Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

ERIK VINK - CHAIR

Long involved in policy efforts to protect agricultural land, Erik Vink joined the Trust for Public Land (TPL) in November 2003 as its Central Valley Program Director. In that capacity he will assist TPL, a national nonprofit land conservation organization dedicated to conserving land for people, with its land conservation efforts throughout the Central Valley, including riparian corridor, recreation land and agricultural land protection. Prior to joining TPL, Vink served as Assistant Director of the California Department of Conservation, overseeing the state's farmland protection programs, including the Williamson Act and California Farmland Conservancy Program. He also served for more than 10 years with American Farmland Trust in a variety of capacities, including California Field Director. He holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis. He is a 1996 graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program as well as a 1997-98 Norman and Ruth Berg Fellow of the Soil and Water Conservation Society. He was appointed to the YCFC&WCD Board in 2001.

RON TADLOCK - VICE CHAIR

Ron Tadlock's ancestors were among the first settlers in Yolo County back in the 1850's. He comes from a long line of farmers, going back at least four generations. In over forty years of farming he has grown an extensive list of crops. Currently, he raises almonds, alfalfa, corn, sunflowers and safflower. He is an active member of the agricultural community and belongs to the Yolo County Farm Bureau as well as the Yolo Bypass Working Group. Appointed to the YCFC&WCD board in 2005 by Frank Seiferman Jr., Tadlock is interested in having new sources of water developed in the county, as well as addressing local drainage issues.

DAVID SCHEURING

A descendant of an Illinois farm family, David Scheuring is a familiar face in Yolo County agriculture. Appointed to the Board in 2000, by Supervisor Lynnel Pollock, Scheuring has farmed in Yolo County for over 27 years. His farm in the picturesque Capay Valley, grows walnuts, mandarins and asparagus, and is adjacent to Cache Creek. Scheuring holds a PhD in Soil Chemistry from the Cal Berkeley. He co-chaired the successful campaign to build the Esparto Regional Library with his wife, Ann. Scheuring was also the Founding Director of the Yolo Land Trust. He is currently a Director of the Cache Creek Conservancy.He was appointed the the YCFC&WCD Board in 2000.

ANN BRICE

The first woman to serve on the Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Ann Brice has a solid background in resource conservation in Yolo County. She holds a doctorate in Ecology from the University of California at Davis, and she is currently the Associate Executive Director of the Yolo Wildlife Basin Foundation, a wetlands education and conservation non-profit associated with the Yolo Wildlife Area. Brice was the founding Executive Director of the Cache Creek Conservancy and is the author of "A Landowner's Guide to Streambank Management on Cache Creek." She also wrote "Exploring Putah Creek from the Monticello Dam to the Yolo Wildlife Area", a guide to the history and natural history of Putah Creek. A resident of rural Yolo County, Brice has tried her hand at almond farming and has a great appreciation for all it takes to be a farmer. She was appointed to the YCFC&WCD Board in 2001.

BRUCE ROMINGER

Winters area farmer, Bruce J. Rominger, possesses an extensive background in agriculture and is familiar with local water issues and water policy. Part owner of Rominger Brothers Farms, Inc., where he oversees tomato and organic crop production, Bruce has long been active in community affairs. He served on the Board of Directors for the California Tomato Growers Association from 1991 to 2000, the Board of Directors of the Yolo County Resource Conservation District from 1989 to 2000 and the Board of Directors of Western Yolo Intercom from 1984 to 1996. Rominger, who holds a B.S. in Plant Science from the University of California at Davis, also serves as a Farmer/Advisor to the Sustainable Agriculture Research Project, on ongoing research project of the University of California at Davis. He was appointed to the YCFC&WCD in 2000.