Below are the California ACS Staff Positions and Mailing Addresses. Due to the amount of data that makes up this list, we have only listed the top level officers from each area and Allied State Agency. For a more detailed list of the officers in the regions, please visit their sites. Links are available on our main page.
Currently there are openings at OES Headquarters for those within easy commute distance. Contact the State ACS officer for opportunities and information. These opportunities can provide a strong sense of service whether you are retired, nearing retirement or still active in the work force with time to dedicate to community service.

Here are some links to help you locate your area more quickly:

State OES:
ACS Executive Staff
State Operations Communications Center
Coastal Region Administrative Region (Mutual Aid Region II)
Inland Region Administrative Region (Mutual Aid Regions III, IV, V)
Southern Region Administrative Region (Mutual Aid Regions I, VI)
OES Telecommunications Branch Coordination Staff

Allied State Agencies:
Department Health Services (DHS)
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

STATE OES ACS EXECUTIVE STAFF

State ACS Mailing Address
Telecommunications Branch, ACS Program
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Ave., Mather, CA 95655

State ACS Program Coordinator
Bill Pennington, Asst. Chief, Telecommunications
Inland Region Communications Coordinator
Office 916-845-8605 (pager available)
E-Mail: Bill_Pennington@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address: Use State ACS Mailing Address

State ACS Officer
Cary Mangum - W6WWW
Office: 916-845-8619
Pager: 916-594-2472
E-mail: Cary Mangum
Mailing Address: Use State ACS Mailing Address

Coastal Region ACS Officer
Dave Larton, N6JQJ
Cell: 408-857-9880
E-mail: Dave Larton
Mailing Address: Use Coastal Mailing Address

Inland Region ACS Officer
Position Open ­ Contact State ACS Officer for information

Southern Region ACS Officer
Arnie Lewin - W7BIA
Office:  760-753-2298
E-Mail: Arnie Lewin
Mailing Address:  Use Southern Region Mailing Address

STATE OES HEADQUARTERS

STATE OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (SOCC)
For the State Operations Center (SOC) and the California State Warning Center (CSWC)
W6SIG / K0OES on Amateur frequencies; Tactical: "CALIFORNIA"
K8OES Firescope Nortth, Redding (North OPS Comm Center)

Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Telecommunications Branch, ACS Program
State Operations Communications Center
3650 Schriever Ave. Mather, CA 95655

Phone Numbers:
State Operations Communications Center (SOCC): 916-845-8621
Fax 916-845-8627
State OES Warning Center 24hr: 916-845-8911 / 916-845-8910 Fax

SOCC Logistics Officer
Herb Bennett
Office:  916-845-8624
E-Mail: Herb Bennett, KA6VHF
Mailing Address:  Use SOCC Mailing Address

SOCC Operations Officer
Harold O'Brien
Office:  916-845-8621
E-Mail: Harold O'Brien, KD6BNT
Mailing Address:  Use SOCC Mailing Address

COASTAL REGION (Administrative) (Mutual Aid Region II)
Sixteen Operational Areas (counties) along the Pacific Coast from Monterey to the border with the State of Oregon.

Coastal Region Communications Center
Telecommunications Branch, ACS Program
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
1300 Clay Street, Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612-1425
K2OES on Amateur frequencies; tactical "Coastal"

Phone Numbers:
Oakland Office (Answered 24hrs/day):  510-286-0895 / 510-286-0853 Fax
Coastal Region Communications Center:  510-286-7131 / 510-286-0853 Fax

Coastal Region ACS Officer
Dave Larton, N6JQJ
Cell: 408-857-9880
Pager: 650-870-1408 / 916-594-2051
E-mail: Dave Larton
Mailing Address:Use Coastal Mailing Address

Mutual Aid Region II North ACS Officer
Kenneth McTaggart, N6KM
Email: Kenneth McTaggart
Phone: 707-938-2626

Mutual Aid Region II South ACS Officer
James Aspinwall, K9GVF
Email: James Aspinwall
Telephone: 408-371-6242

Coastal Region Administrative Officer
Francis Cummings, III, KB7IP

Coastal Region Field Team Leads
Dick Epting - Mobile Interoperable Unit
Email: Dick Epting

Lance Rettick - Mobile Satellite Unit
Email: Lance Rettick

Coastal Region REOC Officer
Ron Susztar, N7TVE
Pager: 510-288-5015 / 916-594-2311
Email:Ron Susztar

INLAND REGION (Administrative) (Mutual Aid Region III, IV, V)
Thirty one Operational Areas (counties in interior of state) Kern to Siskiyou and Modoc.

