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Francie Bedinger

Home Care Assistance
(415) 603-0574
fbedinger@homecareassistance.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Larkspur 1

Bio: I am a Gerontologist and Geriatric Care Manager helping seniors safely age in place. I partner with trusted advisors to provide long-term care planning and guidance to achieve the quality of life and high caliber care goals of the families I serve.

Stuart Burlingham

Source Advisors
(415) 717-4392
stuart.burlingham@sourceadvisors.com
Financial Service
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Sophia Castillo

Downey Brand
Managing Director
(415) 848-4814
scastillo@downeybrand.com
Attorney
Home Group: San Francisco 5

Robyn Christo

Epstein + Holtzapple
(628) 240-3854
rchristo@epholtzlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: San Francisco 12

Andrew Clarke

BrassIdeas Advertising
(415) 265-2472
andrew@brassideas.com
Marketing
Home Group: San Francisco 13

David Erb

Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada, LLP
Partner
(925) 327-6200
derb@fkkblaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Pleasanton 1

Bio: David is a family law attorney with a background in business valuation and finance specializing in complex and high asset divorce cases.

Giselle Figueroa

Baker Tilly
Manager, Global Forensics & Litigation Services
(415) 593-1318
giselle.figueroa@bakertilly.com
Accountant
Home Group: San Francisco 7

Bio: Forensic accountant specializing in business income and extra expense claims, fraud investigations, and contract disputes. Licensed CPA. Fluent in Spanish.

Omar Figueroa

Law offices of Omar Figueroa
(707) 829-0215
omar@omarfigueroa.com
Attorney
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Bruce Gerstman

Waterfront Intelligence
(510) 423-5899
bgerstman@waterfrontintelligence.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: San Francisco 11

Jay Greene

The Green Law Firm
(415) 905-0215
jay@assetprotectionbayarea.com
Attorney
Home Group: San Francisco 13

Chad Greeson

Littler
(925) 927-4507
cgreeson@littler.com
Attorney
Home Group: Walnut Creek 3

Alexis Haman

Next Level Strategies
HR Consultant, PHR
(415) 876-6398
alexis@nextlevelstrategies.net
Human Resources
Home Group: San Francisco 10

David Jones

Altus Alliance
(206) 650-9200
dave@altusalliance.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: San Francisco 7

Bio: Altus provides Revenue Growth Services, assisting aspiring companies to accelerate top-line revenues through application of experienced leadership, creative programs, and best practices in sales and marketing.

Angela Lynch

Amada Senior Care
Owner, Senior Advisor
(707) 387-0733
angela.l@amadaseniorcare.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Ann Mahony

Forgery Sleuth
Forensic Document Examiner
(415) 441-0273
ann@annmahony.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: San Francisco 11

Bio: Board Certified, court qualified Document Examiner; handwriting & forgery expert. 30 yrs. experience; qualified in federal & civil courts, Retained in 1050+ cases. Timely turn aroundd, exhibit prep, consultation and Testimony.

Sean McDonald

Bank of Marin
(707) 508-3379
seanmcdonald@bankofmarin.com
Banking Finance
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Carli Ortiz

Linkenheimer
Partner
(707) 546-0272
carli@linkcpa.com
Accountant
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Bio: I work with closely held businesses and their owners to provide both compliance and planning services (succession, estate & gift, income tax, and cash flow) throughout the life of their businesses.

Luca Penati

Penati and Partners
Founder and Chief Advisor
(650) 796-7320
luca@penatipartners.com
Marketing
Home Group: San Francisco 11

Bio: I’m a brand, marketing, and PR strategist with 30+ years of experience as a trusted advisor. I work with startups’ founders and CEOs to navigate today’s complex world and help them succeed while saving money.

Chad Richards

Altus Equity
(707) 932-5060
crichards@altusequity.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Santa Rosa 2

Tom Southern

Newmark Knight & Frank
(415) 354-0777
tsouthern@ngkf.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Oakland 1

Bio: Commercial Real Estate Broker, East Bay.

DeeDee Taft

Spin Communications, Inc.
Principal
(415) 380-8390
deedee@spinpr.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: San Francisco 8

Bio: DeeDee Taft brings more than 25 years of public relations expertise to her agency. She is a creative thinker with exceptional media relation’s capabilities.

John M. Ryan

CAL Insurance & Associates, Inc.
Managing Director – Employee Benefits/HR Technology
(415) 310-9001
jryan@mycalteam.com
Insurance
Home Group: San Francisco 1

Bio: John Ryan advises, restructures & provides ongoing service for employee benefit programs for clients with 25-500+ employees. I have been a trusted advisor for 1000+ clients.

Lisa Dragos

Calegari & Morris
Partner
(415) 955-0364
ldragos@calegariandmorris.com
Accountant
Home Group: San Francisco 11

Bio: Lisa brings an exceptional level of tax expertise in the areas of complex flow-through entities (i.e. LLCs, Partnerships & S-Corps) and high net-worth individuals in the real estate, professional services, technology and private equity industries.

Elva Harding

Harding Legal
Principal/Attorney
(415) 967-7570
eharding@edhlegal.com
Attorney
Home Group: San Francisco 3

Bio: Real estate transactions, including commercial leasing; purchase and acquisition, and private residential sales.

Sheldon Pont

Vandermade Commercial Real Estate
Partner
(415) 592-5999 x110
sheldon@vandermadesf.com
Real Estate
Home Group: San Francisco 9

Bio: Specializing in Sales & leasing of retail stores, restaurants, shopping centers, mixed-use/entertainment/sports venues, freestanding buildings & CBD “street front” locations throughout the U.S., Canada, & Asia, & also an expert witness.