CLSA San Diego Chapter History

Honoring the individuals who helped shape the foundation, growth, and future of our profession.
We kindly ask for help from our community to curate our historical records and biography pages. Please reach out to info@sd-surveyors.org to contribute a testimony, biography, photo collage, or story that you believe should be included in the Chapter History.

Past Chapter Presidents

1970s

The San Diego Chapter of CLSA was approved by the Board of Directors on October 20, 1973.

1973 - Joseph Switzer
1974 - Michael J. Curren
1975 - Charles D. Stafford, Jr.
1976 - Charles D. Stafford, Jr.
1977 - Thomas F. Rattray
1978 - William Karn
1979 - Louis R. Hall

1980s

Jon Blake - 1980
Jon Blake - 1981
Vince Sincek - 1982
Michael Pallamary - 1983
D. K. Nasland - 1984
Frank Fitzpatrick - 1985
Ronald C. Parker - 1986
Gary Lintvedt - 1987
Richard E. Gaddy - 1988
Chris Ciremele - 1989

1990s

1990 - Phillip J. Giurbino
1991 - Mary A. Niederberger-Lee
1992 - John “Jack” Hill, Jr.
1993 - Robert R. Wallace
1994 - Dana M. Seguin
1995 - Anthony J. Spillane
1996 - James W. Arnold
1997 - Armand A. Marois
1998 - Beth A. Swersie
1999 - David P. Viera

2000s

Arnold White, Jr. - 2000
Scott Hurst - 2001
Allan Wake - 2002
Steve Martin - 2003
Dave Ambler - 2004
Anne Hoppe - 2005
Don Woolley - 2006
Andrew Karydes - 2007
Sean Englert - 2008
Pat McMichael - 2009

2010s

2010 - Casey Lynch
2011 - Justin Pallamary
2012 - Blake Torgersen
2013 - Paul Goebel
2014 - Tony Nothdurft
2015 - Steve Heise
2016 - Mark McFarland
2017 - Dirk Nasland
2018 - Rafi Hanna
2019 - James Nicolau IV

2020s

Paul Goebel - 2020
Paul Goebel - 2021
Rick Coffman - 2022
Sean Squire - 2023
James Nicolau IV - 2024
Michael Butcher - 2025
(Current) Armand Marois - 2026