GENERAL CHAIR
Diane McGrew
Mesa Products, Long Beach,CA
diane.mcgrew@mesaproducts.com
VICE CHAIR/REGISTRATION
Michael Weston
Protection Engineering, Pittsburg, CA
mweston@protection-eng.com
PROGRAM CHAIR/PAST GENERAL CHAIR
Peter Harkins
MobilTex, Reno, NV
pharkins@mobiltex.com
TREASURER
Nooshin Galati
Pond & Company, San Diego,CA
galatin@pondco.com
SECRETARY
Miles Weston
Protection Engineering, Santa Fe Springs, CA
jmweston@protection-eng.com
EXHIBITS CHAIR
Rodney Bamford
SoCalGas, Beaumont, CA
rbamford@socalgas.com
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
Jamal Safa, PE
LADWP, Los Angeles, CA
jamal.safa@ladwp.com
FUNDAMENTAL SESSION
Alison Durham
Accurate Corrosion, Glendale, AZ
alisond@accuratecorrosion.com
INTERMEDIATE SESSION
Walter Yarbrough
Kinder Morgan, Los Angeles, CA
walter_yarbrough@kindermorgan.com
ADVANCED SESSION
Fred Ledesma
SPC, Los Angeles, CA
fred.ledesma@spc-net.com
SOCIAL MEDIA/SCHOLARSHIP
Natalie Frasso
Farwest Corrosion, Downy, CA
nfrasso@farwestcorrosion.com
MEMBER AT LARGE
Gary Matlack
GMC Electrical, Corona, CA
gary@gmcelectrical.net
Joseph Dorsey......1967
Thomas Degnan...1968
T.J. Schneider.......1969
James Davey........1970
L.W. Mosler...........1971
Paul Shepard........1972
J. Lichtenstein......1973
Robert Deskins.....1974
William Stead........1975
Carl Cron..............1976
Arnold Winter........1977
Glen Bivens..........1978
B.A. Stirrat............1979
Howard Corbett....1980
R.E. Palmer..........1981
Manuel Castro......1982
James Flake.........1983
Robert Butner.......1984
Paul Shepard........1985
Wayne Risner.......1986
Donald Reedy.......1987
Doc Bowden.........1988
William Stead.......1989
Stephen Jones.....1990
Philip Pucci...........1991
Gary Matlack........1992
Gary Matlack........1993
Nick McLachlan....1994
Steve Sosa...........1995
Sharon Coombs....1996
Sylvia Hall.............1997
John Hake............1998
Bill Graves............1999
William Stead........2000
John Wallace........2001
John Fisk..............2002
Sylvia Hall.............2003
Clint Cropper.........2004
Sylvia Hall.............2005
John Wallace........2006
Clint Cropper........2007
Gary Matlack........2008
Sylvia Hall.............2009
Gary Matlack........2010
Sylvia Hall.............2011
Gary Matlack........2012
Sylvia Hall.............2013
Gary Matlack........2014
Tim Matlack..........2015
Jamal Safa...........2016
Sergio Felix..........2017
Marcos Garcia......2018
Triet Bui................2019
Ed Hernandez......2020
Ed Hernandez......2021
Ed Hernandez......2022
Peter Harkins.......2023
Peter Harkins.......2024
Diane McGrew.....2025
Diane McGrew.....2026
The Western States Corrosion Seminar
The Western States Coating Seminar
LET'S TALK
Do not hesitate to send an email to any of the committee members with questions about the conference.