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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

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.

First Vice President - Membership

James Stoodley
stoodleyjim@gmail.com

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.

Second Vice President - Education/Programs

Lesa Medley
Law Offices of John Foley
San Jose, California
lesasccolpa@aol.com

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).

Recording Secretary

Maria Patterson
Roger, Scott & Helmer LLP
1001 Marshall Street, Suite 400
Redwood City, CA 94063
mpatterson@rshllp.com

Maria Patterson presently works as a legal secretary in construction law at Roger, Scott & Helmer, LLP, which is an insurance defense firm located in Redwood City. Maria holds a Paralegal Certificate, as a graduate of the Paralegal Studies Program of Evergreen Valley College. Maria is one of the chartered members of the Student Paralegal Association at Evergreen Valley College (SPA~EVC), and presently holds the office of President.

Corresponding Secretary

Fabiola Ramirez
fabiola@fabiolaramirez.net

Fabiola Ramirez is a graduate from the National Hispanic University with a certificate in translation and interpretation. She currently translates for San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

Governor

Elise Dresser, CCLS
Newton Remmel
1451 Grant Road, Suite 104
Mountain View, CA 94040
edresser@newtonremmel.com

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.

Treasurer

Courtenay Craig
Hoover & Bechtel, LLP
1570 The Alameda, Suite 101
San Jose, CA 95126
treasurer_sccolpa@yahoo.com

Courtenay Craig is Accounts Manager for the Family Law firm Hoover & Bechtel, LLP, one of the leading family law firms in Silicon Valley since 1940. She joined SCCoLPA in June of 2009.

Parliamentarian

Chavez
Director of Administration
Hoover & Bechtel, LLP
1570 The Alameda, Suite 101
San Jose, CA 95126
chavezsccolpa@yahoo.com

Chavez has been in the law field for many years, has been employed in all legal support staff positions and has worked in most areas of law. She has been involved with the association for over 30 years and has served as President as well as holding other Board positions. She is Past President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators and since 1995 has been employed as a Professor at Evergreen Valley College in the Paralegal Studies program.


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