Congratulations to our newest RVP, Jule Arevalo (Region 29 - East San Gabriel Valley)
About Regional Vice Presidents
Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) are the connection between the Conference of California Historical Societies (CCHS) and the local historical communities. What is an RVP? He or she, as spelled out in our CCHS Bylaws, is a liaison. A RVP shall preform liaison functions between members (of the CCHS) in their respective Regions and CCHS.
>RVP's are a resource to the local historical community, providing information about success stories in program and practice of the respective regions and CCHS as a whole, articulating and explaining issues that need attention within the region, and sharing great ideas from the region to the broader CCHS state-wide, historical community.
>The RVPs are an important administrative contact for you! Get to know your RVP.
>We need RVPs in many of the CCHS Regions (areas).
>There are 40 Regions of CCHS through-out the state. Many of these Regions do not have an RVP (VACANT). Check out the listing below, your Region may not have an RVP. CCHS is requesting that you consider being a RVP or ask members of your historical group, at your next meeting, to please consider being an RVP for your Region.
>Below is a list of current RVPs and their contact information. If you are in their region, please reach out to your RVP. Besides the CCHS website and The California Historian, this is your direct communicative path to current CCHS information and perspective.
Download Maps Detailing each RVP Region
RVP Group Leaders
At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the CCHS membership voted to consolidate its Board of Directors to 25 members. In order to ensure continued representation throughout the state, CCHS has identified 8 larger regions called "RVP Groups" designed by alphabetical letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H that will have one representative each on the Board. These individuals will be responsible for representing their specific region as well as serving as a liasion to the RVPs in their larger region (group).
Download Maps Showing Combined RVP Regions
RVP Group Leader A ([Regions]1,2,3,4,5) -- VACANT
RVP Group Leader B (7,8,14,16,38) -- Kris Payne, Diamond Springs
RVP Group Leader C (6,9,11,13,35) -- Todd Shulman, Vallejo
RVP Group Leader D (10,12,21,23,24) -- VACANT
RVP Group Leader E (15,17,18,19,22) -- Gary Bancroft, Crestline
RVP Group Leader F (20,32,33,34,36) -- VACANT
RVP Group Leader G (30,31,37,39,40) -- Alison Bruesehoff, Rancho Dominguez
RVP Group Leader H (25,26,27,28,29) -- VACANT
Regional Vice Presidents Roster & Contact Information
| Region (Group) | Coverage Area | Contact Name / Group Leaders (GL) | Contact Phone Number |
| 1 (A) | Redwood Empire - Del Norte, Humboldt | Arlene Hartin | 707-443-8841 |
| 2 (A) | Mendo Lake -- Lake, Medocino | VACANT | |
| 3 (A) | Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity | VACANT |
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| 4 (A) | Range and River - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama | VACANT | |
| 5 (A) | Northeast Corner - Lassen, Modoc, Plumas | VACANT | |
| 6 (C) | Sonoma-Marin | VACANT | |
| 7 (B) | Goldfield Gateway - Sacramento, Yolo | Maryellen Burns-Dabaghian | 916-456-4930 |
| 8 (B) | Sierra Gateway - Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba | Michael Otten | 530-888-7837 |
| 9 (C) | San Francisco County | VACANT | |
| 10 (D) | San Mateo County | VACANT | |
| 11 (C) | Contra Costa County | Mary-Ellen Jones | 925-254-2295 |
| 12 (D) | Santa Clara County | VACANT | |
| 13 (C) | South Alameda County | Al Minard | 510-552-4839 |
| 14 (B) | North San Joaquin Valley - Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | VACANT | 661-343-9373 |
| 15 (E) | Mid-State - Fresno, Madera, Mariposa | VACANT | |
| 16 (B) | South Mother Lode - Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne | Kris Payne (GL) | 530-919-3519 |
| 17 (E) | San Bernardino, High Desert | VACANT | |
| 18 (E) | Alpine, Inyo, Mono | VACANT | |
| 19 (E) | Inland Empire | Gary Bancroft (GL) | 909-338-1926 |
| 20 (F) | Low Desert - Riverside County | VACANT | |
| 21 (D) | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | VACANT | |
| 22 (E) | Black Gold - Kern, Kings, Tulare | Therese Melbar | 661-343-9373 |
| 23 (D) | Central Coast Counties | VACANT | |
| 24 (D) | Ventura County | VACANT | |
| 25 (H) | Mission San Fernando | VACANT | |
| 26 (H) | Santa Monica Bay | VACANT | |
| 27 (H) | Central Los Angeles | Ann Shea | 562-408-6959 |
| 28 (H) | West San Gabriel Valley | VACANT | |
| 29 (H) | East San Gabriel Valley | Jules Arevalo | |
| 30 (G) | San Gabriel River | John Shea | 562-408-6959 |
| 31 (G) | Rancho San Pedro | VACANT | |
| 32 (F) | North Orange County - North of Santa Ana River | VACANT | |
| 33 (F) | South Orange County - South of Santa Ana River | VACANT | |
| 34 (F) | San Diego County | VACANT | |
| 35 (C) | Napa/Solano | Todd Shulman (GL) | 707-213-1844 |
| 36 (F) | Imperial County | VACANT | |
| 37 (G) | Southwest Los Angeles County | VACANT | 310-374-6563 |
| 38 (B) | El Dorado County | Kris Payne (GL) | 530-919-3519 |
| 39 (G) | Long Beach | Alison Bruesehoff (GL) | 562-206-2044 |
| 40 (G) | Arroyo Seco | VACANT | 818-240-0348 |
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