NHA Advisory Committee

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Advisory Committee serves as a bridge between residents and partners of the NHA and the Delta Protection Commission, which is responsible for preparing and implementing the NHA’s management plan.

You can see the Committee’s meeting schedule here, and its charter here (PDF).

This committee picks up where the Management Plan Advisory Committee left off after the Management Plan was submitted to the National Park Service, under the U.S. Department of Interior, for approval. That committee was designed to sunset when the Management Plan was complete.

The Management Plan, which is awaiting approval from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and final adoption by the Delta Protection Commission, can be accessed here: Management Plan (PDF) and Appendices (PDF).

Members

• Bruce Blodgett, Chair, Executive Director, Delta Protection Commission
• Diane Burgis, Chair, Delta Protection Commission; Contra Costa County Supervisor
• Oscar Villegas, Member, Delta Protection Commission; Yolo County Supervisor
• Mike Campbell, President of the Delta Leadership Foundation, board member of Friends of the 1883 Clarksburg Schoolhouse, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Colin Coffey, an elected member of the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District 
• Lisa Craig, Mayor of Lodi, President of The Craig Group Partners, a Lodi-based preservation and planning consulting firm 
• Dwayne Eubanks, President Antioch Historical Society from 2019 to 2023 
• Carol Jensen, author, active in Delta historical societies, works in finance, accounting & information systems consulting, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Morris Lum, has served as president of the Sacramento Historical Society and board member of the Sacramento River Delta Historical Society and Sacramento History alliance, an elected director of Recreational Boaters of California, member of Delta Protection Advisory Committee, alum of the Delta Leadership Program (2022) 
• Don Nottoli, former Sacramento County Supervisor, former chair of Delta Protection Commission 
• Elizabeth Patterson, Vice Chair, former mayor of Benicia, lead project manager for the State Lands Commission’s initiative leading to the adoption of the Delta Protection Act; was vice chair of NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• David Stuart, archeologist, Director of Sacramento Science Center (now MoSAC), Sacramento History Museum, and San Joaquin County Historical Museum, Sacramento River Delta Historical Society board member, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Stuart Walthall, chairman of non-profits including the Locke Foundation, chair of the Locke Management Association, professional musician 
• Dan Whaley, chairman of Delta Legacy Communities, operator of the Willow Ballroom and Event Center, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Katie Wiley, owner/operator of K. Wiley Marketing Design, member of Delta Protection Advisory Committee, alumna of the Delta Leadership Program (2024) 

Alternates

• Paulette Hennum, former Tribal Affairs Program Manager, California State Parks; has worked in museums as an officer, board member, program advisor, peer reviewer, collections care assessor and grant reviewer; served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Douglas Hsia, secretary of Locke Foundation and materials broker for shoes and leather goods production, member of Delta Protection Advisory Committee, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee, alum of the Delta Leadership Program (2022)
• Janet Lake, board member of Freeport Citizens Community Council, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee 
• Gia Moreno, secretary of Hood Community Council, member of Pear Fair Planning Committee, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee  

Ex officio (non-voting) members

• Amanda Blosser, a cultural resource specialist at the Diablo Range District of California State Parks, worked on the National Heritage Area interpretive plan for State Parks
• Karen Buhr, Deputy Executive Director, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
• Julie Lee, Chair, or Jeff Henderson, Deputy Executive Officer for Planning and Performance, Delta Stewardship Council
• Chris Lim, Executive Director of the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, an alum of Delta Leadership Program (2022)
• Mike Moran, Regional Interpretive and Recreation Services Manager, East Bay Regional Park District
• Trevor Rice, Outdoor Recreation Planner, National Park Service (John Muir National Historic Site and Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial)
• John Takekawa, Operations Manager, Suisun Resource Conservation District