PLAN Board Members
Susan Kirks
Susan started and manages Skypasture Sanctuary, an animal rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit in West Petaluma. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist in private practice in Sonoma and Marin Counties.
Her past professional experience includes technical writing, medical report editing, and serving as an Adjunct Professor in the Undergraduate School of Business at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Susan graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, and was awarded a Master's Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine. She pursued graduate studies in Oriental Medicine in San Francisco and Hawaii. She has a Master of Science degree in Communication from the Newhouse School of Syracuse University, where she held a Teaching Assistantship, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech-Communication from NC State University, graduating with Honors.
Susan supports many conservation organizations. She volunteered with Friends of Tolay, organized to help acquire the Cardoza Ranch in SE Petaluma to become Tolay Lake Regional Park. She completed the 2006 Docent training with the Petaluma Wetlands Committee of the Madrone Audubon Society and serves as a Docent at Shollenberger Park. Susan is a graduate of Petaluma's Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) and participates in NERT, Petaluma's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team, for the Paula Lane area. She serves on the Board of Directors of Rebuilding Together Petaluma and is a 2nd District representative on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.
Her past professional experience includes technical writing, medical report editing, and serving as an Adjunct Professor in the Undergraduate School of Business at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Susan graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, and was awarded a Master's Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine. She pursued graduate studies in Oriental Medicine in San Francisco and Hawaii. She has a Master of Science degree in Communication from the Newhouse School of Syracuse University, where she held a Teaching Assistantship, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech-Communication from NC State University, graduating with Honors.
Susan supports many conservation organizations. She volunteered with Friends of Tolay, organized to help acquire the Cardoza Ranch in SE Petaluma to become Tolay Lake Regional Park. She completed the 2006 Docent training with the Petaluma Wetlands Committee of the Madrone Audubon Society and serves as a Docent at Shollenberger Park. Susan is a graduate of Petaluma's Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) and participates in NERT, Petaluma's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team, for the Paula Lane area. She serves on the Board of Directors of Rebuilding Together Petaluma and is a 2nd District representative on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.
Kathleen O'Connor
Katie has worked in health care for over twenty-five years. She is a Registered Nurse and has worked in many roles, including Obstetrics, Medical-Surgical, Home Care, Regulatory, Research, and Management. She also has been a Massage Therapist for over twelve years and is owner of a practice in Petaluma. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Wayne State University and a Master's in Business Administration from San Francisco State University.
Volunteer activities include reading assistant with grade school children, CERT - Community Emergency Response Team, NERT - Neighborhood Emergency Response Team for Paula Lane area, and Red Cross.
Katie supports many environmental groups.
Volunteer activities include reading assistant with grade school children, CERT - Community Emergency Response Team, NERT - Neighborhood Emergency Response Team for Paula Lane area, and Red Cross.
Katie supports many environmental groups.
Patrick Schafer
Patrick is Owner and COO of Schafer Construction. He has 30 years of experience in the construction industry and is a Licensed General Contractor. His contracting activities range from custom design and implementation to oversight of projects. He holds a Private pilot's license and has flown small aircraft since 1978. His 16-year-old son attends Petaluma High and has also assisted in fundraising activities for P.L.A.N.
Patrick's community outreach efforts also include teaching Yoga, Habitat for Humanity and Christmas in April, as well as Parents United and The Surfrider Foundation. He has been an avid surfer for 38 years and was born in Santa Barbara, CA.. He was also actively involved in a focused effort to oppose offshore drilling off the California coast from the mid to late 1970s and holds memberships in several conservation organizations.
Patrick's community outreach efforts also include teaching Yoga, Habitat for Humanity and Christmas in April, as well as Parents United and The Surfrider Foundation. He has been an avid surfer for 38 years and was born in Santa Barbara, CA.. He was also actively involved in a focused effort to oppose offshore drilling off the California coast from the mid to late 1970s and holds memberships in several conservation organizations.
Paul Selinger
Paul Selinger grew up in a rural part of Marin County in the 1950s, when most of Marin County was still rural. After completing graduate school he moved to Asia, where he lived for ten years. When he returned, he was dismayed to see how rampant development begun during the 1960s had changed the bucolic hills and valleys of the Marin County he remembered. And there were moves afoot to develop it even more, with the potential to resemble densely-developed Orange County more than the beautiful place he remembered.
In the 1970s, The State of California required each city and county to develop a new document called a "General Plan" to control and direct future growth. In Marin County, the Plan was titled "Can the Last Place Last?" Then living in San Anselmo, Selinger volunteered to work on the general plan and soon found himself working on the Open Space element, climbing hills and wading in creeks to determine what could and what must be saved to preserve the rural and open character the County.
Paul is a founding member of Paula Lane Action Network and our first President. He led an effort in the South County for thorough environmental documentation and land use review when considering development proposals in rural West Petaluma. Selinger believes in acting to preserve and document the beautiful, remaining areas that are special to our environment. He remains on P.L.A.N.'s Board of Directors. In his private life, he is a sculptor and an author, having written three historical novels and a self-help book for men. He also brings to P.L.A.N. a depth of experience in real estate and property management.
In the 1970s, The State of California required each city and county to develop a new document called a "General Plan" to control and direct future growth. In Marin County, the Plan was titled "Can the Last Place Last?" Then living in San Anselmo, Selinger volunteered to work on the general plan and soon found himself working on the Open Space element, climbing hills and wading in creeks to determine what could and what must be saved to preserve the rural and open character the County.
Paul is a founding member of Paula Lane Action Network and our first President. He led an effort in the South County for thorough environmental documentation and land use review when considering development proposals in rural West Petaluma. Selinger believes in acting to preserve and document the beautiful, remaining areas that are special to our environment. He remains on P.L.A.N.'s Board of Directors. In his private life, he is a sculptor and an author, having written three historical novels and a self-help book for men. He also brings to P.L.A.N. a depth of experience in real estate and property management.
Nan Moon
Nan Moon has worked in community non-profit, healthcare and public health organizations for over 30 years. She brings extensive professional and volunteer experience in community outreach, fund development, volunteer management and program planning and evaluation to P.L.A.N.
Nan is a registered dietitian and has a Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition from UC Berkeley. She currently manages community, worksite and employee wellness programs for Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center. Promoting local farmers' markets and the Petaluma-based Canvas Ranch Community Supported Agriculture project are among her favorite projects. She supports and volunteers for Petaluma Bounty and Rebuilding Together Petaluma.
Nan joined PLAN to advocate for the preservation of open space and rural land, believing that experiencing a sense of place is vital to our health and quality of life.
Nan is a registered dietitian and has a Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition from UC Berkeley. She currently manages community, worksite and employee wellness programs for Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center. Promoting local farmers' markets and the Petaluma-based Canvas Ranch Community Supported Agriculture project are among her favorite projects. She supports and volunteers for Petaluma Bounty and Rebuilding Together Petaluma.
Nan joined PLAN to advocate for the preservation of open space and rural land, believing that experiencing a sense of place is vital to our health and quality of life.
PLAN Advisory Commitee
Jennifer Fettig, Educational Consultant
Charles Carle
Heidi Matthiesen
Julian Podbereski
Norma Billing
Lawrence Jordan
Joanna McClure
Chris Schmidt
Gail Sickler
Charles Carle
Heidi Matthiesen
Julian Podbereski
Norma Billing
Lawrence Jordan
Joanna McClure
Chris Schmidt
Gail Sickler