Marc Hertz – Vice President

Vice President

Marc’s love of the outdoors began with the Boy Scouts. He joined the Sierra Club in the mid-1980’s, but his active involvement with Angeles Chapter began when in 1993 he enrolled in the Wilderness Travel Course. He joined the WTC staff two years later when he became a backpack outings leader. In 1998 he lobbied WTC for the program’s expansion into West Los Angeles and served as its chair. The Chapter has awarded him two citations for his work. In 2001 he was invited to join the National Sierra Club’s Local Outings Support Committee, which he eventually chaired and was involved in the adoption of the National Minimum Standards for outings leaders. While serving on he Local Outings Support Committee, he was asked to assist the Los Padres Chapter in developing its Wilderness Basics Course and to implement the minimum standards. He currently is serving his seventh year teaching in Los Padres and serving on the WBC board of directors. Prior to his involvement in the Sierra Club, Marc was active in the Alumni Association of the University of California, Riverside In his spare time he works as an attorney in Van Nuys with an emphasis on estate planning, trust administration and probate.