A listing of our Past Chapter Presidents since 1945. Those listed in “Blue” also served as The President of APCO International on those dates. Those with years in “Red” reflect elevation to APCO Life Member in recognition of their service to the Association.
| 1940 – (prior to APCO affiliation) 1941 – (prior to APCO affiliation) 1942 – (prior to APCO affiliation) 1943 – (prior to APCO affiliation) 1944 – (prior to APCO affiliation) 1945 – Walter E. Whiteman, Orange County Sheriff 1946 – Undocumented 1947 – Wm. E. Whiting, Kern County Sheriff (1949-1950) 1948 – Glen Lewis, City of San Diego 1949 – Undocumented | 2000 – Annette Allen, Ventura Police/Fire Comm 2001 – Ernest Gallo, City of Torrance 2002 – David G. Buchanan, County of San Bernardino 2003 – Richard Granado, County of Los Angeles 2004 – John M. Sarkissian, County of Riverside 2005 – Charles L. Taylor, County of Venture (retired) 2006 – Ronald Wong, County of Los Angeles 2007 – Anna L. Holmes, San Diego County Sheriff 2008 – Robert S. (Bob) Uribe, City of Long Beach 2009 – Kenneth W. Mann, City of Los Angeles |
| 1950 – Lt. Hershel B. Calvert, Pasadena Police Department 1951 – Wm. H. McKinley, City of San Diego 1952 – Undocumented 1953 – Undocumented 1954 – Bob Miller, Los Angeles County Sheriff 1955 – Harvey O. Platt, County of Riverside (1962-1963) 1956 – Foster Strong, Long Beach Police Department 1957 – Undocumented 1958 – Eddie Simon, City of San Diego 1959 – Max Elliott, County of Orange | 2010 – Gary M. Poon, County of Los Angeles 2011 – Kenneth L. Shearen Jr., South Bay Regional 2012 – Adriana M. Spirescu, County of Orange 2013 – Timothy H. Trager, County of San Bernardino 2014 – Richard Granado, County of Los Angeles (ret) 2015 – Don Miller, City of Long Beach (ret) 2016 – Ron Wong, County of Los Angeles (ret) 2017 – Dale Digiambattista, Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. 2018 – Scott Espindola, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department 2019 – Dr. Doug Roberts, County of San Bernardino |
| 1960 – Undocumented 1961 – Lt. Hershel B. Calvert, Pasadena Police Department 1962 – Leslie M. Walker, County of Los Angeles 1963 – A.H. “Al” Keith, City of San Diego 1964 – Robert Brooking, City of Burbank 1965 – Donald A. Griffen, City of Pomona 1966 – Anthony J. (Tony) Gain, City of Los Angeles 1967 – R.I. “Cuba” Morris, County of Orange 1968 – Eddie Simon, City of San Diego 1969 – Raymond H. Baird, City of Glendale | 2020 – Howard Newton, County of Riverside 2021 – David Duenas, University of California Los Angeles 2022 – Timothy Buchfeller, County of Riverside Sheriff’s Department 2023 – Ron Dunn, City of Riverside 2024 – Terri Nelson, Huntington Park PD (ret.) 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 |
| 1970 – Capt. L.E. Joslin, San Diego Police Department 1971 – William J. Vanettes, City of West Covina 1972 – Robert Gordon, City of Bakersfield 1973 – Bernard J. (Jerry) Campbell – County of San Bernardino (1977-1978) 1974 – Donald A. Griffin, City of Pomona 1975 – Rober R. Hively, County of San Diego 1976 – David M. Crockett, City of Costa Mesa 1977 – Donald W. Poorman, County of Orange 1978 – James A. Delameter, County of Ventura 1979 – Brownie B. Spanovich, City of Pasadena | |
| 1980 – Gary David Gray, County of Orange 1981 – Orville Amburgey, City of Costa Mesa 1982 – Richard L. (Dick) Miller, City of Los Angeles (1985-1986) 1983 – R.J. (Dick) Elliot – San Bernardino County Sheriff 1984 – Gary David Gray, County of Orange (1988-1989) 1985 – Stanly E. Harter, State of California 1986 – Paul W. Salter, City of San Diego 1987 – Garrett G. Mayer, County of Los Angeles 1988 – Joe L. Dehorty, County of Ventura 1989 – Bill Williams, City of Pasadena | |
| 1990 – Lynn Diebold, California Highway Patrol 1991 – J.T.”Jack” Keating, City of West Covina (1998-1999) 1992 – Donald E. Root, Jr., State of California 1993 – Joeseph Parrino, City of Montebello 1994 – Spencer Leafdale, Los Angeles Police Department 1995 – Travis A. Williams, Anaheim Police Department; John W. Wright, Riverside Police Department 1996 – John W. Wright, Riverside Police Department ( 2014-2015) 1997 – Ralph E. Blount, Torrance Police Department 1998 – Jim Acosta, Downey Fire Department 1999 – Brian E. Hawkins, City of Long Beach |