Executive Board
Important note: The Executive Board is strictly an administrative body for the corporate portion of CTTC and does not handle animals or adoptions. Please contact the Chapter nearest you for questions and referrals regarding animals or adoptions.
Postal address: P.O.Box 7300, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7300.
General Information: CTTCEBOfficers@tortoise.org
Chief executive officer
Gerald Rezes
Vice chief executive officer
Erica Shafer
Chief financial officer
John Kim
Executive Secretary
Heather Ponek
Chino Valley Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 1753, Chino, CA 91708-1753.
President
Lynda Misiak
Vice president
David Bowman
Secretary
Rachelle Buck
Adoptions
Jim Misiak
Meeting: Third Friday at 7:00 PM at Chino Girl Scout House, 5007 Center Street, Chino, CA 91710.
Foothill Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 51002, Pasadena, CA 91115-1002.
President/Adoptions
Nothy Garcia
Vice president
Valerie Zamudio
Secretary/Historian
Mardy Graves
Recording Secretary
Valerie Zamudio
Treasurer
Art Garcia
Meeting: Second Friday at 7:00 PM in the Palm Room, Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007.
High Desert Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 163, Victorville, CA 92392.
President
Regene Fonville
Vice president
Dave Cheney
Secretary/Adoptions
Erica Shafer
Treasurer
Jose Zamudio
Meeting: Second Monday at 6:00 PM in the Sterling Inn Regency Room, 17738 Francesca Road, Victorville CA 92392.
Inland Empire Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 7205, Redlands, CA 92375.
Chapter Information
CTTCIE@tortoise.org
President
Phuc Huynh
Vice president
Eunice “Sal” Bautista
Treasurer
Gerald Rezes
Corresponding Secretary
Amy Taylor
Recording Secretary
Robyn Kohr
Meeting: First Friday at 7:30 PM at "The Ark" Church of the Nazarenes in the Fellowship Hall in Young Hall, 1307 East Citrus Avenue, Redlands, CA 92374.
Kern County
Chapter
Postal address: P.O. Box 81772, Bakersfield, CA 93380-1772.
General information
KernCTTC@tortoise.org
President/membership
Heather Ponek
Vice president
Tim Brennan
Treasurer
Kathy Studer
Meeting: Second Monday at 6:30 PM at Bakersfield College SouthWest, 9400 Camino Media, Room #102, Bakersfield, CA 93311.
Low Desert Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 4156, Palm Desert, CA 92261.
General Information
Tony Vaninetti
Secretary
Marlies Dietrich
Adoptions
Bill Powers
Meeting: Information to be announced.
Orange County Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 45, Westminster, CA 92684-9992
General Information:
OrangeCounty@tortoise.org
President
John Kim
Vice president/Membership
Linda Grunnet
Secretary
Joyce Keyak
Treasurer/membership
Virginia Doepping
Adoptions
Adoptions
Meeting: First Friday at 7:30 PM at the First Christian Church of Orange, 1130 East Walnut Avenue, Orange, CA 92867.
Ridgecrest Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 1272, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
President
Robert Parker
Treasurer
Sue Parker
Adoptions
Montynne Yates
Meeting: Second Monday at 7:30 PM at the Maturango Museum, 100 East Las Flores Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. No meetings in July and August.
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 3086, Camarillo, CA 93011-3086.
Chapter Information
SB.Ventura@tortoise.org
President
Wendy Dasgupta
Vice president
Christina Vanarelli
Treasurer
Sue Alvarez
Secretary
Chuck Alvarez
Meeting: Planned quarterly meetings in January, April, July, and October. Dates and locations to be announced.
Santa Clarita Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 4012, Castaic, CA 91310.
General Information
Abigail DeSesa
President
Jennifer Fields
Vice president
George Ordway
Secretary/Treasurer
Abigail DeSesa
Meeting: Meeting information to be announced.
TOOSLO (San Luis Obispo) Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 763, Grover Beach, CA 93483.
Chapter Information
TOOSLO@tortoise.org
President
Brandon Froelicher
Vice president
Emma White
Treasurer
Diane Olear
Meeting: Fourth Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November at 6:00 PM at Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
Turtle & Tortoise Care Society Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 15953, Long Beach, CA 90815.
President
Richard Roosman
Vice president
John Kim
Secretary/Treasurer
Yolanda Keh
Meeting: Third Saturday at 7:30 PM at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, 6201 East Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.
Valley Chapter
Postal address: P.O.Box 7364, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7364.
President
Maria Kennedy
Vice president
Bob Hazard
Recording Secretary
Carlo Inzerella
Treasurer
Karen Berry
Adoptions
Valley Adoption Team
Meeting: Third Friday at 7:00 PM at the Woodland Hills Christian Church, 5920 Shoup Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-3327.
Last updated: 06-Jun-2026