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Scott Hein is a software developer and founding principal of Diablo Analytical, Inc.; and longtime supporter of Save Mount Diablo (SMD), including as board president from 2013 to 2019 and as a conservation photographer. Hein was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1960. He attended Indiana University and Oregon State University. He and his wife, Claudia Hein, moved to Concord, California, in 1988. The couple started contributing to SMD in 1997 and have continued to support the organization through volunteer work and leadership roles. In this interview, Hein discusses growing up in Indiana, including his interactions with nature; attending Indiana University, studying environmental analytical chemistry; attending graduate school at Oregon State University, where he met his wife, Claudia; moving to the East Bay in 1988 and working at Dow Chemical; establishing Diablo Analytical, Inc.; early connections to SMD, including educational hikes around Crystyl Ranch, giving to the memorial tree program, and meeting longtime staff member Seth Adams; Claudia's volunteer work at SMD offices, on the board, and on the Community Advisory Committee for Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project; his interest in nature photography, including projects for SMD; interactions with SMD, including leadership, growth and expanded mission, board makeup, political advocacy, education and outreach like Four Days Diablo, fundraising like the Forever Wild Capital Campaign and Moonlight on the Mountain, partnerships, and land acquisition and stewardship, including conservation easements; his personal contributions to SMD, including serving on the board and supporting committees, overseeing the hiring of current director Ted Clement, serving on the Community Advisory Committee for Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project, and photographic work; as well as the current work of SMD and hopes for its future.

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