CAPA History - 35 Years of Unity and Leadership
Association Membership | The Annual June Conference
Association Membership
| 1976 | FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE: San Francisco Association of Legal Assistants (SFALA), East Bay Association of Legal Assistants (Alameda County) (EBALA), Los Angeles Paralegal Association (LAPA), California Public Sector Paralegal Association (CPSPA) |
| 1977 | San Diego Association of Legal Assistants (SDALA)(now San Diego Paralegal Association SDPA) |
| 1980 | Sacramento Association of Legal Assistants (SALA)(now Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association SVPA) |
| 1982 | Membership of CPSPA terminated. |
| 1982 | San Joaquin Legal Assistants Association (now Fresno Paralegal Association FPA) |
| 1983 | Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County (PASCCO) |
| 1984 | Paralegal Section of the Orange County Bar Association (PSOCBA) |
| 1985 | January, 12, 1985, PSOCBA approval for membership was declared null and void. PSOCBA was approved for associate membership. |
| 1985 | Marin County Association of Legal Assistants (MALA) |
| 1986 | Ventura County Association of Legal Assistants (VALA) (now Ventura County Paralegal Association VCPA) |
| 1986 | Sequoia Paralegal Association (SPA) |
| 1987 | Orange County Paralegal Association (OCPA) |
| 1988 | EBALA dissolved its organization. |
| 1988 | Redwood Empire Legal Assistants (RELA)(now Redwood Empire Association of Paralegals REAP) |
| 1989 | Kern County Paralegal Association (KCPA) |
| 1994 | SFALA withdrew its affiliation with CAPA |
| 1994 | Legal Assistants Association of Santa Barbara (LAASB)(now Santa Barbara Paralegal Association SBPA) |
| 1994 | Inland Counties Association of Paralegals (ICAP) |
| 1994 | Long Beach Paralegal Association (LBPA) |
| 1997 | Membership of West Coast Association of Paralegals(formerly Long Beach Paralegal Association) terminated |
| 1999 | Membership of Central Coast Paralegal Association (CCPA) |
| 2006 | San Francisco Paralegal Association (SFPA) |
| 2009 | CAPA moves into technology of the 21 century by using CD’s and/or USB Flash Drives to download, store, and transport their documents. |
| 2009 | LAPA and ICAP withdrew their affiliation with CAPA |
| 2010 | CAPA Restates their Bylaws |
| 2011 | CAPA redesigns website, logo, and Big Blue (Policies and Procedures Manual) |
CAPA Annual Conferences
| 1976 | First Annual June Conference hosted by LAPA at the Los Angeles Hilton |
| 1977 | Second Annual June Conference hosted by SFALA at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero |
| 1980 | Third Annual June Conference hosted by SJALA at the Holiday Inn Center Plaza |
| 1982 | Fourth Annual June Conference hosted by KCPA in Bakersfield. |
| 1982 | Fifth Annual June Conference, “Strength through Alliance” hosted by PASCCO at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara. |
| 1983 | Sixth Annual June Conference, “Strength through Alliance – Paralegals Move Mountains” hosted by SPA in Visalia |
| 1984 | Paralegal Section of the Orange County Bar Association (PSOCBA) |
| 1985 | Eighth Annual June Conference, “Strength through Alliance – 20 Years of Unity” hosted by SALA (now SVPA) at the Sacramento Hilton Inn in Sacramento |
| 1985 | Ninth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – CAPA’s Mission” hosted by LAASB at the Holiday Inn in Santa Barbara |
| 1986 | Tenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Gateway to the Future” hosted by PASCCO at the Hyatt St. Claire Hotel in San Jose. |
| 1986 | Eleventh Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Sailing into the Twenty-First Century,” hosted by OCPA aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach |
| 1987 | Twelfth Annual June Conference (“Strength Through Alliance – Reach for the Stars” hosted by LAASB and VALA at the Royal Scandinavian Hotel in Solvang |
| 1988 | Thirteenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – A Legal Odyssey” hosted by SDPA at the Marriott Mission Valley in San Diego |
| 1988 | Fourteenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Visions For Success” hosted by PASCCO at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Burlingame |
| 1989 | Fifteenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – It’s Showtime!” hosted by LAPA at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood |
| 1994 | Sixteenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Learning From The Past” hosted by ICAP at the Historic Mission Inn in Riverside |
| 1994 | Seventeenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Strike Educational Gold” hosted by SVPA at the Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom |
| 1994 | Eighteenth Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Above And Beyond” hosted by CCPA at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo |
| 1994 | Nineteenth Annual June Conference ” Strength Through Alliance – Sailing towards Educational Success” hosted by SDPA at the Hilton Harbor Island Hotel in San Diego |
| 1997 | Twentieth Annual June Conference |
| 2009 | Twenty-First Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance – Treasures of Success” hosted by OCPA at the Queen Mary in Long Beach |
| 2010 | Twenty-Second Annual June Conference “Strength Through Alliance” hosted by SDPA at The Bahia Resort in San Diego |
| 2011 | Twenty-Third Annual June Conference – “Strength Through Alliance: The Golden Gateway to Knowledge” hosted by PASCCO at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco (First sold out conference) |
Past Presidents & Directors
2010
Melisa Frick, ACP
Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County
2008-09
Melvin E. Irvin, CP
Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County
2006-07
Michelle A. Whitaker, CLA
Kern County Paralegal Association
2004-05
Cyndi Adams, CP
Ventura County Paralegal Association
2002-03
Stacey Hunt, CLA CAS,
President, Central Coast Paralegal Association
2000-01
Carolyn Yellis, CLA, President
Orange County Paralegal Association
1997-99
Jon S. Montgomery, President
Orange County Paralegal Association
1995-96
Hazel Lange, CLA, President
Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County
1993-94
Tita Brewster, CLA, President
Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County
1991-92
Fran Turner, President
Marin County of Legal Assistants
1989-90
Kathleen Keefe, President
San Francisco Association of Legal Assistants
1988
Linda Roye, President
Sacramento Association of Legal Assistants
1987
Lee Elliott, President
San Joaquin Association of Legal Assistants
1986
Barbara Cone, Executive Director
San Francisco Association of Legal Assistants
1985
Fran Chernowsky, Executive Director Los Angeles Paralegal Association
1983-84
Fran Chernowsky, Executive Director
Los Angeles Paralegal Association
1982-83
Linda M. Dougherty, Executive Director
Sacramento Association of Legal Assistants
1982(7)
Linda M. Dougherty, Acting Executive Director
Sacramento Association of Legal Assistants
1981-82
Mary Coughlan, Executive Director
Sacramento Association of Legal Assistants
1980-81
Melissa Brown, Executive Director
California Public Sector
1979-80
Paula Pierson, Executive Director
San Diego Association of Legal Assistants
1978-79
Barbara Shacochis, Executive Director
San Francisco Association of Legal Assistants
1976-77
Nancy Siegel, Acting Chairperson
San Francisco Association of Legal Assistants