California Judo Inc (CJI) Official Website
Covering Northern and Southern California including the 
Greater Los Angeles Area and San Diego  

 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES


Current CJI Officers (2009-2010):
President - Mitch Palacio mtpalacio@msn.com
Vice President - Robert Barre navysealtm2@yahoo.com
Pacific Area VP - Mickey Davenport mickey.davenport@vallejo.com
Central Area VP - Jeff Takeda jtakeda@chukajudo.org
Southern Pacific VP - Low Dong LDong1942@aol.com
Pacific Southwest VP - Joe Ciokron joejtsu@cox.net or jciokon@midway.org C619-743-1907

Secretary - Vinh Chung 650-585-2188 vin@kodokangear.com
Treasurer - Michele Burlson skelkia@comcast.net
Standards and Certification - Mac Takeda mtakeda@cdpr.ca.gov
Registration - Vinh Chung 650-585-2188 vin@kodokangear.com
Operation Director - Robert Barre navysealtm2@yahoo.com
Director of Development (Southern California) - Bill Caldwell caldwell-b@sbcglobal.net 858-675-8274
Director of Development (Northern California) - Marc Learned learnedngm@gmail.com
Law and Legislations -
 
PAST CJI OFFICERS (2007-2008):
President - Mitch Palacio
Vice President - Jim Powers
Pacific Area VP - Mickey Davenport
Central Area VP - Jeff Takeda
Southern Pacific VP - Terry Kunihiro
Pacific Southwest VP - Joe Ciokon
Secretary - Vinh Chung 
Treasurer - Michele Burlson
Standards and Certification - Mac Takeda
Registration - Vinh Chung
Operation Director - Mark Hays
Director of Development (Southern California) - Ruggero Galici
Director of Development (Northern California) - Mark Leanred
Law and Legislations - PENDING
 
PAST CJI OFFICERS (2006-2007):
President - Mitch Palacio
Vice President - Jim Powers (No email)
Pacific Area VP - Mickey Davenport
Central Area VP - Jeff Takeda
Southern Pacific VP - Terry Kunihiro
Pacific Southwest VP - Joe Ciokon
Secretary - Vinh Chung
Treasurer - Michele Burlson
Standards and Certification - Mac Takeda
Registration - Vinh Chung
Operation Director - Mark Hays
Director of Development (Southern California) - Ruggero Galici
Director of Development (Northern California) - Mark Leanred
Law and Legislations - PENDING
 
PAST CJI OFFICERS (2005-2006):
President - Dr. AnnMaria De Mars
Vice-President - Mitchell Palacio
Pacific Area VP - Keith Watanabe
Central Area VP - Jeff Takeda
Southern Pacific Area VP - Ed Shiosaki
Pacific Southwest Area VP - Joe Ciokon
Secretary - George Membrila
Treasurer - Terry Kunihiro
Standards and Certification - Mac Takeda
Registration - George Membrila
Operation - Jim Pennington
Northern California Development Committee
Southern California Development Committee - Bill Caldwell
Law & Legislation - Walter Dean
Sanctions - Steve Antes
Tournament Committee: Ryan Rebman, Chair, Mickey Davenport, Dan Augustine, Jesse Jones, Walter Dean, Steve Antes,  Jim Pennington, Trace Nishiyama   
Coach & Teacher Education, Mitchell Palacio, Chair, Hayward Nishioka, Gerald Uyeno, Fernando Gazzani, Tyrone Taketa,   Lanny Clark, Dan Augustine,  Gerald Lafon
Finance Committe, Terry Kunihiro, Chair - Hal Sharp, Mitchell Palacio, Jesse Jones, Randy Olsen,
Masters Committee Jerry Tambe &   Lisa Guerrero Co-chairs, Mel Augustine, Ralph Lisle, John Denora  
Technical officials committee, Mel Augustine, Chair, Jerry Hays 
Athlete's Rep  (ad hoc committee to determine criteria)  - Lanny Clark, Chair , Justin Flores, Ronda Rousey
Visually Impaired Committee -- Chair, TBD, Walter Dean, Tina Thomas
By-law Review Committee -- Walter Dean, Chair, Lanny Clark, Mel Augustine  
Referee Committee, Bernie Semel, Chair, Low Dong
Promotion Committee - Mac Taketa, Chair
Southern Pacific Area-  Hayward Nishioka, Steve Bell, Terry Kunihiro
Pacific Southwest - Walter Dean, Matthew  Nozaki, Chuck Neuendorf
Pacific Area - Jim Powers, Mitchell Palacio, Mickey Davenport
Central Area - Craig Honda, Sam Imoto, Jeff Taketa,
 
PAST CJI OFFICERS (2003-2004):
President - Frank Morales Jr.
1st VP - Mac Takeda:
Pacific Area VP - Keith Watanabe
Central Area VP - Jeff Takeda
Southern Pacific Area VP - Ed Shiosaki
Pacific Southwest Area VP - Jerry Hays
Secretary - Gerald Maldonado
Treasurer - Randy Olsen
Registration - Bob Taketani
Operation Program Chair - Jim Pennington
Development Program Chair - Jake Flores
Standards and Certification Program Chair -  Mac Taketa
Law & Legislation - Dan Alef 
Sanctions - Steve Antes
Last Updated: January 4, 2010