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 Robert Avila - Jeweler
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Robert has been a Rotarian for nearly ten years and is a past director of community service and club service. He is the Club's USC Trojan Football advocate as well as being a general sports nut (he flies to a Dolphins game every year and is a baseball / football coach). He is a gemologist and jewelry designer for his Covina store "Constantine Creations" and designs jewelry for Mark Victor Hanson (author of "Chicken Soup For The Soul"). Robert claims his best achievement is having a great wife and four healthy sons.
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 Luis Chacon - Real Estate Broker
PRESIDENT ELECT and
2008-2010 ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Rotarian since 2000, West Covina Sunrise Past President (2004-2005).
Luis was born in Costa Rica and arrived in the US in 1965, graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra , is now retired from the US Army as a 1SG after 20 yrs of service, and attained a Master Degree in Business. He is a Real Estate Broker with Keller Williams Realty serving West Covina and the East San Gabriel Valley. He is involved and active with various community organizations, events and place of worship, Faith Community Church. He enjoys spending time with his family and very proud of his three Children (Anthony, Gwen and Jenny) and his three beautiful and healthy grandchildren (Carrie, Kaled and Johnny). Spends as much "leisure time" as he can surfing, golfing, motorcycling, and traveling abroad. Luis is a Football sports nut who believes Greenbay Packers should win every game and everyone should be a Rotarian.
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 Sal Chatfield - Commercial Insurance
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 Virginia Contreras - Florist
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 Don Crouse - Tire Retailer
CHAIRMAN - PAUL HARRIS FOUNDATION
Don is a Charter Member of the Club and has distinguished himself with perfect attendance since 1982. In addition to serving on the board, he's a former Rotarian of the Year and Paul Harris Fellow. Arguably, the best "whiner" in the club, he is an avid fan of muscle cars, road runs, drag racing, and anything automotive. A graduate of Cal Poly, Pomona, he's been married for over 35 years and has two sons.
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 Bryan Davis - General Dentistry
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 Peggy Delach - Project Manager / Councilwoman
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 Robert E. Drews - Insurance Broker
CHAIRMAN - CLUB SERVICE (Internal)
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 Dennis Duncan - Optometrist
Dennis is a past president of the Club and plays an instrumental part in organizing ticket sales for The Auctions and other CSR fundraisers. He has been a member for over 18 years and in his spare time enjoys skiing and collecting first edition books by John Steinbeck.
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 John Espinoza - Printer Sales
DIRECTOR - VOCATIONAL SERVICE and INTERACT LIAISON
A member since 1961, John has been instrumental in creating the Interact Club of Covina High School, a club that introduces teens to the spirit of Rotary. John runs a semi-successful printer and copier business in his spare time when not busy as a professional Polka instructor...
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 Heather Hamby - Attorney
Heather is a relatively new member of CSR, having joined in 2009. She was born and raised in Covina and currently practices civil litigation cases at her law firm in Los Angeles. Her hobbies include snowboarding, home remodeling, interior design and swimming.
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 Bill Hammett - Printer
VICE PRESIDENT
Since fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming President of CSR for 2009-2010, Bill now spends his leisure time on the links or at Starbucks. He and his wife Sue run a smooth operation at Grand Printing and he enjoys having the title of “PAST President”.
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 Bill Hubbert - Pharmacist
CLUB TREASURER
“Bull” (his Club nickname for many years) is a Charter Member of CSR since its founding in 1982 and has been Club Treasurer for about as many years as well. He attended Covina High, Mt. Sac, and the USC School of Pharmacy which led to his partnership in Rose Pharmacy for 30 years. Semi-retired, he now has time to pursue his avocation: the American Old West and in particular, the Indian Wars. He spends time reading and researching the subject as well as traveling to visit historic sites with his lovely wife, Mary.
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 Dan Koenn - Real Estate Appraiser
CLUB SECRETARY
Daniel Koenn has worked in the real estate appraisal field since 1985, beginning as a staff appraiser at American Research & Appraisal, then to TRW Real Estate Loan Services, and later as an Independent Fee Appraiser working for most of the major lenders in Southern California. Daniel has provided appraisal services throughout the area for over twenty years and has appraised thousands of properties in that time. He has extensive first hand knowledge of the general market conditions and real estate trends in the area from the objective position of an independent valuation expert.
