| Todd Cardiff is a long time environmental activist with the Surfrider Foundation. Todd served as the Vice Chair of the San Luis Bay Chapter of Surfrider from 1995-1999, as a member of the San Diego Chapter's Executive Committee in 2000-2003, and as Chairman of the San Diego Chapter in 2005. He is now a legal advisor and member of the Advisory Committee for the San Diego Chapter. Todd is originally from Davis, California. After a brief stint in the U.S. Army (1st Cav Div., A Company, 2/5 Infantry), Todd graduated Magna Cum Laude from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in speech communication. In 2002, Todd graduated Cum Laude from California Western School of Law, and was Executive Editor of the International Law Journal. Todd came to the law after a career in the construction and industrial fields that took him all over the world. His past experience includes working in the oil fields of New Mexico and Oklahoma, working as an iron worker in Antarctica; a coast-to-coast truck driver; and working as a welder for a tugboat company in Central California. However, his passion has always been the coast and coastal protection. Todd is known throughout the California coast for his efforts to curb the proliferation of shoreline armoring structures. His publication Conflict in the California Coastal Act: Sand and Seawalls (38 Cal. Western Law Review 255 (2002)) has been the basis for both litigation and statewide legislation challenging the ability of the California Coastal Commission to approve seawalls for structures built after establishment of the California Coastal Act. Todd was one of the founding members of Coast Law Group in Encinitas, California, but recently opened up his own practice in downtown San Diego, specializing in land use and environmental litigation. He is currently in his second year on the Board of the San Diego League of Conservation Voters. | 
