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2011 CVF Board of Directors

Joe Hensler, President jhensler@calautomuseum.org

Owner, Maranello Italian Restaurant 2011 to Present
President, Team Power Forklifts, 1987 to 2009
Board Member, Power Inn BTA, 2000 to 2009
Chairman, Power Inn Alliance, 2006 and 2007
Vice Chair, Regional Advisory Committee, Power Inn Redevelopment District, 2005 – 2007
Member, Clark Material Handling Company Dealer Advisory Group, 1992/1993 and 1997/1998

A lifelong car enthusiast, Joe restores and owns an eclectic mix of cars which he enjoys showing and driving. Additionally, he has raced enduro carts, autocrossed and road raced for over 30 years. Joe hopes to combine the interest in cars with a lifetime of business and non-profit Board experience to help make the California Automobile Museum a world-class museum to celebrate the history of the automobile.
Clubs:
Porsche Club of America, Pierce Arrow Society, Austin Healey Club of America, Sports Car Club of America, Plymouth Owners Club, Chrysler 300 Club, Ferrari Club, BMW Club, Lincoln Highway Association, Golden Gate Lotus Club, United British Sports Car Club, Alfa Romeo Owners Association

Al Buescher, Vice President abuescher@calautomuseum.org

Retired Sr Vice President and board member of Sverdrup Corporation and various subsidiary companies.  General and executive management for engineering and construction of public works, environmental, and transportation projects.

Cofounder of Nomax, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of drugs, medical devices, and eyecare products.  Member of UC Davis Medical Center's Institutional Review Board.  Served in numerous professional organizations, and the alumni board of Missouri University of Science & Technology.
Member of the United British Sports Car Club, Austin Healey Club USA, and the California State Railroad Museum.

David Felderstein, Secretary dfelderstein@calautomuseum.org

Staff analyst, from 1976 to 2009, for the California Legislature (State Senate) Committee on Public Employment and Retirement, a standing committee that disposes of all legislation introduced relating to retirement for state and local public employees and teachers, state employees’ health benefits and ratification of collective bargaining agreements between the Governor and representatives of the 21 bargaining units of state employees.

Served on the Board of Directors of the now-defunct Sacramento Symphony from 1991 to 1996. Also served of the Board of Directors of CAPPAC (Sacramento’s bi-partisan gay and lesbian political action committee) from 1990 to 2007.

Keith Tronson, Treasurer ktronson@calautomuseum.org

Retired Certified Public Accountant.  Eight years as Sr. Vice President of California Grocers Association, a not for profit trade association with a 501c3 educational foundation.  24 years as Chief Financial Officer of Raley's. Currently, a 20 year member of the Rotary Club of Point West.  Membership Chairman of the California Automobile Museum Docent Council.

Former Board Member:
 Riverlake Community Association (home owners association) Treasurer
 California Grocers Association.  Past Chairman
 Rotary Club of Point West
 Point West Rotary Foundation (President for four years)
 Active 20-30 Club #1, Treasurer

Mark Glover mglover@calautomuseum.org

Professional journalist for 35 years, writing and editing sports and news at newspapers in Ohio, Texas, Florida, Virginia and California.  He has worked for The Sacramento Bee since 1984, including a stint as the paper’s automotive editor from 2000-08. He currently covers various aspects of the automotive business industry for The Bee.  Through his blog – http://autoglo.blogspot.com – he reviews new motor vehicles and comments on the auto industry and motor sports. 

Glover has attended the Indianapolis 500 since 1961. He was inducted into the Legends of the Autorama Society in Sacramento in 2006; named the Central Valley New Car Dealers Association Industry Person of the Year for 2008.

Jerry Godfrey  jgodfrey@calautomuseum.org

Regional Manager for a locally based national financial institution 1999-Present
Prior to that 23 years in the restaurant business including being Chef/Owner of a high end restaurant on California’s North Coast.
Currently President of the local chapter of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club.
In addition, on the committee to bring the national Alfa Romeo convention to Northern California and Infineon Speedway in 2013
A lifelong fan of auto racing and interesting cars. Now that the 24 hours of Daytona and the Indianapolis 500 are scratched off the bucket list sights are now set on Le Mans.
With numerous track days and a handful of 24 Hours Of Lemons races under his belt Godfrey looks forward to his next day on track.

Affiliations include:
Alfa Romeo Owners Club-Delta Sierra Chapter
Alfa Romeo Association
NRA
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Michael Hess mhess@calautomuseum.org

Retired Information Technology Application Development Project Manager for Health Net Inc. Personally restored several collector cars. SCCA Concours Judge. CAM newsletter editor and Docent. Past President of the Sacramento Area Mustang Club. Member and newsletter editor of the Capital City Mopars.

