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COHA is uniquely positioned to work all levels of government.
 
 
 
COHA advocates for full annual state and federal funding for wildlife habitat enhancement, restoration, and maintenance programs.
 
 
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Meet COHA’s Board
Board Members of the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance are veteran community leaders and business executives who have come together to protect our outdoor heritage.
Stuart Hanson,
Sacramento 
Position: Chair
Profession: Sacramento Attorney focusing on real estate business management issues.
Top COHA Interests: fundraising, youth education and government affairs.
 
Gary Bechtel,
Bay Area 
Position: Vice Chair
Top COHA Interests: dog training/breeding, fundraising, finance, membership.
 
Jim Waters,
Alamo 
Position: Secretary/Treasurer
Profession: Industrial and construction equipment sales; he also serves as director of the Rich Island Gun Club, president of the Simmons-Wheeler Reclamation district, and director of the Suisun Resource Conservation District.
Top COHA Interests: Suisun Marsh issues, government affairs, fundraising
 
Bill Wright,
Redding 
Position: Director
Profession: Licensed Real Estate Broker and founder/owner of Shasta Land Services
Top COHA Interests: hunting regulations, fundraising .
 
Byron Hisey,
Newman 
Position: Director
Profession: Retired deputy sheriff, Contra Costa County
Top COHA Interests: membership recruitment, fundraising, preserving waterfowl habitat, outdoor heritage, and hunter rights.
 
Mike Eberhard,
Rolling Hills 
Position: Director
Profession: Founder of Medical Pathways Management Corporation, a California company focused on care management; graduate of the University of San Francisco.
Top COHA Interests: membership, fundraising, public relations, habitat conservation.
 
Victor Gonella,
Petaluma 
Position: Director
Profession: Owner of Victory Chevrolet and Victory Auto Plaza, he also served as chair of the COHA Board of Directors for two years.
Top COHA Interests: fundraising, finance, membership.
 
Huey Johnson,
San Francisco 
Position: Director
Top COHA Interests: fundraising, finance, membership.
 
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