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Past 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.

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2011 Elliott Robinson, Monterey 2010 Linda Haugan, San Bernardino	2009 Cathi Grams, Butte 2008 Chris Applegate, Stanislaus 2007 Hub Walsh, Madera 2006 Trent Rhorer, San Francisco 2005 Lee Collins, San Luis Obispo 2004 Will Lightbourne, Santa Clara 2003 Cecilia Espinola, Santa Cruz 2002 John Cullen, Contra Costa 2001 Larry Leaman, Orange 2000 Dianne Edwards, Sonoma	1999 Jeff Jue, Stanislaus 1998 Dennis Boyle, Riverside 1997 Penni Clark, Sacramento 1996 John Michaelson, San Bernardino 1995 Del Skillman, Tehama 1994 Dick O'Neil, Santa Clara 1993 Bill Gundacker, Kings 1992 Charlene Chase, Santa Barbara 1991 Marsena Buck, Stanislaus 1990 John Cullen, Merced

1989 Ray Merz, Placer 1988 James Fare, San Bernardino 1987 Dick O'Neil, Santa Clara 1986 Larry Leaman, Orange 1985 Don Currey, Solano 1984 Ernest Hirose, San Mateo/ Librado Perez, Alameda 1983 Dennis Hart, Sacramento 1982 Paul Allen, JR., Sonoma 1981 Dennis Hart, Sacramento 1980 Peter Breen, Marin	1979 Paul Wiley, Riverside 1978 Ben J. Kelly, Fresno/ William Redmond, Sacramento 1977 Marian Babiarz, Shasta 1976 Robert Whittacker, Merced 1975 George Jeffery, San Bernardino 1974 Paul Allen, JR., Sonoma 1973 Paul Wiley, Riverside 1972 Wesley Jones, Yuba 1971 Arthur Nelson, Santa Barbara 1970 Hryar Terzian, Alameda	1969 O.C. Sills, Kern 1968 Betty Presley, Marin 1967 Donald Quisenberry, Stanislaus 1966 David Echols, Placer 1965 Ellis Murphy, Los Angeles 1964 Howard Rourke, Ventura 1963 John Corey, Sacramento 1962 Granville Peoples, Stanislaus 1961 Russell Gray, Solano 1960 Homer Detrich, San Diego

1959 Ralph Wilson, San Luis Obispo 1958 Thomas Bell, Kern 1957 Reed Clegg, Fresno 1956 William Golden, Contra Costa 1955 John McIntyre, Riverside 1954 William Leach, Monterey 1953 William Barr, Los Angeles 1952 Adrian Ward, San Mateo 1951 Albert Wilbur, Kern 1950 Donald Jensen, Fresno	1949 Donald Jensen, Fresno 1948 George Wyman, San Bernardino 1947 Charles Ingram, Marin 1946 Thomas Douglas, Orange 1945 Ronald Born, San Francisco 1944 Charles Stuart, San Joaquin 1943 Charles Stuart, San Joaquin 1942 Harrison Scott, Madera 1941 Lawrence Schreiber, Los Angeles 1940 William Heck, Ventura	1939 Lawrence Schreiber, Los Angeles 1938 M.W. Skelton, Kern 1937 Julius Rainwater, San Diego 1936 S.H. Thompson, Alameda 1935 S.H. Thompson, Alameda 1934 William Leach, Monterey 1933 Harrison Scott, Madera 1932 A.C. Price, Los Angeles 1931 Jerome Pendleton, San Diego 1930 Ruth McCord, Contra Costa

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