Modoc County Supervisor, District 5
Member, Golden State Natural Resources
geribyrne@co.modoc.ca.us

Supervisor Geri Byrne represents District 5 of the Modoc County Board of Supervisors. She was first elected to the Modoc County Board of Supervisors in 2010 and was appointed to the GSNR Board of Directors in 2022.

Although Byrne grew up in the Bay Area, she was an active 4-H member, raised sheep and cattle, and developed a passion for agriculture and natural resources. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1978 with a BS in Animal Science and moved to Modoc County and became actively involved in her late husband’s family cattle ranch. Through her involvement with the historic ranch, started in the 1800’s, she became actively involved in natural resource issues at the local, regional and state level.

Additional community involvement includes 20 years on the Tulelake Butte Valley Fair Board, a term on the California Farm Bureau Board, serving on the Modoc Williamson Act Committee, Vice President and Board member of the United States Border Collie Handlers Association and serving on the Shasta Regional Community Foundation grant committee.

Upon her late husband’s death, she ran for County Supervisor and has spent the last 12 years advocating for water, forest health and other natural resource issues. She has been an active member of the Modoc County/Modoc National Forest Coordination Committee, advocating for local input and better resource management. She has worked on water issues in the Klamath Basin since the early 90’s and is currently part of a 3 County/2 State committee that is working with the various Federal Agencies to bring about better solutions to the water crisis. Additional Board committees include Budget, Salary Review, Code Enforcement, and Groundwater.

Siskiyou County Supervisor, District 3
Member, Golden State Natural Resources
mkobseff@co.siskiyou.ca.us

Supervisor Kobseff’s parents moved their family to Siskiyou County in 1968. He attended and graduated from McCloud schools. He was born in 1957 and has been a resident of Siskiyou County since the family moved to the county. He married his wife, Lynn, in 1979, in Reno, Nevada. They set up home in Mount Shasta. He and Lynn opened a restaurant in Mount Shasta City which they operated for 30 years. Supervisor Kobseff has two children and 5 grandchildren. His interests include local government, golf, fishing, hunting, piano and natural resource issues. He serves as the Siskiyou County delegate to Rural County Representatives of California and is Chairman of the Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority under RCRC. Michael was first elected District 3 Supervisor in 2006. He was reelected in June 2010, June 2014 and 2018. His district includes the City of Weed, Lake Shastina, Grenada, Big Springs, Gazelle and a portion of Mount Shasta northwest of Abrams Lake Road.

Supervisor Kobseff serves on the following committees:

• Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District – Director
• Siskiyou Power Authority – Director
• County Service Area 3 – Director
• County Service Area 4 – Director
• County Service Area 5 – Director
• Airport Land Use Commission – Director
• In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority

Butte County Supervisor, District 5
Member, Golden State Natural Resources
dteeter@buttecounty.net

Supervisor Doug Teeter represents the 5th District on the Butte County Board of Supervisors. His district encompasses the Northwestern part of the county where the majority of his constituents reside in moderate to very high severity fire zones. He first took office in 2013 and is now in his third term. Doug has been a GSNR Board of Directors member since 2019, as the President of RCRC’s designee.

Doug has been a long-time resident of Paradise, CA. After graduation from Paradise High School, he worked as a seasonal firefighter while earning a B.S. degree from CSU, San Diego.

While he enjoyed a decade long career designing optical based scientific products in the San Francisco Bay Area, the call of the mountains soon brought him home. His passion and advocacy for motorcycle and mountain bike trails in the woods was supported by exploring other career pathways as a paralegal, a rental property manager, and currently as a licensed professional Fiduciary. He and his family unfortunately lost their home in the 2018 Camp Fire. Doug’s experience reflects the desire many rural Californians have for quality active recreation as well as the economic and housing challenges they face.

Doug currently serves, as appointed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors, as a member for the Rural County Representatives of CA (RCRC), the Butte County Fire Safe Council, the Butte County Association of Governments, and the Butte County Air Quality Management District, among others. He also previously served two years on the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s board. Outside of advocating for rural Californians, he is a coach for North State Composite, a local youth mountain bike team.

Lake County Supervisor, District 3
Member, Golden State Natural Resources
eddie.crandell@lakecountyca.gov

Mariposa County Supervisor, District 5
Member, Golden State Natural Resources
mmenetrey@mariposacounty.org

Born in San Jose, California, in August 1959, Supervisor Menetrey spent his formative years in the scenic Santa Cruz Mountains, specifically in the town of Boulder Creek. After graduating from San Lorenzo Valley High School in Felton, California, in 1977, he began his early career journey in construction, starting at the young age of 14 in 1979.

In 1989, the Loma Prieta Earthquake displaced him from Santa Cruz County, leading him to make Mariposa his new home. There, he pursued and achieved a California State Contractors license in 1994, which paved the way for the establishment of his own construction company, Eli Stratton Construction.

​For over two decades, Supervisor Menetrey successfully operated his construction business until December 2016 when he decided to transition into a new phase of public service. In June 2016, he was elected to the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, where he represented District 5. His dedication to the community and effective leadership earned him re-election to a second term on March 3rd, 2020.

​In addition to his role on the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, he represents the county on various boards, including the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), and the National Association of Counties (NACo). At NACo, he serves on the Public Lands Steering committee and contributes to the Rural Action Caucus.

​Supervisor Menetrey is proud to represent the residents of District 5 on the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors and to advocate for Mariposa at state and national levels. He remains deeply committed to serving and contributing to the growth and prosperity of the cherished community.