Board Members

The Inland Empire Resource Conservation District is run by a seven-member Board of Directors, with the assistance of two Associate Directors. Currently, the Board of Directors meets regularly in-person and via video conference on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 12:00 PM at the San Bernardino County Museum, located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. Public input is always welcomed. If you would like to attend an in-person or virtual meeting, or be signed up to receive the monthly agenda, contact our Administrative Assistant, Valerie Velazquez at vvelazquez@iercd.org.

The IERCD's Board of Directors can be reached at board@iercd.org.

Rick Gomez

Position: President | Committees: Administrative and Personnel, Budget and Finance, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (Alternate), Lands and Mitigation (Alternate), Public Education and Outreach (Alternate)
Term: 12/2022-11/2026

President Rick Gomez has served on the IERCD Board since 2015. He was recently reappointed in 2022. He comes to the IERCD with an extensive background…

Nancy Sappington

Position: NRCS Forester | Vice President | Committees: Administrative and Personnel, Lands and Mitigation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,
Term: 12/2024-11/2028
Phone: 909-283-7784
Email Address: nancy.humeniksappington@usda.gov

Vice President Sappington was appointed to the IERCD Board of Directors on December 15th, 2021, serving in the capacity of representative of Riverside…

Rod LeMond

Position: Secretary-Treasurer | Committees: Budget and Finance
Term: 12/2022-11/2026

Secretary-Treasurer Rod LeMond joined the board in 2018 as an Associate Director. He was appointed as a Regular Director in August 2020. Since…

Brad Buller

Position: Director | Committees: Administrative and Personnel, Strategic Plan
Term: 12/2022-11/2026

Director Brad Buller was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2009, and most recently reappointed in 2018. Since being appointed, he has been most…

Lorien Sanders

Position: Director | Committees: Public Outreach and Education, Lands and Mitigation, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Term: 12/2024 – 11/2028

Lorien Sanders joined IERCD as an Associate Director in 2020 and was appointed as a full Board member in 2022. She grew up in Redlands, California and…

David Friedman

Position: Director | Committees: Budget and Finance, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Term: 12/2022-11/2026

David Friedman is the co-founder and co-CEO of Realicore Real Estate Group, a full-service, property management, brokerage and development company…

Jim Earsom

Position: Director | Committees: Public Outreach and Education, Lands and Mitigation
Term: 12/2024 – 11/2028

Jim Earsom was appointed to the IERCD Board in 2010 following a distinguished 32-year career with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…

Alicia Gyllenhammer

Position: Associate Director | Committees: Public Outreach and Education, Lands and Mitigation

Alicia Gyllenhammer joined IERCD as an Associate Director in 2024. She grew up in Redlands, California and graduated from Arrowhead Christian Academy…

Andy Okoro

Position: Associate Director
Term: 12/2024 - 11/2028

Andy Okoro joined the IERCD Board in 2024 as an Associate Board Member, bringing over 32 years of expertise in local government administration and…

Terrie Andrews

Position: Associate Director | Committees: Public Outreach and Education

Director Terrie Andrews has served on the IERCD Board of Directors since her appointment in 2002. As a resident of the City of Calimesa, Director…

Appointment Procedures

Under the provisions of Public Resources Code Section 9314(b)(1), the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, by resolution, have requested that the San Bernardino County…

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