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Burt Bassler is a human resources consultant and longtime supporter of Save Mount Diablo (SMD), serving as the current treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee. Bassler was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1935. He attended the University of Illinois and later did graduate work at the University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Employment Relations. Bassler and his family moved to Danville, California, in 1977. He joined SMD's Development Committee in 1998, joined the Finance Committee in 2007, and became treasurer in 2010. In this interview, Bassler discusses growing up in Chicago in the 1930s and 1940s; attending the University of Illinois and the University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Employment Relations; his career in human resources, including with Exxon Research and Engineering, and Eastern Airlines; taking a position in San Francisco and moving to the East Bay in 1977; founding Bassler Associates, Inc. in 1982; his interest in horseback riding and meeting Bob Marx; early connections to SMD, including joining the Development Committee, interacting with longtime staff member Seth Adams, early office space, and leadership; interactions with SMD, including growth, search committee for executive director Ted Clement, fundraisers like the Forever Wild Capital Campaign and Moonlight on the Mountain, financial challenges and expansion, political advocacy, community partnerships, land acquisition and stewardship, and SMD's COVID-19 response; his personal contributions to SMD, including stock market investment, strengthening the membership of the Finance Committee, and maintaining staff through employee compensation packages; and his hopes for the future of SMD.

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