President
Peter Dufau, CLT
Dufau Landscape Inc.
(805) 985-2421,
(805) 985-2419 fax
dufauland@aol.com
Pete has served as membership chair and chapter president for the Channel Islands chapter, and was elected to the Chapter Presidents Council in 2003. He is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo's horticulture program, and is a member of the Ventura County Contractors Association. He is the president of Dufau Landscape, which was founded in 1990 as a commercial installation and maintenance provider.
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President-Elect
Heath Bedal
JPH Group, LLC
(916) 457-5925,
(916) 457-7041 fax
heath@jphonline.com
Heath has been in the landscape business since birth. His grandfather and father were both landscape and general contractors. Since the age of 10, he has been pulling wire through trenches. Looking for an easier life in the landscape world, Heath turned to the distribution side of the business. His company, JPH Group, LLC., serves the Northern California and Nevada markets as a manufacturer's representative.
Heath has been a CLCA member since 1998, and is an active member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter. He most recently served on the state board as the Chapter Presidents Council North co-chair, and he was the project manager for the state headquarters landscape project. Heath received the Associate Member of the Year Award in 2003.
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Immediate Past President
Peter Estournes, CLP/CLIA
Gardenworks Inc.
(707) 857-2053,
(707) 857-2055 fax
pje@gardenworks-inc.com
Peter served as director of chapter services in 2004 and 2005, as Education Committee chair in 2002 and 2003, and as co-chair in 2001. Prior, he served as Public Relations Committee chair in 1999 and 2000. Peter was honored with the Women's Auxiliary Knight of the Garter in 2000. He serves on the "How to Make Money in Landscaping" Task Force/Committee and on the Education Committee. Peter has been a strong supporter of North Coast Chapter and has been actively involved on its board of directors since 1991. He served as North Coast Chapter president in 1997 and then again in 2000.
Peter became associated with CLCA as an employee of an AMO member in 1984. He then joined as a regular member in 1989. Peter began his partnership with Jay Tripathi, CLP, and Gardenworks, Inc. in 1993. He has a degree in ornamental horticulture from Cal Poly, Pomona, is a Certified Landscape Professional and a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor.
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Secretary-Treasurer
Eric Watanabe
Majestic Pools & Landscapes Inc.
(818) 831-1390
(818) 831-1392 fax
ewooc@aol.com
Eric has been a member of the San Fernando Valley chapter since 1997 and was chapter president in 2002 and 2003. He has served on the state Ways and Means Committee for seven years and has chaired the committee for the past four years. As President of Majestic Pools & Landscapes, Inc. in Northridge, Eric is committed to the advancement of the industry, continually pushing the boundaries of the conventional landscape installation. He holds licenses in general contracting, home improvement, landscaping, and pool construction.
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Associate Member Director
Barry Elder, Jr.
Ewing Irrigation Products
(559) 906-9532 phone
belder@ewing1.com
Barry Elder Jr. has more than 17 years of experience in the green industry -- a highly respected industry veteran. Barry brings a vast knowledge of many aspects of the entire industry.
Barry's experience includes an exceptional track record as a National Sales Manager for one of the industry's leading lighting manufacturers, FX Luminaire, and continues that performance as a California Marketing Service Manager/ California Landscape Lighting Manager with Ewing.
Elder served as a 2007 State Committee Chair and previously as a Northern California AMO. He is also an IA Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor.
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Director of Chapter Services
Chris Hill, CLP
Cagwin and Dorward Landscape Contractors
800-891-7710
415-892-6935 fax
chris.hill@cagwin.com
Chris served as Chair of the Chapter Services Committee in 2004 and 2005. He has served on the North Coast Chapter Board and was President in 1992. Chris was committee chair of the State Membership Committee and has served as Co-Director of the Chapter Presidents Council.
Chris started landscaping part time in high school, continued part time through college and graduated from Sonoma State College in 1974. He worked for Margolis and Endemann Landscape, Knights Valley Ranch and Landscape Management Associates. He then formed a partnership and later a sole proprietorship that lasted 24 years. Chris is currently with Cagwin and Dorward Landscape Contractors in Novato.
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Director of Communications
Edward L. Wallace, CLIA
Midwest Landscaping
(562) 755-9914,
(562) 420-6934 fax
lanskpe@verizon.net
Ed, who is now serving his third term as Director of Communications, has been a member of the Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Chapter for more than six years. In 2002 and 2003, he served as chapter president and as membership vice president in 1998 and 1999. Ed has co-chaired the state Legislation Committee, has served on the Continuing Education and other state leadership committees, and is currently a member of the Resource Management Committee.
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Director of Education
Jon Alsdorf, CLT
JRA Landscape Contractor Inc.
