The Central Valley Bird Club Board of Directors consists of dues-paying members, including a President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer. Five members must be present at a board meeting to achieve a quorum. Board members are elected by the membership at the annual symposium in November.
Though a long-time Oakland resident, Pat was born and raised in the Delta region of the Central Valley. A retired veterinarian, she now spends time County Birding, gardening, traveling, and tending to the Bird Club. The Central Valley is still her sweet spot.
Cliff was raised in the Central Valley and discovered a love of birds at 14 when he found a male Vermilion Flycatcher in his yard. He lives and works in Sacramento with his wife and daughter, and enjoys county birding throughout the state.
Lily grew up in San Francisco, where she began birding in high school, but has lived in Sacramento for 20+ years now and considers the Central Valley to be home. When not birding, she works as a Senior Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Sacramento.
John is retired from teaching biology at Mills College. He has studied small mammals in California’s deserts and the Central Valley for many years and enjoys birding and exploring new places in his free time. John is also active in Stanislaus Audubon Society.
Frances became involved with the Club in 1997 and has been on the Board since 2006. She is the Membership Coordinator and the Layout Editor for the Central Valley Birds journal. Her passion for birding knows no bounds.
Dan is a professional Wildlife Biologist who has worked on endangered species and conservation issues in Northern California for over 3 decades. He has served as the editor of the Central Valley Birds journal since 2011.
Stephanie has worked in bird conservation in multiple states and countries over the past 12 years, which is how she got into birding. She currently works as a Senior Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Sacramento. In her free time, Stephanie combines her love of birds with her pottery hobby.
Andy was born and raised in Sacramento and Davis California and has been a birder since 1970. He is currently Curator and Ornithologist at the U.C. Davis Museum of Wildlife Fish Biology and is a Research Associate of the Bishop Museum, Hawaii. He has conducted research globally, most recently in Indonesia and India. His current focus is on Central Valley Bird diversity and engaging undergraduate students in avian field methods. As a biologist for Ducks Unlimited, Andy helped restore wetlands in several areas of the Valley and beyond.
John has been a birder since 1971 and a professional biologist since 1981. As a biologist, he has worked for the Smithsonian Institution, H.T. Harvey & Associates, US Forest Service Research Labs and many other organizations. He has his own company, Sterling Wildlife Biology.