California’s Loyal Order of Dedicated Servants (CLODS)
A note regarding the CLODS bird names
Pigeons are those CLODS that are still working, Coots are retired CLODS, while Golden Eagles are Honorary CLODS. If a CLOD with a special bird name passes away, the bird name is then retired.
| Daniel Woldesenbet “Pigeon” Public Works Agency, Director Alameda County 399 Elmhurst Street, Room 307A Hayward, CA 94544 PH: (510) 670-5455 danielw@acpwa.org |
Donald LaBelle “Magpie” Former Public Works Director Alameda County 8725 Westwood Oaks Place Fort Myers, FL 33908 PH: (913) 544-5941 kjayhawku1@yahoo.com |
| Mike Crump “Bowerbird” Former Public Works Director Butte County 1741 Tabby Lane Durham, CA 95938 PH: (530) 538-7681 mike24ceac@gmail.com |
Brian M. Balbas “Coot” Former Director of Public Works Contra Costa County 6 Creekside Oaks Martinez, CA 94553 PH: (925) 998-1304 brianbalbas@gmail.com |
| Julie Bueren “Coot” Former Director of Public Works Contra Costa County 88 El Camino Corto Walnut Creek, CA. 94596 PH: (925) 381-8649 julie.bueren@gmail.com |
Tom Mattson “Pigeon” Public Works Director Humboldt County 1106 2nd Street Eureka, CA 95501 PH: (707) 445-7491 tmattson@co.humboldt.ca.us |
| Gerry Shaul “Bald Eagle” Former Public Works Director Lake County 1736 McMahon Road Lakeport, CA 95453 PH: (707) 263-1023 Jillshaul42@gmail.com |
John D. Mitchell “Coot” Former Public Works Director Lassen County 220 SW Meadowlakes Drive Prineville, OR 97754 PH: (541) 447-1969 |
| Patrick V. DeChellis “Macaw” Former Deputy Director, Transportation Los Angeles County 4515 Leata Lane La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 PH: (818) 381-3843 ceacnewslettereditor@gmail.com |
Mehdi Madjd-Sadjadi “Peacock” Former Public Works Director Marin County 120 Round Ct. Petaluma, CA 94952 PH: (707) 762-3492 ceacte@yahoo.com |
| Howard Dashiell “Pigeon” Transportation and Public Works Director Mendocino County 340 Lake Mendocino Dr. Ukiah, CA 95482 PH: (707) 463-4366 dashielh@mendocinocounty.gov |
Tim Hackworth “Coot” Former Public Works Director Placer County 4813 Turquoise Lake Court Colorado Springs, CO 80924 PH: (916) 468-9795 Timhackworth33@gmail.com |
| Tom Hunter “Coot” Former Public Works Director Plumas County 1266 Glenn Haven Dr Chico, CA 95926 PH: (530) 342-1475 thunter64@sbcglobal.net |
George Johnson “Coot” Former County Executive Officer Riverside County 11068 Shiloh Ct Alta Loma, CA 91737-7810 PH: (951) 538-5744 geoajohnson61@gmail.com |
| Michael Penrose “Thrasher” Former Deputy Executive Director Sacramento County 208 S A Street Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 PH: (916) 531-0237 coyotemn@gmail.com |
Max Bridges “Carrier Pigeon” Former Public Works Director San Benito County 3861 Royal Manor Place Santa Rosa, CA 95404 PH: (707) 583-3131 maxbridges@sbcglobal.net |
| Ken Miller “Mockingbird” Former Public Works Director San Bernardino County 11374 Oak Hill Lane Yucaipa, CA 92399 PH: (909) 797-4322 sandramiller455@aol.com |
Henry Hirata “Coot” Former Public Works Director San Joaquin County 5247 Shippee Lane Yucaipa, CA 92399 PH: (209) 931-1279 hotrodhenry32@comcast.net |
| George Protopapas “Coot” Former County Engineer San Luis Obispo County 2510 Edgeview Lane Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 PH: (805) 473-1109 proengr1@charter.net |
