Bachelor of Arts, Whittier College;  Juris Doctor, Loyola University School of Law;  Graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at University of Washington.  

6-years commercial loan officer, Bank of America; 25-years experience as an in-house bank attorney including 6-years Senior Vice President and General Counsel. 

Lecturer at the California Bankers Association’s Bank Counsel Seminar, the Los Angeles Financial Lawyers Conference; and numerous in-house seminars.  Past Adjunct Professor of Law, Western State School of Law.

Member California Bar Association -- Real Property, Business and Estate & Trusts Sections.  Served two terms on the Financial Institutions Committee of the Business Law Section.  Authored State Bar comment letter on federal regulations requiring independent outside counsel for Bank Audit Committees. 

Member Orange County Bar Association -- Real Property and Trusts and Estates Sections.  Vice Chair of the Business and Corporate Law Section. 

Volunteer arbitrator for the Orange County Bar Association’s attorney fee dispute resolution program.

Served on the California Banker’s Association Legal Affairs Committee and Federal Government Relations Committee.  Chair of the Bank Counsel Seminar. 

Served on the American Banker’s Association Government Relations Committee and three-time delegate to the ABA Bank Leadership Conference. 

Served on the Huntington Beach Union High School District Strategic Planning Task Force, Technology Task Force, and School Site Assessment Task Force. 

Whittier College Alumni Board (two non-consecutive terms). 

Corporate Secretary, Huntington Beach Friends of the Junior Lifeguards.  

Member, PROVISORS, a network of professional advisors to businesses large and small.