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Presidents

The CWDA Membership annually elects an association President who serves a one year term. During this time the President presides over Executive Committee and Board of Director meetings guiding the organization in the fulfillment of its mission. Generally this county human services department director also serves as President At-Large in the previous year and will serve as Executive Officer in the following year.

2000's

Lee Collins
San Luis Obispo County
2005
Trent Rhorer
San Francisco County
2006
Hub Walsh
Madera County
2007

Will Lightbourne
Santa Clara
2004 Cecilia Espinola
Santa Cruz
2003 John Cullen
Contra Costa
2002 Larry Leaman
Orange
2001 Dianne Edwards
Sonoma
2000

1990's

Jeff Jue
Stanislaus
1999
Dennis Boyle
Riverside
1998
Penni Clarke
Sacramento
1997
John Michaelson
San Bernardino
1996
Del Skillman
Tehama
1995

Dick O'Neil
Santa Clara
1994 Bill Gundacker
Kings
1993 Charlene Chase
Santa Barbara
1992 Marsena Buck
Stanislaus
1991 John Cullen
Merced
1990

1980's

Ray Merz
Placer
1989
James Fare
San Bernardino
1988
Dick O'Neil
Santa Clara
1987
Larry Leaman
Orange
1986
Don Currey
Solano
1985

Ernest Hirose
San Mateo/
Librado Perez
Alameda
1984 Dennis Hart
Sacramento
1983 Paul Allen, JR.
Sonoma
1982 Dennis Hart
Sacramento
1981 Peter Breen
Marin
1980

1970's

Paul Wiley
Riverside
1979 Ben J. Kelly
Fresno/
William Redmond
Sacramento
1978 Marian Babiarz
Shasta
1977 Robert Whittacker
Merced
1976 George Jeffery
San Bernardino
1975

Paul Allen, JR.
Sonoma
1974 Paul Wiley
Riverside
1973 Wesley Jones
Yuba
1972 Arthur Nelson
Santa Barbara
1971 Hryar Terzian
Alameda
1970

1960's

O.C. Sills
Kern
1969
Betty Presley
Marin
1968
Donald Quisenberry
Stanislaus
1967
David Echols
Placer
1966
Ellis Murphy
Los Angeles
1965

Howard Rourke
Ventura
1964 John Corey
Sacramento
1963 Granville Peoples
Stanislaus
1962 Russell Gray
Solano
1961 Homer Detrich
San Diego
1960

1950's

Ralph Wilson
San Luis Obispo
1959
Thomas Bell
Kern
1958
Reed Clegg
Fresno
1957
William Golden
Contra Costa
1956
John McIntyre
Riverside
1955

William Leach
Monterey
1954 William Barr
Los Angeles
1953 Adrian Ward
San Mateo
1952 Albert Wilbur
Kern
1951 Donald Jensen
Fresno
1950

1940's

Donald Jensen
Fresno
1949
George Wyman
San Bernardino
1948
Charles Ingram
Marin
1947
Thomas Douglas
Orange
1946
Ronald Born
San Francisco
1945

Charles Stuart
San Joaquin
1944 Charles Stuart
San Joaquin
1943 Harrison Scott
Madera
1942 Lawrence Schreiber
Los Angeles
1941 William Heck
Ventura
1940

1930's

Lawrence Schreiber
Los Angeles
1939
M.W. Skelton
Kern
1938
Julius Rainwater
San Diego
1937
S.H. Thompson
Alameda
1936
S.H. Thompson
Alameda
1935

William Leach
Monterey
1934 Harrison Scott
Madera
1933 A.C. Price
Los Angeles
1932 Jerome Pendleton
San Diego
1931 Ruth McCord
Contra Costa
1930

1920's

Maude Bell
San Bernardino
1929 Arthur Louch
Fresno
1928 Roscoe Miller
Los Angeles
1927