Committee for Green Foothills is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors, each of whom offer their volunteer services in order to further the Committee's protection of local open space.

Margalynne Armstrong, Palo Alto
Margalynne is a resident of Palo Alto and, since 1987, an associate professor at Santa Clara University School of Law where she teaches Constitutional law, Property, and Race and Law. She writes in the areas of housing, racial discrimination, and comparative law. Prior to teaching at Santa Clara University, she practiced public employment law, was a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County. She directed the Academic Support Program at Boalt Hall, and was an Associate Editor of the Ecology Law Quarterly at Boalt, graduating from there in 1981. She previously served on the board of directors for Hidden Villa for eight years.

Matt Burrows, San Carlos
Matt developed his passion for our foothills as a lifelong Peninsula resident and hiking enthusiast. He is Vice President/Partner of The Stock Answer, a gaming industry consulting firm, and administrates the Frank Burrows Memorial Scholarship Fund, benefiting mathematics for the East Side Union High School District in San Jose.

Mary Davey, Los Altos Hills
Davey is a co-founder of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and has served on its board since 1994, representing Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, part of Sunnyvale and Stanford. She served on the Los Altos Hills Town Council in the late sixties and early seventies when she arranged for the Town to purchase the Byrne Preserve. She has been a member of Green Foothills since 1962 and is a past president. She is presently on the Silicon Valley United Way Board chairing Santa Clara County's project to create a 2-1-1 phone system to answer non-emergency information and referral calls.

Jim Foran, San Jose
Former Director of Engineering at Silicon Graphics, Jim is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA). He has a long history as a grassroots activist in the City of Milpitas, where he led the campaign for Measure Z, the Urban Growth Boundary. He served as a Santa Clara County Park Commissioner for nine years before his election to the OSA Board.

Jennifer Hagan, Palo Alto
Ms. Hagan holds a B.A. from California State University at Chico, an M.F.A. from Emerson College in Boston, and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. Ms. Hagan was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 1991, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court in the Northern District of California. She is member of the Santa Clara County and Palo Alto Bar Associations. Ms. Hagan served on the Parks and Recreation Commission for the City of Palo Alto for 6 years (2000–2005), and is a member of the San Mateo County Horsemen’s Association.

Tom Jordan, Palo Alto
A Palo Alto resident since 1965, Tom is a retired attorney who specialized in land use and environmental law. He is a former Adjunct Professor in environmental law at San Jose State University, and has served as President of Committee for Green Foothills, Vice President and General Counsel for Save San Francisco Bay Association, and Director and General Counsel for the Peninsula Conservation Foundation. Tom is also a past President of both the San Jose Symphony and the San Jose Symphony Foundation.

Alex Kennett, Morgan Hill
Alex is a businessman, running a company called Solutions, which coaches and mentors businesses. He is a member of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce and serves on the board of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. He is an elected member of the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority and sees himself as “a bridge between business and the environment.”

Peter LaTourrette, Los Altos
Retired from electronics consulting and currently an active birder/photographer, Peter serves on the board of Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation Trust Fund and is volunteer webmaster for several nonprofit organizations.

Sue LaTourrette (Secretary), Los Altos
Sue is retired from the travel business and a longtime Bay Area resident. As a hiker, she has always been interested in the local environment, and works to protect the hillsides and coast she first met almost 50 years ago. She also has served as a Director for the Los Altos Community Foundation.

Margaret MacNiven, La Honda
Margaret has owned and managed Buck’s Restaurant in Woodside together with her husband since 1991. She lives on 80 beautiful acres in San Mateo County, and raised her three sons in their alternative energy house — solar electricity and no TV!

David Pine, Burlingame
Dave is an attorney in private practice and previously served as Vice President & General Counsel for three Silicon Valley technology companies. He currently serves as a Burlingame School Board member, is Vice President of the San Mateo County School Board Association, and is a member of the San Mateo County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee. He is also co-chair of the Burlingame education parcel tax campaign and was an active fundraiser and volunteer for John Kerry for President. He holds a BA from Dartmouth and a JD from University of Michigan.

Jeff Segall (Vice President and Treasurer), Mountain View
Jeff, who holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, designs scientific research equipment. Many childhood trips to the Rocky Mountains instilled in him a love for natural open space. He is also Chairman of the Stanford Open Space Alliance.

April Vargas (President), Montara
Long-time coastal protection activist and MidCoast Community Council member, April was named the 19th Assembly District's Woman of the Year in 2002 in recognition of her environmental leadership, was one of seven women named to the 2002 Coastside Hall of Fame, was and was named Favorite Coastside Activist by the Half Moon Bay Review in 2003. April served as an elected member of the MidCoast Community Council for four years, one of which she served as chair, was active in the "Yes! on F" and "Yes! on Measure T" Campaign Committees, and served as a Legislative Advocate for CGF from 2003-2005.

K. Christie Vogel, El Granada
Since retiring from San Jose Public Library in 1991, Chris has been an active environmental volunteer for Peninsula Open Space Trust, Greenbelt Alliance and CGF. Chris also serves as Vice-President on the board of Midcoast Park Lands in El Granada.

Bill Whitmer, Palo Alto
A retired Manufacturing VP at Komag, Inc., Bill serves as Treasurer of the Hidden Villa Board and as a member of the Management Advisory Committee for the San Francisquito Creek Watershed Council. Bill helps Seniors as the local coordinator of the Los Altos Tax Aide program and as a computer teacher at Avenidas. Since retirement, he has consulted with a variety of non profits on organizational, financial and strategic planning issues. Hiking the foothills reminds Bill of our responsibility to thoughtfully conserve our precious open space.