The state recently announced the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force for the South Coast. This group of respected officials and community leaders will oversee the creation of marine protected areas in Southern California. The group's first meeting will be in San Diego on September 8, 2008.
Here's who is on the Task Force for the South Coast region:
- William W. Anderson, President of Westrec Marina Management, Inc.
- Don Benninghoven (chair), former executive director of the League of California Cities
- Meg Caldwell, Director and Senior Lecturer on Law, Stanford Law School's Environment and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program
- Susan Golding, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Golding Group and Former Mayor of San Diego
- Dr. Jane Pisano, president and director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff for the Western States Petroleum Association
- Gregory F. Schem, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harbor Real Estate Group