Covering most of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Daniel has extensive knowledge of the areas he covers, as well as their corresponding markets. In addition to providing appraisal services for the lender community, Daniel provides consulting services to a variety of professionals including attorneys, accountants, estate planning consultants, etc. Daniel's hobbies include officiating soccer on the Collegiate and High School level, CYSA and AYSO level, golf, church activities and is an active member of the Covina Sunrise Rotary Club. Dan has been married to Bernadette since 1989 and they have two children, Bonnie and Weston.
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 Hugh Ledford - Appliance Retailer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A charter member of CSR, Hugh claims his best achievement was becoming arguably the "most fun" president of the millennium (2000-2001). He has served the club as secretary and assistant district governor as well. A local boy and graduate of Covina High, Hugh is a 6th generation Californian. He is an avid (some say wicked) golfer, a model car collector, and a master gardener. Keeping Rotary in the family, his wife, Lina, is a member of Covina's "other" Rotary club.
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 David Little - VP Finance
CHAIRMAN - TEX EVERSON HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION
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 Don Maedel - VP of Business Development
PRESIDENT
Don joined CSR in 2008 to get involved and give back to the community. Now a VP of Business Development at JSA in Covina, he was born in Covina, went to Royal Oak High and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He lives in Upland with his wife, Claudia and two children. An avid golfer (16 handicap), he actually got married at South Hills Country Club in our meeting room!
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 Al Marino - Financial Planning
Al married his wife Nancy in 1971 and has a daughter, Danielle. A member of CSR since 1984, he served as a board member, then club secretary (under George Bradley and Howard Raff), and ultimately, as Club President. A former phys.ed. teacher with a doctorate from UCLA, he coached South Hills HS gymnastics to CIF championship in 1972 then went on to Cal State LA where he served as Gymnastics Coach, Kinesiology Professor and Associate Athletic Director for 12 years. During that time, he was awarded NCAA Division 1 “Gymnastics Coach of the Year” (1974). In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he was the manager of the Gymnastics Award Ceremonies. After leaving the educational sector, he became (and still is) Managing Partner at Diversified Securities Inc. in West Covina. He now enjoys wooden boats, doo wop music, backpacking and hiking.
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 Galen Metz - Fine Arts Dealer
After retiring from a 25 year career with Eastman Kodak, Galen opened the Azo Gallery in Covina where he exhibits and sells fine "objets d'arte". As a nationally known speaker on business and marketing practices, he served as Chairman of the West Coast School of Photography Board of Trustees and now serves on the Board of Directors of the Covina Downtown Merchants Assoc. As member of the Professional Photographers of America, he received the degree of Photographic Craftsman in '92, the PPA National Award in '96 and is one of only 25 recipients to receive the prestigious Paul Kennedy Award for Professional Photographers of California. He serves as an industry advisor to Through Each Other's Eyes, using photography as a medium for education and cultural understanding involving eight countries. He's a founding member and serves on the Board for the Living American Masters Photographic Project which researches, documents, and archives North America's greatest photographers. In his free time he enjoys motorcycle touring and you may recognize him as our auctioneer for the High Heels and Handcarts auction, the World War II Victory Party and Bootlegger’s Ball (which he chaired).
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 Henry Morgan - Senior Active
Henry distinguishes himself as a charter member with perfect attendance. He is a past president (seventh), District Governor's Executive Asst (02-03), and basks in the notoriety of being the club's oldest member. Born in La Jolla, he served in the Navy during WW2, received a degree in Physics from Pomona College, then spent 36 years with IBM. Besides serving as past Councilman and Mayor of Covina, he has been active on many boards and commissions including AQMD, Regional Water Quality, Sanitation Dist., Foothill Transit, Pres. League of Calif. Cities, and is current Legislative Ambassador for the American Cancer Society. Henry says besides having being married over 50 years with 6 kids and 11 grandchildren, his best achievement is longevity. His hobbies include cooking, history, politics, gardening, and selling tickets and raising money for almost anybody who asks.
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 Manuel Perez - Mortgage Lending
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 Jon Pomeroy - Water Conditioning
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OPERATION SANTA CLOTHES
Jon is the Club’s “Finemaster” and weekly brings terror to the membership as he relentlessly doles out fines. The offenses range from the absurd to the sublime but it’s amazing just how entertaining an event like someone’s birthday or anniversary can be. On the serious side, Jon has been in the Club since 1982 and is the founder and Executive Director of the Operation Santa Clothes project.
