Dan Schurman, Director of Resource & Business Development

Dan joined AIN in 2009 and leads our resource and business development efforts, as well as serving as a facilitator focusing on land use, housing, and labor issues. Dan is a deeply skilled not-for-profit organization leader with more than thirty years of executive experience leading a variety of not-for-profit organizations. He has served as Executive Director for the San Mateo County Food Bank, the Sonoma Land Trust, the Sonoma County Bar Association, and the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation. His professional experience has been characterized by leading organizational growth, building coalitions, and creating effective partnerships.

Dan grew up in the Sacramento Valley, literally at the urban-rural edge with dairy cows grazing next door to his family’s suburban neighborhood home. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University with an honors degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. He also holds a Master’s with honors in Nonprofit Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. He lives in Sonoma County with his wife, is the parent to two adult daughters, and is an avid cyclist and gardener.

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