Department Officers & Committees

The current leadership of the Department.

Officers of the Department are elected by the Delegates to the annual Department Encampment, with the Department President-elect selecting her appointed staff and committee assignments. Once installed in their respective offices, the Department Officers serve until their successors are duly elected and installed, generally at the following year’s Department Encampment.

Elected Officers

OfficeNameResidenceEmail
PresidentCAINES, MelinieMelinie P. Caines, PDPEl Segundo, CAauxpresident@suvpac.org
Vice PresidentVacant
Council #1THOMAS, RebekahRebekah Thomas, PDPFlorida
Council #3GRAHAM, Bev2Beverly L. Graham, PDPSan Jose, CA
Council #3EDDY, Cindy2Cynthia L. Eddy, PDP
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Mountain View, CA
SecretaryBURES, PatriciaPatricia G. "Tricia" BuresOlympia, WA
TreasurerBURSHEIM, RachelleRachelle M. Bursheim, PNPGilroy, CA
Patriotic InstructorMENZIES, CindiCynthia M. "Cindi" MenziesLivermore, CA
ChaplainVacant
Press CorrespondentMARTIN-Rosemary-2021Rosemary L. MartinFrederick, MD

Appointed Officers

OfficeNameResidenceEmail
Chief of StaffVacant
Personal AideBURES, PatriciaPatricia G. "Tricia" BuresOlympia, WA
CounselorCAINES, PhilPhillip L. Caines, PCCEl Segundo, CA
HistorianCAINES, MelinieMelinie P. Caines, PDPEl Segundo, CA
WebmasterCAMPBELL, TadTad D. Campbell, PCinC
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Gilroy, CA

Dept. of California & Pacific, ASUVCW | Department Officers
Created: 8 Mar 2008; Modified: 19 Oct 2023