Dr. Monica Hunter has worked as the Central Coast Watershed Program Manger through the Planning and Conservation League Foundation since March 2004.

Dr. Hunter is a social scientist with over ten years of experience with coastal and ocean resource planning and management processes. Through PCLF, Monica is directly involved with Central Coast nonprofit watershed groups and land conservation organizations engaged in restoration and management planning processes in partnership with state and federal resource agencies. Dr. Hunter is also involved with efforts to increase awareness and interest in the nexus between the terrestrial and the marine environment, including new efforts to implement ecosystem-based management of coastal and ocean resources. As a field scientist, she has designed and implemented both formal and informal stakeholder processes, and has experience working with the general public including community-based grassroots organizations regarding both coastal as well as marine resource issues. In May of 2005, Dr. Hunter was selected by Governor Schwarzenegger for appointment to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.