CAHPERD Leadership

Board of
Directors

President
James Clemmer

President-Elect
Marci Pope

Past President
Kathy Russell

Members At Large:

David Daum (1-year) 

Julie Kuehl-Kitchen (1-year)

Christopher Busch (2-years) 

Margaret Weimer (2-years)

Lemi Hayashi (3-years)

Gabe Padayhag (3-years)

Executive Director
Brent Powell

Financial Director
Barbara Ann Buckalew

Treasurer
Joanie Verderber

Parliamentarian
Vacant

Council
Chairs

Adapted Physical Education
Nicole Lombardi-Risen (Chair)
Hannah Williamson (Chair-Elect)
Heidi Ambrosius (Past-Chair)

Dance
Keisha Clark-Booth (Chair)
Tashara Gavin-Moorehead (Chair-Elect)
Stephanie Butler Adams (Past-Chair)

Diversity & Social Justice
Brandi Hobson (Chair)
Vacant (Chair-Elect)
Dachia Williams (Past-Chair)
 
Elementary Physical Education
Kalani Hobayan (Chair)
Jordan Hurtado (Chair-Elect)
Amy Matarazzo (Past-Chair)

Future Professionals
Nica Lampe (Co-Chair)
Alex Pulido (Co-Chair)
Ashlyn Dunn (Past-Chair)

Health Education
Beth Kahn (Chair)
Michelle Presley (Chair-Elect)
Adeline Hall (Past-Chair)

Higher Education
David Adams (Chair)
Melissa Bittner (Chair-Elect)

Interscholastic Athletics
Bailee Holt-Sandsmark (Chair)
Stephanie Cline (Chair-Elect)
Tom Voshell (Past-Chair)

Leadership & Administration
Ryan Alvarez (Chair)
Betsy Erickson (Chair-Elect)
Heather Deckard (Past-Chair)

Recreation
Kaelyn Gsellman (Chair)
Vacant (Chair-Elect)
Peter Straus (Past-Chair)

Regions
TBD (Chair)
Natalie Wells (Past-Chair)

Retired Members
Judith Brooks (Chair)
Cindi Chase (Chair-Elect)
Kimberly Hunt (Past-Chair)

Secondary Physical Education
Chan Park (Chair)
Anna Espino (Chair-Elect)
Adam Galvez (Past-Chair)

Regional 
Coordinators

Region 1 Melaina Valdez
 (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma)

Region 2 Marc Macaluso
 (Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity)

Region 3 Natalie Wells
(Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba)

Region 4 Will Potter
(Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano) 

Region 5 Cathie Culver
(Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz)

Region 6 Stevi Balsamo
 (Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne)

Region 7 Denton Watkins
 (Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare)

Region 8 Sammi Stewart
 (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern)

Region 9 Austin Olsen
 (Imperial, Orange, San Diego)

Region 10 Chris Gentry
 (San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Mono)

Region 11 Vacant
 (Los Angeles)