Hello September!  

Fall is just days away and it will be time for pumpkin spice everything before you know it!  

I am very excited that CAHPERD will have a couple of events happening this fall.  

Our first regional workshop on September 16 will be in Seaside, CA. OPEN Phys Ed will be offering a FREE 3-hour workshop in the beautiful Monterey Bay Peninsula for our CAHPERD members! Hurry and sign up on the website now to register. There will be NO onsite registration! TODAY, September 14 is the last day to register for this event!

Coming up in November, NAPEC 52 will be in Burbank!  The conference directors and program chairs have created an awesome program this year. Registration is now open. It is just minutes away from Universal Studios and downtown Burbank where many movies and television shows are filmed, so plan your NAPEC trip now!  I hope to see you at #NAPEC52! 

CAHPERD Council meetings are in full swing! As a CAHPERD member, you are part of a council based on the content interest area you marked when you signed up. Council Chairs will reach out to you as members through email to let you know when the council meetings are. Hopefully, you can attend and find out what is going on throughout the State. Councils are a great way for professionals to connect in specific content areas. 

The CAHPERD State Conference 2024 registration is now available! We are returning to the Hyatt Regency Garden Grove February 1-3, 2024. Our theme is “EveryBody Moves”. This theme celebrates how we move individually and how we move collectively as a community of educators. No matter your age, ability, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, we all move. We move differently and yet we all move with one goal in mind, the health and well-being of our students. #EveryBodyMoves #CAHPERD24

Lastly, our Health. Move. Minds. Fundraiser has a link on our website. If you are looking for a way to raise money for equipment, while helping CAHPERD, make sure you check out this valuable resource. 

Wishing you a great Fall! 

Kathy Russell

CAHPERD President

#EveryBodyMoves

What's Up Doc?

The CAHPERD state office has been located in various cities during its existence. From 1930-1936 elected Secretary-Treasurers conducted CAHPER business from their personal homes. In 1936, a separate office of the Secretary was established and the Chief of the State Department, Division of Health and Physical Education, W. H. Orion, assumed the responsibility of Secretary. Orion entered military service in 1942 and Verne Landreth assumed these responsibilities. In 1948 Verne Landreth was appointed as the first “Executive Secretary-Treasurer”. The state office continued to be housed in the California Department of Education until 1955. Verne Landreth passed away in the summer of 1954. Verne was then memorialized by CAHPER with the annual Life Achievement Award named for him.  

In September 1955, the state office was moved to San Francisco with Edwin J. Staley as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer. Subsequent moves to Burlingame under Roland T. Davis (1962) and Willard Knowles (1967) were made. In 1970, Jerry Russom as Executive Secretary, moved the office to Los Angeles where it remained until 1975. Robert Bronson moved the office to Danville and served as Executive Secretary for two years. He was replaced by William Ullom who led CAHPER until his death in 1981. Ullom was succeeded by James Brien in 1982. In 1985 the state office was moved to Sacramento. Mr. Brien was succeeded by Phyllis Blatz, who served from 1988 to 1999, during which time the title was changed to Executive Director. Cary Steward served as Executive Director from 2000 to 2001. Quentin Christian was employed as ED from 2003 until 2008. Drisha Leggitt served as Executive Director from 2008 to 2012. Barbara Ann Buckalew served as Interim Executive Director from June 2012 to March 2015, at which time the word “Interim” was removed from the title. Barbara served as Executive Director from March 2015 to December 2021. January 2022, James Clemmer began serving as Executive Director with Barbara becoming a part-time employee. James served from January 2022 to August 2022. In August 2022 Brent Powell began serving as Executive Director and Barbara began serving as Financial Director.

Brent Powell, Ph.D., CHES

Executive Director

Director@cahperd.org

What's up Doc? is a section written personally by Executive Director Brent Powell, to inform readers about a variety of topics