Board of Directors

Greg DeYoung

Mr. DeYoung is a co-founder of WES. He has four decades of experience in planning, environmental review, wetland mitigation, and endangered species conservation. His background includes the permitting of mitigation and conservation banks and large-scale mitigation projects in the West, the Rocky Mountains, and the Southeast. He is Vice President Emeritus, Westervelt Ecological Services, and also currently serves as Vice President of the Ecological Restoration Business Association (ERBA).

Mr. DeYoung’s experience in mitigation bank establishment includes a number of mitigation and conservation banking milestones, including: the first California Red-Legged Frog Conservation Bank; the first Central Valley vernal pool conservation bank; and the first Delta smelt, steelhead, and Chinook salmon conservation bank.

Prior to WES, Mr. DeYoung’s positions included Senior Vice President with Wildlands, Inc., and Principal of Planning Concepts, a regional planning and environmental review firm. Mr. DeYoung’s volunteer positions have included Director for the Nevada County Land Trust, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation, and the Whitney Oaks Wetlands Conservancy.

Mr. DeYoung holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the California State University, Pomona. Mr. DeYoung is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.