Chuck Mills

Chuck Mills has accumulated 33 years of experience in the environmental nonprofit sector, working on a diverse collection of issues ranging from recycling to school greening to species protection and habitat preservation. Chuck joined TreePeople as Senior Grants Administrator in 2021.

Prior to TreePeople, Chuck was active in advancing progressive California state policy related to urban forestry and resource conservation as an advocate for numerous state and national non-profits including California ReLeaf, the California Biodiversity Alliance, The Trust for Public Land, and the California Council of Land Trusts. As an advocate for these groups, Chuck has successfully supported or spearheaded legislation that created new conservation funding programs, protected existing ones, and preserved volunteerism in California. Chuck graduated from California State University Sacramento and studied communications, journalism, and government.

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