Regular Members of the Year
Ana Cooper Named 2024 Member of the Year
The California Landscape Contractors Association named Ana Cooper its 2024 Regular Member of the Year, honoring her leadership and “can do” attitude.
The award, which is given annually to a contractor member who is involved with a significant project or accomplishment during the current year, was presented during the association’s annual Leadership Conference, which has held in Sacramento January 14-15, 2025.
Ana is currently serving her second term as CLCA’s Director of Events, and is also extremely active in her chapter and with the Nor Cal Landscape and Nursery Show.
CLCA members who nominated her for the award noted that she is an enthusiastic supporter of CLCA’s Annual Convention and Trophy Awards program. She championed creative ideas and suggestions for program improvements and was a finalist for CLCA’s Micro Influencer Award for her social media efforts.
“She is energizer bunny of CLCA and just keeps on going and going to jump in and help anywhere possible,” one nominator said.
Another nominator praised Ana for being an encouraging critical thinker who has mastered the rare talent of offering a dissenting view without alienating those who may not have the same viewpoint.
“Ana is genuine, energetic, funny, committed and great to be around,” CLCA President Lindsay Ono said while presenting the award. “She always says ‘yes’ to helping CLCA in any way she can — the word ‘no’ is not in her vocabulary.”
CLCA Regular Members of the Year
2024 | Ana Cooper |
2023 | Sal Hernandez, MBA, ICPI |
2022 | Alex Salazar |
2021 | Andy Simpson |
2020 | Eric Santos, clt |
2019 | Eric Watanabe |
2018 | Frank Niccoli |
2017 | Regan Barry |
2016 | Peter Estournes, clp, clia |
2015 | Tim Hendricks |
2014 | Bruce Courter |
2013 | Gordon Larson |
2012 | Bob Wade |
2011 | Chuck Carr |
2010 | Ron Zaccaro clt |
2009 | Bill Schnetz clp |
2008 | Peter Estournes clp, clia |
2007 | Jon R. Alsdorf clt |
2006 | Bill Schnetz clp |
2005 | Robert Wade clp, clia |
2004 | Scott McGilvray & Jay Tripathi clp |
2003 | Mark Swink clt |
2002 | John Mohns clp |
2001 | Jeffrey W. Sheehan |
2000 | Jerry Allison & Pete Navarro |
1999 | Barbara Alvarez |
1998 | David Penry |
1997 | Frank Manocchio |
1996 | Jay Tripathi clp |
1995 | Richard Jark |
1994 | James P. Everett |
1993 | Jon Ewing |
1992 | Kent England |
1991 | Anthony Bertotti clp, clt |
1990 | Barry Cohen |
1989 | Scott McGilvray |
1988 | John Nishizawa |
1987 | Ken Gerlach |
1986 | Ron Deitz |
1985 | Wayne DuBoise |
1984 | Jerry Lambert |
1983 | Jon Alsdorf clt |
1982 | Richard Cohen |
1981 | Roger Fiske |
1980 | Mickey Strauss |
1979 | Martin Rippens |
1978 | Don Napolitano |
1977 | James Keener |
1976 | Efraim Donitz |
1975 | Frank Peccorini |
1974 | Frank Hirata |
1973 | Harold Jones |
1972 | Walter Bray |
1971 | Bert CeDillos |
1970 | Harry Broderick |
1969 | Robert L. Curtis |
1968 | David Dorward |
1967 | Richard Sapien |
1966 | Robert Kaplanek |
1965 | Jay Anders |
1964 | Tom Matsuoka |
1963 | Herbert Frank |
1962 | Warren Purdy |
1961 | Keith Card |