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 Pam Pomeroy - Antiques
Pam graduated Loyola Marymount and, after working on campus briefly, married Jon "The Finemaster" in 1972. They started working at Rayne Water Conditioning in Covina in 1978 and bought the business in '89 which they run to this date. In February of '98 she joined with Jon again by becoming a club Member and the driving force behind the Operation Santa Clothes program. The program has clothed over 20000 children and Pam can rightly claim this as her best achievement. Besides her avocation with antiques, she enjoys gardening, traveling, reading and planning the next High Heels And Handcarts Auction. Her personal antique collections are on display at their offices in addition to the 1500 snowmen that are brought out for the holidays.
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 Robert Potter - Insurance
A former roller derby star, Robert brings his talents to CSR as chairman of the Attendance Committee. At home, he spends time with his cats and maintains a library of NASCAR romance novels. His latest project is to promote the return of the bow tie in everyday use to encourage world peace...
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 Kim Raney - Police Chief
Kim oversees “Covina’s Finest” everyday as head of our Police Department. He lives in the area and has achieved world-wide fame for his handling of incidents such as the Christmas Eve Massacre.
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 Steven Skurow - Dentist
Since 1990 Steve has brought smiles to his fellow Rotarians (ok, a cheap pun). Born & raised in Cincinnati and a graduate of Ohio State University, College of Dentistry in '67, he served in Vietnam and was a Major in the Calif. Nat'l Guard before setting up his practice in Covina. He is past president of Temple Beth Ami, past president of the So.Cal. Academy of General Dentistry, president elect of the California Academy of General Dentistry, on the board at Citrus Valley Health Foundation, and serves on the Club's board as well. An avid bicyclist, scuba diver, photographer, hunter, and Harley owner, Steve says his best achievement was marrying Marlene and having his daughters Teri and Sheri and three grandchildren, Ethan, Isaac, and Adina. His is now retired and enjoying the fruits of his labor.
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 Lone Sorensen - Accounting
CHAIRMAN - CLUB SERVICE (External)
Lone (pronounced “Lona”) grew up on a small dairy farm on the island of Fyn in Denmark. After graduating from high school, she embarked on a 6 months vacation to the United States - and is still here. After traveling around in the US, she settled in the Covina area. She is the proud parent of two adult children, Stephanie and Matthew, and took a very active role in the community while they were growing up, including leadership and coaching roles in the PTA, AYSO, and SHHS Band Boosters.
Professionally, Lone attained a BS degree in Accounting from Cal Poly Pomona, and works as Vice President, Controller for a small commercial real estate development company in Pasadena. She is an active member in her community and is affiliated with several business, civic and educational organizations. She is a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants, current Board Member and Treasurer of Reading is Fundamental of Southern California Inc., and Treasurer of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce of Southern California. She has been in CSR since 2009 and her hobbies include music, sports, knitting, gardening and in general having a good time with friends and family.
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 Barrey Staggs - CPA
A Rotarian since 1989, Barrey was hatched in Tennessee then packed up the bags and moved to Beverly (well, actually Covina) Hills, that is. He did manage first to stick around for his degree in Accounting at University of Memphis before heading out to see the world. He's formerly the manager of accounting at WR Grace Co., the CFO of an engineering firm, and became a parrothead while working in Triinidad for a few years. A long time fan of curling tournaments, Barrey now vacations in his mountain retreat and spends time on two wheels --- his Harley Road King. Back in 1987 he married June, who tried to talk Barrey out of getting a bike, but now rides with him on their twin Harleys.
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 Judy Starns - Real Estate
A member since 1998, Judy has been on the Board, the community service committee, and is a past President.. She started her own company and just retired after selling it. In her "spare" time she keeps very busy with crafts, gardening, and always changing something at home. Evidently enjoying more free time, she says her best achievement, besides raising four sons and having a wonderful husband, is finally having retired.
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 Wes Uptergrove - Auto Retailer
Wes has been in the Club since 2002 and has been President for the year 2007-2008. He is one of the guys you can count on to be at every Rotary project and event and exemplifies the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self”. His wife, Shirley is also a Rotarian and has been President of the Covina Rotary (noon) Club. Together, they live in Covina with 2 grown kids.
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 Terry Wysocki - Computer Consultant
Terry is a past president (2006-2007) and the webmaster for this website and has been in the club since March 2001. Raised in Michigan, he joined the Army in '67, then moved to Calif to continue his education. He worked 12 years for the LA Sheriff then went into the private computer sector. Now when not working with computers, he rides a Harley with his wife, Sue, who is also a Rotarian. He's also a professional musician and has played drums in the White House. His latest hobbies are his 120" home theater system, his Car Computer, and Paddle Tennis.
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