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Little League Pledge

I trust in God. I love my country and will respect its laws. I will play fair and strive to win, but win or lose I will always do my best.

Parent Pledge

I will teach all children to play fair and do their best. I will positively support all managers, coaches and players. I will respect the decisions of the umpires. I will praise a good effort despite the outcome of the game.

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Little League International

West Region Headquarters

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California District 55

Distrct 55 Staff

(949) 954-4724
District Office Hours: 9am to 5pm M-F
9am to 4pm Saturday
** Do not call the District Staff on Sunday **

	Tamara Alexander, Ph.D. District Administrator	Currently in her 10th year as District Administrator, Tamara has served on the District 55 staff since 1997 as a District 55 Assistant Administrator and as the District 55 Safety Officer. She began her volunteerism in the Little League ® Baseball program back in 1991 when she began umpiring at the local league level, advancing as a league Assistant Chief Umpire for three years, as well as simultaneously serving as the Auxiliary Chairperson for two years. Aside from volunteering in a leadership capacity, Tamara has been a Little League Baseball volunteer umpire since 1991. She has attended the week-long umpire school at the Western Region, as well as numerous other annual training clinics for the past 21 years. Contact Staff

	Michael Calder Secretary	Michael has spent eight years with Laguna Niguel Little League. During that time he has served as a coach seven times and he has served as a league umpire. Additionally, he has been a division commissioner and the Fall Ball commissioner. He has also served District 55 as a Tournament Director. Contact Staff

	Valarie Walton Safety Officer	Contact Staff

	Kim King Player Agent ADA	Contact Staff

	Mellinda Luttrell Challenger ADA	Contact Staff

	Mitch Volman Junior League ADA	Contact Staff

	Chris Watkins Umpire in Chief	Chris was a Board Member for Corona American Little League® (Corona, CA) for seven years with four of them serving as the league's president. He has volunteered his time as a Little League umpire since 2009 and has annually attended Western Region clinics including the DA/ADA clinic, rules clinics, mechanics clinics, the UIC clinic in 2010 and 2014 and the week long umpire school in 2013 and 2017. Chris was selected to umpire at the Little League Europe-Africa Region tournament in Kutno, Poland in 2017. Contact Staff

	John Dowdy Assistant UIC: Training	John has been umpiring Little League® baseball for nearly twenty years. He has held numerous positions in Little League including coach, manager, league UIC, and district UIC. He has umpired at all levels in regular and post season play including the Little League Western Region (LLWR) tournament in San Bernardino in 2004 and the 2015 Little League World Series (LLWS) in Williamsport, PA. He has a keen interest in training and is primarily responsible for training umpires in D55. He has attended the LLWR week-long clinic and the Jim Evan's Desert Classic twice. He is a LLWR instructor having taught the junior and adult weeklong clinics, Outreach clinics and the weekend mechanics clinics. Contact Staff

	Tamara Alexander, Ph.D. Angel Day Coordinator	Contact Staff