The Board of Regents is comprised of individuals appointed
by the College's Board of Governors who are interested in
the development and endowment of Thomas Aquinas College. The
Regents aim to introduce the College to new friends and potential
benefactors and in general to foster and advance the welfare
of the College.
Members of the Board of Regents
Chairman
James N. Scanlon
Regents
William M. Costigan, M.D.
Scott Daily
James T. Fahey
Jeffrey A. Ketelhut
Alexander E. Lessard
Robert V. Libertini
Bernarda Neal
Gerard T. Weisbecker
James N. Scanlon is Chairman of Scanlon, Guerra, Jacobsen
& Burke Insurance Brokers in Woodland Hills, CA, a firm he
founded in 1985 to undertake comprehensive risk management
and insurance consulting. He has been in the insurance business
since 1981, and is a licensed broker/agent in 41 states for
property, casualty, life, and health insurance. He is a member
of numerous professional organizations, including the Agency
Peak Performance Exchange, the Building Industry Association,
and Independent Insurance Agents/Brokers. He obtained his
B.A. in history from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
(Elected, Nov. ‘02)
William M. Costigan, M.D. is a native Californian who grew
up in Thousand Oaks. Dr. Costigan received a Bachelor of Science
degree in engineering from the University of California at San Diego
in 1988, where he was the class valedictorian. He attended Tulane
University in New Orleans, where he earned a master's degree in
health administration. Having had a desire to become a doctor from
a young age, he then enrolled in the University of Southern California
Medical School and earned an MD. Specializing in spinal surgery,
Dr. Costigan has studied in some of the most prestigious medical
institutions in the world, including Oxford University and the University
of Nottingham. Currently, he is a partner with Congress Medical
Associates, Inc., a multi-specialty orthopedic medical practice
in Pasadena, California. Having witnessed God using the waters of
Lourdes to heal a sick friend, he is now a Provisional Knight in
the Order of Malta, known around the world for its annual pilgrimages
to this shrine of Our Lady. (Elected, October ‘05)
Scott Daily is the President and founder of Matilija LLC, an investment
company that manages a diversified private portfolio of investments. His business
experience includes commercial and residential real estate, citrus ranch management
and investment management. He currently serves as President of Legatus for the
Ventura-Los Angeles Valley Chapter, is President of the International Theological
Institute American Foundation, and is a member of Rancheros Adolfo. He earned an
M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University in strategic business management, in addition to
studying international business at the E.S.S.E.C. Ecole de Management in Paris.
He received a B.A. in business from the University of Southern California with an
emphasis in Accounting and Real Estate Finance. He is a fourth generation native
of Ventura County. (Elected, May '05)
James T. Fahey is a Product Manager at SanDisk Corporation in Milpitas,
California, where he manages flash-memory based card products for the mobile market.
His technology background includes Product Marketing, Product Management, and Semiconductor
Design roles both in the Silicon Valley and in Europe as well as a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. He earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts
from Thomas Aquinas College in 1994 and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in
Philosophy part-time from the International Catholic University. He is a Third Order
Carmelite (OCDS) in the Infant Jesus Carmelite Community in Santa Clara, California.
A former wine steward, he enjoys broadening his knowledge of wine by visiting the
greatest wineries and wine regions in California and around the world.
(Elected, Feb. '08)
Jeffrey A. Ketelhut is the Senior Associate Director
of Customer Relationship Management at Amgen, Inc., a biotechnology
corporation based in Thousand Oaks, CA, which he joined in
1992. He has worldwide responsibility for the success of the
Sales & Marketing organization through the use of information
technology. He previously served for Dataproducts Corporation
in Woodland Hills, CA, where he held positions in logistics,
production control, and materials management. He is a member
of the American Production & Inventory Control Society
(APICS), the Association for Quality & Participation (AQP),
and the California Council of Quality and Service (CCQS).
He obtained his B.S. in management science, production and
operations management from California State University, Northridge,
and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. (Elected, Nov.
‘03)
Alexander E. Lessard, formerly President of The Palisades
Financial Group in Los Angeles, is a founding partner of TA Wealth
Management within UBS Financial Services Inc., with offices in La
Jolla and Los Angeles. The focus of TA Wealth Management is the
Tactical Allocation of assets throughout all stages of wealth accumulation,
preservation and transfer. Alex holds a Bachelors degree (B.A.),
Summa cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas (1985); a doctorate
in Systematic Theology and Ethics (Ph.D.) from Boston College (1997);
and a Masters of Science in Financial Services (MSFS), with a concentration
in complex business and estate planning, from The American College
(2003). He holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation
and has passed Level One of the Charered Financial Analyst Program
(CFA). In addition to being a member of the Board of Regents, Alex
serves on the board of InsideCatholic.com and Morley Publishing
in Washington, DC; as the Program Director on the Pasadena Chapter
Board of Legatus International; and as Treasurer of St. Monica Academy
in Pasadena, CA. Alex has been married to Angela (née Grimm) since
1991 and their ninth child was born in February 2008." (Elected,
Feb. '08)
Robert V. Libertini is the Financial Operations Principal
and Treasurer of Cabrera Capital Markets, Inc., in Chicago,
IL. He is also Director of Midtown Cultural Center, Inc.,
in Chicago, where he has been since 1996. He received his
B.S. in Economics and Finance in 1984 from Boston College,
where he obtained his M.S. in Finance in 1987. He spent seven
summers in Lithuania establishing English and Catechism programs
for junior high and high school-aged boys. While there, he
became involved in business, starting a stock brokerage company
and two grocery stores.
(Elected, May ‘02)
Bernarda Neal (Elected, Feb. '08)
Gerard T. Weisbecker is Senior Vice-President at Griffin
Industries bringing the international investment community to the
firm to enhance and expand its real estate investment and development
platform. He was Senior Exec VP and CIO of Banco de la Nacion Argentina,
the commercial arm of the Argentine Central Bank where he managed
the 18 billion U.S. dollar portfolio of the bank. From there he
began a successful 20 year career as partner and managing director
with Kidder, Peabody and Company, a long standing investment banking
firm. After their buyout in 1994, he successfully transitioned into
a managing director role at Merrill Lynch and Stone and Youngberg
LLC. Jerry received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics
and Finance from St. Johns University in New York and completed
graduate courses in Financial Management of Commercial Banks at
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a commissioned
officer in the United States Army. He is a past chapter president
of Legatus Int'l, a world renowned business leaders' organization.
Jerry and his wife Francine have been married for 40 years and have
three grown boys and four grand children. They are active in many
local political, social and religious groups which keep them very
busy in addition to their ever so cherished grand-parenting duties.
(Elected, Feb. '08)
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