History of Region XII
Regional Chairs, Conference Sites and Conference Chairs
| Year(s) | Regional Chairs | Conference Sites | Conference Chairs |
| 1977-78 | Asilomar (?) | Lee Zeigler (?) | |
| 1978-79 | Mary Clark | Asilomar | |
| 1979-80 | Diane Elton | Long Beach | Fred Strache |
| 1981-82 | Tracy Teele | Anaheim | |
| 1982-83 | Martha Chang | Mary Clark/Louie Barozzi | |
| 1983-84 | Fred Strache | ||
| 1984-85 | Beth Coggins | Asilomar | G Martin/Marilyn Watson |
| 1985-86 | Ed Blankenship | *Honolulu, HI | June Naughton |
| 1986-87 | Gerald Martin | Asilomar | C Munshower/Terry Rubin |
| 1987-88 | Martha Morgan | Irvine | Bob Ericksen/Judith Jurek |
| 1988-89 | Clay Ballard | San Francisco | M Barron/M Chang |
| 1989-90 | Bob Ericksen | Newport Beach | |
| 1990-91 | Carol Munshower | Fresno | |
| 1991-92 | Michael Fels | San Diego | Ron Moffatt |
| 1992-93 | Theresa Chang | Las Vegas | Kathy Hodges |
| 1993-94 | Ron Moffatt | Sacramento | Kath-Ann Gerhardt |
| 1994-95 | Barbara St Urban | Pasadena | Carol Robertson |
| 1995-96 | Mary Reeves | Reno | Susan Bender |
| 1996-97 | Kath-Ann Gerhardt | San Diego | Cynthia Hooks |
| 1997-98 | Kathy Hodges | Monterrey | David Brandt |
| 1998-99 | Susan Bender | Honolulu | Martha Staff |
| 1999-00 | Carol Robertson | Long Beach | Robert Prather |
| 2000-01 | David Brandt | Lake Tahoe | Nushi Safinya |
| 2001 | Mary Jacob | *Palm Springs | Judy Mitchell |
| 2002 | Parandeh Kia | San Jose | Louis Gecenok |
| 2003 | Kelly Moran | Los Angeles | M Schteinschraber/Ana Jara |
| 2004 | Dawn Renze Wood | Sacramento | Elke Breker/Pam Serota |
| 2005 | Louis Gecenok | Anaheim | Lay Tuan Tan/Denis Folga |
| 2006 | Jane Kalionzes | Las Vegas | Tammy Silver |
| 2007 | Steve Seaworth | San Francisco | Inna Zaltsmann/Trish Reiff |
| 2008 | Linda Duckworth | *Honolulu, HI | Joel Weaver/Steve Jacques |
| 2009 | Tami Silver | San Diego | Kasey McCarthy/Danielle Mc Martin |
| 2010 | Denise Kinsella | Reno | Trish Reiff |
| 2011 | Trish Reiff | *Reno | Steve Jacques/Doni Williams |
| 2012 | Ryan Larsen | San Jose | Inna Zaltsmann/Trish Reiff |
| 2013 | David Diamond | San Diego | Mia Sciavone/Yasue O’Neill |
| 2014 | Steve Jacques | *Portland, OR | LaSharon McLean Perez/Holly Frohlick |
| 2015 | Brian Groves | Honolulu | Pauline Filemoni |
| 2016 | Jack Hobson | Palm Springs | LaSharon McLean Perez |
| 2017 | Judy Mitchell | Sacramento | Trish Reiff |
* Bi-Regional Conferences ** NAFSA Western Region (current Regions I and II)