Board of Directors
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Antonio Perez Jr., CEO/President is a true trail blazer in the areas of non-profit start ups; lending; and education. Over his 25 year career in the lending business he has developed and led several large organizations. Recently he has won accolades for contributing to the success of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, a large national educational organization. His success in business derives in part from the skills he learned in the US Army in Operations and Intelligence (awarded Bronze Star). He also attended the University of Washington. Antonio is committed to providing the highest level of leadership to RESCUE to build it up into a recognized national non-profit. |
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Maria T. Bonilla-Giuriato, Board Member and Political Advisor is currently the President of Bonilla-Giuriato & Associates with consulting business offices in the Monterey County Central Coast specializing in consulting projects or government work in the areas of business development, health and human services, agriculture, housing, economic development and government and corporate relations. Recently she opened a new office Giuriato & Zmery, an international trade and business consulting firm in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Her business partner is Mercedes Zmery of Guadalajara with major experience in the similar arenas. Bonilla-Giuriato & Zmery have a well established client base of the most prominent clients and projects in Jalisco, Merida and numerous other areas of Mexico as well as the United States. |
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Ross Nordin, CFO and Board Member joins RESCUE after a long career in finance and engineering. After living in Canada, Hungary, and several states, he has now settled in Los Angeles to focus on providing stewardship in corporate finance and operations. He brings a wealth of knowledge in finance and building scalable business systems. His professional career outside of the world of finance includes co-authoring an academic book relating to the impact of drug policy as well as teaching finance, math and marketing at universities. He is active in a variety of civic organizations including NAHREP. Outside of his professional interests you might find him playing in a rock band, sailing or out on the tennis court. Ross earned his MBA from the University of Michigan. |
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Mark Mellor, COO and Board Member obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in 1992. He was admitted to both the California and the District of Columbia Bars and has been practicing law for over 19 years in both state and federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Mellor started his own Real Estate and Business Litigation Practice in 2001 and has had three published opinions in the California Courts of Appeal. Mark also sits as an advisor on several prominent committees of the State Bar of California. He has been the Managing Editor for Litigation Update, a State Bar of California Litigation Section Publication for its members from January 2004 to the Present. He also is a member of the State Bar’s Real Estate Section in California and real estate broker. |
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Kim Wilburn, Board Member is the Assistant Vice President, Corporate Officer for Fidelity National Title Company. She brings over 23 years of experience in the Real Estate, Title, Escrow, and Default Servicing Industry in the Inland Empire. She has spent the past 13 years of her 23 year career with Fidelity National Title. Kim is a 40 year resident of Riverside, proud mother of two and attended Cal State Fullerton. She is active in several civic organizations including Habitat for Humanity Inland Empire, Keller Williams RED DAY (Renew, Energize and Donate) dedicated to improving our local communities and CAPP (Child Amputee and Prosthetic Project). |
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