The Profile
Diane Carbray
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- Published on 08/31/2012 - 8:40 am
- Written by The Business Journal Staff
Diane Carbray
Executive Director
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County
What We Do: We enable youth, especially those who need us most, to become productive caring responsible adults. We provide youth, ages 6-18, with programs in character and leadership, education and careers, healthy life skills, the arts, and sports and recreation including developing social skills. We are open every day after school from 2:30 to 8 pm and provide professional trained and caring staff that develops relationships with the kids.
Education: Centralia High School, Centralia, Kansas; Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas: Bachelor’s in physical education and biology; Ohio University, Athens, Ohio: Master’s in sports administration.
Age: 58
Family: I grew up in a large family in Kansas with 13 brothers and sisters, 10 still living. Mom is 93. My husband is John Carbray, sons David and Kyle both work for CBS Sports. Tuxedo the dog has been the family “kid” for 6 years.
Emerson Estrada
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- Published on 08/24/2012 - 8:39 am
- Written by The Business Journal Staff
Emerson Estrada
President/CEO
CALBEC Group
What We Do: We help business improve their profitability and productivity by helping them optimize operational setup.
Education: Bachelor’s in psychology from UC Davis, Masters of Business Administration from the Craig School of Business at Fresno State
Age: 38
Family: Wife Norma Ramirez, brothers and parents
Kenneth K. Taniguchi
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- Published on 08/17/2012 - 8:45 am
- Written by The Business Journal Staff
Kenneth K. Taniguchi
President
Fresno County Bar Association
What We Do: Every person charged with a crime punishable by imprisonment has a Constitutional right to an attorney if they cannot afford to hire one. There are also other instances where a State Statute may provide for court appointed counsel as well. Public defenders are the primary attorneys appointed by the court where a right to counsel exists.
Education: Bachelor of Science in wildlife & fisheries biology from UC Davis and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law
Also attended Crawford Nautical School and hold a Near Coastal Masters License from the US Coast Guard
Age: 60
Family: Single
Dr. Kevin Lester
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- Published on 08/10/2012 - 9:13 am
- Written by The Business Journal Staff
Dr. Kevin Lester
General Orthopedist
Center for Excellence
What We Do: I am a general orthopedist. To date I have treated 55,000 patients. I specialize in mini-incision hip and knee replacement and carpal tunnel surgery.
Education: Bullard High School; University of California, San Diego (BA); University of California, Irvine (MD); University of Southern California (Internship); Penn State University (Orthopedic Residency)
Age: 62
Steve Canfield
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- Published on 08/03/2012 - 9:23 am
- Written by Shae Sarraf
Steve Canfield
Fresno First Bank
Executive Vice President/CFO
What We Do: We believe businesses and individuals want the “hands-on, know your customer” approach, especially when it comes to their money. We’ve made it our mission to provide a full range of banking services differentiated by an ability to tailor and adjust services quickly to meet needs and opportunities unique to this area.
Education: B.S. business administration from Fresno State, 1981, BAI Bank Management Program, Duke University
Age: 52
Family: Wife Jacquie, Daughter Ashley, Son Thomas
Doug Pingel
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- Published on 07/27/2012 - 10:34 am
- Written by Shae Sarraf
Doug Pingel
Program Director
Self-Help Enterprises
What We Do: Self-Help Enterprises, incorporated in 1965, is an organization dedicated to improving the living conditions of farm laborers and other lower-income families of the San Joaquin Valley, primarily through providing housing-related programs and community service activities.
Randy Dhindsa
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- Published on 07/20/2012 - 9:51 am
- Written by Shae Sarraf
Senior Vice President
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fresno
What We Do: Bank of America serves individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk management products and services. Business Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch serves companies with annual revenues between $5 million and $50 million. Nationally, Bank of America Merrill Lynch serves one out of every five companies in the Business Banking range.
Education: Bachelor’s of Science in finance from Fresno State; currently studying for a Master of Business Administration at Western Governors University
Age: 33
Family: Wife, Traci, and one son, Jackson. Also two mini-dachshunds, Odie and Brutus
Ali Nekumanesh
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- Published on 07/13/2012 - 9:14 am
- Written by Leah Canseco
Ali Nekumanesh
Central Valley Score
Chairman
What We Do: SCORE provides counseling and mentoring services to individuals and organizations with all their business needs
Education: B.A. Political Science/Economics, Metropolitan State University
Age: 58
Family: Wife Debbie, three sons, two grandsons.
Mike Jennings
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- Published on 07/06/2012 - 10:46 am
- Written by Leah Canseco
Mike Jennings
Spectrum Energy Solutions, Inc.
CEO and founder
Xavier E. Romano
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- Published on 06/29/2012 - 2:42 pm
- Written by Leah Canseco
Alliant International University, Fresno Campus
Director
What we do: At the Fresno campus, Master’s and Doctoral Studies in clinical psychology, forensic psychology & organizational behavior
