Directors & Founders

Margaret A. Taylor
Chairman, United American Bank
Director, San Mateo County Health Services Agency (Retired); Chairman First Five San Mateo Commision; Lesley Foundation; San Mateo Rotary Board of Directors, Board Member of Police Activities League of San Mateo (PAL).

William W. Hill
Executive, Matagrano, Inc.
Partner and Vice President of Finance and Administration for Matagrano, Inc., a wholesale beer and water distributor. Past President Rotary Club of San Mateo. Directorships include: Matagrano, Inc., Advanced Warning Systems, Inc., Optimum Space Systems, Inc. All are California Corporations.

Frank A. Baldanzi, CPA
Principal, Baldanzi & Company, CPA of San Mateo
Also Member of: American Institute of CPAs, California CPA Society. Board of Directors Member of the Lesley Foundation, former Board Member of the San Mateo County Historical Association, and former Board Member of the Peninsula Civic Light Opera. Past President and member of the Rotary Club of San Mateo. Native of San Mateo now resides in San Francisco.

Wallace A. Krone
President, Krone Enterprises
Investment interests in hotels in Tucson and Tempe, Arizona; a golf course in Brooksville, Florida; and several Burger King Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Past Board Member of Burger King National Franchise Association, Past President of the Rotary Club of San Mateo; and current Board Member of the San Mateo Police Activities League (PAL).

Norm I. Book, Jr.
Director; Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn
More than 25 years experience in real estate, corporate and tax law. Phi Beta Kappa. Board Director, Peninsula Policy Partnership; Member and Former Chair, Samceda (formerly San Mateo County Economic Development Association); City Attorney Town of Hillsborough; Former President, Hillsborough Schools Foundation; Former President, Peninsula Stanford Club; and Former President, San Mateo Historical Association.

John C. Schrup
President & CEO, United American Bank
Formerly First Senior Vice President and Manager of United California Bank’s Northern/Central Region, and former member of the San Mateo Police Activities League (PAL). Director of American Trust & Savings Bank and its Holding Company ATBancorp. Current Board Member of San Mateo County Historical Association, the Redwood City San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, and the Development Committee of Notre Dame High School.

James C. Chalmers
Retired Founder and Partner, Control Manufacturing Company
Past President of San Mateo Rotary, past Vice Chairman and Board Member of Mills-Peninsula Hospital, past President of the Lesley Foundation, and past Trustee of both the San Mateo Union High School District, and the Boy Scouts of America.

Nicholas J. Schrup, III
Co-Chair, President, CEO; American Trust & Savings Bank, Dubuque, Iowa; and President of its Holding Company ATBancorp.
Former Regent, Loras College Board; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce (past Chair); United Way Board of Trustees; Clarke College Board of Trustees; and Herbert Hoover Library Association Board.

John H. Clinton, Jr.
Retired Publisher
Formerly Part-Owner of The Times. Former Chairman and Board Member of the Peninsula Community Foundation. Former President & Current Board Member of San Mateo County Historical Association.

Stephen A. Way
Principal and Owner of Way Financial Services of San Mateo
Way is a licensed Broker in Insurance and Securities. Board Member of San Mateo Historical Association and Member of the Rotary Club of San Mateo.

Dennis C. DiSalvo
Managing Director of Transportation Capital Partners since 1998
Professional experience includes 30 years of diverse general management, operations, marketing, and senior executive experience, primarily in the area of international equipment leasing.

Howard J. Weiland, CPA
Partner and Founder of Harb, Levy and Weiland CPA’s of San Mateo and San Francisco, CA
Over thirty years experience in the auditing and accounting field. Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California CPA Society.

Jay Paul Leupp
Managing Partner Alesco Global Advisors, an SEC registered Investment Advisor focused on the real estate securities sector.
Chairman of the Board of Regents for Santa Clara University, Policy Board of Advisors Fisher Center for Real Estate, UC Berkeley.