Staff and Board
Explorit is governed by a volunteer board of directors and operated by a professional staff with the assistance of many loyal volunteers.
Explorit Board of Directors
Our trustees (members of the Board of Directors) are elected to two year terms. They represent a geographical area that roughly represents our service area and they represent many areas of science, business, and professional expertise. Each trustee is required to make an annual cash contribution.
Officers of the Board
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President: Lars Anderson, Ph.D., Research Leader, USDA, Weed Science Program
- Vice-President: Allan M. Telford, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, Davis
- Treasurer: Steve Bick, CPA, Partner, Landucci, Bick, Matter & Johnston
- Secretary: Anne Hance, Co-Founder and Past Executive Director, Davis
Trustees
- Rick Baker, M.D., Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Davis
- Evelyn Buddenhagen*, Program Director Emerita, Davis
- Sandy Harcourt, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anthropology, UC Davis
- Phyllis Himmel, Ph.D., Plant Biologist, Marrone Bio Innovations, Davis
- Michael Blankinship, Environmental Consultant, Blankinship & Associates, Inc., Davis
*Ex Officio Trustee
