Board of Directors and Staff

BCRCD is governed by a five member Board of Directors, one from each supervisorial district, made up of local land owners, ranchers and farmers. Directors are appointed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on their strengths as active partners in the conservation community.

Associate Directors are appointed by the BCRCD Board of Directors. The Associate Directors do not vote on district business, but serve in an advisory capacity to the board with their knowledge and expertise in special areas of interest.

Directors and Associate Directors are volunteer positions.

Staff consists of a District Manager at this time.

View Butte County Supervisorial District Map and Supervisor contact information

Mary Ann Thompson - Director - District 1

Board President

Mary was born and raised in Paso Robles, CA in Northern San Luis Obispo County. Mary and her husband Mel have been residents of Butte County since 1998. They are owners of Sierra Farms in South- Eastern Butte County where they raise sheep and have a lamb marketing business. They work closely with USDA NRCS in implementing conservation practices on their land, as well as being involved with the Lower Feather River/ Honcut Creek Watershed Group in Lower Butte County. For several years Mary worked with BCRCD in an outreach and education role before being appointed to serve on the Board of Directors. Mary is also the BCRCD representative to the Central Sacramento Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council.

Wes Gilbert - Director - District 2

Wes has very deep roots in the land and a lifelong commitment to conservation issues in California. He grew up on a family owned wheat and row crop farm in Butte County near the Dayton/Four-Corners area. He is a graduate of California State University Chico in Civil Engineering. From 1986-1991 he was the Glenn County Director of Public Works. From 1991-2006 he owned and managed a private engineering and surveying firm in Chico, which he sold to Lumos and Associates, where he now works as the Engineering/Survey Manager.

Colleen Hatfield - Director - District 3

Colleen is a landscape ecologist and professor in the CSUC Biology Department. Her primary research focus is relationships between watershed conditions and ecological responses. Colleen has worked extensively in collaboration with private, non-profit and government entities. She grew up on the Colorado farm that her grandfather homesteaded and she continues to have a strong tie to the land. Through her background experiences, Colleen is aware of the challenges and hurdles facing today’s land managers whether they are farmers or natural resource managers. Natural resources and land conservation are central to her core values. Colleen also serves on the board for the Northern California Regional Land Trust.

Terrell Storm - Charter Director - 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.

Ed Chombeau - Charter Director - 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.

Rod Carter - Associate Director

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.

Robert Mackenzie - Associate Director

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.

Kelly Miller - District Manager

Kelly's appreciation and interest in the outdoors started early in life. She grew up near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California's Central Valley, helping her family run bass fishing tournaments. Family camping and fishing outings sparked her interest in natural resources which eventually led her to pursuing a career in conserving them. She attended CSU Humboldt and CSU Chico to understand natural resource management and planning and has obtained professional experience during her career spanning a wide variety of disciplines to gain a broad perspective. Kelly and her fiance have lived in Butte County since 2009 and enjoy fishing and gardening during their free time. She is currently a member of the California Small Business Development Center and the National Professional Science Masters Association.