Annie Notthoff is NRDC's California advocacy director. She coordinates statewide campaigns and represents NRDC in the state capitol on a wide range of issues including global warming, water policy and coast and ocean protection. She is a public board member of the California Coastal Conservancy and northern vice president of the California League of Conservation Voters. Ann received her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and her master's degree in city and regional planning from the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked at NRDC since 1981.