willits, he is excited to be working on issues of localization, sustainability and community health. Active in Ducks Unlimited and the Peregrine Audubon Society, Alan is an all around outdoorsman who enjoys fly-fishing, abalone diving and bird-watching.

Jeremy Isenberg
Jeremy and his wife Christina have been supporters of the Trust for many years. They have a home in Russian Gulch and share a family commitment to environmental preservation. He and Tina have long supported the Peninsula Open Space Trust from their home in the Bay Area, and the Yorkshire Dales National Park in her home county of North Yorkshire, England. Jeremy was educated in civil and structural engineering at Stanford, where he received a BSc degree, and as a Fulbright Scholar at Cambridge University in England where he received a PhD. He is a licensed Civil Engineer and recently retired as CEO of a national civil and structural engineering firm, headquartered in New York City. He is recent past president of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, whose endowment fund he established and continues to develop. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering is an Honorary Member of ASCE.

Ron LeValley

Ron is the newest member of the Board of Trustees and has been a friend of the Land Trust for years. Ron is well known locally for many things, including his extraordinary nature photography which is on display at the Mendocino Coast Photographer Gallery in Fort Bragg. Ron brings many skills to our Board, not the least of which is his enthusiasm for and love of the natural world. Ron is the founder and Senior Biologist of Mad River Biologists and is an expert on the identification and distribution of birds along the Pacific Coast. Ron lends his bird expertise to the Land Trust by leading our annual Big River Bird Survey training program each year. During his five years as the California Coordinator for Pacific Coast Joint Venture, Ron also worked on integrating efforts to conserve wildlife habitat. His many years of experience in environmental matters along the entire range of the north coast are of enormous value to us in our work.



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	MLT History Staff Board of Trustees Advisors and Counselors Press Releases and Media Newsletters Conservation Map Brochure Links Sign Up for Our Newsletter Email Address: Tools Sitemap Print Version Mailform Login P.O. Box 1094 Mendocino, California 95460 (707) 962-0470 phone (707) 962-0444 fax info@mendocinolandtrust.org Office Location 330 North Franklin Street, Suite 7 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 The Mendocino Land Trust is a member of the Land Trust Alliance since 1985 and the California Council of Land Trusts since 2007		Board of Trustees Winston Bowen, President Grew up in Southern California and graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. He has additional graduate work in journalism, business and personal financial planning. He served two years in the Army and worked for Pacific Bell for 21 years in marketing. Win's nonprofit organization experience is extensive. He served for 18 years on the board of Friends of the Observatory, including five as president. During his tenure, he chaired the master planning committee and later the architectural selection and renovation steering committees that oversaw Griffith Observatory's $92 million renovation and expansion. Win has long been interested in environmental issues. He and his wife of 39 years, Becky, built their house in Caspar in 2003. Win and Becky have been active as Big River Stewards, with Point Cabrillo Lighthouse and the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society. David Jensen, Vice President David served as President of the Board from 2005-2008. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Sonoma State University and an M.S. in Entomology from UC-Berkeley, David worked in hazardous waste enforcement for Cal EPA before moving to Cincinnati, where he provided technical support for the environmental remediation of a decommissioned uranium processing plant along the Great Miami River. During that time, he served for six years on the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Nature Center, one of the largest, most respected nature centers in the country. In 2001, David and his wife, Johanna, returned to Fort Bragg and opened Cowlick's Ice Cream Company, which they sold in the fall of 2007. Since 2002, David has served as an Environmental Health Officer for Mendocino County. A longtime active birder, he is President of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society and leads regular bird walks. Chet Anderson, Treasurer Chet served as President of the Board from 2003-2005. He is semi-retired from a 40+ year career as a registered Civil Engineer specializing in drinking water quality. He is currently Senior Editor of an online water quality newsletter with international readership (www.safedrinkingwater.com). In addition to working for the Mendocino Coast Habitat for Humanity and chairing their Kite Festival, he "runs" his subdivision community water system. Barbara Weiss, Secretary Barbara grew up in West Virginia where Girl Scouting provided her first outdoor experience, and adopted California as her home in 1982. She became involved with the Land Trust soon after coming to Little River in 1999, and has volunteered with the Big River and Navarro Point Stewards. After graduating from Brown University in 1981 with degrees in Bioengineering and Economics, Barbara went on to earn a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology at UC San Diego in 1990. After spending seven years as a research fellow and lecturer at UC Berkeley and San Francisco, Barbara returned to school one last time to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis in 2002. She is now practicing veterinary medicine in Fort Bragg at the Mendocino Coast Animal Hospital. This year, Barbara was in the first Big River Docent training class and is looking forward to leading hikes along the main haul road. Alan Falleri A Mendocino High School Alumni and Elk native. he received a Bachelor of Science from Humboldt State University. He was a Senior Planner for Mendocino County for over two decades before he joined the City of Willits in 2001 as Community Development Director. In his role with the City of Willits, he is excited to be working on issues of localization, sustainability and community health. Active in Ducks Unlimited and the Peregrine Audubon Society, Alan is an all around outdoorsman who enjoys fly-fishing, abalone diving and bird-watching. Jeremy Isenberg Jeremy and his wife Christina have been supporters of the Trust for many years. They have a home in Russian Gulch and share a family commitment to environmental preservation. He and Tina have long supported the Peninsula Open Space Trust from their home in the Bay Area, and the Yorkshire Dales National Park in her home county of North Yorkshire, England. Jeremy was educated in civil and structural engineering at Stanford, where he received a BSc degree, and as a Fulbright Scholar at Cambridge University in England where he received a PhD. He is a licensed Civil Engineer and recently retired as CEO of a national civil and structural engineering firm, headquartered in New York City. He is recent past president of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, whose endowment fund he established and continues to develop. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering is an Honorary Member of ASCE. Ron LeValley Ron is the newest member of the Board of Trustees and has been a friend of the Land Trust for years. Ron is well known locally for many things, including his extraordinary nature photography which is on display at the Mendocino Coast Photographer Gallery in Fort Bragg. Ron brings many skills to our Board, not the least of which is his enthusiasm for and love of the natural world. Ron is the founder and Senior Biologist of Mad River Biologists and is an expert on the identification and distribution of birds along the Pacific Coast. Ron lends his bird expertise to the Land Trust by leading our annual Big River Bird Survey training program each year. During his five years as the California Coordinator for Pacific Coast Joint Venture, Ron also worked on integrating efforts to conserve wildlife habitat. His many years of experience in environmental matters along the entire range of the north coast are of enormous value to us in our work.