About Us
Pacific South Judging Region
The Pacific South (PAC South) Judging Region was first established in 1955. We normally judge monthly at four centers within our region: San Marino, San Diego, Long Beach, and Santa Barbara. We also provide judging services for shows over the entire Southern California area, Arizona, and Southern Nevada, and outreach judging to orchid societies that would like to have a judging during their meeting, upon request. Check our Judging Centers and Events sections for the most up-to-date information on judgings.
A Message from
our region Chair
Hi! I am Phyllis Prestia, Chair of the Pacific South Judging Region. I would like to personally welcome you to a place that I have called home for decades. We invite you to join us at our next judging whether it may be exhibiting a plant or learning how to become a judge. Our doors are open to all. As we always say, "Come for the orchids, stay for the friends". We hope to see you soon!
Phyllis S. Prestia
Pacific South Judging Region Chair
E-Mail: orchldy2@mac.com
Pacific South
Judging Center Chairs
Peter T. Lin
Pacific South Judging Region Vice-Chair
Yorba Linda Judging Center Chair
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: minicatt99@yahoo.com
Phyllis S. Prestia
San Diego Judging Center Chair
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: orchldy2@mac.com
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Michelle Dobard
San Marino Judging Center Chair
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: auberginego@gmail.com
Pacific South Judging Center Vice-Chairs, Officers and Directors
Arthur Pinkers
Santa Barbara Judging Center Vice-Chair
Yorba Linda Judging Center Vice-Chair
Director of Awards
Attendance Officer
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: arthur.pinkers@gmail.com
Betty Kelepecz
San Diego Judging Center Vice-Chair
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: bettypk@aol.com
Brandon Tam
San Marino Judging Center Vice-Chair
Director of Community Services
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: btam@huntington.org
Karla Velasco
Secretary
San Diego Judging Center Vice-Chair (Arizona)
Member of Executive Committee
E-Mail: karlaavelasco@gmail.com
Pacific South Members
Accredited Judges
Donna Ballard
Lisa Marie Basilio
Carol Beule
Gayle Brodie
Linden Burzell
Fred Clarke
Cindy Coty
Tim Culbertson
Michelle Dobard
Norman Fang
Betty Kelepecz
Marlyn Lee
Peter T. Lin
Arthur Pinkers
Phyllis Prestia
Lori Rheinberger
Jim Sloniker
Rina Soto
Bev Tall
Brandon Tam
Karla Velasco
Outhay Viengkhou
Baozhong (Jack) Zhu
Associate Judges
Josephine (Jojo) deBeaubien
Jose Carlos Lopez
Kenneth Snauwaert
James Roberts
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Emeritus Judges
Roger Brown
Paul Gripp
George Hatfield
Karen Muir
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Senior Judges
Bryce Augustine
Nancy Augustine
George Cooper
Maureen Cooper
Thamina Haque
Howard Liebman
Dory Mowlavi
Doug Overstreet
Renate Schmidt
Sandra Tillisch-Svoboda
Ann Tuskes
Paul Tuskes
Student Judges
John Alexander
Mukund (Mike) Arwari
Tom Beer
Jane Wesley Brooks
Jason Gomez
Gail Kronick
William (Bill) Loy
William (Bill) Tse
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Clerks
Kevin Chen
Jenifer Chungafung
Kevin Dubiel
Erik De Leon
Kaiju Lyu
Veronica Mejia
Brayden Myers
Sheewa Salehi
Mandy Sun
Retired Judges
Benzo, David
Champlin, Stephen
Kotsybar, Jim
Mortenson, Robert
Tatum, James
Wise, Edwin
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Photographers
Maddiel Alpizar
Jeanie Anderson
Kevin Dubiel
Arthur Pinkers