Western Region Officers
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President

1st Vice President

Andrea Cutler
Human Resources Manager
City of Santa Fe Springs
11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA
(562) 409-7531
andreacutler@santafesprings.org

Kelli Williamson
Human Resources Manager
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA  91978-2096
(619) 670-2227
KWilliamson@otaywater.gov

 

2nd Vice President

Past President

Dee Emami
Personnel Management Analyst
County of Ventura
800 S Victoria Ave. #1970
Ventura, CA  93009
(805) 654-3600
dee.emami@ventura.org

 

Jeanette O’Quin
Human Resources Division Manager
Board of Water Works, of Pueblo, CO
319 W. 4th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 584-0251
joquin@pueblowater.org

IPMA Executive Council Representative

 

Richard Dukellis
Director of Administrative Services
City of La Mesa
8130 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619)667-1179
rdukellis@ci.la-mesa.ca.us

 

 

Appointed Members-At-Large

Treasurer

Secretary

Don Deane
HR Consultant
2062 Oak Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
(303) 440-0130
ddeane2@comcast.net

 

Kathy Ercul
Human Resources Specialist
Pueblo County
215 W. 10th Street Room 327
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719)583-4886
ercul@co.pueblo.co.us

 

COMMITTEES  

 

BUSINESS CONTINUITY/HISTORIAN

Eileen Bitten
115 Purcell Drive
Alameda, CA 94502
(510) 865-4039
ebitten1@gmail.com

Fred M. Weiner
(Retired) Human Resources Director
City of Whittier
Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 833-4014
fweiner08@yahoo.com

Susan Toy Stern
(Retired) Chief Deputy Director, HR
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90012
susantstern@gmail.com

MARKETING

Mark Olson
Vice President of Human Resources
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

702-892-0711

molson@lvcva.com

Ron Fox
(Retired) Sr Human Resource Analyst
Dept of Public Safety-Standards Trg
Salem, OR
(503) 871-7975
oregonronfox@hotmail.com 

Eduardo Garcia
Training Analyst
Los Angeles World Airports, HR Division
7303 World Way West, Admin W High Rise, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(424) 646-6404
eddie.garcia_webmail@yahoo.com

Ashley Stracke
Management Assistant
City of Los Angeles
200 N Spring St., Room 867
Los Angeles, CA  90012
213-978-1586
ashley.stracke@lacity.org

 

NEWSLETTER - WESTERN STAR

Jennifer Fairweather
Human Resources Director
Jefferson County Human Resources
3500 Illinois Street, Suite 2500
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 271-8402
jfairwea@co.jefferson.co.us

Tamara R. Dixon MPA, PHR, IPMA-CP
Human Resources Director
City of Lone Tree
9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 100
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Ph: 720.509.1289
tamara.dixon@cityoflonetree.com

 

Marnie Green
Management Education Group, Inc.
480-705-9394
Twitter: @Marnie_Green
www.ManagementEducationGroup.com
mgreen@managementeducationgroup.com

 

CHAPTER  DEVELOPMENT

Eileen Bitten
115 Purcell Drive
Alameda CA 94502
(510) 865-4039
ebitten1@gmail.com

Susan Toy Stern
(Retired) Chief Deputy Director, HR
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90012
susantstern@gmail.com

 

 



REVENUE TASK FORCE (under Marketing)

Ron Fox
(Retired) Sr Human Resource Analyst
Dept of Public Safety-Standards Trg
Salem, OR
(503) 871-7975
oregonronfox@hotmail.com 

Richard Dukellis
Director of Administrative Services
City of La Mesa

8130 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 667-1179

rdukellis@ci.la-mesa.ca.us

Sonja Stanchina
Human Resources Officer II
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court
Oakland, CA 94605
510-544-2152
sstanchina@ebparks.org

                                                  

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Fred M. Weiner
(Retired) Human Resources Director
City of Whittier
Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 833-4014
fweiner08@yahoo.com

Susan Toy Stern
(Retired) Chief Deputy Director, HR
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90012
susantstern@gmail.com

Eileen Bitten
Alameda, CA 94502
(510) 865-4039
ebitten1@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WR AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Melody Kessler
Consultant
4532 Coroba Way
Oceanside, CA 92056
(760) 295-5221
melodykessler@cox.net

STUDENT OUTREACH
To Be Determined

MEMBERSHIP
To Be Determined



 

 

PROGRAMS & SPEAKERS

Karen Main
Training Specialist
City of Englewood, CO
1000 Englewood Parkway
Englewood, CO 80110
(303)762-2327
KMain@englewoodgov.org

Kathy Tinios-Rose
Principal Partner
Collaborative Testing Solutions, LLC
(916) 761-3041
Ktinios13@comcast.net

Marnie Green
Management Education Group, Inc.
(480) 705-9394
Twitter: @Marnie_Green
www.ManagementEducationGroup.com
mgreen@managementeducationgroup.com

Betsy  Sawyers
Human Resources Director
Pierce County
615 S. 9th Street, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA 98405-4670
(253) 798-7469
esawyer@co.pierce.wa.us

WEBSITE & TECHNOLOGY

Don Deane
HR Consultant
2062 Oak Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
(303) 440-0130
ddeane2@comcast.net

Anita Asher
Bay Area Employee Relations Service
70 West Hedding Street, 8th Floor, East Wing
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 299-5803
anita.asher@esa.sccgov.org

Roger Wapner
East Bay Municipal Utility District
HR Regulatory Coordinator
MS 601
510 287-0380
rwapner@ebmud.com

Bruce Gardner
Town of Queen Creek
22350 S Ellsworth Road
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
(490) 358-3200
bruce.gardner@queencreek.org

Douglas G. Detling,  IPMA-CP
Human Resources Director, City of  Medford
411 W. 8th St., Medford, OR 97501
direct line 541-774-2011
doug.detling@ci.medford.or.us

Jeanette O’Quin
Human Resources Division Manager
Board of Water Works, of Pueblo, CO
319 W. 4th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 584-0251
joquin@pueblowater. org

 

2012 WR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Bruce Gardner
Town of Queen Creek
22350 S Ellsworth Road
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
(490) 358-3200
bruce.gardner@queencreek.org

2013  WR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Jeanette O’Quin
Human Resources Division Manager
Board of Water Works, of Pueblo, CO
319 W. 4th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 584-0251
joquin@pueblowater.org

2011 WR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Mary Rowe
Human Resources Director
Oregon Metro
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232
503-797-1572
mary.rowe@oregonmetro.gov

 

Western Region IPMA-HR