Rick Lanman has lived in Santa Clara County since 1985, and was appointed to the District's Board of Directors by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors in 2012. He joined the Board to work with the agency to build a program to provide educational resources on our wildlife and natural resources to County residents.
A physican scientist and an ecologist, he has authored numerous peer-reviewed medical papers and book chapters, and has also authored several publications about the historical ecology of California. Understanding what our native fauna was like at the time of European contact is key to his work which serves to guide restoration initiatives.
Dr. Lanman is a serial biotechnology entrepreneur and recently served as Chief Medical Officer of Guardant Health, which enabled the DNA in patients' cancers to be sequenced with a simple blood test.
Dr. Lanman was appointed Associate Director when his term ended in January 2023.
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Website Accessibility Policy
North Santa Clara RCD is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, North Santa Clara RCD
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
North Santa Clara RCD has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
North Santa Clara RCD regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