Jim Porter “Coot” Former Public Works Director San Mateo County 72 Townsend Street, Unit 611 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: (925) 949-2466 Email. mailto:jimineer@yahoo.com |
| Scott McGolpin “Coot” Former Public Works Director Santa Barbara County 65 Surry Place Goleta, CA 93117 PH: (805) 896-5574 scottmcgolpin@protonmail.com |
John Presleigh “Coot” Former Public Works Director Santa Cruz County 109 English Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95065 PH: (831) 359-0894 jjpresleigh1@gmail.com |
| Matt Machado “Pigeon” Deputy CAO & Public Works Director Santa Cruz County 701 Ocean Street, Room 410 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 PH: (831) 454-2160 matt.machado@santacruzcounty.us |
Richard W. Curry “Coot” Former Public Works Director Shasta County 1433 Topanga Lane Lincoln, CA 95648 PH: (916) 408-0523 |
| David Gravenkamp “Road Runner” Former Public Works Director Siskiyou County 1125 Jackson Street Yreka, CA 96097 PH: (530) 209-0634 davidgravenkamp@icloud.com |
Eugene Knapp “Coot” Former Public Works Director Solano County 115 El Verano Vallejo, CA 94590 PH: (707) 644-6080 jacek15@att.net |
| Phil Demery “Coot” Former Public Works Director Sonoma County 3676 Banberry Court Santa Rosa, CA 95404 PH: (707) 570-7283 demery5@sbcglobal.net |
Rick Tippett “Coot” Former Director of Transportation Trinity County PH: (530) 623-1351 610 Ridgeville Road Trinity Center, CA 96091 rtippett@robsonforensic.com |
| Doug Wilson “Cardinal” Former Public Works Director Tulare County 333 East Holland Avenue Fresno, CA 93704 PH: (559) 901-9000 dwilson@willdan.com |
Peter Rei “Coot” Former Public Works Director Tuolumne County 19760 Hacienda Heights Road Sonora, CA 95370 PH: (209) 743-4469 reipeter@yahoo.com |
| Art Goulet “Magpie” Former Public Works Director Ventura County 2009 Vista Alcedo Camarillo, CA 93012 PH: (805) 482-9418 artgou@aol.com |
Jeff Pratt “Coot” Former Public Works Agency, Director/Road Commissioner Ventura County PH: (805) 320-6050 prattitude@gmail.com |
| Mort August “Golden Eagle” Willdan Engineering Honorary Member 2042 Via Mariposa E, Unit D Laguna Woods, CA 92637 PH: (530) 917-7800 maugust@willdan.com |
DeAnn Baker “Golden Eagle” Former Deputy Executive Director, CSAC Honorary Member 4457 Francis Court Sacramento, CA 95822 PH: (916) 803-4753 Bake2257@gmail.com |
| Patricia McNamee Former Deputy Director, Public Works Honorary Member 127 Hardy Circle Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Phone: (925) 279-4409 Email: pattiemac@yahoo.com |
Victor Pottorff “Golden Eagle” Former Deputy Executive Director, CSAC Honorary Member vpottorff1@yahoo.com |
| Win Westfall “Golden Eagle” Chairman, Willdan Engineering Honorary Member 9580 Oak Avenue Parkway, Suite 7-149 Folsom, CA 95630 PH: (916) 747-6388 wwestfall@willdan.com |
Clods Honor Roll
(Deceased since formation of CLODS)
| (1921) Lloyd Aldrich | Sonoma County |
| (1924) Charles W Pettit | Ventura County |
| (1928) Harry H. Hume | Butte County |
| (1939) Edwin A. Fairbairn | Sacramento County |
| (1940) Owen H. O’Neill | Santa Barbara County |
| (1944) T.W. Switzer | Tulare County |
| (1945) Albert L. Parrott | Siskiyou County |
| (1946) August J. Hoever | Glenn County |
| (1952) Earl A. Burt | Los Angeles County |
| (1953) A.L. “Art” Kiefer | Sacramento County |
| (1955) Oliver C. Wyllie | Calaveras County |
