Bolsa Chica Land Trust

Profile Current (Last updated: Jan 09, 2026 )

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Kim Kolpin

CEO/Executive Director Experience

Kim co-founded the Bolsa Chica Stewards, the restoration team of the Land Trust 29 years ago and served as its Restoration Coordinator. As Executive Director since 2012, Kim is working to expand BCLT’s membership base and to network with diverse and millennial populations to engage them at Bolsa Chica. Kim’s focus is also to nurture sound partnerships with our corporate and private donors and with the relevant state agencies to establish long-term funding support for the entire Bolsa Chica. After organizing the BCLT support for preservation at two critical Coastal Commission hearings, she continues to work with the scientific community, Native American community, and state agencies. Kim oversees all operations, projects, programs and committees of BCLT. Kim, with her husband Thierry, were the first recipients of the Kennedy-Kolpin Bolsa Chica Conservation Award.

Staff Information

Number of Full-Time Staff 4
Number of Part-Time Staff 1
Number of Volunteers 3000
Number of Contract Staff 0

Staff Demographics

Ethnicity
Other 0
Caucasian 4
Hispanic/Latino 0
African American/Black 0
Asian American/Pacific Islander 1
Native American/American Indian 0
Gender
Male 0
Female 5
Not Specified 0

CONTACT

Bolsa Chica Land Trust

5200 Warner Avenue
Suite 108
Huntington Beach, California 92649

kim@bclandtrust.org

Phone: 714-846-1001

bclandtrust.org