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Pacific Regional Office: Meet Our Staff
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Ron Sundergill, Senior Director
Prior to begining his work with NPCA in November, 2005, Ron served as the President of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy in Santa Rosa California, a non-profit organization that educates leaders working to create sustainable public policy.
Ron previously represented the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) before the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch on a wide range of issues, including renewable energy, federal energy budget priorities and tax policy. Prior to joining UCS, he served as the Director of Legislation in the Maryland Department of Human Resources.
In Frederick County, Maryland, Ron served as the President of the Board of County Commissioners from 1990 to 1994. This was an elected position representing 150,000 residents. Ron was also responsible for the management of the county during the time period, serving as the county chief executive and board chair.
Prior to his work as an elected official at the county level, Ron worked for the United States Catholic Conference's Campaign for Human Development (CHD) where he directed a business capitalization program targeted to support cooperative business ventures and cooperative housing in low income communities in the United States. While employed at CHD he co-founded the National Network of Grantmakers. Ron holds a BA degree in political science from Hood College located in Maryland.
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Lynn Davis, Las Vegas, Senior Program Manager
Lynn Davis joined NPCA in April 2008 to open and manage a new, strategic field office in Nevada. The daughter of a forest ranger, Lynn grew up instilled with a sense of responsibility to protect and conserve. An award-winning writer and communications professional, Lynn has worked for years as a consultant to national parks and museums directing message strategy and designing leading-edge interpretive programs throughout the U.S. She is the former owner of a Las Vegas-based firm specializing in traditional and New Media strategies. Prior, she worked with Discovery Communications and technology partners in pioneering handheld multimedia presentations for the U.S. Centennial of Flight and the Smithsonian. With an avid interest in outdoor travel, Lynn has trekked to Mount Everest, rafted through the Grand Canyon twice, hiked throughout the West, and was a founding board member of an environmental science school.
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Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director
Neal joined NPCA's Pacific Regional office in October of 2004, and has been working on national park planning issues and threats from the Redwoods up north to Channel Islands down south. Recently, he has transitioned to organizing and building public and congressional support for national parks in the Bay Area. Prior to joining NPCA, Neal worked in Burlington, Vermont's non-profit sector via the AmeriCorps*VISTA program. There, he worked to promote the arts and small business communities, and later held a leadership role in the citywide program. An avid hiker, Neal has spent many vacations in the splendor of the national parks. He earned a B.S. in Management Information Systems and Marketing from the State University of New York, Albany School of Business.
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Sharon Enright, Regional Director of Development
Sharon Enright was hired as the development director for NPCA’s Pacific Region office in May 2006. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a fund raiser, having worked in a variety of non-profit organizations. She has raised money for the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, for Sunny Hills Children’s Services in Marin County, California, and for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco. Sharon has an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Education and Public Policy from Stanford University. She is an avid hiker, having hiked in many national parks as well as on a number of Europe’s long distance trails. She cannot imagine a more perfect job than one that allows her to work with people intent on preserving our national parks and national historic sites.
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Kari Kiser, Senior Program Coordinator, Pacific Regional Office
Kari Kiser started in November of 2006 as the Sr. Program Coordinator and works with the Northern California and Hawaiian Parks. She grew up hiking and camping throughout California and the Southwest. Her many long trips sparked a passion for ethnobotany, the cultural and artistic legacy of Native American tribes, and her own Hawaiian heritage. Her degree in Environmental Studies from St. Olaf College has led her around the USA and the world working with many environmental education/naturalist programs, including Los Angeles County Office of Education and Peace Corps Far East Russia. She spent 9 months in South East Asia where she developed an interpretive management plan and designed new trails and visitor center exhibits for the Mu Ko Chang National Park in Thailand. When she is not at work she is working on her Master’s in Public Administration in Sustainable Management the Presidio Graduate School.
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David Lamfrom, California Desert Senior Program Manager
David Lamfrom is honored to join the NPCA Pacific Region staff after spending three years as a Regional Vice-President for an environmental consulting firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to that, David was employed in diverse wildlife and agricultural research biology positions including experiences in the fields of aquaculture, agricultural biology and herpetology. David volunteered time and expertise as a naturalist for the Wildlife Research Team, a non-profit organization who has had tremendous success utilizing non-mechanized mangrove restoration in Biscayne Bay, Florida. As a graduate of New College of Florida, David has had the opportunity to conduct significant study in the fields of ecology, herpetology, foreign languages, Native American studies and art. David has been published both as an author and wildlife photographer in several issues of Wild South magazine. David is an avid naturalist, hiker, and photographer who spends his free time exploring and photographing wildlife and wilderness. He has traveled extensively throughout the national park system including photo forays throughout the South, Southwest, Rockies, Appalachians and Pacific Northwest. David plans to use his passion and knowledge of our natural, cultural and historical resources to inspire others to learn about and protect our national parklands
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Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager
Emily Schrepf joined NPCA in 2008 as the Senior Coordinator Clean Air and Climate in the Pacific Region. Located in the Central Valley Field Office, Emily is spearheading national park climate change efforts in the Northern California area, including 'Climate Friendly Parks' and 'Do Your Part' in partnership with Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Prior to joining NPCA she worked for several Nonprofit organizations; including The International Rescue Committee of Baltimore, where she assisted newly arrived refugees from around the world in becoming self-sufficient. Emily holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Iowa and has also taught English as a Second Language. Emily enjoys spending her free time with family, friends and her 2 dogs, and likes to run, hike, swim and bike.
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Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Representative, California Desert Field Office
Seth Shteir is honored to have joined the National Parks Conservation Association’s California Desert Field Office. Seth developed a love of arid lands while visiting Arizona’s national parks as a child with his father. Clambering up saguaro strewn slopes, observing iridescent hummingbirds and surprising coatamundis in a desert wash instilled a desire to protect special places. Prior to working at NPCA, Seth shared his passion for the natural world for 13 years as an outdoor educator and classroom teacher at the New Jersey School of Conservation, Fresh Air Fund, Lorado Taft Field School and Children’s Community School. He has also served eight years on the board of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society, most recently as conservation chair and vice president. Seth’s environmental writing has appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including National Parks. He is especially fond of the wildlife, starry skies and compelling geological formations of the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park. Seth is delighted to join NPCA and looks forward to helping protect our national parks.