(559) 276-1726
(559) 276-2913 fax
jralandscape@aol.com
Jon has been a CLCA member since 1977. He served as San Joaquin Valley Chapter president in 1978, 1994, 1997-98, 1999, 2000-02, and as state president in 1984. Jon served on the state executive board from 1980 to 1985, and rejoined the board of directors in 2003. He co-founded the Landscape Industry Show in 1979, and served on the LIS Committee through 1985. In 2004 he began his current role as director of education. He will be chair of the Golden Oak Cooperative for the 2005-2006 term, acts as a director with Birch Financial and Oakwood Insurance and is a chair of Landscape Contractors Insurance Services.
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Director of Events
William C Schnetz, CLP
Schnetz Landscape Inc.
(760) 591-3453,
(760) 796-4252 fax
bill@schnetzlandscape.com
Bill Schnetz is the president and founder of Schnetz Landscape Inc. in Escondido. He grew his business slowly using a hands-on management style, focusing first on the craft of landscaping and then on the business.
From 1974 to 1976, he attended Mesa Junior College, where he majored in landscape technology. In 1993, he joined the San Diego Chapter, where he was a chapter board member from 1994 to 1997, president in 1998, and board chair in 1999.
Bill has also been active in several chapter-based activities committees. He became a Certified Landscape Professional (CLP) in 2003. He has co-chaired local CLT testing sites and has served as a CLT judge and technical adviser for the past eight years. He was a five-year member of TEC International, an organization of business owners and CEOs.
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Director of Legislation
Robert Wade, CLP, CLIA
Wade Landscaping Inc.
(949) 494-2130
(949) 494-3583 fax
wli2005@gmail.com
Bob joined CLCA in 1994 and served as president of the Orange County Chapter in 1998. In 1999 and 2000, he served as CPC director and in 2001 was co-chair of the Events Committee. In 2005 Bob was named chairman of the Legislative Committee and soon moved up to director of legislation.
Bob holds a degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and in horticulture from Cal Poly, Pomona. He is a Certified Landscape Professional and a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor.
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Director of Membership
Tom De Lany
ACLS Inc.
(559) 453-1670
(559) 453-3259 fax
tdelany@quixnet.net
Tom has been actively involved in landscape contracting for 30 years, and an active member of CLCA for more than 20 years. He was president of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter in 2005 and 2006, and currently serves on the association's Legislation Committee. He is the owner of ACLS Inc.
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Director of Resource Management
Frank Niccoli
The Village Gardener Inc.
(650) 592-9440,
(650) 592-9441 fax
frank@thevillagegardener.com
Frank graduated from the University of California, San Francisco, with a degree in business psychology, after having earned degrees in horticulture, fine art and sociology. Through 20-plus years in his landscape contracting business, The Village Gardener, he became involved with the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter in capacities including newsletter editor, Education Committee member, secretary, treasurer, and vice president, before proudly serving as chapter president in 2002.
For his outstanding service to the chapter, Frank was awarded chapter Member of the Year in 2001 and 2003. With a passion for education, Frank volunteers his bilingual teaching skills to prepare unlicensed operators for the contractors licensing test, and serves as an adjunct instructor at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills (Frank also founded the school's CLCA student club).
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Co-Director of Chapter Presidents Council (South)
Chuck Carr
Carr Landscape Management Inc.
(818) 832-0176,
(818) 832-1546 fax
ccarr@carrlandscape.com
Chuck Carr is the President and Founder of Carr Landscape Management, Inc., based in Porter Ranch, California.
A member of the San Fernando Valley Chapter, Chuck first became involved with CLCA in 1994 as a management employee of Jordan Landscape. After Jordan Landscape and several subsequent years with Environmental Care (now Valley Crest) Chuck became a licensed landscape contractor and opened his company in October 2000. At the chapter level he served as Secretary, Vice President of Membership and finally, two terms as chapter President.
At the state level for CLCA, Chuck has been an active member of the CPC, the Public Relations Committee and has participated in various committee meetings and strategic planning sessions.
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Co-Director of Chapter Presidents Council (North)
Ted Sandrowski
Sandrowski Landscaping, Inc.
(530) 345-6101 phone
tedsandclca@aol.com
Ted has been in landscaping since 1964. He graduated from Chico State with a degree in History-Geography-Political Science. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and obtained his contractors license in 1968. He founded Sandrowski Landscaping in January 1968. He has been a member of CLCA since the early 1980s. He helped establish the North Valley Chapter in 1993, and established the awards program and the Lifetime Achievement Award for the chapter. He has been chapter treasurer for 14 years, chapter president for 2 years, and has served on the Ways and Means committee. He has also attended Legislative Day for the past 6 years. In 2006, he received the Ted Sandrowski Award for the Harmonious Balance Between Leadership, Friendship, and Landscaping Excellence.
Ted's wife Karen has been very supportive of his involvement in CLCA. Ted has two sons and seven grandchildren.
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Executive Director
Sharon McGuire
Sharon serves as chief administrative officer of the association and
has overall responsibility for CLCA operations and staff. She manages
and directs staff, oversees the lobbying effort of the association,
manages fiscal operations, serves as liaison to other construction and
green industry groups, and oversees the general administration of all
association activities and business.
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