Acknowledgement
This history is a continuation of the 30-year history compiled by the 1967 Historian Russell R. Bradford for that year’s Anniversary Celebration. The history was updated from 1997 to 2014 by former Historian William (Bill) Leo with input from many SCAFO members and Past-Presidents.
We wish to thank all who have provided historical information, materials, and assistance in this effort. This project will be continuously updated.
PLEASE NOTE: Although our best efforts have been made to provide the significant events and highlights from the rich history of SCAFO, if you have additions or corrections to the account rendered, please forward your information to the SCAFO Admin [scafo.training@scafo.org] and they will be reviewed.
Acknowledgement
This history is a continuation of the 30-year history compiled by the 1967 Historian Russell R. Bradford for that year’s Anniversary Celebration. The history was updated from 1997 to 2014 by former Historian William (Bill) Leo with input from many SCAFO members and Past-Presidents.
We wish to thank all who have provided historical information, materials, and assistance in this effort. This project will be continuously updated.
PLEASE NOTE: Although our best efforts have been made to provide the significant events and highlights from the rich history of SCAFO, if you have additions or corrections to the account rendered, please forward your information to the SCAFO Admin, [scafo.training@scafo.org] and they will be reviewed.
1937
Robert V. Rogers
los angeles sD
1938
daniel a. munns
los angeles pD
1939
CHARLES W. WOLFORD
SANTA ANA PD
1940
CARL T. HARTMEYER
OXNARD & ANDERSON PD
1941
JOHN W. JERGENSEN
SAN GABRIEL PD
1942
FORREST M. SCHERMERHORN
BURBANK PD
1943
JAY C. DECKER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1944
EVERETT C. SETZER
SOUTH PASADENA PD
1945
LYNN BRACKETT
SANTA MONICA PD
1946
RICHARD M. BRADLEY
SANTA ANA PD
1947
HARRY V. SKOOG
INGLEWOOD PD
1948
JOSEPH M. HEAD
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1949
RALPH BRADFORD
LONG BEACH PD
1950
JAMES O. RHODES
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEN, CHINO
1951
GEORGE T. PLETTS
LAGUNA BEACH PD
1952
JOSEPH E. RITCHIE
SANTA MONICA PD
1953
REED MCLAUGHLIN
LOS ANGELES PD
1954
EMORY C. HUBBARD
OXNARD PD
1955
PAUL A. HELM
LONG BEACH PD
1956
ROBERT H. SHARP
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1957
LYLE G. STALCUP
LOS ANGELES SD
1958
WALT SORENSON
SANTA MONICA PD
1959
HAROLD VAN FLEET
MONROVIA PD
1960
ALBERT G. GREVELDING
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1961
RAY G. JONES
INGLEWOOD PD
1962
ROBERT W. LUXEMBOURGER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1963
ERVAN S. STEPHENSON
POMONA PD
1964
RICHARD B. COURTRIGHT
SANTA MONICA & CULVER CITY PD
1965
ELMER L. SMITH
LOS ANGELES PD
1966
LEE JOHNSON
ORANGE COUNTY SD
TERMS OF OFFICE WERE CHANGED IN 1967, RESULTING IN THE ONE YEAR DISCREPANCY
1968
ROBERT TOPLIFF
DOWNEY PD
1969
ROBERT ZIPPEL
ANAHEIM PD
1970
J. G HENDRICKS
LA VERNE PD
1971
WILLIAM C. PURDIE
KERN COUNTY SD
1972
CLARENCE BALES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SD
1973
DELL FREEMAN
LOS ANGELES SD
1974
PAUL SEGURA
WHITTIER PD
1975
THOMAS A. CONNER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1976
LLOYD WYANT
LOS ANGELES SD
1977
JAY K. BROWN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1978
RICHARD CLASON
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1979
BARBIE POMINVILLE
LONG BEACH PD
1980
JAKE JORDAN
LOS ANGELES SD
1981
GERALD SNYDER
TORRANCE PD
1982
ALEX KOEHLER
LOS ANGELES SD
1983
LYNETTE ATWOOD
LONG BEACH PD
1984
ARTHUR SEAY
RIVERSIDE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE
1985
JOSEPH MANN
MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS
1986
STEVE EVANS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1987
RONALD GEORGE
LOS ANGELES SD
1988
JOSEPH ALMANZA
SOUTH GATE PD
1989
DONALD FANDRY
LOS ANGELES SD
1990
JAMES DE ALEXANDER
SAN BERNADINO PD
1991
ALAN MCROBERTS
LOS ANGELES SD
1992
TIM GOLT
LOS ANGELES SD
1993
MARY NOLTE
OMNICHROME INC.