| (1956) A.C. “Bud” Keith | Riverside County |
| (1957) Ed Hanna “Bullcondor” | San Benito County |
| (1958) Carl Lind | Fresno County |
| (1959) A.E. “Dusty” Rhodes | Yolo County |
| (1959) Charles Dumble | Kern County |
| (1960) Pete O’Neil | Butte County |
| (1961) Martin Nicholas | San Bernardino County |
| (1962) Bill Jones “Stud Pelican I” | Solano County |
| (1963) Al Koch | Orange County |
| (1964) Bill McIntosh “Old Crow” | Lassen County |
| (1965) Dave Pierson | Imperial County |
| (1966) Bruce McClain “Stud Pelican II” | Monterey County |
| (1967) Jack Lambie | Los Angeles County |
| (1968) Vic Sauer | Contra Costa County |
| (1969) Dave Speer | San Diego County |
| (1970) Howard Van Reyper | Yolo County |
| (1971) Norman Caldwell | Santa Barbara County |
| (1972) James T. Pott | Santa Clara County |
| (1973) Clint Beery | Fresno County |
| (1974) Don Head | Sonoma County |
| (1975) Dale Mills | Kern County |
| (1976) Clay Castleberry | Butte County |
| (1977) Irv Morhar | Los Angeles County |
| (1978) Sid Cantwell | San Mateo County |
| (1979) Eugene Knapp | Solano County |
| (1980) C.F. Budge Campbell | Mendocino County |
| (1981) Leland Steward | Santa Barbara County |
| (1982) Larry Coleman | Tehama County |
| (1983) R. J. (Rudy) Massman | San Diego County |
| (1984) Verne Davis “Whooping Crane” | Merced County |
| (1986) Lloyd Roberts | Yolo County |
| (1987) Tim A. Tidemanson | Los Angeles County |
| (1990) Richard Welton “Parakeet” | Fresno County |
| (1991) J. Michael Walford | Contra Costa County |
| (1993) Bob Sans | San Mateo County |
| (1995) S. Harry Orfanos | Imperial County |
| (2006) Maurice Shiu | Contra Costa County |
| (Honorary) Alan S. Hart | Caltrans |
| (Honorary) Harmer Davis | ITTE. University of CA |
| (Honorary) A.P. “Buzz” Stokes (Chaplain) | Ventura County |
| (Honorary) Burdett “Bob” Glenn | ITTE |
| (Honorary) Norman L. Hawkins, Jr. | Hawkins Traffic Safety Supply |
| (Honorary) Tom Mlcoch | L.T. Mlcoch, Inc. |
CEAC’s Past Presidents (1914-2024)
| J.G. McMillan | Santa Clara | 1914-1915 |
| Leslie B. Crook | Yuba | 1915-1916 |
| Unknown | Unknown | 1916-1917 |
| Martin C. Polk | Butte | 1917-1918 |
| George A. Posey | Alameda | 1918-1919 |
| Edward Von Geldern | Sutter | 1919-1920 |
| Lloyd Aldrich | Sonoma | 1920-1921 |
| A.E. Cowell | Merced | 1921-1922 |
| Drury Butler | Sacramento | 1922-1923 |
| Charles W. Petit | Ventura | 1923-1924 |
| Ralph L. Arnold | Contra Costa | 1924-1925 |
| Ernest R. Childs | San Diego | 1925-1926 |
| J.L. McBride | Orange | 1926-1927 |
| Harry H. Hume | Butte | 1927-1928 |
| A.C. Fulmor | Riverside | 1928-1929 |
| Criss Jensen | Fresno | 1929-1930 |
| Howard L. Way | San Bernardino | 1930-1931 |
| Howard L. Way | San Bernardino | 1931-1932 |
| Rodney E. Messner | Marin | 1932-1933 |
| H.F. Cozzens | Monterey | 1933-1934 |
| Julius Manthey | San Joaquin | 1934-1935 |
| A. C. Fulmor | Riverside | 1935-1936 |
| Jesse A. Bumgarner | Butte | 1936-1937 |
| Ernest R. Childs | San Diego | 1937-1938 |
| E.A. Fairbairn | Sacramento | 1938-1939 |
| Owen H. O’Neill | Santa Barbara | 1939-1940 |
| Burnett Hamilton | Alameda | 1940-1941 |
| Alfred Jones | Los Angeles | 1941-1942 |
| Frank E. Kelly | Humboldt | 1942-1943 |
| T.W. Switzer | Tulare | 1943-1944 |
| Albert F. Parrott | Siskiyou | 1944-1945 |
| August J. Hoever | Glenn | 1945-1946 |
