Sherry first joined the Conservancy as a volunteer and then joined our employee team in 2011 to streamline project management and operations for the Conservancy’s busy and growing Science and Stewardship team. She currently manages several functional areas along with a variety of short- and long-term projects. Areas of responsibility include human resources, organizational development and policy, program reporting, regulatory compliance, risk management, and contracts and grants. Sherry has more than 15 years of experience managing projects and operations. Prior to joining the Conservancy, Sherry was a project manager for a community development consulting firm, where she specialized in projects that provided funding for infrastructure improvements, public facilities, and affordable housing. Sherry studied at Chapman University and California State University, Long Beach, where she has graduate degrees in Environmental, Land Use, and Real Estate Law and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Sherry Fuller
Senior Director, Human Resources Management
Sherry oversees human resources, organizational development and policy, program reporting, regulatory compliance, contracts and grants, and risk management.
Senior Leadership Team
Michael O’Connell
Nathan Gregory, Ph.D.
Adam Maywhort
Dave Raetz
Board of Directors
Irvine Ranch Conservancy is a California non-profit organization.
It was founded in 2005 to help care for the tens of thousands of open space acres preserved in public ownership on the historic Irvine Ranch. The Conservancy works with landowners such as OC Parks, City of Irvine and City of Newport Beach to preserve and restore these lands and help people enjoy them. The Conservancy has an independent board of directors overseeing its strategy and operations.
Officers
Chairman
Geoff Barnard
Retired Senior VP, The Nature Conservancy;
Former President, Grand Canyon Trust;
Consultant in non-profit strategy and management
Vice Chair
Ann Muscat, Ph.D.
Retired President and CEO,
Catalina Island Conservancy
Treasurer
Dave Doran, CPA
Retired Managing Partner
White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP,
Member of AICPA, CSCPA
Secretary
Nikki Buffa
Counsel, Latham & Watkins, LLP
Former Deputy Chief of Staff,
US Department of Interior
Assistant Secretary
Ken Kramer
Retired Superintendent,
Orange Coast District, CA State Parks
Past Chairman
Albert F. Bennett, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus, School of Biological Sciences,
University of California Irvine
President
Michael O’Connell
CEO, Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Directors
Patrick Bradley
President, Southern Pacific Region,
Whole Foods Market
Bill Campbell
OC Businessman, Former County Supervisor, and Former State Assemblyman
Jane Russo
Retired Superintendent,
Santa Ana School District
Sharon Farrell
Executive Vice President of Programs, Stewardship, and Science,
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
David Szymanski
Superintendent, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area,
US National Park Service
Contact Us
Looking for another member of our team? Visit our contact page for a full list of Irvine Ranch Conservancy departments and staff.
To contact members of the Board of Directors, please call the Administrative Specialist at 714-508-4756 or email info@irconservancy.org.