Andrew G. Blodgett,
is a resident of San Luis Obispo. Mr. Blodgett is the Chief
Executive Officer of A. G. Blodgett, Inc., an international business
advisory firm located in San Luis Obispo. He is also the managing
partner of Jespersen Ranch LLC, a real estate development company.
From 1994 to its
sale in 2001, Mr. Blodgett was President of Waller Genetics, a
company specializing in the development of new flower seed genetics
and the production of seeds worldwide. Waller Genetics was
headquartered in Santa Barbara County, located in the city of
Guadalupe, California.
Prior to joining
Waller Genetics in 1994, Mr. Blodgett lived and worked in England.
He was employed by the David Colegrave Group, Ltd. This holding
company had companies in England, France, Holland, Germany,
Australia and the United States. Mr. Blodgett served as Group
Development Executive responsible for international development as
well as inter-company development. While in Europe, he also served
on the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Seeds Europe BV., based in
the Netherlands.
Mr. Blodgett’s
community activities include assisting the local medical community
with diabetes education for newly diagnosed children and their
families.
Reese T. Davies,
is a lifelong resident of
San Luis Obispo, California. Davies joined Founders Community
Bank early in 2008 as President & Chief Administrative Officer. He
subsequently became a member of the Board of Directors for Founders
Bancorp, and its principal subsidiary, Founders Community Bank.
Davies brings over 40 years of financial institutional experience in
a broad range of positions and functions, most recently as the
President & Chief Operating Officer and as a Board Member of First
Bank of San Luis Obispo, a leading community bank with over $300
million in assets at the time of its acquisition by a large
California-based regional bank.
Davies is a graduate of San Luis Obispo Senior High
School, class of 1960. He attended San
Fernando State College (Cal-State Northridge) 1962-1965. Throughout
his career, Davies has furthered his banking education through his
attendance at Pacific Coast
Banking School
at the University
of Washington
and the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern
Methodist University. He
has also been an active member of the Western Independent Bankers
Association, California Bankers Association and the American Bankers
Association.
Over the years, Davies has been extremely active
in community affairs through his service on various community boards
and foundations. He currently serves as a trustee for the
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking in Dallas, Texas, as
Chairman of the Audit Committee for Transitions Mental Health
Association in San Luis Obispo, as a Member of the Foundation Board
of Directors for Cuesta College, as a member of Rotary de Tolosa San
Luis Obispo, and on the Board of Directors with The Wellness
Community for San Luis Obispo County.
His past affiliations include serving as a board
member for the Western Independent Bankers Service Corporation, as a
member of the Mission College Prep Capital Campaign, as a member on
the San Luis Obispo Superior Court Advisory Team, as a Board Member
of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, as a past member of the
San Luis Obispo Lions Club, and as a member of the Los Osos CSA#9
advisory Board. Davies
was also the Public member of the Local Agency Formation Commission
(LAFCO) for San Luis
Obispo County,
a past member of the Bay Osos Lions Club, and a past member of the
Los Osos-Baywood Park Chamber of Commerce.
William A. Hares,
is a resident of Santa Maria, California. Mr. Hares is a
retired commercial bank president and currently serves as the
Chairman of the Board for Community Bank of Santa Maria.
Mr. Hares is a
long-term commercial banker on the Central Coast, serving at Bank of
Santa Maria from 1978 until the bank’s sale to Mid-State Bank in
1998. Mr. Hares joined Bank of Santa Maria in 1978 as its Executive
Vice President and was named President and Chief Executive Officer
in 1981. Following the Mid-State Bank acquisition, Mr. Hares
continued on as an Executive Vice President for Mid-State Bank of
Arroyo Grande, California. Mr. Hares retired from active employment
in July 1999. Subsequent to his retirement, he organized Community
Bank of Santa Maria, a state non-member bank headquartered in Santa
Maria.
Mr. Hares served as
a director of American Security Bank of San Bernardino from 1977 to
1978, as a director and CEO of the Bank of Santa Maria from 1978 to
1998, as a director of Mid-State Bank from 1998 to 1999, as director
and Chairman of Community Bank of Santa Maria since 2001, and as
director of CommerceWest Bank, NA of Newport Beach, California from
August 2001 to October 2003.
Mr. Hares is active
within the Santa Maria community and with the California Bankers
Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Santa Maria
Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Maria Valley Economic Development
Project, the YMCA, the People’s Self Help Center, the University of
California, Santa Barbara Economic Forecasting Project, and the
California Bankers Association.
