Board of Directors
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Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council (MVSC), is a non profit corporation committed to protecting, conserving and restoring the physical, cultural, archeological, and historical resources in the Mohawk Valley. Restoring and overseeing the long-term operation of the White Sulphur Springs Ranch as a cultural and environmental hub for our region of the Sierra Nevada Mountains has become a priority project for the MVSC. We are a non profit 501(c)(3) corporation EIN# 26-3910738.
Board Of Directors
Bill Tantau, President
Richard D. Short, Vice President Susan Pettinato, Treasurer Sally Tantau, Secretary Scott Lawson, Director John Lullo, Director Our Director's BackgroundBill Tantau, President
Mr. Tantau's parents purchased and built a homestead in 1960 on the ranch that adjoins White Sulphur Springs Ranch (WSSR) to the north and the family has been coming here part time since then. In 2007 he and his wife Sally moved to their ranch as full time residents. The Tantau's used the facilities at WSSR on many occasions in the 60s and 70s and have long been concerned at the recent deterioration of the property. They are active in this community and welcome the opportunity to participate in the rescue of this historic landmark. Mr. Tantau is a retired airline captain with prior non-profit organization experience. He is a native Californian and a graduate of UC Davis. Dick Short, Vice President Richard (Dick) was born in nearby Reno Nevada, grandson of George Short who at the age of one year rode in a covered wagon with the family on their journey to the West on the California Trail in 1857. His mother’s father Andrew Paterson emigrated from Scotland in 1886 to Reno, Nevada. Dick first visited the Mohawk Valley as a child in 1949 and as a young adult began a life-long love affair with the area in 1967. In 2002, Dick and his wife Debbie purchased a home in Graeagle where they have become full time residents. Dick is a graduate of the University of Nevada, College of Civil Engineering. Upon graduation, he moved to San Francisco to pursue his engineering career. Soon after, he obtained a Masters Degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of California in 1972. After a successful career in the Bay Area, he moved to Graeagle in 2013. He opened his office in Graeagle where he continues to practice civil and geotechnical engineering. Dick’s expertise includes foundations for structures, landslide repair, foundation repair and retrofit, innovative reinforced soil solutions for foundations and earth retention. He invented a slope repair system that was recognized in 2005 as one of the outstanding news stories of the year by McGraw-Hill publications. Dick has been very active in professional societies where he was responsible for the creation of an educational trust which has given over $700,000 in scholarships. Dick has served as a Trustee on eight Boards including corporate and nonprofit organizations. He was asked to teach foundation design at U.C. Berkeley were he recently resigned after ten years. In addition to his professional and charity activities he is a professional sculptor having created over 30 busts of a variety of subjects in bronze or terracotta. Sally Simon Tantau , Secretary Ms. Tantau was raised in Illinois and, after graduating from the U of Michigan, came west to teach. She and Bill were married in 1961 & have two daughters, Margo & Shelley, and one grandson, Cooper. They lived in the Napa Valley for 35 years where Sally was an interior designer. She looks forward to restoring the buildings on the White Sulphur Springs Ranch. One of her volunteer efforts in St Helena was working on the Napa Valley Wine Auction committee for it’s first 13 years thus giving her first hand experience in fund raising. Susan Pettinato, Treasurer Ms. Pettinato is a third generation Californian. She was born and raised in Sacramento, where she attended Sacramento State University. Her summers, as a youth, were spent at Donner Lake. Susan developed a deep connection to the Sierra Nevada, and an appreciation for the natural history of her surroundings. In 1993 Susan and her husband Sam purchased a home and property in the beautiful Mohawk Valley. Susan devoted many years as the Volunteer Coordinator for Horses Unlimited, a Plumas County non profit therapeutic equestrian program. Susan was responsible for recruitment, education, and coordination of 30 volunteers. In 2005 Susan was introduced to the concept of land conservation and her dream of preservation for the White Sulphur Springs Ranch was given new life. Scott Lawson, Director Mr. Lawson is a fifth-generation native of Plumas County. His Swiss-German farmer ancestors came here in the early 1850s to mine gold and ultimately turned back to farming and ranching establishing the Stampfli Ranch near Crescent Mills. After attending and graduating from Quincy area schools, Scott hiked the north half of the Pacific Crest Trail to Canada, followed gold mining and construction, hitchhiked all over the West, Canada, and Alaska, and logged for ten seasons as a choker setter and catskinner. He attended North Idaho College, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and graduated from Feather River College and California State University, Chico. In 1989, Scott secured a position in the Plumas County Museum where he had worked weekends and vacations since 1970. His interest in local and regional history has resulted in the authoring and editing of over eight books and dozens of published articles and several DVDs. Scott also shares a passion for the White Sulphur Springs Ranch and looks forward to working with the Board and community in restoring it to its former glory. John Lullo, Director John was born in Chicago, Ill and attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He is a graduate Metallurgical Engineer, and after 33 years with a large metals producer, with assignments all over the world, he retired to the Bay Area in 1997. He and his wife Judith became permanent residents of Plumas County in 2002. John has served on the Foundation Board of Eastern Plumas Health Care for over 10 years and served as treasurer of the Graeagle Men’s Golf Club for 5 years. He is an active woodworker and has shown his work in craft fairs all over Plumas County. John became active in the Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council in 2009 and was impressed with the goals of the organization and the dedication of the membership. He is the publicity chairman for the MVSC and continues to produce publications that keep the public informed about the activities of the organization. 2014 Advisory Board Ginny Liljefelt, Tim Buckhout, Janet Reihsen, Linda and Tom Cooley, Barbi and Jay Hendrick, Yvonne and Robert Ware, Alice Berg, Kim Kalbaugh, Marnie Malpass |
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