Our Board of Trustees is 'here to serve you'... and the community. We want you to enjoy yourselves when you visit and we want to hear your comments and concerns.
Dave Stevens - President
Chairperson - Executive Committee
I was born in Bellflower Ca. and raised in Paramount Ca. I am married and have two daughters and one son. I have 8 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
I have lived in the city ofUpland for 35 years. I have served on the Upland Planning Commission and was elected to the city Council in 1992 for a four year term. My wife, Marlene and I started Upland Heritage in 1989. I became a Board of Trustee’s member for Chaffey Communities Cultural Center in 2002. I was elected President 2006. I also have served on four other non-profits in the city of Upland. Upland Heritage, Upland Police Foundation, Main Street Upland, and Upland Community Housing Inc.
Ed Bordenkircher - Vice President
Member - Executive Comittee Chairperson - Education Committee Member - Collections Committee
Deron Lane - Treasurer
Chairperson - Finance Committee Member - Executive Committee Member - Collections Committee
Deron is a featured educational speaker for a variety of State & Local Business Associations, including several of the Inland Empire’s Sheriff’s Departments, City Police and Fire Departments and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Deron is a longtime facilitator for “Multi Family Pro” annual Brainstorming seminars.He is the Treasurer and Trustee of the Chaffey Communities Cultural Center/Cooper Regional History Museum, he is the Political Advisor and a Board member for the California Crime Free Association and recently became an Associate Board Member of Upland Heritage.Deron lives in Upland, CA.
Steve Ipson - Secretary
Chairman - Events Committee Member - Collections Committee
Lola Lowe - Trustee
Chairperson - Collections Committee Member - Education Committee
Genealogy / Historic Homes Liaison
Lola came to Rancho Cucamonga in 1985 so busy with her 'day job' that her only link to history was her genealogy research and none of that was 'local'. After retirement, she decided to work locally on a project to survey Bellevue Cemetery so that those resting there could be found by other researchers. This led her to the Cooper Museum about three years ago. This developed into a passion for local history and the people who made this area what it is today. As chairperson for Collections, she is working on a formal collections policy, and an inventory and collection assessment, including photographing and researching our artifacts.
Do you have a research challenge? Give her a call at the 18th street location and she will see how she can help!
Skip Pace - Trustee
Leave of Absence
Jack Stewart - Trustee
Chairperson - Membership Committee Member - Events Committee
Betty Jo Verburgt - Trustee
Chairperson - Native American Education Member - Events Committee
Lane Snyder - Trustee
Co-Chairperson - Marketing Committee
Debrah Maglica - Trustee
Co-Chairperson - Marketing Committee
Dennis Murillo - Trustee
Chairperson - Military Liaison
Military Enthusiast - Active VFW participant - VERY recently retired School Teacher (Pomona School District - 3rd Grade)
Chaffey Communities Cultural Center dba Cooper Regional History Museum - A registered 501(c)3 corporation 217 A Street, Upland, CA, USA 909-982-8010 - 525 W 18th Street, Upland, CA, USA 909-920-3742