J. Todd Mirolla,
is a resident of San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Mirolla is the
Chair of the Business and Real Estate Transactions Group for Andre,
Morris & Buttery, a professional law corporation, and is a
shareholder in the firm. Andre, Morris & Buttery is a law firm
located on the Central Coast of California, with offices in San Luis
Obispo and Santa Maria. For over fifty years, the firm has provided
both local and national representation to Fortune 500 companies,
local businesses, and individuals.
Mr. Mirolla has
more than 20 years of business transactions experience in a wide
array of matters. He concentrates his practice on mergers and
acquisitions, business entity formation and operations, employment
law, intellectual property law, financing transactions and real
property transfers.
Mr. Mirolla is
admitted to practice before the state and Federal courts in
California, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth
Circuit. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar
of California and the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. Mr.
Mirolla serves as a member of the American Bar Association Section
on Business Law.
Mr. Mirolla
received both his B.A. (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and J.D.
degrees from the University of Southern California. He is a former
Adjunct Professor of Business Law at California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Mirolla serves on the Board of
Directors of the IHSS Public Authority of San Luis Obispo County,
the Mission Memorial Foundation and the San Damiano Foundation.
Greg Morris,
is a resident of San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Morris is the
President of Morris & Garritano Insurance in
San Luis Obispo, an agency with deep roots in
the community dating back to 1885.
Mr.
Morris joined the firm in 1964.
He currently serves on the French
Hospital Medical Center Community Board and is a member of the
Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo.
He is a graduate of Santa Clara University.
Prior
to joining the Board of Directors of Founder Bancorp and Founders
Community Bank, Morris
served as a director of Mid-State Bancshares
since its formation in 1998, and as a director of
Mid-State Bank & Trust since 1987.
Robert E. Olson,
is
a resident of San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Olson has many years
of experience in a variety of real estate and construction projects
throughout San Luis Obispo County. Mr. Olson now actively manages
his portfolio of real estate and business interests. His many
real estate projects have covered the spectrum and included land
development, residential and commercial construction transactions.
Mr. Olson was also the founder of an electrical contracting firm,
Rob Olson Electric, Inc., which successfully operated in San Luis
Obispo County for 30 years.
In addition to his
business and real estate interests, Mr. Olson has also been active
in community service. He currently serves as a Director of the
Caballeros de San Luis Obispo. Mr. Olson is a member of the Exchange
Club of San Luis Obispo, the Rancheros Visitadores, and the San Luis
Obispo Property Owners Association. In the past, he has been a
Director of the Los Osos Lions Club and Campfire of the Central
Coast. He has served as Captain of the San Luis Obispo County
Sheriff's Posse, as President of the San Luis Obispo Babe Ruth
Baseball League and as a coach in the San Luis Obispo Youth Football
and Baseball leagues.
Mr. Olson received
a degree in Fruit Science from California Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obispo.
D. Michael Patrick,
is a resident of San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Patrick is
Executive Vice President, co-founder and shareholder of Sunrise
Mortgage and Investment Company. Sunrise Mortgage and Investment
Company has offices in California, Arizona
and New Mexico originating loans on income-producing properties.
These loans are primarily sold to correspondent investors, such as
insurance companies, pension funds and conduits.
Mr. Patrick began
his career in 1977 with John Burnham and Company as a Field
Representative in the San Diego Real Estate Finance Division. After
college, Mr. Patrick was a Commercial Loan Officer for Western
Mortgage Corporation in San Diego. Mr. Patrick moved to Phoenix in
1979 to work with Seafirst Corporation, Sutter Trust Division. He
originated income property construction loans, standby loans, and
mini-perm loans for Seafirst and placed long-term takeout loans with
insurance companies and pension funds.
Mr. Patrick
graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of
Science, Real Estate Major, from the School of Business
Administration. He obtained an Associate of Arts degree in Business
from Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo.
Mr.
Patrick is a Past President and member of the Board of the San Luis
Obispo Children’s Museum. He is a member of the Vocal Arts Ensemble
of San Luis Obispo, a community choir that participates in a number
of international competitions. Mr. Patrick is a member of First
Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo, sings in the choir and
teaches 5th and 6th grade Sunday school. Mr.
Patrick is married to his wife D’Elaine and they have
three children.
