© Tejon Ranch Conservancy 2018
Board Members
Derek C. Abbott, Vice President, Community Development & Resource Planning, Tejon Ranch Company
Michael L. Campeau, Vice President of Ranch Operations, Tejon Ranch Company
Garry George, Renewable Energy Director, Audubon California
Gary Hunt, Vice Chair, California Strategies
Diana Hurlbert, Director of Environmental Permitting, Tejon Ranch Company
Joel Reynolds (Chairman), Western Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Dan Silver, Chief Executive Officer, Endangered Habitats League
Terrell Watt, Owner, Terrell Watt Planning Consultants
Peter Weiner, Partner, Paul Hastings, LLP
Derek C. Abbott, Vice President, Community Development & Resource Planning, Tejon Ranch Company
Derek C. Abbott joined Tejon Ranch in December 2004 and has represented the Company’s interests in a number
of development and conservation initiatives, including Tejon Mountain Village, the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center,
Centennial, and the Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement. Derek serves on the Greater Bakersfield
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the California State University, Bakersfield Industry & Education
Roundtable.
Michael L. Campeau, Vice President of Ranch Operations, Tejon Ranch Company
Michael L. Campeau is Vice President of Ranch Operations for Tejon Ranch Company and is responsible for
the day to day field operations as well as overseeing its hunting, equestrian, and filming operations. Campeau
joined Tejon Ranch in 2008, but has been associated with Tejon Ranch for over 40 years through its various
outdoor programs.
Emmy Cattani, Cattani Farming
Emmy Cattani is a fourth generation member of her family's agricultural business, based in Kern County,
California where the majority of the ranch is located. Her family business operations include farming, cattle
ranching, real estate and almond processing, as well as conservation through a partnership in Greenbridges,
a for-profit investor in conservation real estate.
Russell Faucett, Retired
Prior to his retirement in 2014, Russell Faucett was the Managing Partner of Barrington Partners LP, a private
investment company that specialized in trading the equity and debt securities of public companies in financial
difficulty. Russ started Barrington in 1984.
Garry George, Renewable Energy Director, Audubon California
Garry George is a Resource Group representative on the 12 member Conservancy board of directors.He joined
Audubon California as Chapter Network Director in 2008 after service as the first Executive Director of LA
Audubon. His work expanded as Renewable Energy Director of state and federal policies in California and the
West, where he focused on renewable energy siting and conservation policies.
Gary Hunt, Vice Chair, California Strategies
Gary Hunt, a consultant to the Tejon Ranch Company, is a founding partner of California Strategies, where he
puts more than 30 years of experience toward business, government, public policy and major land use
planning entitlement and development.
Diana Hurlbert, Director of Environmental Permitting, Tejon Ranch Company
Diana Hurlbert joined the Tejon Ranch in 2014 after spending four years as project manager for the State’s
Ballona Wetlands Restoration project in Los Angeles County. She has worked as both staff and consulting
planner for the State and numerous cities and counties throughout California over the past 20 years.
Sopac (Soapy) Mulholland (Secretary), Executive Director, Sequoia Riverlands Trust
Soapy’s unique history and experience bring to the Tejon Ranch Conservancy valuable insights from many
different points of view. She has been a real estate developer and rancher and has served on numerous boards
and councils up and down the state of California.
Joel Reynolds (Chairman), Western Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Joel Reynolds joined the Natural Resources Defense Council's as a Senior Attorney in 1990, after ten years with
the Center for Law in the Public Interest and the Western Center on Law and Poverty, both in Los Angeles.
Dan Silver, Chief Executive Officer, Endangered Habitats League
Dan Silver is Chief Executive Officer of the Endangered Habitats League (EHL). A physician by training, Silver
left his internal medicine practice in 1991 to work full time on environmental issues. With EHL since its inception,
he has seen the organization emerge as a regional leader in conservation and growth management.
Terrell Watt, Owner, Terrell Watt Planning Consultants
Terrell Watt has been the owner of Terrell Watt Planning Consultants since 1989, a firm specializing in planning
and implementing projects that promote resource conservation and sustainable development patterns which are
significant to the region. Terrell is an expert in general and specific planning, open space and agricultural land
conservation and environmental compliance.
Peter Weiner, Partner, Paul Hastings, LLP
Peter Weiner has been with the law firm of Paul Hastings for 20 years. He represents a variety of businesses,
municipalities, and community groups, focusing on renewable energy and brownfields development, and has
been active on nonprofit boards, such as the Coalition for Clean Air and the California State Parks Foundation.