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About RRI: Staff and Consultants
Huey D. Johnson
Huey D. Johnson is a former California Secretary for Resources (1978-82). During this time he was responsible for creating and implementing one of the first comprehensive approaches to resource management, the 20-year "Investing for Prosperity" program. Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Mr. Johnson founded and served as President of the Trust for Public Land, and is the former Western Regional Director of the Nature Conservancy. His pioneering policies and land acquisitions have made these organizations two of the largest and most effective in the country. Mr. Johnson was recently awarded the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Environment Prize, and has a long record of success in building political coalitions to achieve substantive policy change.
Cindy Arch
With more than 15 years experience in non-profit management, Cindy Arch serves as Executive Director for Defense of Place, a project of RRI. She has worked as Director of the David Brower Legacy at Earth Island Institute; Communications and Outreach Director for the international wildlife protection organization, WildAid; and, most recently, Executive Director of the Mendocino-based Ocean Protection Coalition, where she worked on offshore drilling and wave energy issues. She earned a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and worked for a dozen years in advertising sales, writing and video production.
Lynn Axelrod
Lynn Axelrod is the Program Manager for Green Plans and an attorney with various duties at Resource Renewal Institute. Believing in "actively giving back," she has volunteered with the Sierra Club; the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (oak reseeding); WildCare, formerly Terwilliger Nature Education and Wildlife Rehabilitation (songbird clinic, board member); Salmon Protection & Watershed Network (summer fry help); and is a life- and board member of the Tamalpais Conservation Club. As an attorney, her former practice included real estate and land use. Her personal interests include art history, literature, and being on trails.
Elizabeth J. D. Baker
Elizabeth J. D. Baker, Vice President, comes to the Resource Renewal Institute with a professional background in writing, editing, and design - and a strong commitment to environmental advocacy. Working for several years as a manager at Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley fueled her interest in comprehensive environmental strategies such as Green Plans. While at Williams College, she studied environmental science and English literature, and served as the Matt Cole Library of Environmental Science librarian. She divides her time between RRI and musical pursuits, which include composition, improvisation, and opera performance.
Resource Renewal Institute Consultants
David Katz
David Katz has been involved in resource management and business for several decades as an entrepreneur, consultant, and executive in both the non-profit and business sectors. He was co-founder and the first Executive Director (ED) of the Farallones Institute; a leader in establishing the organic farming movement in California, David is the former CEO of Ag Access Corp-a publisher of leading agricultural information emphasizing organic and sustainable practices. He served as ED of the Sonoma Land Trust, and has been the California Director of Trout Unlimited. David served as President of the California Reclamation Board and has served on the boards of the National Agricultural Library, California Farmlink, Sonoma County Museum, the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and numerous others. Currently, David is focused on ecosystem-scale land and natural resource conservation, organizational development and strategic planning for RRI. David holds a B.S. from UC Davis and a Masters from the Yale School of Forestry; he has published numerous articles and contributed chapters to several books.
David Rinehart
David Rinehart is an artist and writer who's played an active role in environmental organizations for the last twenty-five years. As the editor and publisher of Greenpeace USA's national magazine, he introduced the organization to computers. Later, he provided outreach and development assistance to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, including Earth Island Institute, Rainforest Action Network, Gorilla Foundation, International Rivers Network, Earthtrust, and others.
John Skov
John Skov has served as the business advisor for Resource Renewal Institute since 1984. He is the principal of J. Skov and Associates, a management consulting firm dealing with organizational development and mediation. Previously, Mr. Skov worked in personnel and industrial relations for Crown Zellerbach Corporation in San Francisco.
Jeanne Wetzel Chinn
Jeanne Wetzel Chinn works with the CA Department of Fish and Game in the Habitat Conservation Branch and promotes comprehensive planning at Resource Renewal Institute as a consultant. She represented RRI in facilitating Roundtable Discussions at the UN-CSD 15 in 2007, and was a facilitator at the international Mayoral Accords in San Francisco. Jeanne was a Design Team Member with the U.S. Forest Service for development of sustainable off-highway vehicle routes and holds a Bachelors Degree in Integral Studies - linking environment, economics and social equity, and an MS in Environmental Management from USF.
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