Leadership

2025-2026 Board of Directors

Officers
President:  Jeff Minter - Hardesty
Treasurer:  Larry Schultz – Moss Adams
Secretary:  Jay Thompson – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell
Vice President:  Chris Dewhurst - Citizens Business Bank
Vice President:  Bill Fowler – Hardesty
Vice President:  Michael Lutfi – JPMorgan Chase


Committee Chairs
Chairs – Academy: Andrea Casaw, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Allan Siposs, Keystone Capital Markets  
Chair – Awards: Michael Lutfi, JPMorgan Chase  
Chair – Events:  Chris Dewhurst, Citizens Business Bank
Chair – Inland Empire:  Bob Hanger, Masthead Financial & Capital Advisors
Chairs – NextGen: Steven Orr, D.A. Davidson; Travis Topp, Stout   
Chair – C-Suite: Paul Wirth, Blueprint for Growth
Chair – Marketing: Michael Shepherd, The Shepherd Group
Chair – Membership: Bill Fowler, Hardesty LLC
Chair – Private Equity: Allan Siposs, Keystone Capital Markets 
Chair – Sponsorship:  Eric Roark, Roark
Chair – Strategic Planning:  Gregg Parker, Jacobs Engineering
Chair – Women in Leadership: Jennifer Hannigan, Alliance Resource Group

Directors
Marc Alcser – Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Brandon Barrett – Alliance Resource Group
Andrea Casaw – Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Larry Cerutti -- Troutman Pepper Locke
Gerik Degner – Axle Point Capital
Chris Dewhurst –  Citizens Business Bank
Lauren Ellermeyer – Beyond Fifteen
Ben Everton, Morgan Lewis
Bill Fowler – Hardesty
Bob Hanger - Masthead Financial & Capital Advisors
Jennifer Hannigan –  Alliance Resosurce Group
Janice Ibey – SLR Business Credit
Karl Hardesty – Hardesty
Joseph Hirsch – Valuation Research Corporation (VRC)  
Scott Jones – Moss Adams
David Krajanowski – Kraj Advisory
Steve Krenik – US Bank
Kathy Lawson – SingerLewak
Michael Lutfi, J.P. Morgan Chase  
Adam McCann – Bank of America
Lloyd Miller – RSM US
Jeff Minter – Hardesty
Steve Nassau – UBS
Inga O’Donnell – Anomalie Advisors
Steven Orr, D.A. Davidson
Mike Paleo - Hughes Marino
Gregg Parker – Jacobs Engineering
Steve Paulin – Orion Risk Management
Melissa Pollard – Fifth Third Bank
Mena Rizk – Lawrence Financial
Eric Roark – Roark
Quazi Saleh – Wells Fargo
Jim Scheinkman – Snell & Wilmer
Larry Schultz – Moss Adams
Michael Shepherd -- The Shepherd Group
Allan Siposs – Keystone Capital Markets
Glenn Stoddard – Wells Fargo
Jay Thompson – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell
Larry Webb – Sullivan Curtis Monroe
Paul Wirth – Blueprint for Growth
Diane Wittenberg – Haskell & White
Randy Wood, Morgan Lewis