The CVJV Team
The CVJV is guided by a Management Board that receives input and recommendations from a variety of working committees. It is administered through a coordination office within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Meet our Board Members
The Central Valley Joint Venture currently has 20 member organizations consisting of eight Non-Governmental Organizations, five State agencies, six Federal Agencies and one Corporation
Chair: Ashley Overhouse, Defenders of Wildlife
Vice Chair: Brian Olson, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Our Board
Xeronimo Castaneda
Working Lands Director (Central Valley), Audubon California
Nancy Wahl-Scheurich
Executive Director, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD)
Brian Olson
Supervisor of Wetland Conservation Program, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
David Martasian
Flood Mgt, Multi-Benefit Initiative, California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
Meghan Hertel
Deputy Secretary, Biodiversity and Habitat, California Natural Resources Agency
Jacob Katz
California Trout
Jake Messerli
Chief Executive Officer, California Waterfowl Association (CWA)
Rebecca Fris
Assistant Executive Director, California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
Ashley Overhouse
Water Policy Advisor, California Program, Defenders of Wildlife
Virginia Getz
Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited Inc. (DU)
Dean Kwasny
Easement Programs Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Mike Best
Senior Program Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Catherine Hickey
Conservation Director, Pacific Coast and Central Valley Group, Point Blue Conservation Science
Helen Swagerty
Project Director, River Partners
Jeanne Brantigan
Project Director, Water Program, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Mariah Brumbaugh
Environmental Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Brian Novosak
Biologist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Pam Taber
Resource Management, Branch Chief, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
Tom Kimball
Research Manager, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Curtis McCasland
Assistant Regional Director, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS), Pacific Southwest Region
Central Valley Joint Venture Coordination Office
CVJV staff is responsible for coordinating and facilitating actions and partner projects within the joint venture administrative boundary.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1916
Sacramento CA 95825
centralvalleyjv@fws.gov
Please direct your inquiries to the one of the following Central Valley Joint Venture staff:
Central Valley Joint Venture
Implementation Plans
The CVJV Implementation Plan provides practical information to guide policymakers, state and federal agencies, local governments, private landowners, and others, working collaboratively to improve the Central Valley for birds and people.