Board of Directors - Ken Nitz

Ken Nitz was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Southern California. He studied Atmospheric Science at the University of California at Davis and Linear Programming at Stanford University. As a Senior Software Engineer, he is working on such exciting problems as computer learning, vision, cognition, computer security, and human computer interaction.

Ken was elected to the District’s Board of Directors in 1996. As a Board member, he has fought hard to expand areas for dogs, remove non-native plants on District lands, and emphasized the important role the District plays as a steward of the land. On the District’s Budget Committee, Ken has been working to keep the operating budget lean and able to survive economic downturns while meeting the District’s core mission and purpose.

Ken has been an avid environmentalist for the last 30 years. He has volunteered at Earth Day 1990, for the Gorilla Foundation, and Wildlife Rescue. He is a current resident of Redwood City.