President – John Winner John has been a member of OCTA since 1995 attending all of the National Conventions since 1996. His career spanned 36 years in property valuation, serving the last 10 years, prior to his retirement in 2002, as the Elected County Assessor of El Dorado County, California. Additionally, he taught fundamental and advanced real estate appraisal at the Junior College level for 20 years. John has had the privilege of studying western history for over 50 years visiting many of the mining camps in California, Nevada and Utah. Currently he is working with an OCTA team mapping the Johnson’s Cutoff emigrant trail in California and Nevada. For therapy, he and his wife Susan own and operate a small choose and cut Christmas Tree Farm in Placerville, California.
Vice President Dick Young Dick Young has worked and lived in the out-of-doors as a Civil Engineer. During time off he has hunted, fished, skied, backpacked and camped with his family. At the Genoa Symposium a few years ago he and wife Joan became acquainted with OCTA and since joining have enthusiastically worked with three group leaders on the Carson River Route and the Johnson’s Cutoff, locating, clearing and marking the trail. After attending the 2009 OCTA convention in Loveland, Colorado, Dick proposes to ensure that OCTA remains an educational, preservation-focused and fun organization. Member retention activities are a priority, and occasionally social functions for the trail outings are held at their home near Meyers, South Lake Tahoe.		Director Dave Hollecker Dave is a retired university media specialist with past careers as a real estate appraiser and CBS film editor. He has been a member of OCTA since 1988, has served on the Board since 2005, and is on the editorial board of Trail Talk. He was also president of Trails West, Inc. from 2003-2006. Interests, besides trails, include gun collecting, jazz, motorcycling, old cars and street rods. Dave lives in Reno, Nevada.
Director Vince Correll Vince is a retired school district superintendent with a 29-year career in public education. He is now in his 27th year of a business he and his wife began upon retiring. Vince has been an OCTA member since 2003 and resides in Fresno, California.		Director Michael Trueblood I worked at Campbell's Soup in Sacramento for 25 years and am also a publicity agent for music and entertainment groups. Over the past year I've told dozens of people about the trails and their history and found that very few regular folks are aware that emigrant wagon trails still exist. I think the CA-NV Chapter could benefit from more publicity, particularly among younger people and kids.
Director Mark Wilson My trail interest developed in the mid 1990's when I purchased a book about John C. Fremont. I was hooked. After retiring from academic life, teaching forest ecology, I started a history tour business and that was when I became involved in OCTA. One of the projects that I am now coordinating is the California Trails Auto Route Sign Project. Having spent most of my professional career in education I look forward to working with the OCTA membership in our education efforts.
Past President Bob Evanhoe Bob spent the early years of his career on construction engineering projects in Alaska and northern California. He retired in 1997 after 13 years as maintenance director at Rossmoor-Walnut Creek and five years as Chief of Maintenance for the East Bay Regional Park District. He and his late wife, Cherie, joined OCTA in 2000 in time to work on the Reno convention. They hosted the 2007 symposium in Yreka where they lived. Bob was elected to the chapter Board of Directors in 2007 and became President in 2008. As President, he was the co-host of the 2010 National Convention in Elko. He is also on the Editorial Board of Trail Talk. He is a member of Trails West and is currently monitoring the Beckwourth Trail.		Preservation Officer Leslie Fryman Leslie is a professional historian and archaeologist. She has been a member of OCTA since 1998 and CA-NV preservation officer since 2001. In October 2008 she was also appointed National Trails Preservation Officer for OCTA. Leslie lives in Sacramento, California.
Treasurer Zeke Sicotte Zeke is a retired CPA, 1956-1996, and an OCTA member since 1992. He has served as the CA-NV chapter Treasurer since 2002 and also chaired the NPS/OCTA Challenge Cost Share Program in 2001-2007. Zeke and his wife Nancy live in Palo Alto, California.		Recording Secretary Carol March Carol has been a member of OCTA since 1988 and served previously as a member of the CA-NV Board and as well as chapter Treasurer. Carol and her husband Hugh enjoy the learning opportunities offered by OCTA through its annual conventions, chapter symposiums and outings on the trails. Carol and Hugh reside in Los Altos Hills, California.