1994
CLARK FOGG
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1995
JAMES E. LAWSON
NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE
1996
WILLIAM F. LEO
LOS ANGELES SD
1997
LOU HERBERT
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1998
CLINT FULLEN
SAN DIEGO PD
1999
TOM LAPISTO
LOS ANGELES SD
2000
ART COLEMAN
OCEANSIDE PD
2001
ROBERT GOSS
SAN BERNADINO PD
2002
STEVEN TILLMANN
LOS ANGLES SD
2003
GEORGE DURGIN
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
2004
ED PALMA
SAN DIEGO PD
2005
DENNIS UYEDA
CAL DOJ
2006
SUSAN GARCIA
LOS ANGELES SD
2007
CRAIG JOHNSON
LOS ANGELES SD
2008
MARVIN SPREYNE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
2009
AMY HINES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
2010
MARI JOHNSON
Los ANGELES SD
2011
DEBBIE STIVER
GLENDALE PD
2012
LISA JACKSON
SANTA MONICA PD
2013
CYNTHIA FORTIER
LOS ANGELES SD
2014
MARK WALDO
SANTA ANA PD
2015
TONY NGUYEN
POMONA PD
2016
SHERI ORELLANA
POMONA PD
2017
JOSIE MEJIA
LOS ANGELES SD
2018
CINDEE LOZANO
FULLERTON PD
2019
ERIKA JACOBS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SD
2020
CLARK FOGG
BEVERLY HILLS PD
2021
ANGELA SCHOUTEN
CARLSBAD PD
2022
CYNTHIA WILLIAMSON
LONG BEACH PD
2023
WILLIAM JUGLE
AVER CG
2024
JOSIE MEJIA
LOS ANGELES SD
2025
DENELL PAYNE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SD
1937 | Robert V. Rogers
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
1938 | Daniel A. Munns
Los Angeles PD
1939 | Charles W. Wolford
Santa Ana PD
1940 | Carl T. Hartmeyer
Oxnard & Anderson PD
1941 | John W. Jergensen
San Gabriel PD
1942 |Forrest M. Schermerhorn
Burbank PD
1943 | Jay C. Decker
Orange County SD
1944 | Everett C. Setzer
South Pasadena PD
1945 | Lynn Brackett
Santa Monica PD
1946 | Richard M. Bradley
Santa Ana PD
1947 | Harry V. Skoog
Inglewood PD
1948 | Joseph M. Head
Beverly Hills PD
1949 | Ralph Bradford
Long Beach PD
1950 | James O. Rhodes
California Institute for Men, Chino
1951 | George T. Pletts
Laguna Beach PD
1952 | Joseph E. Ritchie
Santa Monica PD
1953 | Reed Mclaughlin
Los Angeles PD
1954 | Emory C. Hubbard
Oxnard PD
1955 | Paul A. Helm
Long Beach PD
1956 | Robert H. Sharp
Orange County SD
1957 | Lyle G. Stalcup
Los Angeles SD
1958 | Walt Sorenson
Santa Monica PD
1959 | Harold Van Fleet
Monrovia PD
1960 | Albert G. Grevelding
Beverly Hills PD
1961 | Ray G. Jones
Inglewood PD
1962 | Robert W. Luxembourger
Orange County SD
1963 | Ervan S. Stephenson
Pomona PD
1964 | Richard B. Courtright
Santa Monica & Culver City
1965 | Elmer L. Smith
Los Angeles PD
1966 | Lee Johnson
Orange County SD
Terms Of Office Were Changed In 1967, Resulting In The One Year Discrepancy
1968 | Robert Topliff
Downey PD
1969 | Robert Zippel
Anaheim PD
1970 | J.G Hendricks
LA Verne PD
1971 | William C. Purdie
Kern County SD
1972 | Clarence Bales
Riverside County SD
1973 | Dell Freeman
