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Agency Director
Carolyn Syms Luna is the Director of Riverside County's Environmental Programs Department. Ms. Luna also serves as the Executive Director of the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, an eleven (11) member Joint Powers Authority administering the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat Habitat Conservation Plan. Additionally, she represents Riverside County concerning the Draft Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
She has worked for Riverside County over 20 years in various capacities, including General Manager of the recently formed Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority administering the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan; Deputy Director of the Economic Development Agency; Principal Planner with the Planning Department; and Legislative Assistant to Fourth District Supervisor Roy Wilson, where she was responsible for land use, planning, air quality, code enforcement, and transportation matters.
RCHCA Executive Director Carolyn Syms Luna
Administration
- Budgetary oversight & financial analysis
- Annual Report
- Purchasing and Contract Management
- Asset Management
- Insurance Oversight and Monitoring
- Fee Collection & Oversight
- Monitoring Policy & Procedure Development
- Meetings, Correspondence, Agency Communication
- RCHCA Website
Management
- Policy & procedure implementation
- Management Plan oversight
- Committee participation
- Natural Resources Manager supervision
- Management of reserve operations
- Contract oversight
- National Endangered Species Day
- Educational outreach
Administrative Monitoring
- Attend meetings and disseminate information
- Oversee SKR Monitoring Program
- Participate in other management activities as required
Field Monitoring
- Implement SKR Monitoring Program
- Utilize data to identify long-term trends in SKR populations
- Coordinate with other SKR monitoring efforts