Dave Barron, President, a real estate attorney, likes the voluntary preservation methods used by a land trust. He was looking for volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.org when he saw a posting by the Butters Land Trust, and he was excited to find a land trust so close to his home in Montclair. Dave brings his legal expertise in real estate to the board, along with his experience in forming and working with other nonprofits. In his spare time he cycles, swims, and skis, especially with his two children.

Judy Anderson, a homeowner in the neighborhood since 1958, offers her longtime knowledge of both the neighborhood and the area's natural resources. She was trained by Audubon in identifying native species and has shared that knowledge with children in classes and schools. She is a neighborhood organizer, mother, and grandmother.

Carol Bernau, Secretary, a human resources and organizational consultant (degrees in anthropology and organizational development), has been a homeowner near Peralta Creek for over fifteen years. Ten years ago she was instrumental in organizing neighborhood opposition to housing development that would have threatened the health of the creek and since 2000 has been moderating the steering committee of the neighborhood association, the Friends of the Last Wild Canyon. She helped to organize the first broad neighborhood meeting, researched City of Oakland records, and has contacted conservation and related groups to elicit their support.

Dolores Apton represents Butters Land Trust to the cycling community of the Bay Area, the largest user group of Butters Canyon outside the neighborhood. A cycling enthusiast for over thirty years, she maintains contacts with the Grizzly Peak Cyclists and other clubs in the Bay Area and organizes rides through the canyon that draw cyclists from communities throughout the Bay Area. She is a technical expert in telecommunications and a junior high school teacher.

Ed Campaniello (Advisory Member) is a conservation project manager at the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) in Menlo Park. He brings to the board his experience in land transactions and his background in business (degree from the Haas School at UC Berkeley). He has worked in investment banking in Hong Kong and as chief financial officer for an environmental technology company. Ed is an avid skier, hiker, and biker, and he lives in San Francisco.

Paul Dries, Treasurer,

Robert Faber is a transportation engineer with over 30 years of experience in the design of transportation facilities. He has been a homeowner in the neighborhood since 1992. Bob can often be observed walking his black lab, Charlie on Butters Drive in the Canyon. He has a special interest in preserving plants from growing up working at Faber Floral Company, Florist since 1870.

Eric Ironson,

Marie Jones (Advisory Member) is an urban planning, economic development, and real estate consultant (with degrees in planning and environmental studies). Growing up in Mendocino County, Marie became an early unabashed tree hugger. She found the Butters Land Trust through Volunteermatch.org and joined to help retain biological diversity in the Bay Area. Marie lives and works in Berkeley, California.

Jesse Roseman was cycling up Butters Drive en route to Joaquin Miller Park when he noticed a “Save Our Last Wild Canyon” sign in Judy and Walt Anderson’s living room window. Jesse knocked on the door and explained he was an intern with the Greenbelt Alliance and was looking for some preservation opportunities close to his home in the Grand Lake area. He ended up at a board meeting, and then he put together a fund-raising concert for the BLT in Berkeley. Jesse represents the Butters Land Trust to preservation groups such as the Bay Area Open Space Council and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture. He brings to the board his background in environmental studies and experience in and passion for preserving urban open space.

Jim Wolford was involved in early planning for the creation of the Land Trust, and serves as its webmaster. A 6-year canyon resident, he is a computational physicist with an keen interest in alternative energy sources and California native plants.