Los Angeles SD
1974 | Paul Segura
Whittier PD
1975 | Thomas A. Conner
Orange County SD
1976 | Lloyd Wyant
Los Angeles SD
1977 | Jay K. Brown
Riverside County DA
1978 | Richard Clason
Beverly Hills PD
1979 | Barbie Pominville
Long Beach PD
1980 | Jake Jordan
Los Angeles SD
1981 | Gerald Snyder
Torrance PD
1982 | Alex Koehler
Los Angeles SD
1983 | Lynette Atwood
Long Beach PD
1984 | Arthur Seay
Riverside Public Defenders Office
1985 | Joseph Mann
McDonnell-Douglas
1986 | Steve Evans
Riverside County DA
1987 | Ronald George
Los Angeles SD
1988 | Joseph Almanza
South Gate PD
1989 | Donald Fandry
Los Angeles SD
1990 | James De Alexander
San Bernadino PD
1991 | Alan McRoberts
Los Angeles SD
1992 | Tim Golt
Los Angeles SD
1993 | Mary Nolte
Omnichrome Inc.
1994 | Clark Fogg
Beverly Hills PD
1995 | James E. Lawson
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
1996 | William F. Leo
Los Angeles SD
1997 | Lou Herbert
Riverside County DA
1998 | Clint Fullen
San Diego PD
1999 | Tom Lapisto
Los Angeles SD
2000 | Art Coleman
Oceanside PD
2001 | Robert Goss
San Bernadino PD
2002 | Steven Tillmann
Los Angeles SD
2003| George Durgin
United States Public Health Service
2004 | ED Palma
San Diego PD
2005 | Dennis Uyeda
CAL DOJ
2006| Susan Garcia
Los Angeles SD
2007 | Craig Johnson
Los Angeles SD
2008 | Marvin Spreyne
Riverside County DA
2009 | Amy Hines
Riverside County DA
2010 | Mari Johnson
Los Angeles SD
2011 | Debbie Stiver
Glendale PD
2012 | Lisa Jackson
Santa Monica PD
2013 | Cynthia Fortier
Los Angeles SD
2014 | Mark Waldo
Santa Ana PD
2015 | Tony Nguyen
Pomona PD
2016 | Sheri Orellana
Pomona PD
2017 | Josie Mejia
Los Angeles SD
2018 | Cindee Lozano
Fullerton PD
2019 | Erika Jacobs
Riverside County DA
2020 | Clark Fogg
Beverly Hills PD
2021 | Angela Schouten
Carlsbad PD
2022 | Cynthia Williamson
Long Beach PD
2023| William Jugle
Aver CG
2024 | Josie Mejia
Los Angeles SD
2025 | Denell Payne
Riverside County SD
1937
ROBERT V. ROGERS
LOS ANGELES SD
1938
DANIEL A. MUNNS
LOS ANGELES PD
1939
CHARLES W. WOLFORD
SANTA ANA PD
1940
CARL T. HARTMEYER
OXNARD & ANDERSON PD
1941
JOHN W. JERGENSEN
SAN GABRIEL PD
1942
FORREST M. SCHERMERHORN
BURBANK PD
1943
JAY C. DECKER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1944
EVERETT C. SETZER
SOUTH PASADENA PD
1945
LYNN BRACKETT
SANTA MONICA PD
1946
RICHARD M. BRADLEY
SANTA ANA PD
1947
HARRY V. SKOOG
INGLEWOOD PD
1948
JOSEPH M. HEAD
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1949
RALPH BRADFORD
LONG BEACH PD
1950
JAMES O. RHODES
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEN, CHINO
1951
GEORGE T. PLETTS
LAGUNA BEACH PD
1952
JOSEPH E. RITCHIE
SANTA MONICA PD
1953
REED MCLAUGHLIN
LOS ANGELES PD
1954
EMORY C. HUBBARD
OXNARD PD
1955
PAUL A. HELM
LONG BEACH PD
1956
ROBERT H. SHARP
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1957
LYLE G. STALCUP
