NCRP Leadership Council and Technical Peer Review Committee Membership
October 2026
October 2026
Leadership, governance, policy and decision making is provided by the NCRP Leadership Council (formerly the Policy Review Panel). The Leadership Council consists of two representatives (and their alternates) appointed by each County’s Board of Supervisors and three Tribal Representatives (and their alternates) appointed by North Coast Tribes. Scientific and technical review is provided by the Technical Peer Review Committee (TPRC) which is comprised of two technical experts (and their alternates) appointed by each County’s Board of Supervisors and Three Tribal representatives (and their alternates) appointed by North Coast Tribes.
All NCRP Leadership Council and their member agencies are required to be signatories to the Memorandum of Mutual Understandings (MoMU).
Tribal Northern District
Co-Chair: Leaf Hillman, Karuk Tribe
Alternate: Cyndie Childress, Tribal Council Secretary, Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation
Tribal Central District
Vice Chair: Joseph Parker, Tribal Council President, Round Valley Indian Tribes
Alternate: Michelle Downey, Round Valley Indian Tribes
Tribal Southern District
Vice Chair: David Galarza, Tribal Council Secretary, Guidiville Indian Rancheria
Magdaline “Cappi” Warden, Tribal Council Vice Chair and Treasurer, Guidiville Indian Rancheria
Del Norte County
Chris Howard, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors
Dean Wilson, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: vacancy
Humboldt County
Rex Bohn, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: Natalie Arroyo, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Mendocino County
Vice Chair: Madeline Cline, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
John Haschak, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: Maureen Mulheren, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
Modoc County
Geri Byrne, Modoc County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: vacancy
Siskiyou County
Co-Chair: Nancy Ogren, Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors
Ray Haupt, Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: Rick Dean, Siskiyou County Appointee
Sonoma County
Vice-Chair: Che Casul, Director of Community Initiatives
Lynda Hopkins, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: Grant Davis, Sonoma Water
Trinity County
Liam Gogan, Trinity County Board of Supervisors
Heidi Carpenter-Harris, Trinity County Board of Supervisors
Alternate: Ric Leutwyler, Trinity County Board of Supervisors
Tribal Northern District
Toz Soto, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Karuk Tribe
Alternate: Rod Mendes, Fire Chief, Yurok Tribe Fire Department
Tribal Central District
TPRC Member: vacancy
Alternate: vacancy
Tribal Southern District
Monica Nieto, Environmental Director, Guidiville Indian Rancheria
TPRC Member: vacancy
Del Norte County
Jonathan Olson, County Engineer
James Queen, City of Crescent City Engineer
Humboldt County
Hank Seemann, Deputy Director, Environmental Services, Public Works Department
Pat Kaspari, General Manager, McKinleyville Community Services District
Mendocino County
Elizabeth Salomone, General Manager, Russian River Flood Control & Water Conservation Improvement District
Scott Cratty, Executive Director, Mendocino Fire Safe Council
Alternate: Linda MacElwee, Navarro Watershed Project Manager & Native Plant Specialist, Mendocino County RCD
Modoc County
Sean Curtis, Modoc County Natural Resources
TPRC Member: vacancy
Siskiyou County
Rick Dean, Siskiyou County Appointee
TPRC Member: vacancy
Sonoma County
Co-Chair: Dale Roberts, Engineer, Sonoma County Water Agency
Wayne Haydon, Certified Engineering Geologist
Trinity County
Co-Chair: Sandra Perez, Trinity County Appointee
Mark Lancaster, Director, Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program