Established in 1992
Cloverlane Foundation is constantly evolving with the times. We are committed to supporting disabled veterans through programs offering physical activities, enriching college programs to benefit the community and supporting programs for abandoned or injured animals.
Cloverlane Foundation has been providing and supporting programs to assist veterans of the United States Armed Services for over three decades. The Foundation was developed with a strong passion to assist those who are underserved and underprivileged, and to rescue and support both domestic and wild animals. Currently we are involved in programs which provide individual mentoring for veterans and adaptive sports programs. We have initiated the Nurses Project and the Fire Academy Project in cooperation with Allan Hancock College.
Chairman
Gerald Chase, a Korean War army veteran, began his successful career in professional and business ventures as a certified public accountant, then became president of a public company until retirement. Once retired, he brought his knowledge and experience as a consultant for small businesses.
Cloverlane Foundation was founded by Gerald over 35 years ago to help underprivileged children and underserved animals. Because of his humble beginnings, Gerald felt the need to give others the opportunity to improve their lives so they may reach their full potential and give back to their community. He also wanted to help vulnerable animals so he turned his ranch into a sanctuary for abandoned and injured animals where they can live for their remaining lives.
The mission of his foundation was expanded to include assisting veterans. Utilizing his business background, he determined that the most efficient way to help veterans was to gather an umbrella of quality organizations offering services that would benefit those in need while offering guidance to improve their outreach programs.
At present, Gerald has expanded his vision to helping young adults through enhancing college programs which will be advantageous for the community. Students of the Allan Hancock College Nursing Program and Fire Academy will benefit from Cloverlane’s generous support.
President
Diana Marshall Chase has spent much of her adult life as a champion for animal welfare. She manages the sanctuary created by the foundation. She holds licenses for rehabilitation and release of wildlife from several public and private wildlife organizations. She has served as a director of the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society and continues to be active with other animal rescue organizations.
Marc Chase was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He then founded Symbolic Motor Car Company, which he led for 25 years, developing it into a successful international collectible and exotic global automobile dealership. Throughout his career, Marc has remained deeply committed to philanthropy, supporting a wide range of charitable initiatives. He is honored to contribute his perspective and support to the Cloverlane Foundation’s ongoing work.
Vice President
Elaine Price is a CPA and has developed a boutique tax practice that provides financial management services to small entrepreneurs. She earned her bachelor’s degree at California State University Fullerton and a Master in Business Taxation at the University of Southern California. Elaine has been active in many civic and charitable organizations and has served in various board positions.
Ambassador for Military Affairs
Ronnie Imel is a decorated Vietnam veteran, serving as an Army Ranger, inducted into the United States Army Ranger Hall of Fame. During his service, he conducted long range combat missions. He had a successful career in automobile dealerships for 25 years before retiring. Upon his retirement he turned his focus into helping fellow Rangers and combat Veterans with getting their healthcare and filing their combat related disability claims. His efforts led to the creation of Veterans Paying It Forward, a public charity. Ronnie has received many local and national awards as a result of his diligent work with Veterans.
Marketing Consultant
Kristina Chase is a San Diego native, born and raised in La Jolla, California. She graduated from California State University San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree in communication and is currently a student at Point Loma Nazarene University, working towards a master’s degree in clinical counseling. She has devoted her career to making an impact through her work with non-profit organizations in the fields of technology and marketing and in her next phase with purpose, strength, and an unwavering belief in the power of reinvention.
Ambassador for Logistics
Clettus McDonell was born and raised in Porterville, CA. After graduating from High School, he was a volunteer fire fighter before joining the military. He served in the US Army from 1971 – 1974. During that time, he served in Vietnam. After serving his country he joined the United States Forest Service and California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
He retired after working for the U.S. Forest Service for 32 years.
Clettus also was the President and CEO of Little Trucking Company in 2005 which moved freight, refrigeration, hazardous waste, equipment, and water transport in and out of California. Clettus joined a local Veterans Group, American Veterans United (AVU) in 2018. He was elected
Vice President for AVU Central Coast in 2019.
Throughout the years, Clettus has been the AVU coordinator who helps with the Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down and the Santa Maria Elks Parade, both in Santa Maria, CA.
He and fellow AVU Board Members have made two round trips from California to Bend, Oregon to pick up over 5,000 pairs of shoes donated by George Pierce, CEO Founder of Pierce Footwear. Clettus, who currently lives in Arroyo Grande, CA., continues to be active in veteran events,
and fundraising projects.
