David Welch

David Welch is a co-founder and first President of Sierra Watch. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in mathematics in 1964. Before retirement, David was a financial executive with Golden West Financial Corporation, serving as Treasurer through 1994 and as a Senior Consultant until March 2001.

Peter Van Zant is an outstanding Sierra leader. He’s served the Sierra in many capacities from elected representative to board member to staff member of a leading conservation group. In every role he brings a passion for protecting the region, a strong understanding of economic and environmental needs, and an ability to get real work done on the ground. — Joan Clayburgh, Executive Director, Sierra Nevada Alliance

Sierra Watch makes a land trust’s work easier; they’re standing up for smart planning and sensible land use, creating opportunities to permanently protect natural through a purchase in fee or of development rights. — Perry Norris, Truckee Donner Land Trust

Sierra Watch is absolutely critical to our work to protect Dyer Mountain. We couldn’t do it without them. — Steve Robinson, Mountain Meadows Conservancy

The Sierra Watch role is critical to our success in making permanent protection of places like Waddle Ranch possible. — Dave Sutton, Trust for Public Land

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David Welch