Past Presidents

The Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council was organized in November 1952 with Mr. C.C. Cottrell acting as Chairman until the election of the first President, Mr. Emery J. Delmas, a year later.
Past Presidents include:

Tom Thorpe, TEP

2023-2024

Eleonora Tomasello, CFP

2022-2023

Jamie E. Rebagliati

2021-2022

Nancy Williamson, JD, AEP

2020-2021

Jesse Dogillo, CFP, CLU, AEP

2019-2020

Dave Samuels, CFP, CLU, AIF

2018-2019

Krista M. Conover

2017-2018

Mark Franich, Esq.

2016-2017

Camelia Mahmoudi, Esq., J.D., LL.M.

2015-2016

Tim Maximoff, Esq.

2014-2015

Julie Malekhedayat, CPA

2013-2014

Melvin J. Honda, CLU, ChFC

2012-2013

George Delucchi, CPA

2011-2012

Lynn M. Swenson, CTFA

2010-2011

Francis B. Doyle, Esq.

2009-2010

Edward B. Leon, CLU, MBA

2008-2009

Lynn Stutz, Esq.

2007-2008

Dennis Brach, CPA

2006-2007

Richard A. Gross, JD

2005-2006

Nancy E. Johnson, CFA

2004-2005

Stephen M. Rice, CLU

2003-2004

R. Donald McNeil, Esq.

2002-2003

Jack L. Welkley, CPA

2001-2002

Alice J. MacAllister, Esq.

2000-2001

Clayton Klein, CLU

1999-2000

Michael J. Yates, CPA

1998-1999

Mark Shepherd, Esq.

1997-1998

Christine M. Backhouse

1996-1997

Raymond J. Triplett, CLU, ChFC, CFP®

1995-1996

Richard H. Lambie

1994-1995

Douglas Cooper, CPA

1993-1994

John V. Willoughby, Esq.

1992-1993

Harry Schoenfeld, CLU

1991-1992

Victor M. Reid, III

1990-1991

Robert E. Hales, Esq.

1989-1990

John K. Wilcox, CLU

1988-1989

Jack Stednitz, CPA

1987-1988

B. Michael Anderson, CLU

1986-1987

James B. Little, Esq.

1985-1986

Ronald B. Viastelica, CPA

1984-1985

Len Overholser

1983-1984

Ray A. Silva, CLU

1982-1983

Robert J. Rhodes, CPA

1981-1982

Ted E. Schenk, CLU

1980-1981

Frank S. Belluomini, CPA

1979-1980

James B. Baker, Esq.

1978-1979

Donald V. Roller, CLU

1977-1978

Edward M. Alvarez, Esq.

1976-1977

Ralph G. Chandler, CLU

1975-1976

Darrell F. Johanson, CPA

1974-1975

John F, Hopkins, Esq.

1973-1974

Edward P. Davis

1972-1973

Richard L. Shown, CLU

1971-1972

James M. Gifford, Esq.

1970-1971

Robert D. Wenzel, Esq.

1969-1970

John C. Pfahni, CPA

1968-1969

Albert M. Russell

1967-1968

Maurice E. Duellea, CLU

1966-1967

Charles V. Caillat, Esq.

1965-1966

Alexander W. Novak, CPA

1964-1965

Reo Carr, CLU

1963-1964

Harold M. Everton, Esq.

1962-1963

Gordon K. Craig

1961-1962

J.T. Worden, CPA

1960-1961

S. Stephen Nakashima, Esq.

1959-1960

Fred J. Wool, Esq.

1957-1958

Raymond F. Triplett, CLU

1957-1958

John J. Kahle, Esq.

1956-1957

David J. Samuels, Esq.

1955-1956

J.J. Carraher

1954-1955

Emery J. Delmas, Esq.

1953-1954

C.C. Cottrell, Esq., Acting Chairman

1952-1953