My wife, Linda, and I have been married 42 years during which we lived in California raising our three children.  In 2004, we relocated to Arizona so that we could be closer to our kids and grand kids (up to 9 now) who live primarily in the Phoenix area.  As we have always loved the Sedona area and I like to play golf (although it doesn’t always like me), VOCA was a natural destination for us.  Since moving here, I have been a member of the Men’s Golf Club, chairman of VOCA’s Architectural Review Committee, served as a VOCA Director for the past 2 years, served as President of the VOCA Board for the past year and have been an active member with leadership roles at the Sedona United Methodist Church.

Prior to our relocation to VOCA, we had resided in San Gabriel, California.  I graduated from San Gabriel High School, received my BS from Graduate School of Business at UCLA and completed an Executive Banking School Program at Stanford University.  My entire business career had been in banking, working for 24 years with Security Pacific National Bank and then an additional 10 years with Bank of America after its acquisition.  I retired in 2002 as Senior Vice President and Market Executive in charge of Commercial Lending for the eastern portion of Los Angeles County.  For two years, I subsequently worked in a similar capacity for Comerica Bank retiring in 2004.  Activities included being a director for the City of Industry Manufacturers Council, involvement in school and civic activities in our city and various leadership roles at the San Gabriel United Methodist Church.

I feel that my work and life experiences in finance, personnel and management provide the basis for sound business decision making for the benefit of all VOCA’s members.  I have enjoyed the experience on the Board and I look forward to the opportunity to serve the community in the future.