Kent Screechfield joined the Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley in 2016 but has been involved with the club since 2000 when it chartered his son’s Cub Pack and Scout Troop.  Kent is a former Scoutmaster and still mentors older scouts and assists in service projects that involve both scouting and Kiwanis.

Kent currently serves as the club secretary and also serves as an advisor to Key Club youth leadership.  Kent believes it is important for youth to volunteer their time on service projects that benefit others in the community and for our members to mentor them in their endeavors.

30 years, Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley

Attorney: 42-years; adjunct law professor; temporary superior court judge and hearing officer.

Organizations
• Danville Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors, 1993-1996; President, 1995)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association (Member Board of Directors 1994-2003; President, 2002)
• State Bar of California, Board of Governors, (October 2006 – September 2009; Vice President, 2008- 2009)
• The Athenian School, Board of Trustees (2003 – 2006)
• Contra Costa County Assessor Appeals Board, (July 27, 2021 - present)

Fun Stuff
• Youth baseball and basketball coach
• Elementary school site council

Military service
• US Army Security Agency, 1966-1970 (Vietnam 1967-1968)

Nick Gant graduated with a B.A. in Geology from Trinity College in Dublin in 1967, followed by an M.Sc. in geophysics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Subsequently he joined a geological consulting company in the U.K. and finally moved to Chevron Overseas Petroleum in 1982 from which he retired in 2002.   

He lives in Danville and is married with two adult children, spending much time for his hobbies of genealogy, historical research and leisurely travel to far-off places.  

John has been an active member of Kiwanis for 45 years. Having joined the Alameda Kiwanis Club in 1979, he moved to Alamo in 1981, and transfer to San Ramon Valley Club.

He is currently Club Secretary and a Board member. John enjoys being chair of the Foundation’s Grants Committee, which given away over $35k annually to local non-profits.

He has been honored to have been chosen as Kiwanian of the Year 3 times and was elected as a Life Member in 2015.
Kiwanis has been a family affair for John, with his wife Rose who was honored with Kiwanis’ Walter Zeller Award in 2011. His 12 children, 27 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren are involved with many Kiwanis related activities.

His grandfather, Rev. Jesse Luther Lineweaver, was a founding and long-active meber of the Beckley, West Virginia Kiwanis Club in 1925.

Tat became a member of the Kiwanis San Ramon Club in early 2024 after retiring from his tech job in Silicon Valley. For Tat the weekly lunches at Black Bear Diner have provided opportunity to connect with like minded community members and enjoyed the different presentations.

He continues his volunteering opportunities as a Scout Leader at Troop 805, where his two sons have earned their Eagle Scouts. When not volunteering as scouting Merit Badge counselor for Engineering, Inventing, Archery, etc., he is working on his long list of home projects that requires learning new DIY skills.