Past State Presidents

CFBPW is proud of our past leaders who have so successfully taken the helm of our organization and guided us through the years. We are grateful for their service.

CALIFORNIA STATE FEDERATION

NAME/ CLUB/ TERM

* Jane C. Humphreys, BPW of Los Angeles, 1920-21
* Susan T. Smith, Sacramento, 1921-23
* Augusta L. Fraser, San Diego, 1923-24
* Zoe Clements, San Francisco, 1924-26
* Margaret Yale, Burbank, 1926-27
* Mary Margaret Brayton, San Francisco, 1927-28
* Ada Margaret Brayton, Pasadena, 1928-29
* Ida Reed, San Francisco, 1929-31
* Monte Bedwell, Bakersfield, 1931-32
* Winifred Frye, Santa Barbara, 1932

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
NAME/ CLUB/ TERM

* Dr. Lillian Shields, Oakland, 1927-28
* Annie Woodall, Berkeley, 1928-30
* Dr. Florence Mae Morse, National of Los Angeles, 1930-32
* Maude Empey, San Jose, May 1932-Jan 1, 1933
* Winifred Frye, Santa Barbara, 1933-34

CALIFORNIA FEDERATION B.P.W.C.
NAME/ CLUB/ TERM

* Maude Empey, San Jose, 1934-35
* Carolyn Weber, San Francisco, 1935-37
* F. Louise Jolly, Paradise, 1937-38
* Anne F. Leidendecker, National of Los Angeles, 1938-39
* Dana M. Newton, Ontario, 1939-40
* Florence Stahl, San Jose, 1940-41
* Margaret K. Holcomb, Glendale, 1941-42
* Eleanor C. Parkin, Redding, 1942-43
* Francis Marie Brey, Porterville, 1943-44
* Dorothy Decker, Santa Ana, 1944-45
* Ethel M. Johnstone, San Francisco, 1945-46
* Lily O. Hawkinson, National of Los Angeles, 1946-47
* Laura Lorraine, Sebastopol, 1947-48
* Lela Swasey, Santa Cruz, 1948-49
* Leicester Fulwider, Velada of Hollywood, 1949-50
* Dorothy M. Donahoe, Bakersfield, 1950-51
* Dr. Dorothy Patterson, Sacramento, 1951-52
* Ivy A. Grace, Hollywood, 1952-53
* Kathryn A. Maloney, San Francisco, 1953-54
*Helen J. Maddex, Pacifica of San Francisco, 1954-55
* Gladys Anne Sheerin, Visalia, 1955-56
* Evelyn E. Whitlow, National of Los Angeles,1956-57
* LaDocia Ellis, Chico, 1957-58
*Dorothy Ford, Miracle Mile of Los Angeles, 1958-59
* Elizabeth Chapman McKnight, Stockton, 1959-60
* Zella Stone, Upland, 1960-61
* Lily M. Budde, San Francisco, 1961-62
* Cravens Douglass Hansen, El Segundo, 1962-63
* Ruth Church Gupta, Pacifica of San Francisco, 1963-64
* Dr. Muriel B. Duncan, Velada of Hollywood, 1964-65
* Cleo Elliott, East Oakland, 1965-66
* Julia K. Arri, Pomona, 1966-67
* Zoe Matthews, Oakland, 1967-68
* Jo Wheeler, Griffith Park of Los Angeles, 1968-69
* Velva Reagan, Visalia, 1969-70
* Marion Burbridge, Tarzana, 1970-71
* Los McLain, Pacifica of San Francisco, 1971-72
* Virginia Hagenlocher, Hermosa/Manhattan, 1972-73
* Frances Jamieson, San Francisco, 1973-74
* Marilyn DeRose, Fullerton, 1974-75
* Betty J. Eagon, Pomona, 1975-76
* Marjorie O. Maunder, North Bay, 1976-77
* Barbara Sampson, Mountain View, 1977-78
* Edna Cornaggia, Baldwin Park, 1978-79
Bridget Byers, Ven Del Mar, 1979-80
* Orval Winters, Uptown San Bernadino, 1980-81
* Margaret Gordon, San Diego, 1981-82
* Marian Ash, Fair Oaks, 1982-83
* Mary Stevens, Van Nuys, 1983-84
* Annette M. Suth, Mountain View, 1984-85
Geneva Philpot, Visalia, 1985-86
* JoAnn Ritko Pozzi, Petaluma, 1986-87
* Joyce C. Morrissey, Wilshire,1987-88
* Ronde M. Winkler, Whittier, 1988-89
Bessie Hironimus, Oroville, 1989-90
Trudy Waldroop, Chico, 1990-91
*Margo Kowalski, West Sonoma County, 1991-92
* Veda Seth Manzano, Rio Honda Area, 1992-93
Anne Johnson-Curtis, Victor Valley, 1993-94
Adrienne Edmondson, North Orange County, 1994-95
* Dolores “Dee” Eldridge, Northern Mines, 1995-96
Carolyn Trout Blundell, Burbank, 1996-97
Lois A. Close, Ontario, 1997-98
*Jacqueline “Jackie” Melvin, Greater San Fernando Valley, 1998-99
*Laurie Anderson, Buena Center, 1999-2000
Barbara J. Davis, Fresno, 2000-01
Linda J. Lucas, Red Bluff, 2001-02
Manjul Batra, Berkeley, 2002-03
* Lila Hines, El Monte, 2003-05
Connie Stahl, Santa Barbara, 2005-07
* Kathryn Hopkins, Downtown Capital, 2007-08
Trudy Waldroop, Chico, 2008-09
Janet Ramsey, Merced, 2009-10
Lesa Rasmussen, Merced, 2010-11
Sandra Thompson, Burbank, 2011-13
Linda Wilson, East Los Angeles-Montebello, 2013-15
Pat Long, Red Bluff, 2015-16
Michelle Husby, Berkeley, 2016-January 2017
Katherine Winans, Downtown Sacramento, January 2017-19
Rosemary Enzer, Member-at-Large of Valley Sunset District, 2019-2020
*Lynn Brandstater, Member-at-Large of Valley Sunset District, 2020-2022
Bessie Hironimus, Downtown Sacramento, 2022-2023
Maria DeSousa, Berkeley, 2023-24

* Deceased