Background
Edmiston, Joseph Tasker was born on October 27, 1948 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Tasker Lee and Beula Viola Edmiston.
Edmiston, Joseph Tasker was born on October 27, 1948 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Tasker Lee and Beula Viola Edmiston.
Associate of Arts, East Los Angeles College, 1968. Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California, 1970. Manager of court process Roy Rottner & Associates, Hollywood, California, 1970-1973.
Southern California Coastal coordinator Sierra Club, Los Angeles, 1973-1976, energy coordinator, Sacramento, California, 1976-1977.
Director State of California.Santa Monica Mountains Land Acquisition Program, 1979-1980. Executive director.Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, Los Angeles, 1977-1979;executive director Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, State of California, 1980.
Regents lecturer College Environmental Design University of California, Berkeley, 1995. President Associated Students, East Los Angeles College, 1968.
Manager court process Roy Rottner & Associates, Hollywood, 1970—1973. Southern California Coastal coordinator Sierra Club, Los Angeles, 1973—1976, energy coordinator Sacramento, 1976—1977. Executive director Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, Los Angeles, 1977—1979.
Director State of California Santa Monica Mountains Land Acquisition Program, 1979—1980. Executive director Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, State of California, since 1980. Regents lecturer College Environmental Design University California, Berkeley, since 1995.
President Associated Students East Los Angeles College, 1968. Member of Hollywood Heritage, Inc. (board directors), American Planning Association (vice director policy Los Angeles section 1989-1990), Marine Technology Society (director Los Angeles region section 1975-1977), Coastal Society, Tau Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Rho Pi.
Married Pepper Salter Abrams, 1985. Children: William Tasker, Charles Henry.