Executive Board
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President Rod Cardinale, Jr.Paralegal Grathwohl, Rauch & Cohen PC 100 Marine Parkway, Suite 305 Redwood City, CA 94065 rodcardinalejr@sbcglobal.net
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| Rod Cardinale, Jr. is a Paralegal at Grathwohl, Rauch and Cohen PC, one of the leading Estate Planning Firms in the Bay Area since 1972. Rod is a graduate of the Evergreen Valley College Paralegal Program, and joined SCCoLPA in June of 2009. Rod is dedicated to the continuing education of SCCoLPA members as well as the continued growth of SCCoLPA. Rod is also serving as LSI's Legal Procedure Chairman and is a part of the Continuing Education Council (CEC). | |
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First Vice President - Membership James Stoodleystoodleyjim@gmail.com
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| James Stoodley has been in the legal field since he was 15 years old, working summers in law firms and doing everything from receptionist to legal secretary and management. He is presently enrolled at Evergreen Valley College in the Paralegal program and will be receiving his certificate next year. He is also Vice-President/Membership of SPA~EVC the Student Paralegal Program of Evergreen Valley College. He will be reaching out to the membership for mentoring and internships, and will be working to build our present membership roster. | |
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Second Vice President - Education/Programs Lesa MedleyLaw Offices of John Foley San Jose, California lesasccolpa@aol.com
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| Lesa Medley is the Legal Secretary for Law Offices of John F. Foley in downtown San Jose. The firm handles Probate, Trust and Estate cases, Elder Law and some Civil Litigation. Lesa has been in the legal field since March 2005. She joined SCCoLPA in 2007 and has served 2 terms as First Vice President -Membership and is currently serving on the Executive Board as Second Vice President - Education / Programs. Lesa also represents the Association as a member of the Bay Area Legal Secretaries Forum (BALSF). | |
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Recording Secretary Maria PattersonLittler Mendelson P.C. 50 W. San Fernando Street, 15th Floor San Jose, CA 95113 mvirgo1199@yahoo.com
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| Maria Patterson presently works as a legal secretary in the San Jose office of Littler Mendelson, P.C., the nation's largest employment and labor law firm. Maria holds a Paralegal Certificate, as a graduate of the Paralegal Studies Program of Evergreen Valley College. | |
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Governor Elise Dresser, CCLSNewton Remmel 1451 Grant Road, Suite 104 Mountain View, CA 94040 edresser@newtonremmel.com
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| Elise Dresser has been a legal secretary at Newton Remmel since 1987. Elise also represents the Association in the Bay Area Legal Secretaries Forum (BALSF). This is Elise's third term on the SCCoLPA Executive Board. Elise is in her first year of a four year term on LSI's CCLS Certifiying Board. | |
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Treasurer Kathy Stanton
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| Kathy Stanton has a BS in Business Management from Johns Hopkins University. Kathy was and auditor for the Ohio Department of Taxation for 18 years prior to relocating to the Bay Area. Kathy is a graduate of the Evergreen Valley College Paralegal Program and joined SCCoLPA in August, 2011. Prior to her joining, she performed the annual audit of SCCoLPA financial records for Fiscal Year’s 2008-2010. | |
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