Member of the Mid Year Sting Rays, National Corvette Restorers Society, Walter P. Chrysler Restorers Club and Antique Automobile Club of America.

Ken Jordan kjordan@calautomuseum.org

Retired Manufacturing Manager, Director of Quality Assurance, and Aerospace Program Manager. Personally responsible for quality of Sonar Transmitters for Nuclear Attack Submarines. Departmentally responsible for Manufacturing effort and Program Management of instruments for use on civilian satellites to monitor the earth’s resources, display weather patterns, and track forest fires. Also responsible for instruments used on military satellites for communication with ground personnel; and instruments on satellites to provide a shield over friendly countries’ land mass.

1996-1999 L-3 Communications Narda-Microwave West, Folsom, Ca
1978-1995 Hughes Aircraft Santa Barbara Research Center, Goleta, Ca
1976-1978 Raytheon Electromagnetics Systems Division, Goleta, Ca

1967 Corvette featured in Corvette Quarterly Magazine.
Currently serving as Docent Council Chairman, California Automobile Museum

Kim Nelson knelson@calautomuseum.org

Retired - Former President and CEO of Sierra Sun Editions, Inc., a Fine Art Publishing company with licenses from NFL Properties, NFL Quarterback Club, NFL Players Association, MLB, MLB Players Association and NASCAR  1988-2000.  Staffing Manager for Intel Corporation 1977 – 1987.

Clubs: 356 Registry, 356 California Alta Region, Porsche Club of America - Sacramento Valley Region, Past President SVR-PCA

Mike Ritenour  mritenour@calautomuseum.org

Senior Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Certified Arborist, and Licensed Contractor for projects  throughout the western United States and Baja Mexico including public and private golf courses, master planned communities, transportation, sustainable energy, levee and riverbank restoration, phytoremediation, mature specimen tree transplanting, erosion control, habitat restoration and mitigation. Mike is currently the Certified Arborist for ValleyCrest Companies Tree Care Services Sacramento Division.

Mike uses his skills to coordinate car and motorcycle based charitable events such as the annual Rally4Kids to benefit the Shriners Hospital for children, the EuroSunday Display at the Sacramento International Auto Show that benefitted the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the EuroSunday Hampton Inn Folsom event benefitting a Make-A-Wish recipient going to the Ferrari Factory in Italy.  He now wants to use his skills to help the museum grow into a leading auto museum destination and education facility.

Current Member: EuroSunday as Director of Events, Porsche Club of America, International Society of Arboriculture. Former Member: SCCA, NASA (National Auto Sport Association), ASRA (Arizona Sports Racing Association)

Carl Stein cstein@calautomuseum.org

President: CB Stein Company, Inc – General Contractor, Real Estate Development & Management
Board Member: Power Inn Alliance
Committee Member: Power Inn Alliance – Planning Advisory & Zoning Committee
Committee Member: Army Depot Redevelopment Advisory Committee – City of Sacramento

Clubs:
SCCA – Sports Car Club of America, Pantera Owners Club, Pantera International, Capitol Pantera Club, Shelby American Auto Club, Norcal Shelby Club, River City Shelby Club, Historic Motor Sports Association, General Racing, Historic Trans Am Racing Group, California Auto Museum, Arden Hills Country Club, Sutter Club, Point West Rotary

Larry Stiver lstiver@calautomuseum.org

President of larrystiver.com, a business financial advisory firm.  Former founder and Managing Partner of Asset Strategies Group, responsible for the management of Executive and Retirement Benefits divisions in addition to its sales forces.  Previous experiences in Human Resources and Business Development, prior to joining the Fobes Financial Group in 1997 and then the NorCal Wealth Management Group. He is also the CEO and founder of EuroSunday Inc. which began in 2006 as a local event for European car and motorcycle owners. Larry is a board member and founder of Executive Service Alliance, a fraternal non-profit comprised of professional firms raising and distributing funds for our children's charities. He is also a former board member of Sacramento Child Advocates and the Concours Foundation.

Bob Tarczy btarczy@calautomuseum.org

Retired Manager of Maintenance and Operations from San Juan Unified School District, one of the top 15 largest school districts in the state with 88 school sites, serving a 75 sq. mile area in northeast Sacramento County.

Clubs:
Board Member, Treasurer Capitol A’s of Sacramento( Local Model A Ford Club)
Member Model A Ford Club of America (National)
Member Early Ford V8 Club (Local and National)
Member  Model T Ford Club of America ( National)