Meet the Board
Lani Estill is the board chair and lives on the Bare Ranch in Southern Surprise Valley. Her property includes grazing allotments in Northwest Washoe County and extends west into the South Warner Mountains in Lassen County, CA. Lani was raised in Surprise Valley while her father, Jim Linebaugh, worked for the Soil
Conservation Service. She left the area but returned to Modoc County in 1997. She moved to the Bare Ranch in 2003. Lani has been active in Surprise Valley 4H, Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Committee, and the Surprise Valley Education Foundation. She is the owner of Lani's Lana and produces Fine Rambouillet wool from her own flock.
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Norma Hapgood has been
on the Vya board for over
two decades and resides on the family
owned Hapgood Ranch, north of Vya, Nevada.
Norma Hapgood has been
on the Vya board for over
two decades and resides on the family
owned Hapgood Ranch, north of Vya, Nevada.
Tony Stobiecki owns the TD Ranch in Vya, NV,
where he has resided since 2009. He is married
to Vya board member Diane Stobiecki, and
together they have two daughters and four
grandchildren. Tony is a retired Marine test
pilot, is a certified flight instructor, serves as
Quartermaster of the Surprise Valley VFW,
and considers himself a conservationist.
Diane Stobiecki is the Washoe County
Commissioner's representative to the
Vya CD board and our most recent member.
She has lived in the Vya area since 2009.
Diane loves the rugged west with its wide open
spaces and the variety of wildlife.
She has worked in the Human Resources field since 1980
and is the owner/operator of LOOK HR Consulting.
Regina Pratt currently serves as
the board treasurer and lives in
Surprise Valley, CA. She is active
in the Modoc Heritage Foundation
and is involved in running the family ranch.