Board of Directors
President Dr. Paul
Moore, District 2
Paul Moore retired from the California State University, Chico
in 2003 after serving 15 years as Vice President, and was awarded
faculty emeritus status the next year. He previously served
as vice president at the University of Houston and Santa Clara
University, and held administrative positions at the University
of Southern California. He holds bachelor and masters degrees
from the University of Oregon and a PhD from the University
of Southern California. He was secretary for CSU, Chico's University
Foundation for 8 years and served on the University's Research
Foundation. He is currently a member of the boards of directors
for both Butte Creek Country Club and the Chico Rotary Club,
for which he served as president in 1997-98. He assisted local
schools in numerous volunteer roles as well as other community
agencies and organizations. His interests are in building communities
and preserving the environment.
Vice President DC
Jones, District 1
D.C. Jones received a bachelors degree in economics from La
Verne College and a masters degree in Public Administration
from the University of Southern California. D.C. holds a lifetime
teaching credential from the California Community College system,
a real estate brokers license, and has had several years experience
in land planning. He has managed 20,000 acres of watershed and
timber, corporate water rights, water transfers and leases,
as well as researched and testified in court regarding riparian
water rights. He retired from Southern California Edison as
a regional manager, and served as a city planning commissioner,
a LAFCO associate, and a Resource Conservation District director.
D.C. is married and has five children, nine grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Treasurer Terrell
Storm, District 4
Terrell Storm was born and raised in
southern Butte County. He and his wife, Karen, have 6 children
and raise rice, walnuts and beef cattle in the Biggs area. He
has a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from CSU, Chico; is a
graduate of Class XVIII of the California Ag Leadership Program;
a past director of the Butte County Farm Bureau; and currently
serves as president of the Butte County Cattlemens' Association
and on the Board of Trustees of the Biggs Unified School District.
He is keenly interested in the protection of private property
rights, including water rights, in this county and in the state
as a whole.
Director Ed Chombeau,
District 5
Ed was born and raised
in San Diego and graduated from San Diego State in 1960. He
retired from an Aerospace Career in Program Management in 1993.
Ed and his wife Glenda moved to Butte County upon her retirement
in 1997. Ed currently holds directorships on the Butte County
Fire Safe Council, Resource Conservation District, Butte Creek
Watershed Conservancy, Upper Ridge Wilderness Areas, and Paradise
Historical Society.
Director Richard
Coon, District 3
Richard and his wife Christine moved to Butte County in 1989.
They have actively farmed sheep since 1992 and during the
past 10 years have become keenly interested in the role
that farmers, especially graziers, play in restoring and protecting our local
grassland and foothill environment. Richard is also
very interested in the Local Food Movement and actively
tries to promote direct marketing wherever possible. Finally,
he serves on the Butte County General Plan Update Citizens Advisory
Committee, and urges all of Butte County 's citizens to get
involved in the process of crafting our new General Plan.
Associate Director
Rodney Carter
Rod Carter and wife, Andrea, reside in Chico , California where
Rod is employed by NCFC business Consulting, a division of Northern
California Farm Credit. Rod was hired in January 1999 to form
the division, which provides a broad array of business consulting
services to farmers, rancher and agri-business owners. A native
of eastern Colorado , Rod earned two degrees at Colorado State
University , a Bachelors degree in agriculture education and
a Master degree in agricultural business. He draws on more than
30 years experience in adult education, farm and ranch management,
organizational management and operating his own businesses.That
experience includes positions in several agricultural companies
including two owned and operated by Rod. He has worked in several
states in the US as well as abroad. Rod now focuses on agricultural
business consulting assignments in northern and central California
where he has helps customers meet their goals and increase profitability.
Associate Director
William Kellogg
Bill Kellogg has worked in agriculture for over 30 years. He
has worked for the Soil Conservation Service (now Natural Resources
Conservation Service). He currently serves on the Board of Directors
for the Paradise Irrigation District as well as the joining
the Butte County Resource Conservation District as an Associate
Director. Bill owns Kellogg's Ag Service located in Paradise.
Associate Director
Robert Mackenzie
Robert W. MacKenzie practices law in Chico, in the areas of
land use, real
property and environmental law. Rob was a Chief
Deputy County Counsel in
the Butte County Counsel's Office for ten years and advised
the Butte County
Water Commission and the Butte County Land Conservation Act
Committee. Rob
and his wife live near the farming community of Dayton. .
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