Sam Lindsey
District 21 Director
Sr. Building Inspector
City of San Diego
10239 Caminito Rio Branco
San Diego, CA 92131
E: slindsey@sandiego.gov
District 21 Sections
SECTION 008Los Angeles/Inland Empire
Website : http://awssection.com/losangeles-inlandempire/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-Los-AngelesInland-Empire-Section
Contact : aws_laie_section@gmail.com
CHAIR
Mariana Ludmer, Advanced Weldtec Inc.
1ST VICE CHAIR
George Rolla
2ND VICE CHAIR
Brad Cain
SECRETARY
George Rolla
TREASURER
Brad Cain
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
George Rolla
SECTION LIBRARY
L.A. / Inland Empire Section Library
32081 Corydon Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Librarian: George Rolla
P: 951-536-3809
SECTION 020Hawaii
Website : http://awssection.com/hawaii/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-Hawaii-Section/
Contact : hawaii@awssections.org
CHAIR
Raymond L. Jablonski
SECRETARY
James Hollenberg
TREASURER
James Hollenberg
SECTION LIBRARY
Honolulu Community College
847 Dillingham Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96814
Libarian: Nadine R. Leong-Kurio
P: 808-845-4211
SECTION 028Long Beach/Orange County
Website : http://awssection.com/longbeach-orangecounty/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-Long-BeachOrange-County-Section
Contact : lngbeachorgcty@awssections.org
CHAIR
Danyelle Potter
1ST VICE CHAIR
Eric A. Budwig
2nd VICE CHAIR
Paul Anderson
SECRETARY
Linda Thomas
TREASURER
Michael Lannom
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Michael Lannom
SECTION LIBRARY
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Libarian: Michael Lannom
P: 714-432-5820
SECTION 055Arizona
Website : http://awssection.com/arizona/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSArizonaSection/
Contact : arizona@awssections.org
CHAIR
Jerry Siko, Lincoln Electric
1ST VICE CHAIR
Nicholas Martinez, Salt River Project
2ND VICE CHAIR
Rusty Mays, Salt River Project
SECRETARY
Joe Krywicki, Phoenix National Labs
TREASURER
Paul Moreno, Modern Industries
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Buddy May, Mohave Community College
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Section 055 Library
Mesa Community College
1833 W Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85201
Librarian: Robert Holmes
P: 602-330-3461
SECTION 092San Diego
Website : http://awssection.com/sandiego/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-San-Diego-Section
Contact : sandiego@awssections.org
CHAIR
Gokul Vasudevamurthy, General Atomics
1ST VICE CHAIR
Juan Diaz, Testing Services and Inspection
2ND VICE CHAIR
Tim Palm, Workshops For Warriors
SECRETARY
Hollaine Hopkins
TREASURER
Robert Rabino
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Frank Rogers, Pacific Coast Iron
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Section 092 Library
San Diego Continuing Education
4343 Ocean View Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92113
Librarian: Bob Pyle
P: 619-388-4841
SECTION 109San Fernando Valley
Website : http://awssection.com/sanfernandovalley/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-San-Fernando-Valley-Section
Contact : sanfernando@awssections.org
CHAIR
Jack Compton, J.C. & Associates
1ST VICE CHAIR
TBA
SECRETARY
Connie Compton, J.C. & Associates
TREASURER
Eric Frei, TEC Welding Products, Inc.
SECTION LIBRARY
San Fernando Valley Section Library
1986 Piru Canyon Road
Piru, CA 93040
Librarian: Jack Compton
P: 805-521-1111
SECTION 135Nevada
Website : http://awssection.com/nevada/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSNevada
Contact : nevada@awssections.org
CHAIR
Torie Winton, City of Las Vegas Development
1ST VICE CHAIR
Tom Helm, Nova Geotechnical
2ND VICE CHAIR
Matt Aschoff, College of Southern Nevada
SECRETARY
Paul Dobiesz
TREASURER
Carl VanHoose, YESCO
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Nevada 135 Section Library
3720 Cima Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89032
Librarian: Richard Samanich
P: 702-429-7458
SECTION 170Kern
Website : http://awssection.com/kern/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSKernSection
Contact : kern@awssections.org
CHAIR
Josh Bradley, Barnes Welding Supply
1ST VICE CHAIR
Roger Putnam, Total American Investment Corp.
2ND VICE CHAIR
TBA
SECRETARY
TBA
TREASURER
TBA
SECTION 190Central Coast
Website : http://awssection.com/centralcoast/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-California-Central-Coast-Section
Contact : calicentralcoast@awssections.org
CHAIR
Stan Luis, American Industrial Supply
1ST VICE CHAIR
Gabriel Marquez, Allan Hancock College
SECRETARY
Stan Luis, American Industrial Supply
TREASURER
Stan Luis, American Industrial Supply
SECTION LIBRARY
Allan Hancock Library
800 South College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Librarian: Gabriel Marquez
P: 805-922-6966
District 21 Student Chapters
SECTION 008Los Angeles/Inland Empire Section
Santa Ana College Student Chapter
Advisor: George Moore
Santa Ana College, K Building
1530 West 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
P: 562-315-3105
SECTION 055Arizona Section
The Central Arizona
College Student Chapter
Advisor: Richard Santasiero
Arizona Central College
8470 North Overfield Road
Coolidge, AZ 85128
P: 520-494-5008
Arizona Western College Institute of
Welding Technology Student Chapter
Advisor: Samuel Colton
Arizona Western College
2020 Avenue 8 E
Yuma, AZ 85366
P: 928-344-7570
Cochise College Student Chapter
Advisor: Randall Fox
4190 W. Hwy 80
Douglas, AZ 85607
P: 520-515-5338
East Valley Institute of
Technology Student Chapter
Advisor: Leon Zamora
East Valley Institute of Technology
1601 West Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
P: (480) 461-4000
Hayden-Ray High School Student Chapter
Advisor: Samuel J. Colton
Arizona Western College
9500 S Avenue 8 East
Yuma, AZ 85365
P: (928) 344-7752
Mohave Community College Student Chapter
Advisor: Buddy May
1971 Jagerson Ave.
Kingman, AZ 86401
P: 928-692-3012
SECTION 092San Diego Section
San Diego Student Chapter
Advisor: Bradley J. Dorschel
San Diego Student Chapter
1802 Castle Glen
Escondido, CA 92029
P: 760-271-5804
Workshop for Warriors Student Chapter
Advisor: Lyle Palm
Workshop for Warriors
2970 Main Street
San Diego, CA 92113
P: 619-550-1620
SECTION 075Nevada Section
Los Soldadores De East Tech
East Career Technical Academy
Advisor: Marco Centeno
Welding Department
6705 Vegas Valley
Las Vegas, NV 89142
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