LOS ANGELES SD
1958
WALT SORENSON
SANTA MONICA PD
1959
HAROLD VAN FLEET
MONROVIA PD
1960
ALBERT G. GREVELDING
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1961
RAY G. JONES
INGLEWOOD PD
1962
ROBERT W. LUXEMBOURGER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1963
ERVAN S. STEPHENSON
POMONA PD
1964
RICHARD B. COURTRIGHT
SANTA MONICA & CULVER CITY PD
1965
ELMER L. SMITH
LOS ANGELES PD
1966
LEE JOHNSON
ORANGE COUNTY SD
TERMS OF OFFICE WERE CHANGED IN 1967, RESULTING IN THE ONE YEAR DISCREPANCY
1968
ROBERT TOPLIFF
DOWNEY PD
1969
ROBERT ZIPPEL
ANAHEIM PD
1970
J. G HENDRICKS
LA VERNE PD
1971
WILLIAM C. PURDIE
KERN COUNTY SD
1972
CLARENCE BALES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SD
1973
DELL FREEMAN
LOS ANGELES SD
1974
PAUL SEGURA
WHITTIER PD
1975
THOMAS A. CONNER
ORANGE COUNTY SD
1976
LLOYD WYANT
LOS ANGELES SD
1977
JAY K. BROWN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1978
RICHARD CLASON
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1979
BARBIE POMINVILLE
LONG BEACH PD
1980
JAKE JORDAN
LOS ANGELES SD
1981
GERALD SNYDER
TORRANCE PD
1982
ALEX KOEHLER
LOS ANGELES SD
1983
LYNETTE ATWOOD
LONG BEACH PD
1984
ARTHUR SEAY
RIVERSIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE
1985
JOSEPH MANN
MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS
1986
STEVE EVANS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1987
RONALD GEORGE
LOS ANGELES SD
1988
JOSEPH ALMANZA
SOUTH GATE PD
1989
DONALD FANDRY
LOS ANGELES SD
1990
JAMES DE ALEXANDER
SAN BERNADINO PD
1991
ALAN MCROBERTS
LOS ANGELES SD
1992
TIM GOLT
LOS ANGELES SD
1993
MARY NOLTE
OMNICHROME INC.
1994
CLARK FOGG
BEVERLY HILLS PD
1995
JAMES E. LAWSON
NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE
1996
WILLIAM F. LEO
LOS ANGELES SD
1997
LOU HERBERT
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
1998
CLINT FULLEN
SAN DIEGO PD
1999
TOM LAPISTO
LOS ANGELES SD
2000
ART COLEMAN
OCEANSIDE PD
2001
ROBERT GOSS
SAN BERNADINO PD
2002
STEVEN TILLMANN
LOS ANGELES SD
2003
GEORGE DURGIN
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
2004
ED PALMA
SAN DIEGO PD
2005
DENNIS UYEDA
CAL DOJ
2006
SUSAN GARCIA
LOS ANGELES SD
2007
CRAIG JOHNSON
LOS ANGELES SD
2008
MARVIN SPREYNE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
2009
AMY HINES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA
2010
MARI JOHNSON
LOS ANGELES SD
2011
DEBBIE STIVER
GLENDALE PD
2012
LISA JACKSON
SANTA MONICA PD
2013
CYNTHIA FORTIER
LOS ANGELES SD
2014
MARK WALDO
SANTA ANA PD
2015
TONY NGUYEN
POMONA PD
2016
SHERI ORELLANA
POMONA PD
2017
JOSIE MEJIA
LOS ANGELES SD
2018
CINDEE LOZANO
FULLERTON PD
2019
ERIKA JACOBS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SD
2020
CLARK FOGG
BEVERLY HILLS PD
2021
ANGELA SCHOUTEN
CARLSBAD PD
2022
CYNTHIA WILLIAMSON
LONG BEACH PD
2023
WILLIAM JUGLE
AVER CG
2024
JOSIE MEJIA
LOS ANGELES SD