CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions

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Organizational Committees

This conference is possible thanks to the support of numerous volunteers:

Committee/ Chair		Members and Roles or Affiliations
Executive Committee		Gordon Leppig, DFG, Chair Amanda Jorgenson, CNPS Executive Director Josie Crawford, CNPS Training Coordinator Cari Porter, Finance & Administration Manager Cynthia Perrine, CNPS Conference Planner
Steering Committee		Gordon Leppig, DFG, Chair Diane Elam, USFWS Diana Hickson, DFG Diane Ikeda, USFS Doug Johnson, Cal-IPC Amanda Jorgenson, CNPS Staci Markos, UC/Jepson Petra Unger, EDAW John Willoughby, BLM Bruce Pavlik, Mills College Andrea Williams, NPS Josie Crawford, CNPS
Program Planning Committee		Diana Hickson, DFG, Chair Brett Hall, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum Jim Nelson, DFG Jim Andre, UC Riverside Petra Unger, EDAW
Conference Planner		Cynthia Perrine
Assistant Conference Planner		Josie Crawford
Program Assistant		Stacy Flowerdew
Poster Sessions		Ellen Dean, Chair Mark Bibbo
Proceedings		Bart O’Brien, Holly Forbes, Gordon Leppig
Webmaster		Mark Naftzger
Workshops		Jim Nelson, Chair Josie Crawford
Arrangements Committee		Josie Crawford and Kristie Haydu, Co-chairs
Sub-committees
	Audio Visual	Joe Carboni
	Botanical Illustration	Geri-Hulse Stephens Judy McCrary Susan Bazell
	Chapter conservation Posters	Kristie Haydu
	Commemoration: Passing of Old Guard	Karen Kirtland
	Exhibitors	Debra Sykes Melissa Hostler
	Fundraising	Debra Stout
	Local Information	Nicholas Jensen Co-chair Rachel Hutchinson, Co-chair
	Marketing	Karen Kirtland
	Meals and Entertainment	Chair needed
	Media Relations Photography	Chair needed
	Merchandise	Cari Porter, Chair Daria Snider
	Poetry Slam / Reading	Chris Olander, Chair Gordon Leppig Andrea Williams
	Photography contest	Stacey Flowerdew, Chair Ree Slocum
	Policy activities/Local lobbying	Vern Goehring, Chair
	Silent and Non-silent Auction and Raffle	Shelly Davis-King
	Student Activities	LeChi Huynh, Chair Jim Alford, Matt Brown, Emi Kiyan
	Sustainable Conference	Suellen Rowlison, Chair Wendy Boes
	Webpage coordinator	Andrew Doran
	Volunteer coordinator	Andrea Williams, Chair Jim Alford