Michael DeLapa, Executive Director LandWatch Monterey County

<p>In this episode we discuss the following topics with Mr. DeLapa:</p> <p><strong>Garden road apartment development</strong></p> <p><strong>Transportation - (rail extension proposal)</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.montereyherald.com/2020/05/05/michael-delapa-guest-commentary-how-to-waste-1-billion-in-less-than-a-minute/"><strong>Water/Desal - Mr. DeLapa's article "How to waste a billion dollars in one minute." (Link)</strong></a></p> <p>LandWatch founder Michael DeLapa/<a href="http://www.mdelapa.com/">DeLapa Consulting</a> is an independent consultant who specializes in organizational strategy and interim executive roles. His recent assignments include interim executive director of the California Ocean Science Trust; consulting vice president of marketing and strategy for <a href="https://www.fotonotes.com/">FotoNotes (Link)</a>; interim chief operating officer of New Leaf Paper; interim vice president of marketing for the Cleantech Group; and business consultant to Mal Warwick Associates/Donordigital and Frans Lanting Studios. In addition to founding LandWatch, Michael has launched and managed a variety of business and nonprofit ventures, including the California Fisheries Fund; the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation; Sea Studios Foundation; and Arena Solutions. Michael received his Master of Business Administration degree and Public Management credential from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and its Public Management Program. He also holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in biology from Stanford University.</p>