Board Members & Officers

President Elizabeth Graves Mahan  (2010-2012)
 
Betsy was re-elected President at the 2010 Annual Meeting.  She is a Public Affairs & Internet Marketing consultant who resides in Wilton.  Her political career has included directing the government relations department for a major financial institution, several ballot measure and candidate campaigns, and serving on the staff of a U.S. Senator.  Betsy has been active in CVRTF since 2001 serving as the liaison to public officials, and as the webmaster for the CVRTF web site.  She looks forward to riding her horse on the trail and family bike rides.

Vice President Kathleen Jacobson (2011-2013)
Kathy was re-elected Vice President at the 2011 Annual Meeting.   She has been an active member of CVRTF for several years, sharing her skills as a landscape architect to create maps and preliminary trail concepts.  She has also been a member of the TrailFest Chili team.  Kathy is a Landscape Architect for the State Capitol Park and the State of California in Sacramento.  She resides in Galt and is a runner and equestrian.

Treasurer Michelle Nelson, CPA (2010-2012)
Michelle is a partner at the Accounting firm of Mann, Urrutia & Nelson in Sacramento.  She is also an equestrian and owner of Wine & Wings Ranch in Wilton, raising Friesian and Gypsy breed horses.  She and her husband are entering the wine business as well with their label Wine & Wings Ranch.  Michelle is the coordinator for Sponsorships for the annual TrailFest event.
 

Board Secretary Patricia Baker (2011-2013)
Patricia was re-elected to serve as Secretary at the 2011 Annual Meeting.  Her career experience in Inter-Governmental Relations spans 40 years working for the betterment of indigenous Native American Indians throughout California, Alaska and Arizona.  She has served as the Tribal Vice-Chairwoman of the Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians and was the Tribe’s Land Use Planner and Project Director.  She is the Secretary of the Cosumnes River Indian Association water company.  Patricia is a resident of Wilton, and has  been involved in CVRTF since it was first founded.  She serves as the facilities coordinator for the TrailFest event and is a member of the chili competition team.    Patricia looks forward to riding her bike on the rail trail. 

Douglas Baker (2010-2012)
Doug was re-elected to the Board at the 2010 Annual Meeting.  He resides in Wilton and is one of the founding members of the Foundation, using his extensive background in grant writing to direct CVRTF’s Fundraising & Grants Committee.  Doug is the founding principal of Acorn Tree Associates, specializing in intergovernmental relations.  He is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional, and a member of the National Development Council since 1991.  He served as a director of local Volunteers of America programs during the 1970’s, and held numerous titles with the State of California, including staff member to Governor Pat Brown.

Charlotte Fernandez (2011-2013)
Charlotte is a realtor with her own firm, Alcosta Real Estate.  She has been a volunteer and avid supporter of CVRTF for many years, including participating at Chili Cook-offs and TrailFest Events as the Silent Auction Coordinator.  She previously lived in the East Bay Area where she enjoyed the Iron Horse Rail Trail.  She looks forward to creating a similar project through the Central Valley. 

Dr. Robert Hunter, DVM (2011-2013)
Bob was re-elected to the Board at the 2011 Annual Meeting.  He also serves on the Wilton/Cosumnes CPAC.   A resident of Wilton, he has been the host of the TrailFest event for four years, and has been active in the Foundation since 2003.  As owner of the Hunter Stallion Station, and his large animal veterinary practice, Dr. Hunter has been valuable in communicating with local farmers and ranchers on the benefits of creating the trail.

Nancy Myers (2011-2013)
Nancy was re-elected at the 2011 Annual Meeting.  She has been an active CVRTF member since 2002, and part of the winning team at several chili cook-off’s.  Nancy is an educator, who has been a  member of the Sheldon Community Association and the Laguna Creek Watershed Council.   She resides in Elk Grove.

Ann Ullrich (2010-2012)
Ann was elected to the Board at the 2010 Annual Meeting.  She is a real estate agent at Parker Realty in Galt.  She serves on the Executive Board of the Galt Chamber of Commerce, as as Co-Chair of the Shop Local and Strawberry Festival Committees.  She has been an active member of her community having been elected to the Galt High School Board of Trustees, and on the boards of the Galt High Ag Boosters, and the OakView Parent Club.  Her husband of 27 years owns and operates a dairy. 

Honorary Board Member  Mary Upham
President Emeritus & Founder

Mary has been working on the trail project since 1997.  She launched the Foundation in 2000, and has been its inspiration and active participant since that time.  Mary resides in Wilton,  is an equestrian and has been a 4H leader, trail maintenance volunteer, past President of the South County Horsemens Association and CVRTF, and a member of the River City Quilt Guild.  She works for the Facilities & Design Construction Department for the UC Davis Health System, and is a quilt and fiber artist.

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