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Coastal Conservancy

The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline.


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 Coastal Conservancy Management

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Samuel P. Schuchat became Executive Officer of the Coastal Conservancy in July 2001. He was previously the Executive Director of the Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues, the trade association of 26 environmental Political Action Committees (PAC) in as many states. For six years he also served as the Executive Director of the California League of Conservation Voters, the nation's largest and oldest state environmental PAC with 25,000 members.

Mr. Schuchat served as vice-president of the California Fish and Game Commission from 1999 to 2005. He has an extensive background in fund-raising and management of not-for-profit organizations. He has worked as a community and union organizer, has raised money for community art projects, and was the deputy director of Sacramento AIDS foundation in the late 1980s.

He received his BA in Political Science at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1983, and his MA in Public Administration at San Francisco State University in 1989. He is an avid birdwatcher and has backpacked all over the Eastern and Western United States. He resides in Oakland with his wife and daughter.

Deputy Executive Officers

Neal Fishman - nfishman@scc.ca.gov
Nadine Hitchcock - nhitchcock@scc.ca.gov

Regional Managers

North Coast (Del Norte through Marin counties): Karyn Gear kgear@scc.ca.gov
San Francisco Bay Area: Amy Hutzel ahutzel@scc.ca.gov
Central Coast (San Mateo through Santa Barbara counties): Terri Nevins tnevins@scc.ca.gov
South Coast (Ventura through San Diego counties): Mary Small msmall@scc.ca.gov

Other Managers:

Marcia Grimm, Chief Staff Counsel mgrimm@scc.ca.gov
Regine Serrano, Chief of Administration rserrano@scc.ca.gov
Joan Cardellino, Access Program Manager jcard@scc.ca.gov
Dick Wayman, Communications Director & Real Estate Manager dwayman@scc.ca.gov

All managers may be reached at (510) 286-1015.


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