Richard H. Porter,
is a resident of San Luis Obispo, California and is the owner of R.H.
Porter Company, a real estate investment and development concern
headquartered in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Porter started his real
estate company in 1978 and over the years has also provided real
property management, investment and financial consulting and real
estate appraisal services.
Prior to opening
his firm, Mr. Porter was a Broker Associate with Grubb and Ellis
Commercial Brokerage Company. He has also been an Instructor
of real estate finance at Santa Monica College and currently is a
Lecturer at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
instructing classes in finance and real estate appraisal.
Mr. Porter received
his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Beta
Gamma Sigma) with an emphasis in finance from the University of
Colorado, his Masters Degree in Business Administration with an
emphasis in real estate and finance from the University of Southern
California, and the designation of Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
from the College of Financial Planning in Denver, CO.
Mr. Porter is a
Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI), a past President of the San
Luis Obispo Chapter and also holds the designations of Senior
Residential Appraiser (SRA) and Senior Real Property Appraiser
(SRPA). Mr. Porter is a member of the San Luis Obispo Chapter
and the California and National Associations of Realtors. He
holds the professional licenses from the State of California of
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, General Building
Contractor, Real Estate Broker and Community College Instructor.
Mr. Porter is a
past President and current member of the San Luis Obispo Chapter of
the National Exchange Club. He is a former member of the
Parking Committee of the Downtown Association of San Luis Obispo and
he is a current member of the Un-Reinforced Masonry Building
Committee of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.
Fred Russell, is a
resident of San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Russell, C.P.A.,
is a founding Partner of Russell, Mainini & Franklin, LLP, a public
accountancy firm located in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Russell has been in
the field of accounting for many years, beginning his career in
Chicago in 1961 with Peat Marwick. Mr. Russell specializes in audit,
review and compilation, business planning and tax preparation. He
founded Russell, Mainini & Franklin in 1998, after operating a sole
proprietorship in San Luis Obispo from 1982 to 1997.
Mr. Russell has
been a participant and an advisor in the establishment and sale of
owned businesses, including firms in the restaurant and hospitality
industries.
Mr. Russell is past
President and a member of the Special Olympics Committee of San Luis
Obispo County. He is a financial advisor to the San Luis Obispo
Community Foundation. He has been active in United Way and is a
member of the fund-raising Auxiliary of the Children’s Leukemia
Chapter of the City of Hope.
Mr. Russell was a
director of Commerce Bank of San Luis Obispo from 1994 until its
sale in 1997 to Valliwide Bank. He is a graduate of Northwestern
University and a member of the California and American Institutes of
CPAs.
Thomas J. Sherman,
is a resident
of San Luis Obispo, California. He is the Chief
Executive Officer of Founders Community Bank. Mr. Sherman was
instrumental in the organization, capitalization and opening of
Founders Community Bank. The Bank commenced operation on May
5, 2005 after raising $11 million in initial capital and has now
grown to more than $80 million in total assets.
Prior to
his tenure at Founders Community Bank, Mr. Sherman served as
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer of Coast
National Bank in San Luis Obispo, and President, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Coast Bancorp, the holding
company of Coast National Bank. Mr. Sherman was also Senior
Vice President in charge of commercial lending with First Bank of
San Luis Obispo.
Mr.
Sherman is a San Luis Obispo native with more than 30 years of
banking experience. He is a graduate of San Luis Obispo Senior High
School and California Polytechnic State University – San Luis
Obispo. Mr. Sherman is also a graduate of the California
Intermediate Banking School at the University of San Diego, a
graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School
of Banking at the University of Delaware, and a graduate of the
California Bankers Association’s Leadership Program.
Mr.
Sherman currently serves as a Board Member for the Women’s Shelter
Program of San Luis Obispo, as Chairman of the Women’s Shelter
Program Endowment Trust, as a board member of the San Luis Obispo
Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the Exchange Club of San
Luis Obispo, the Native Sons of the Golden West, and the Knights of
Columbus.
Mr.
Sherman formerly served as a member of the Finance Committee for the
San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club, and as a board member and
Treasurer for several local non-profit organizations including the
Gridiron Club at San Luis Obispo High School, the Friendship School
Handicapped Adult Program, the Foundation for Community Design of
San Luis Obispo County, the Steering Committee for the Children's
Museum of San Luis Obispo Building Fund, and the San Luis Obispo Babe Ruth Baseball
program.
