Cathedral City Historical Society
About Us
Officers, Board of Directors & Advisory Board
Officers
Robert Gomer
President
Founding member of Cathedral City Historical Society and President from its inception in 2000. Owner/Operator of an interior plant business since 1993 in the Coachella Valley. Arrived in the valley in 1977 and has lived in Cathedral City since 1985.
Actively involved in a number of civic organizations over these years, having served on the boards of Friends of the Cathedral City Library, Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce, Cathedral City Senior Center, Desert Rainbow Foundation, Cathedral City Streets and Transportation and Planning Commissions, as well as the Cathedral City Council. Other service includes President of his homeowners association.
Beverly Beirne
Treasurer and Secretary
Beverly, an entrepreneur, has resided in Cathedral City for over 10 years. She has seen our town and the surrounding desert area evolve and grow over this time. She enjoys helping the Historical Society by serving as Treasurer and Secretary.
Board of Directors
Don Bradley
Margie St. Anthony
Margie first came to the area in the early 1960s to help compile the travel publication, "Lou Jacobin's Guide to Alaska". She left to attend school at the university in Mexico City. She later moved to Alaska with the same travel publication. Then, she returned to Cathedral City in the mid-1980s, becoming involved in Real Estate and rentals in the lower Cove.
Julia Hause, Archivest
Julia Hause is a professional archivist and librarian with over a decade of experience. She holds a Master in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) and a Post-Master's Certificate in Archival Studies from UCLA. She has served as the Cathedral City Historical Society Archivist since 2018 and became a board member in 2019. Julia currently works as the Archivist for the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Advisory Board
Steve Ash
Elizabeth Baker, Esq.
Denise Cross, Historian
Kendra Culbertson
Roger Culbertson
Mark Guerrero
Stan Henry
Ann Japenga
Bob Hillery*
Janey Ash*
Bill Beck*
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