The Board of Directors and staff of any Non-profit organization is the lifeblood that
keeps everything going.
Tim Keesey
(President)
Tim Keesey has twenty years of experience in natural resource management working for tribal governments, federal and state government agencies, and as a private consultant. His primary areas of interest are forestry and watershed restoration. Tim spends his free time trail running, biking, cooking and eating. Tim joined the Land Trust Board to assist in conserving and restoring the many beautiful ecosystems and working landscapes in Lassen County.
Elizabeth Norton
(Vice-President)
Liz is a retired Forest Service employee. During her federal career she worked in Minnesota, Michigan, Wyoming, Vermont, Washington, DC, and California. She resides in Susanville where she and her husband, Bob, own a ranch. They enjoy wilderness hiking, bicycling, camping, canoeing, skiing, and four-wheeling. Elizabeth is an active volunteer in promoting outdoor recreation, trails, tourism, and youth environmental education in the North State. She is currently a Board of Director with the Lassen Park Foundation and a management team member of the Lassen/Lake Almanor Basin Trails Coalition. Liz served as past president of the Volcanic Legacy Community Partnership, and is a past management team member for the Recreation Outdoors Coalition and the Great Shasta Rail Trail Association. Liz plans to use her recreation planning experience to promote and build more trails in Lassen County. In that capacity, she serves as Chair of LLTT’s Trails Committee! Her vision is to develop a safe, multi-modal trail all around the perimeter of Susanville!
Pam Clifton
(Director)
Pam worked for over 40 years in Sutter County as a soils and water quality specialist and planning and engineering assistant. Pam and her husband Loren, also owned a 20 acre fruit orchard near the Sutter Buttes. Though the valley location afforded a good professional and farming life, Pam's first love is the mountains and high desert. Pam & Loren purchased an historic farmhouse in Janesville several years ago as a second home and moved there permanently after retirement 2 years ago. Her passions are hiking, trail running, gardening, grandkids and traveling. She was a member of the Sutter County RCD board and continues to volunteer as a hiking guide for the Middle Mountain Interpretive hikes in Sutter County. She now hopes to use her soils, water and land use experience to benefit the Lassen Land Trust
Dan Lipp
(Director)
Dan Lipp is a biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Department in Susanville, CA. He enjoys hiking, biking, bird watching, skiing, fishing, and numerous other activities in the environs. After working numerous biological positions in the area, he decided to become more involved in local conservation projects. Dan hopes to use his experience to help facilitate the enhancement of wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, and community engagement in Lassen County.
Melissa McCoy
(Director)
Melissa, owner of Every Bloomin Thing in Susanville, and also a seasonal location in Chester, loves outdoor recreation. She spends every moment that she can with her partner Tim, and the family, enjoying this wonderful area we call home. Growing up in Montana and the Sierra Nevada range, she has experienced for many years the wonder of this area. Giving back in many ways through partnerships and classes, she believes that through education and experience we can all appreciate and help to further the cause of conservation in this area.
Sam Gersie
(Secretary, Non-board member)
Sam is a Planning and Environmental Specialist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Eagle Lake Field Office. He loves to spend his free time exploring the beautiful landscapes in Lassen County with his dog. Hiking, camping, rock climbing, skiing, biking, hunting, and fishing are some of his favorite hobbies, and Lassen County is one of his favorite places to recreate. His love of nature and interest in local history made him excited for the opportunity to work with the Board of Directors in a non-voting role to work to fulfill the Trust’s mission and goals. He hopes to use his experience in ecology, land management, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assist with this mission.
Phil Nemir
(Treasurer, Non-board member)
Phil Nemir has volunteered with Lassen Land & Trails Trust since 1990. He works in Northeastern California as a consulting forester, real estate appraiser and conservationist. He has a passion and great appreciation for the wonders of Mother Nature, especially the Sierra Nevada. He lives in Susanville with his wife, Lynda Jackson, pictured together at the 2016 Farm to Table event held on Hulsman Ranch.
Staff
Amy Holmen
Program Director
Amy Holmen has been working for Lassen Land & Trails Trust and living in Susanville since 2011, and is currently the Program Director for the Trust. She is responsible for stewardship policy and conservation activities, including land acquisition and conservation easements, and especially enjoys working with partners and private landowners on a variety of conservation and trails projects through the Trust. A native of New Mexico and a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Amy is thrilled to be back in the West, where she is able to camp, hike, and explore the amazing recreational opportunities of northeastern California and beyond. Amy is involved in a variety of community activities, including volunteering with the Lassen County Cattlewomen and playing violin in the Susanville Symphony.
Cindy Becker
Project Manager
Cindy Becker started working for Lassen Land and Trails Trust in September 2024 as a Project Manager for the organization. She is responsible for stewardship policy and conservation activities, including land acquisition and conservation easements, and is looking forward to working with partners and private landowners on a variety of conservation and trails projects through the Trust. A graduate of Rutgers University (B.S. Natural Resources) and University of Missouri – Columbia (M.S. Forestry), Cindy has worked with private landowners, federal, and state partners on conservation projects and programming in the Midwest for the greater of 25 years. After discovering northeast California on a trip 5 years ago, Cindy set her sights on returning to live and work in the region and is very excited to join LLTT and explore the region on foot and by bike, cross-country skis, and kayak!
If you are interested in becoming involved with the Trust through a conservation easement on your property, or are interested in volunteering with the Trust on one of our numerous trail or conservation projects, please contact Amy at(530) 257-3252 or amy@lassenlandtrust.org.
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