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Vern Goehring has a long successful career in California public policy and legislative advocacy. He served in a variety of executive and management positions in State agencies, including legislative advocate for both Caltrans and the Department of Fish & Game. Since 1997, he is self employed representing organizations before the California Legislature and boards and commissions regarding resource conservation, consumer interests, fish & wildlife, and transportation. He has led classes and participated on panels regarding the legislative process and grassroots lobbying. Vern is a graduate of UC Davis, in Economics and with graduate studies in Government Administration at Cal State, Sacramento. He served a term as the California Senate appointee to the Veterinary Medical Board and was recently appointed to a new State Assembly working group examining timber harvesting practices.

In 2011, he was instrumental in behalf of Food & Water Watch (a national consumer interest organization) in guiding the Human Right to Water package of bills through the Legislature. Other major legislation Vern had a hand in reformed the Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program; allowed volunteers to work on State public works contracts; updated DWRs Urban Creeks program; and strengthened DFGs river & stream protection authority.