Our Board

Rod Thornton
Board & Investment Committee Chair
Meet the Board Chair
His professional qualifications include a BS in accounting from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Chartered Life Underwriter [CLU], Chartered Financial Consultant [ChFC], Accredited Estate Planner [AEP], and Retirement Income Certified Professional [RICP] designations and in addition Rod is a Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow. Rod has been actively involved in several professional organizations, including the Society of Financial Service Professionals, the Financial Planning Association, the Fresno Estate Planning Council, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers where he has served on the Board of Directors and as President. His community Involvement has included the California State University, Fresno Craig School of Business- Business Associate, the Saint Agnes Hospital Foundation, and Hinds Hospice Board of Directors.
Rod is married to Lucia and has a daughter Christy. Rod enjoys family time, golf, boating, and any outdoor activity.


Diego Arambula

Mark Cullers


Jolene Telles

Mas Masumoto


J.P. Shamshoian

Oliver Baines


Brandon Esraelian

Pastor D.J. Criner

Justin Vartanian

Heather Brown

Joe Del Bosque

Hilda Cantú Montoy

Heather Brown


Jim Maxwell
Angie Cisneros • William M. Lyles • Chris Rogers
Morton G. Rosenstein • O. James Woodward III
Past Board Members
Carole Andersen • Susan Abundis • Hon. Donald R. Franson Jr. • Kenneth Fransen • Tim Rios • Michael Adams, M.D. • Dan Foley • Hon. Armando Rodriguez • Judy Ganulin • Chris Rogers • William J. Anderson III • Hilliard Giffen • Paul Asperger • Price Giffen • T. Newton Russell • Lynne Ayers-Ashbeck, M.S., R.D. • Richard V. Gunner • Rudy Savala • Armen Bacon • James Hallowell • Donald J. Schafer • Larry Balakian • Carole Harris • Gerald Slater • Desa C. Belyea • Marla Hartman • Louis “Dewey” Slater • C.J. Peter Bennett • Lynn D. Hemink, Ph.D. • Gloria Smith • John Blossom, M.D. • Ray C. Steele Jr. • William Boggs • Hon. Brad Hill • Mariam Stepanian • Shirley A. Brinker • Fausto Hinojosa, CPA, CFE •