The Board of Directors reviews specific bills and regulations, assesses their impacts on boating, and adopts the formal positions in support or opposition. Directors work with the professional lobbyists to testify in hearings, and to communicate support, opposition or requests for amendments.

Linda Bendsen
Suisun City
RBOC President
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Cleve Hardaker
San Diego
RBOC Vice President South
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Jack Michael
Modesto
RBOC Vice President North
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Bob White
Palos Verdes Estates
RBOC Secretary - Treasurer
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Anne Sacks
Venice
RBOC Director and
Past President
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Jerry Desmond
Sacramento
Legislative Advocate and
Executive Vice President

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Jerry Desmond, Jr.
Sacramento
Legislative Advocate and
Director of Gov. Relations
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Dave Breninger
Auburn
RBOC Director
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Jane Brennan
San Rafael
RBOC Director
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Lenora Clark
Discovery Bay
RBOC Director
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Richard Craven
Long Beach
RBOC Director
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Greg Gibeson
Tahoe City
RBOC Director
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Doug Hipsley
Santa Cruz
RBOC Director
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Evans Hughes
Oxnard
RBOC Director
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Ralph Longfellow
Coronado
RBOC Director
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Walt Kadyk
Alta Loma
RBOC Director
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Debrenia Madison-Smith
Concord
RBOC Director
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Karen Rhyne
Newport Beach
RBOC Director
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Mark Silvey
Newport Beach
RBOC Director
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Paul Swanson
Ventura
RBOC Director
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Walt Vance
Fremont
RBOC Director
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Richard Schwartz
RBOC EX-Officio Director
Chairman & Founder, CEO BoatU.S.

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Margaret Podlich
RBOC RBOC EX-Officio Director and VP of Gov Affairs, BoatU.S.
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Linda Breninger
Roseville
RBOC EX-Officio Director
Commodore PICYA
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Chuch Iverson
Newport Beach
RBOC EX-Officio Director
Commodore SCYA
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