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James F. Barbic, E. A. Co-Treasurer
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, and a former professional
baseball player, Mr. Barbic has been an enrolled tax consultant
for over 40 years. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, he
is known for both his skill and community activism. He has
served as Chairman or Director of the California Society
of Enrolled Agents, Central YMCA Board of San Francisco,
Catholic Social Services, Chinese Youth Alternatives, East
Side Heros, and the World Boxing Foundation (with Mohammed
Ali). He was a founding director of Lincoln Law School of
San Jose.
Teresa
Guerrero-Daley, J.D. Judge of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County
Ms. Guerrero-Daley is a graduate of both Lincoln Law School
and San Jose State University. She is a Judge with the Santa
Clara County Superior Court. Judge Guerrero-Daley
served as the Independent Police Auditor for the City of
San Jose where her work received national, as well as international
recognition. She was previously in private practice specializing
in criminal law. Ms. Guerrero-Daley was appointed to the
Discipline Audit Panel of the California State Bar and graded
the Bar Exam for five years. She is a former President of
the La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County and formerly served
on the Board of Trustees of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Rod Diridon, Sr.
Mr. Diridon, the Director of the Mineta Transportation Institute, of San Jose State University began his political career began in 1971 as the youngest person ever elected to the Saratoga City Council. He retired, after 20 years and six terms serving as chair of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Transit Board. He is the only person to have chaired the San Francisco Bay Area’s three regional governments: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the Association of Bay Area Governments serving nine counties and 104 cities. He currently serves by appointment of the Governor, as the Chairman of the Board of the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA). He also serves on the Corporate Boards of Directors of the San Jose National Bank and the Empire Broadcasting Company. From 1969 to 1976, he founded and served as President of the Decision Research Institute, where he developed a “shared survey” research procedure subsequently adopted by the UNICEF of the United Nations. Rod earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Business Administration from San Jose State University where he was recently selected as the outstanding College of Business Graduate. In 1994 upon his retirement from elected office, the historic Amtrak/CalTrain Station in San Jose was renamed the San Jose Diridon Station in his honor. He has received numerous other awards and citations.
Michael
D. Ellzey, J. D. - Secretary
A graduate of San Jose State University and Lincoln University
Law School, Mr. Ellzey served as the City and County of San
Francisco as Chief Executive Officer of the Golden Gate
Park Concourse Authority. He was a principal in Public Contact
Systems (a public affairs and project management consultancy
firm), he formerly Chaired the San Jose Downtown Parking
Board, and is a former Member of the Board of Trustees of
KTEH Public Television. Currently Mr. Ellzey serves as Associate Director, Resource Management Agency, Tulare County.
Sarwat
S. Fahmy - Chair
Mr. Fahmy is the principal and Chief Executive Officer of
Calandev, LLC, a world-wide real estate development company
headquartered in San Jose. Mr. Fahmy has been a major
developer in China and the Middle East, as well as the United
States. An honor graduate of Lincoln Law School of
San Jose, he holds a Masters degree in Business Administration
from Pepperdine University and a Masters degree in Tax Law
from Golden Gate University. He received his B. S.
degree from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hon Lien - Co-Treasurer
Hon Lien is a successful business person having founded
Golden Phoenix Markets and Sunnyvale Seafood Corporation,
one of the Bay Area's largest seafood distributorships.
A native of Vietnam, she is an American success story. Her
companies have plants in Vietnam and Europe, as well as
the United States. She is a former member of the Board of
the Silicon Valley Children's Hospital Foundation and currently serves as an Executive Vice President of a local bank.
James A. Liontas, M.S.Ch .E.,
J. D., LL. D.
After 25 years as a chemical engineer or sales manager with
Bell & Howell, DuPont, and Merck, Dr. Liontas founded
Peninsula University in 1975 and served as Dean of the College
of Law for 25 years. Liontas is probably the only
lawyer who signed his own J. D. degree. His 1983 honorary
LL. D. was conferred by Pacific Coast University, which was
teaching law before the Legislature established the State
Bar. Upon his retirement in 2000, the Legislature
passed a Resolution honoring Liontas for his dedication
and contributions to the people of California and the legal
profession.
TRUSTEES EMERITI
James F. Boccardo
(1911-2003)
LeRoy J. Neider
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