LEADERSHIP

Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council

PRESIDENT

ANDRIY LESYSHYN, CTFA

Duties

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Council. He or she shall act as Chairperson of the Board of Directors and preside at the meetings and shall be the chief executive officer of the Council. He or she shall be an ex officio member of all standing committees.

VICE PRESIDENT

JACKSON RABUCK, CFP®

Duties

The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in his or her absence and shall have all the powers of the President. The Vice President shall be the Chairperson of the Program Committee and be responsible for the Council programs.

SECRETARY

Justin Pigeon, CFP®

Duties

The Secretary shall keep a book of the minutes of all membership meetings and Board Meetings. He or she shall be responsible for the management of the Council web site, and a register of a membership list of active members. He or she shall ensure that notice is given to the membership for each monthly meeting. The Secretary shall ensure a dues notice is sent to the membership in September each year for the dues then designated by the Board of Directors.

TREASURER

CARLI ORTIZ, CPA

Duties

The Treasurer serves as a voting semi-permanent position appointed by the Board of Directors. He or she shall be responsible for taking reservations and depositing all dues and monthly meeting checks in the Council bank account and give the Board of Directors an accounting at each Board of Directors meeting. He or she shall be responsible for paying for Council expenses in a timely manner, including paying for the cost of dinner and room expenses for monthly meetings. He or she shall manage the pre-meeting list of attendees and money. All checks shall have two signatures.

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

JOSH STERLING, CLU®, CLTC®

Duties

Subject to any limitation of these Bylaws, the policies, and affairs of the Council shall be controlled by the Board of Directors consisting of 12 members of whom 4 shall be officers of the Council, one shall be the immediate past president of the Council.

Committee Chairs

Chad Dorr

ATTORNEY CHAIR

Chad O. Dorr

Judy Deniz, CPA

CPA CHAIR

Judy Deniz, CPA

Norman Eisley

CFP® CHAIR

Norman Eisley, AAMS™

Life Insurance Chair

Vacant

GLORIA KOSBIE

Trust Officer Chair

Gloria Kosbie, CPA, CLPF

LOUIS CIONCI

Member at Large Chair

Louis Cionci, ABV

ELIZABETH TUNNEY WILLIAMS

Membership Chair

Elizabeth Tunney Williams, MBA

Past Presidents

Josh Sterling

2021-2022

Josh Sterling, CLU®, CLTC®

Ken Cyphers

2020-2021

Ken Cyphers

Erika Copenhaver

2019-2020

Erika Copenhaver

Carli Ortiz

2018-2019

Carli Ortiz, CPA

RICHARD DAVIS-LOWELL

2017-2018

Richard Davis-Lowell

Caren Callahan

2016-2017

Caren Callahan

Emily Menjou

2015-2016

Emily Menjou

GREGORY W. RANDALL

2014-2015

Gregory W. Randall

2013-2014

Kate McClintock

JAMES P. LAMPING

2012-2013

James P. Lamping

2011-2012

Linda Lampson

SHARON ZIMMERMAN

2010-2011

Sharon Zimmerman

2009-2010

Beth Larssen

Diana Angell

2008-2009

Diana Angell

2007-2008

Thomas Sink

DEBERAH B. KELLY

2006-2007

Deberah B. Kelly

2005-2006

Linda Frank

TIF F. JOYCE

2004-2005

Tif F. Joyce

2003-2004

Cleet E. Snyder

2002-2003

Lois Wigdahl

MONTGOMERY L. TAYLOR

2001-2002

Montgomery L. Taylor

2000-2001

Larry Gundrum

1999-2000

James W. Luckhardt

1998-1999

Eileen S. Ahvenainen

1997-1998

Linde Burille

Hon. BRADFORD J. DEMEO

1996-1997

Hon. Bradford J. DeMeo

CHARLES J. ROOT, JR.

1995-1996

Charles J. Root, Jr.

ALBERT G. HANDELMAN

1994-1995

Albert G. Handelman

1993-1994

Rita McGowan

1992-1993

Barbara Prebilich

1991-1992

Paula L. Thomas

1990-1991

Steven W. Forsberg

1989-1990

Willaim E. Utzinger

1988-1989

David C. Faris

1987-1988

Susan Sudduth

1986-1987

Michael W. Baldus

Daniel Davis

1985-1986

Daniel E. Davis

1984-1985

James L. Jordan

1983-1984

Robert Disharoon

1982-1983

Peter President

1981-1982

Thomas J. Farrell

1980-1981

Kenton C. Mills

1978-1980

Kirt Zeigler

1967-1968

Edward J. Pisenti

ADMINISTRATORS

Josh Sterling

Bookkeeper

Marilyn Topper

SPECIAL PROJECTS

JOSH STERLING, CLU®, CLTC®

Association Management

JOSH MINER