Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
Paul Behr
Board Member
Paul is Chair of the
Rock Creek Reclamation Board and a life-time resident of the
Big Chico Creek watershed. He farms almonds on Rock Creek
and has a business evaluating and treating water quality problems
in domestic groundwater supply.
Chris Colson
Board Member
Chris has a B.A. from California State University, Chico and a Master's degree in Rural and Town Planning, also from CSU, Chico. His Master's Thesis was on land use planning for the Sierra Nevada as a bioregion, in order to better protect biological diversity. In 1994, as an Environmental Planner Intern for Parks & Preserves Foundation (a non-profit conservation land trust organization), Chris researched the feasibility of doing a watershed plan for the Big Chico Creek Watershed. He's hiked extensively throughout the entire Big Chico Creek Watershed for more than 25 years. Chris is currently employed as a Recreation Specialist at the Work Training Center and also works as a semi-professional photographer.
Timmarie Hamill
Board Member
Timmarie holds a B.S.
in Biology and a Secondary Math and Science Teaching Credential
from California State University at Chico. As a biologist, she
has planned and conducted water quality inventories as they
relate to fish and wildlife in the private and public sectors
for the past 14 years. She has served as an Industrial Waste
Inspector for the City of Chico, Pretreatment Plant Operator
for the City of Oroville, HAZMAT biologist for Army Corp. of
Engineer base closures, consultant preparing CEQA and NEPA reports,
science teacher for a small Charter School, and most recently,
project manager for water monitoring and public outreach and
education grants.
Barbara Hennigan
Board Member
Barbara holds a Master's
of Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh and is
retired from her business researching land use history of real
estate for environmental audits. She lives in the Rock Creek watershed (a tributary to Big Chico Creek) on Hennigan Farms, an almond and walnut ranch on land farmed by her husband's family since 1912. She is Natural Resources Chair on the League
of Women Voters Board of Directors, focusing on water and land
use. She is the Executive Director of the Butte-Sutter Basin Area Groundwater Users, an organization devoted to protecting the interests of farmers and domestic well owners who are totally dependent on groundwater.
Stuart King
Vice-Chair
Stuart has a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Chico. He is a long-time Chico resident and has been on the boards of many civic and governmental organizations, including CSU Chico Staff Council, Downtown Chico Business Association, Chico Aqua Jets, Chico Central Little League, City of Chico Parking Place Commission, and the Bidwell Park Centennial Committee. He is a CSU Chico employee and is also the caretaker of the Henning House at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.
John Merz
Chair, Communications Committee Chair
John was one of the co-founders of the Sacramento River Preservation Trust in 1984 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of that organization since 1986. In addition to the BCCWA, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Altacal Audubon Society and Friends of Bidwell Park. In addition, John served as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee that was appointed by the Chico Area Recreation and Park District (CARD) Board of Directors to help in the recent update of their Recreation Master Management Plan. He is also a member of the Chico Planning Commission.
Michael Stauffer
Board Member, Founding Member
Michael is retired
from an advertising and manufacturing career. He is a long-time
Chico environmental activist, that included serving as Secretary of the Board
of Directors of Streaminders and donating hundreds of hours
to Streaminders stream restoration projects. He also volunteers with the Bidwell Park Vegetation Management Partners Program and is active
in local politics.
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