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FEMEF Board Members Re-elected During Annual Celebration FEMEF members present during the November 15, 2022, Annual Celebration event unanimously re-elected the five currently-serving board members: Roger Carmody (2 yrs.), Bob Dees (2 yrs.), Dave Bowlus (2 yrs., treasurer), Jeff Reifel (1 yr.) and student member Allison Fash (1 yr.). Yolanda Waddell and John Perrine will retire from the board at the end of this calendar year. Other members of the board are Steve Hendricks (chair) and Skip Rotstein, whose terms of office run to the end of 2023. Individuals interested in attending a board meeting or serving on the FEMEF board should leave a message by calling 805-528-0392. (12/11/2022). Allyson Brooks of Sierra Foothill Conservancy spoke at FEMEF Annual Celebration
Our speaker for FEMEF's 2022 Annual Celebration (November 12, via Zoom) was Allyson
Brooks, Community Engagement Manager for Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC). A major non-profit
land trust, SFC currently oversees 50,540 acres of protected sites including historic rangelands,
mountains, forests, streams, and native flora and wildlife of the Western Sierra Nevada range. With a
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Ecology Option and a Master’s degree in biology and education
from California State University, Brooks has been the Community Engagement Manager for SFC for over
four years. Her presentation included an overview of SFC, an introduction to some of the native flora
and fauna the organization helps to protect and their historical uses, and the challenges land-preservation
organizations face today.
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