Staff

Our staff.

Alex Liston Dykema

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Southern Oregon Land Conservancy staff member Alex Dykema
Staff Attorney

Alex is a graduate of Brown University's Environmental Studies program and Lewis and Clark's Northwestern School of Law and has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1994. A former Board member and Executive Director of the Land Conservancy, Alex works from his home in Ohio.

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Leslie Van Gelder

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Leslie Van Gelder
Administrative Assistant

Leslie joined the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy in October 2005, bringing with her over twenty years experience in non-profit administration in the Rogue Valley.

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Diane Garcia

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Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Executive Director Diane Garcia
Executive Director

Diane has lived in the Rogue Valley since 1973. Her background is in nonprofit management, real estate, and environmental protection. She holds an M.B.A. from Oregon State University with a focus on Social Marketing. She has been with the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy since 2003.

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Michael Stringer

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Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
Development Director

Michael joined the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy in 2008 after earning his Master's Degree in Environmental Management from Duke University.  He has extensive environmental outreach experience ranging from Nashville, Tennessee to southeast Alaska.
Photo credit: Judith Pavlik

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