Inland Region Communications Center:
Telecommunications Branch, ACS Program
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Ave., Mather, CA 95655
K4OES on Amateur Frequencies; Tactical "Inland"

Inland Region ACS Officer
Position Open
(Contact State ACS Officer for application)

Inland Region Field Team Lead
Tom Preston, KQ6EO
Pager: 916-594-2068
E-Mail: Tom Preston
Mailing Address: Use Inland Region ACS Mailing Address

Mutual Aid Region III
(Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba)
K3OES MAR III call sign
K8OES Firescope Nortth, Redding (North OPS Comm Center)

Mutual Aid Region III ACS Officer
Position Open

Mutual Aid Region III Assistant ACS Officer
& Mutual Aid Region III Training Officer
Richard White, KF6ZGY
PAGER: 530-384-9537 / 916- 594-1172
E-MAIL: Rich White

Mutual Aid Region IV ACS Officer
(Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Yolo)
Position Open
K4OES MAR IV Amateur call sign

Mutual Aid Region V ACS Officer
(Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare)
Position Open
W5OES MAR V Amateur Callsign
Mailing Address: Inland Region MAR V ACS
2550 Mariposa Mall, Rm 181
Fresno, CA. 93721
Office:  559-445-5672
Fax:    559-445-5987

Mutual Aid Region V Assistant ACS Officer
Guss Keith, KF6ZXO
Phone:  559-645-5078
Pager:  209-721-6203 / 916-594-3021 (Sacramento)
Mailing Address:  Use Inland Region Mailing Address

SOUTHERN REGION (Administrative) (Mutual Aid Regions 1, 6) Eleven Operational Areas (counties) in southern and south eastern portion of state.

Southern Region Communications Center/EOC (Los Alamitos)
4671 Liberty Ave. Los Alamitos, CA 90720-5158
Phone: (562) 795-2900 (Main Office)
Work:: 562-795-2922 or 2924 Vault: 2998
FAX: 562-795-2877
K1OES on Amateur Frequencies: with Tactical: "Southern"
K6OES MAR VI, San Diego
K8OES Firescope South, Riverside (South OPS Comm Center)

Southern Region ACS Officer
Arnie Lewin, W7BIA
Pager: 760-826-3502 / 916-594-2050

Field Team Leader
Tim Peters, K6TVP
Pager: 818-410-9715 / 310-810-0958 / 916 - 594-2461

Southern Region ACS Training Officer
Steven Williams, WA6WKM
Pager: 714-409-2664 / 310-810-0217 / 916-594-2414

Mutual Aid Region I ACS Officer
(Los Angeles, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Operational Areas)
Gary Rotter, WB6TOZ
Pager: 949-767-4674 / 562-683-5063 / 916-594-6046

Mutual Aid Region VI ACS Officer
(Imperial, Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego Operational Areas)
Position Vacant

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Caltrans)

Caltrans ACS Program Coordinator
Len Nelson
Emergency Operations & Communications Br. Mgr
1120 N Street, MS-31,
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-654-6723, Cell 916-997-8054
Len Nelson

Caltrans ACS Officer
Robert W. Pattee, Jr
Caltrans Amateur Radio Service (CARS)
Associate Information Systems Analyst
703 B St,
Marysville, CA 95901
530-740-4800, Cell 916-825-7675
Bob Pattee, KF6ELR

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS)

Department of Health Services ACS Officer
Bruce Hilliard
CARES Program
DHS Food and Drug Branch
1500 Capitol Mall, Ste 7602
Sacramento, CA
916-650-6525
E-Mail: BHilliar@dhs.ca.go

OES TELECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH Coordination Staff

Chief, Telecommunications
Jake McHATTON
Chief, Telecommunications
Office:  916-845-8602 (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: Jake_Mchatton@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State Mailing Address

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Coastal Region
George Lowery - KA5BTR
Office: 916-845-8608 Sacramento (Pager Notification Available)
Office: 510-286-6749 Oakland
E-Mail: George_Lowery@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State Mailing Address

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Inland Region Coordinator; State ACS Program Coordinator,
Bill Pennington - WA6SLA
Office:  916-845-8605 (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: Bill_Pennington@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State OES Mailing Address

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Southern Region (Region I)
Vacant

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Southern Region (Region VI)
John N. Hudson, III - WA6HYQ
Office (Los Alamitos):  562-795-2996  (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: john_hudson@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address: Use Southern Mailing Address

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Operational Area Satellite Information System (OASIS) Program
Richard Osborne
Office:  916-845-8604 (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: Richard_Osborne@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State Mailing Address

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications
Warning and Emergency Public Information Programs
SHARES/FNARS HF Radio Coordinator
Ben Green - WD8CZP
Office:  916-845-8603 (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: Ben_Green@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State Mailing Address

Deputy Chief, Telecommunications
Interoperability Programs
Don Root - K6CDO
Office: 916-845-8601 (Pager Notification Available)
E-Mail: Don_Root@oes.ca.gov
Mailing Address:  Use State Mailing Address


Updated8/7/05 crm