Staff & Consultants
Huey D. Johnson, Founder & President
Huey D. Johnson is a former California Secretary for Resources (1978-82). During this time he was responsible for creating and implementing one of the first comprehensive approaches to resource management, the 20-year "Investing for Prosperity" program. Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Mr. Johnson founded and served as President of the Trust for Public Land, and is the former Western Regional Director of the Nature Conservancy. His pioneering policies and land acquisitions have made these organizations two of the largest and most effective in the country. Mr. Johnson was recently awarded the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Environment Prize, and has a long record of success in building political coalitions to achieve substantive policy change.
Lynn Axelrod, Esq.
Lynn Axelrod has been an attorney for two decades. She is experienced in land use, environmental, and real estate matters. Her work includes program development and strategy, legal analysis, fundraising, and general administration. She has served on conservation and wildlife-protection boards and has volunteer experience with various conservation organizations, some of which include the Sierra Club, The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, WildCare, Salmon Protection & Watershed Network, and the Tamalpais Conservation Club. Her experience also includes teaching and oversight of multi-million dollar educational grants.
Elizabeth J. D. Baker, Vice President
Elizabeth J. D. Baker joined Resource Renewal Institute in 2007 with a background in management, writing, editing, and design. Elizabeth’s work at RRI includes the development and implementation of program-related communications strategy, fundraising, and personnel matters. Her commitment to the environment was fostered by her early childhood spent on a coastal farm, academic study of environmental science and policy at Williams College, extensive travel and living abroad, and working as a manager of Chez Panisse Restaurant.
David Rinehart
David Rinehart is an artist and writer who's played an active role in environmental organizations for the last twenty-five years. As the editor and publisher of Greenpeace USA's national magazine, he introduced the organization to computers. Later, he provided outreach and development assistance to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, including Earth Island Institute, Rainforest Action Network, Gorilla Foundation, International Rivers Network, Earthtrust, and others.
John Skov
John Skov has served as the business advisor for Resource Renewal Institute since 1984. He is the principal of J. Skov and Associates, a management consulting firm dealing with organizational development and mediation. Previously, Mr. Skov worked in personnel and industrial relations for Crown Zellerbach Corporation in San Francisco.