AMBASSADOR FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Chuck Hrehor possesses a distinguished background spanning elite military service, law enforcement leadership and executive security. His career began as a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, serving a tour as a Green Beret Lieutenant in Vietnam executing numerous deep-jungle missions. He then served a second tour as a Green Beret Captain in Thailand advising and training the Thai Special Forces. Transitioning to civilian life, he joined the Torrance Police Department, advancing to Sergeant and dedicating eleven years to the SWAT team as a key trainer and supervisor. His post-law enforcement career included serving as the Chief of Security at Fallbrook Golf and Country Club. He concluded his formal career by providing close-quarters protection as a personal bodyguard to visiting Saudi royalty.
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George is a serial entrepreneur. He started his first company after attending the University of Chicago Business School. He has 11 years of experience with startups as a CEO/Founder in Silicon Valley including a corporate wellness portal to help employees get more fit during their workday. He also created devices and training for stroke patients.
George invented a new shoe closure system for sneakers and received a utility patent. He started and operated Pierce Footwear for 11 years. Highlights of this time include sponsoring two Special Olympics international games where he fitted 10k athletes for competition, building a shoe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Beamon’s Olympic long jump record and donating 5k pairs of shoes to Cloverlane Foundation to benefit veterans and their families.
One year after a near death car-bike accident, George raced at the US National Duathlon Championships. Nineteen months after the accident, he raced for TEAM USA. George has raced for TEAM USA in five consecutive world duathlons. George thanks the immense love and support of his wife, children, parents and church for supporting him during his comeback to racing for TEAM USA. George is eternally grateful to have a second chance to make a difference and to pay it forward to help others going through similar trauma and life altering events.
George is a 2x National US Champion, 2024 and 2025, in winter duathlon (run-ski) along with his wife who was second in her age group at her first world duathlon. In the summer duathlon (run-bike-run) of 2025, George earned World Champion Multi-year USTA All American duathlete.
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I am currently in my fifth year as an Office Manager at a middle school in Bend, Oregon. Prior to this role, I served as an Educational Assistant in Special Education at the same school. Before relocating to Bend, I worked as an Executive Assistant for a boutique real estate company in Palo Alto, California. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Psychology from Palo Alto University.
Growing up in the Czech Republic, I have always been an avid outdoors enthusiast. I spent winters alpine and Nordic skiing, and summers hiking, bicycling and swimming. I grew up in a small town where a local triathlon team organized many triathlon and duathlon races, including the Powerman Duathlon in 1996 and 1997. While helping with the race organization, I met my husband, George, in July 1997.
Fast forward 28 years and here we are. Being a nurse and support system for George through several serious bike-car collisions and recoveries ignited my competitive spirit. I competed in my first winter duathlon (run-Nordic ski) in February 2024 in Breckenridge, Colorado, placing 2nd in my age group. This qualified me for the World Championship in the Winter Duathlon in Cogne, Italy in 2025. I raced again in Breckenridge in February 2025, placing 1st in my age group. One week later I placed 2nd in my age group at the World Championship in Cogne. It was a fantastic experience to race there and to be part of TEAM USA. We are currently training for our next race adventure.
COORDINATOR
Suzanne “Sam” de St. Jean was born and raised in Denver, CO. After graduating from High School, she moved to California and worked for GTE/Verizon phone company for 28 years while pursuing a BA degree in Business. After retiring from Verizon, she and her husband Glen built their dream home in La Veta, CO. After 7 years, they decided to move back to CA settling in Santa Maria. They both decided to go back to work. Sam worked 9 ½ years as the Secretary for a Methodist Church in Lompoc. She volunteers for numerous veterans’ organizations. Sam is the Secretary and Membership Coordinator for a local Veterans Group, American Veterans United (AVU). She is also in charge of the Santa Maria Elks Veterans Committee Volunteers and writes monthly Veterans Committee news articles for the Elks Horn magazine. Sam is a member of the American Legion Post 534 Auxiliary in Orcutt, CA. As Coordinator for the Cloverlane Foundation, she continues to be active in veteran events and manages their Facebook Page. She and her husband also lead the Angel of Hope Ministry and are very active in their church.
Ambassador for Public Relations
Chris Davidson has worked in the publishing industry for over 35 years. After publishing a variety of consumer magazine titles owned by Beverly Hills, CA-based LFP Inc., Chris launched his own print magazine; Performance Boats Magazine. The domain and internet operation of the business were sold to Vertical Scope, Inc which owns 150 forums and websites. He then founded the Elvis-A-Rama Museum, which was purchased by CKX, a publicly traded company. He then developed Speedboat Magazine to continue in publishing.
Chris has been in PR and marketing his entire career. Being the Editor-in-Chief of more than 10 print titles for more than 3 decades with clients included in the Fortune 500 have enabled him to negotiate his way through a variety of business situations. Writing articles about several of his interests has provided tens of thousands of his readers to relate to his passions in and around his fields of interest. Publishing and marketing these ideas as well as operating other business entities have provided him a wide berth of applicable knowledge that he continues to apply to his relationship with Veterans Mobility Projects.
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