Gail Egenes is the Executive Director of Riverside Land Conservancy, a non – profit land trust which has conserved almost 12,000 acres of habitat and open space land throughout southern California. Ms. Egenes is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts (CCLT) Board of Directors, CCLT’s Horizons Committee, Southern California Open Space Council Steering Committee, and GrowRiverside, a local initiative to increase food security and local agriculture. She holds a B.A. in German, English and International Business and has been involved in non – profit management for over 30 years.