| George D. Macomber | Stanislaus | 1946-1947 |
| W.K. Hillyard | Orange | 1947-1948 |
| Wallace B. Boggs | Alameda | 1948-1949 |
| Robert L. Ryan | Ventura | 1949-1950 |
| Marshall M. Wallace | Sonoma | 1950-1951 |
| Earle A. Burt | Los Angeles | 1951-1952 |
| A.L. Kiefer | Sacramento | 1952-1953 |
| Joseph H. Mack | San Diego | 1953-1954 |
| Oliver C. Wyllie | Calaveras | 1954-1955 |
| A.C. Keith | Riverside | 1955-1956 |
| E.R. Hanna | San Benito | 1956-1957 |
| Carl Lind | San Joaquin | 1957-1957 |
| A.E. Rhodes, Jr. | Yolo | 1957-1958 |
| Charles S. Dumble | Kern | 1958-1959 |
| R.P. O’Neill | Butte | 1959-1960 |
| Martin Nicholas | San Bernardino | 1960-1961 |
| Wm. A. Jones | Solano | 1961-1962 |
| A.S. Koch | Orange | 1962-1963 |
| William D. McIntosh | Lassen | 1963-1964 |
| David E. Pierson | Imperial | 1964-1965 |
| Bruce W. McClain | Monterey | 1965-1966 |
| John A. Lambie | Los Angeles | 1966-1967 |
| Vic Sauer | Contra Costa | 1967-1968 |
| David K. Speer | San Diego | 1968-1969 |
| H. Van Reyper Jr. | Yolo | 1969-1970 |
| Norman H. Caldwell | Santa Barbara | 1970-1971 |
| James T. Pott | Santa Clara | 1971-1972 |
| Clinton D. Beery | Fresno | 1972-1973 |
| Donald B. Head | Sonoma | 1973-1974 |
| L. Dale Mills | Kern | 1974-1975 |
| Clay Castleberry | Butte | 1975-1976 |
| Irvin L. Morhar | Los Angeles | 1976-1977 |
| S. H. Cantwell | San Mateo | 1977-1978 |
| Eugene H. Knapp | Solano | 1978-1979 |
| C.F. Campbell | Mendocino | 1979-1980 |
| Leland Steward | Santa Barbara | 1980-1981 |
| L.A. Coleman | Tehama | 1981-1982 |
| R.J. Massman | San Diego | 1982-1983 |
| Verne L. Davis | Merced | 1983-1984 |
| George Protopapas | San Luis Obispo | 1984-1985 |
| Lloyd H. Roberts | Yolo | 1985-1986 |
| Thomas A. Tidemanson | Los Angeles | 1986-1987 |
| Richard W. Curry | Shasta | 1987-1988 |
| Arthur E. Goulet | Ventura | 1988-1989 |
| Richard D. Welton | Fresno | 1989-1990 |
| J. Michael Walford | Contra Costa | 1990-1991 |
| David A. Gravenkamp | Siskiyou | 1991-1992 |
| Robert L. Sans | San Mateo | 1992-1993 |
| Henry Hirata | San Joaquin | 1993-1994 |
| S. Harry Orfanos | Imperial | 1994-1995 |
| John Mitchell | Lassen | 1995-1996 |
| Douglas Wilson | Tulare | 1996-1997 |
| Max Bridges | San Benito | 1997-1998 |
| Mehdi Madjd-Sadjadi | Marin | 1998-1999 |
| Don LaBelle | Alameda | 1999-2000 |
| Ken Miller | San Bernardino | 2000-2001 |
| Tom Hunter | Plumas | 2001-2002 |
| Phil Demery | Santa Barbara | 2002-2003 |
| Gerry Shaul | Lake | 2003-2004 |
| Tim Hackworth | Placer | 2004-2005 |
| Maurice Shiu | Contra Costa | 2005-2006 |
| Mike Crump | Butte | 2006-2007 |
| George Johnson | Riverside | 2007-2008 |
| Peter Rei | Tuolumne | 2008-2009 |
| Patrick V. DeChellis | Los Angeles | 2009-2010 |
| Julie Bueren | Contra Costa | 2010-2011 |
| Daniel Woldesenbet | Alameda | 2011-2012 |
| Tom Mattson | Humboldt | 2012-2013 |
| Scott McGolpin | Santa Barbara | 2013-2014 |
| Michael Penrose | Sacramento | 2014-2015 |
| Matt Machado | Stanislaus | 2015-2016 |
| John Presleigh | Santa Cruz | 2016-2017 |
| Jeff Pratt | Ventura | 2017-2018 |
| Jim Porter | San Mateo | 2018-2019 |
| Rick Tippett | Trinity | 2019-2020 |
| Jim Porter | San Mateo | 2020-2021 |
| Howard Dashiell | Mendocino | 2021-2022 |
| Brian M. Balbas | Contra Costa | 2022-2023 |
| Panos Kokkas | Trinity | 2023-2024 |
