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West

The West Region covers the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington as well as Korea, Shanghai, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Sydney, Australia.

Regional Councillor

Skye Hart, DMA
480-948-8380, ext. 17 (w)
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Regional Coordinators

Education
Ronnie Bishop, AAGO, MA
PO Box 10
Wallsburg, UT 84082
917-776-4714
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Professional Development
The Rev. Gregory G. Norton, CAGO, MMus
500 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-796-0157 (w)
626-797-3656 (h)
626-676-8035 (m)
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Competitions
Carl Kishline
13245 Se 266th St.
Kent, WA 98042-8079
253-740-2997
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West Regional Nominating Committee

Emma Whitten, DMA (Director)
865-622-0250 (m)
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Kent W. Eggert
310-320-9920 ext. 133 (w)
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Jaebon Hwang, DMA, FAGO
917-880-5860 (m)
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The Rev. Stephen S. Woodland
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District Conveners

Alaska/Idaho/Montana/Wyoming
Mr. Timothy Bell
415 N. Montana Ave.
Bozeman, MT  59715
406-570-0666 (w)
406-587-7013 (h)
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Chapters:

  • Brigham Young Univ. – Idaho
  • Eastern Idaho
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Oregon
VACANT

Chapters:

  • Eugene
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Washington
VACANT

Chapters:

  • Columbia Basin
  • Olympia
  • Olympic Peninsula
  • Seattle
  • Spokane
  • Tacoma

Northern California
John Karl Hirten
67 Mariner Green Dr.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
415-435-4501, ext. 17 (w)
415-927-4775 (h)
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Chapters:

  • Palo Alto/Peninsula
  • Redwood Empire
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • Sequoia

Southern California
Peter Bates, MM
13241 St. Andrews Dr. #152-A
Seal Beach, CA 90740
562-437-0958, ext. 130 (w)
562-296-8123 (h)
562-244-5267 (m)
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Chapters:

  • Central Coast
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  • Los Angeles
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California Central Valley
Michael Varlas
1701 Riverview Dr.
Madera, CA 93637
559-661-1343 (h)
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Chapters:

  • Kern County
  • Sacramento Valley
  • San Joaquin Valley

Arizona/Southern Nevada
Kristin Holton Prouty, DMA
2063 E. Wildhorse Dr.
Chandler, AZ 85286-1266
480-830-5024 (w)
480-626-0471 (h)
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Chapters:

  • Central Arizona
  • Southern Arizona
  • Southern Nevada

Utah
Teresa H. Clawson, AAGO, MMUS
3336 Larchmont Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
801-581-6762 (w)
801-466-6921 (h)
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Chapters:

  • Salt Lake City
  • Utah Valley

Asia/Pacific
Dr. Melody Chen
5fl
Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 2 Alley 96 No. 15
Taipei, 104
Taiwan
(097) 210-4350
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Chapters:

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