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Nick Schwanz

Position: Board Member
Term: 09/20/2024 - 09/20/2028
Appointing Authority: Sonoma County
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Nick Schwanz is a sustainability strategist, helping companies in the agriculture, fashion, food and technology space create more positive climate impact. He moved to Sonoma County from San Francisco, where he lived and worked for 15 years. Nick currently serves as the President of the Russian River Chamber of Commerce, and as a board member on the Sonoma County Economic Development Collaborative. 


He is also the co-founder of Solar Punk Farms, a climate education space in Guerneville. There, he and his husband are working to help make west county a hub for biological regeneration, ecological education, and environmental tourism.