OUR VOLUNTEERS
The success of the Miss California Organization is due to the dedication and involvement of our VOLUNTEER State Staff and Executive Directors. We acknowledge their enormous contributions with our most sincere gratitude.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Donna Jones
Chairman of the Board

Patricia (Northrup) Murray
Miss California 1992
Miss California 1992
Director

Russ Gladden
Director

Connie Tyer
Secretary

Merri Caywood
Treasurer

Lynn Blackburn
Director, Information and Internet

Erin Salwasser
Director

Jaclyn Grossman, Esq.
Director

Connie Oliver
Director

David Bonetto
Director
STATE STAFF

Patricia Murray
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director

Russ Gladden
Chief Operating Officer
President
President

Donna Jones
Director of Field Operations

Erin Salwasser
Judges' Chairperson

Lynn Blackburn
Miss California Magazine Editor

Sharon Cordes
Preliminary Pageant Association President

Junann Smith
Miss California’s Outstanding Teen
Executive Director
Executive Director

Kari Volen
Academy Chair
Miss California Preparation Chair

Cassie Alex
Ticket Chair
Miss California and Outstanding Teen Business Manager
Miss California and Outstanding Teen Business Manager

Connie Bell
Dressing Room Coordinator

Stephanie Hart
Concierge and Hospitality Chair

Paula Gross
Princess Director

Connie Tyer
Hostess Chair
Backstage Facilitator
Backstage Facilitator
Cuisine Director

Claudette Davis
Outstanding Teen Dressing Room Chair

Doug Hikawa
Miss California Photographer

George Juarez
Program Promotion

Songee Barker
Director of Gratuity

Connie Oliver
Contestant & Program Recruitment

Courtney Peters, Esq.
Marketplace Chair

Coleen Rockey
Scholarship Chair

Jessa Carmack
Social Media
Public Relations

Lori Volmar
Hostess

Layne Sanders
Ombudsman

Marilyn Schwadron
Music Licensing Director

Katrina Moramarco
Music Licensing Associate
In-Kind Sponsor Liaison
In-Kind Sponsor Liaison

Freeman Stamper
Archivist

Jeffrey Gerhardt
Security

Connie Livingston
Hostess

Paula Pressley
Hostess

Merri Caywood
Hostess

Mary Bette
Hostess

Yvette Sanchez
Hostess

Leslie Hanstad
Hostess

Peggy LaCroix
California Concierge Chair
FIELD STAFF

Gwen Adkins
Field Director

Derek Copple
Field Director

Linda Dash
Field Director

Jeffrey Gerhardt
Field Director

Paul Sanfilipo
Field Director

Tom Woods
Field Director

Connie Benson, Esq.
Field Director

Stephanie Quintal
Field Director

Layne Sanders
Field Director
LOCAL DIRECTORS

Patrick Cordes
Miss Anaheim
Miss Anaheim Hills
Miss Anaheim Hills
Miss Canyon Hills

Sharon Cordes, Ed.D.
Miss Anaheim
Miss Anaheim Hills
Miss Anaheim Hills
Miss Canyon Hills

Trisha Camp
Miss San Diego

Mickey Copple
Miss Blythe
Miss Desert Southland
Miss Hollywood
Miss Southland
Miss Hollywood
Miss Southland

Karen Grimaldi
Miss Central California
Miss Delta Valley
Miss San Joaquin County
Miss Delta Valley
Miss San Joaquin County

Cathi Artis
Miss Central Valley
Miss Tulare County
Miss Tulare County

Connie Benson, Esq.
Miss City of Orange
Miss Orange Coast
Miss Orange County
Miss Orange Coast
Miss Orange County

Alyssa Bandoni
Miss Clovis

Stephanie Quintal
Miss San Jose
Miss Santa Clara
Miss Silicon Valley
Miss Silicon Valley

Ken Rockey
Miss Culver City
Miss Los Angeles County
Miss Los Angeles County

Marie Theurich
Miss Fresno County

Debbie Morse
Miss Garden Grove

Edy King
Miss Sonoma County

Tiffany Hill
Miss High Desert
Miss High Desert Hills

Teresa Vernon
Miss Kings County

Michele Moser
Miss Marin County

Verna Jacobs
Miss Mendocino County

Wendy Ekizian
Miss Merced County
Miss Sierra Nevada
Miss Yosemite Valley
Miss Sierra Nevada
Miss Yosemite Valley

Michelle Symes Thiara
Miss Merced County
Miss Sierra Nevada
Miss Yosemite Valley
Miss Sierra Nevada
Miss Yosemite Valley

Jennifer Kohlenberger
Miss Tustin

Karen Urell
Miss Placentia
Miss Yorba Linda
Miss Yorba Linda

Maureen Daugerty
Miss San Diego

Lynn Miller
Miss San Fernando Valley
Miss Woodland Hills
Miss Woodland Hills
SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATES

Sharon Terrill, M.A.
Miss California 1968
Chairman of the Board

Merri Caywood
Scholarship Associates Treasurer

Connie Benson, Esq.
Secretary
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