ALC Staff

Kerry O'Toole, President
kerry@alcnet.org
415-912-3665
Kerry O’Toole was appointed President in 2008, providing oversight and guidance to ALC's staff and serving as a liaison with agency, landowner, nonprofit and community partners. Kerry joined ALC in 1999 as a project manager in California. In 2006, she became ALC’s first conservation director. Kerry is a third generation Californian and holds a BS in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in Geography from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Conservation Staff

Jim Elias, Chief Operating Officer
jim@alcnet.org
Jim joined ALC in 2006 as its Great Basin Program Director. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2010. Prior to ALC, Jim served as the Gallatin Valley Land Trust’s Executive Director (MT), the Sierra Business Council’s Working Landscapes Initiative Director (CA), and consultant to Ranch Open Space of Nevada. Jim holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Oregon.

Jennifer Frazier Director, Mississippi River Program
jenny@alcnet.org
573-866-9989
Jenny joined ALC in 2000. After graduating from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois with a BS in Biology and Chemistry, Jenny worked for 12 years for the U.S. Geological Survey on habitat enhancement and restoration projects along the Mississippi River. Currently she represents ALC on many task forces to establish public land and access along the Middle Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois.

Daniel Claussen, Project Manager, American Landscapes Program
dan@alcnet.org
415-912-3675
Daniel joined ALC in 2006 serving as Stewardship Manager for conservation easements and providing support on projects across the American West. Daniel brings a wide spectrum of experience to ALC: from work on his family’s fifth generation farm in western Kansas to tribal education projects in the northern Rockies. He is a University of Montana alum and the former Conservation Director for the Sante Fe Conservation Trust in New Mexico.

Tim Richardson Director, Government Affairs
tim@alcnet.org
301-770-6496
Tim joined ALC as a director of government affairs in 2006. He first worked with ALC in 1999 when he was executive director of the Kodiak Brown Bear Trust in Alaska. In 2001 Tim began consulting with ALC on projects to conserve habitats on Afognak Island in Alaska and on wetlands restoration on the Mississippi River. Tim co-edited Kodiak Bears & the Exxon Valdez, a book on the habitat restoration accomplished following the oil spill. Tim previously served as special assistant to former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen. He holds a BA from Michigan State University.

Elisa Royce, Project Manager, Mississippi River Program
elisa@alcnet.org
618-467-2428
Elisa joined ALC in 2005 bringing to ALC her experience as a field biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois and Missouri. She also has worked with nonprofit organizations including the Piasa Palisades Chapter of the Sierra Club in Illinois and the League to Save Lake Tahoe in California. Her work with ALC includes research, grant writing and providing support to ALC's Mississippi River Program. She graduated in 2005 with Master's in Environmental Science from Southern Illinois University.

Edward Stanton, Program Manager
ed@alcnet.org
415-912-3666
Edward joined ALC’s conservation program in 2008. His background is in wildlife biology and endangered species management, and he has experience with land trusts in various capacities since 1994. Edward has worked on conservation issues throughout the United States and in California since 1999. He holds a M.S. in Ecology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Administration, Communications, and Development

Milan Havel, Chief Financial Officer
Milan has joined ALC's San Francisco staff in 2009. His previous experience includes numerous not-for-profit organizations where he worked as a chief financial officer, managing all aspects of finance and corporate accounting. Milan has MBA degree in accounting, from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a Ph.D. degree in organization and business management from Capella University in Minnesota. His hobbies include biking, water sports, and most outdoor activities.

Leslie King, Secretary to the Board
Leslie first joined ALC in 1990 as assistant to the president and office manager. She now works part time as the secretary to the board of directors and helps with special projects. Leslie graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Her love of the land comes from her mother's passion to instill in her children the value of nature and the responsibility to protect it.

Ken Lupoff, Communications and Outreach Manager
ken@alcnet.org
415-912-3661
Ken is the newest addition to the ALC staff, bringing more than 10 years of communications and public relations experience to the organization. Previously, he directed the marketing and communications program for the San Francisco based Jewish Community Endowment Fund. Ken has also been an active participant in the civic life of Oakland, CA where he currently serves as a member of the board for the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation. He holds a BA in History from San Francisco State University.

Pat Ortmeyer, Director of Development and Communications
Pat joined ALC in October, 2007, bringing more than 20 years of fundraising and nonprofit experience. Previously she was Director of Grants Administration with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, raising and managing $2 million annually. Pat has also worked in Washington DC on nuclear nonproliferation and clean-up, and directed a national program on plutonium disposition. She has also worked with local and national hunger and social justice organizations. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and loves hiking, cross-country skiing, and ice hockey.

Jessica Palmer, Communications Associate
Jessica joined ALC's San Francisco staff in 2006. With an extensive PR background, she is at the hub of ALC's communications department where she develops the visual collateral, assists with ALC’s Membership Program, and manages the ALC website. Originally from the East coast, Jessica moved to California several years ago and loves the natural beauty of the region. Jessica holds a BS in Communications from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dotty Winter, Controller
Dotty joined the ALC Accounting Department in December 2006. After many years in the for-profit world of accounting, she has worked the last ten years working in the non-profit world with much more personal satisfaction. As a native northern Californian, her current method of ‘living lightly’ on the land is to live on a sailboat.