Your Mt. Diablo Board

We look forward to connecting with you. For information, please see our Contact Page or email president@cwcmtdiablo.org.

	President: Barry Hampshire		Vice-President: Linda Hartmann
	Treasurer: David George		Secretary: Frances Stephenson

Committee Chairs and Other Responsibilities

Mt. Diablo Writers, Back Fence (Facebook Group)	David George
Branch Historian	David George
Central Board Representative	Elisabeth Tuck
Critique Groups	Chloe Laube
Event Logistics	David George
Helpful Editor	Elisabeth Tuck
Hospitality	Lyn Roberts
Membership	David George
MRMS	David George
Newsletter	OPEN / Elisabeth Tuck
NorCal Representative	Michael Barrington
Online Coordinator	Lyn Roberts
Program Manager	OPEN
Programs/Workshops	Mark Clifford
Publicity/Public Relations	Ann Damaschino/OPEN
Reservations	Marlene Dotterer
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards	Linda Hartmann
Social Media	OPEN
Young Writers Contest	OPEN
Webmaster	Marlene Dotterer
Writers Table	Andrew Benzie

Advisory Board Members

Judith Marshall, Al Garrotto, Kymberlie Ingalls, Danard Emanuelson, Bill Stong

Branch Awards

The biennial Jack London Award, bestowed by the Mt. Diablo and other branches, honors outstanding members who have been particularly instrumental in helping our branch further its mission. A plaque recognizes this service “above and beyond.” Recent awardees are listed on the California Writers Club Awards site. A full list of our branch winners is below.

Our annual Distinguished Service Award recognizes extraordinary commitment and effort on an important branch project during that year. Our list of awardees is below.

Jack London Awardees

2021 Linda Hartmann
2019 Marlene Dotterer
2017 Elisabeth Tuck
2015 Barbara Bentley
2013 Judith Marshall
2011 David George
2009 Joanne Brown
2007 Camille Minichino
2005 Al Villaire
2004 Danard Emanuelson
2003 Jack Russ
2002 Denise Kalm
2001 Alfred J. Garrotto
2000 Bev Lauderdale
1999 Liz Koehler-Pentacoff
1998 Ray Martell
1997 Joan Brennan
1995 Pat Edwards
1993 Ted Fuller
1991 Mercedes Gardner
1989 Helen McGrath

Distinguished Service Awardees

2022 Elisabeth Tuck
2021 Marlene Dotterer
2020 David George
2019 Bill Stong & John Marvin
2018 Jill Hedgecock
2017 Judith Ingram
2016 Danard Emanuelson
2015 Lyn Roberts
2014 Christa Fairfield & Jill Hedgecock
2013 Barbara Bentley
2012 Judith Marshall
2011 Aline Soules
2010 Catherine Accardi
2009 Alfred J. Garrotto
2008 Joanne Brown
2007 Jack Russ
2006 Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
2005 B. Lynn Goodwin
2004 Agnes Moore
2003 Igal Levy
2002 Hunter Anderson
2001 Laura Fischer
2000 Al Villaire
1999 Adena Reed

Branch Presidents

The presidents list for the Mt. Diablo Branch includes members who were not only active in their writing careers but also active in the club. Many of the presidents were also nominated for the Jack London Award for service.