Published on Noozhawk in Business on May 1, 2016.
By Jennifer Goddard Combs
Dave Pintard, President of Pintard Commercial Real Estate
Local real estate veteran David Pintard has opened Pintard Commercial Real Estate specializing in commercial real estate leasing and investment properties, including syndication, ground up development and development entitlements.
Pintard has been active in local real estate since 1979. Before launching Pintard Commercial Real Estate, he served as Director of Leasing at Investec for past 20 years, responsible for the leasing and tenant retention of more than 1.350 million square feet, asset re-positioning and development of commercial buildings from Camarillo to San Luis Obispo.
Prior to his successful tenure at Investec, Pintard was president of Stewart Title of Santa Barbara and senior marketing consultant at Grubb & Ellis Commercial Real Estate.
Working primarily in Santa Barbara, his impressive achievements include negotiating leases, on behalf of the landlord, with well-known names in the financial industry, including Chase Bank, American Riviera Bank, Rabobank, Scottrade, Citizens Business Bank, First Republic Bank, Bank of the West and Wells Fargo Advisors.
Recently, he secured the new lease with Vons in the Mesa Shopping Center in the former Haggen site, and extended the lease term with Metropolitan Theatres in Paseo Nuevo.
Additionally, he represented the landlord in lease transactions with prominent national and international brands such as Pier 1 Imports, Walmart, Claire’s, Clark Shoes, Swarovski, Foot Locker, Metropolitan Theatres, Verizon, BevMo!, GameStop, Petco, Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supplies, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, PizzaRev, Brighton Retail, Zumiez, Subway, Payless ShoeSource, Vons, Rite Aid, FedEx Kinkos, The Shade Store, GNC, Supercuts, Trader Joe’s, Sally Beauty, Massage Envy, European Wax Spa, Great Clips, Chili’s, McDonald’s and Starbucks.
His professional affiliations include an active membership in the International Council of Shopping Centers and associate member of Downtown Santa Barbara.
Pintard studied economics at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. An enthusiastic community volunteer, he is a past president of Santa Barbara Pony Baseball, the Santa Barbara Foresters Semi-Pro Baseball Organization and the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table. Pintard was inducted into the SBART Hall of Fame in 2006, and previously served as a board director for the Page Youth Center and Santa Barbara Family YMCA.
Pintard Commercial Real Estate is located at 201 W. Montecito St. in Santa Barbara. For more information, contact Pintard at 805.895.4071 or email dave@pintardgroup.com.
Published on Noozhawk in Nonprofits on April 21, 2016
By Jennifer Goddard Combs
Kim Hardy and Leanne Wood have been announced as the co-chairs of the sixth annual Teacher’s Fund Golf Tournament and Dinner Extravaganza, scheduled for Oct. 7, 2016, at Glen Annie Golf Course. The day will begin with registration at 10 a.m with a 12 p.m. tee off, and the Dinner Extravaganza is scheduled for 5 p.m.
From left to right: Leanne Wood and Kim Hardy
Quickly becoming a Santa Barbara tradition, the golf tournament includes multiple contests, a silent auction, fantastic giveaways and gourmet food and drink. All money raised is earmarked for the Teacher’s Fund.
The Teacher’s Fund was created by Village Properties co-owners Renee Grubb and Ed Edick in 2002 as a way to deepen their commitment and give back to the community they serve.
The purpose of the nonprofit is to raise money for Santa Barbara-area teachers so they may enrich the classroom experience with added supplies, materials and equipment in addition to outside classroom activities not covered by school funds.
To date, more than $1.5 million has been donated to Santa Barbara County elementary, middle and high school teachers in both public and private schools.
Leanne Wood, a New Zealand native, has lived in Santa Barbara for the past three years after moving from North Carolina, where she owned a real estate company for ten years.
Prior to that she lived in Europe where she managed a nonprofit and ran extensive fundraising projects for relief and development in Eastern Europe. She has been a real estate professional since 2003 and joined the Village Properties team in 2015.
Wood currently works in Village Properties’ Montecito office. She makes her home in Santa Barbara with her husband.
She may be reached at 805.284.7177 or Leanne@villagesite.com.
Kim Hardy is a native Californian and has called the Central Coast home since 1995. She is currently serving as a consultant specializing in sponsorship, promotion and event coordination.
Hardy also sat on the board of directors from 2004-07 for the Teacher’s Fund. She, her husband and their two sons live in Santa Barbara.
Hardy may be reached at 805.453.2343 or kimhardy87@gmail.com.
To learn about participating in or donating to either the Teacher’s Fund or in the 6th Annual Teacher’s Fund Golf Tournament and Dinner Extravaganza, contact the Teacher’s Fund at 805.284.7177 or visit www.teachersfund.org.
To learn more about Village Properties, call 805.969.8900 or visit www.villagesite.com.
We nominated our client, Renee Grubb, co-founder of Village Properties for Pacific Coast Business Times' Top 50 Women in Business. Congratulations Renee, for not only being named Top 50, but also receiving Editor's Choice!
Published on The Ventura County Star in Business on March 19, 2016
Channel Islands Aviation Flight School chief flight instructor David Koble (right) conducts a flight lesson with Danny Zarachoff, of Moorpark. The school has received examination approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Flight school OK'd to issue licenses
Camarillo-based Channel Islands Aviation Flight School has received examination approval from the Federal Aviation Authority, the family-owned business said.
FAA examination authority means flight school has the privilege to conduct end-of-course checks and testing for student pilots and to issue pilot licenses. An outside FAA-designated pilot examiner previously had to conduct the exam.
"One advantage of receiving examination approval is the scheduling end-of-course checks. We don't have to wait for an outside examiner's schedule to coincide with a test date," said David Koble, the flight school's chief flight instructor, who will be issuing pilot certifications. "We can streamline student activities and the test dates. It's more expedient."
Started in 1976, the Channel Islands Aviation Flight School offers private pilot, instrument rating, commercial single engine, certified flight instructor, and advanced ground instructor courses. A youth aviation academy is offered in the summer.
We arranged for our client, Village Properties, to be on the cover of Voice, aka Casa Magazine.
Congratulations to Village Properties on 20 years!
Brad Tisdale spoke with radio hosts Dianne Duva on Duva and Neil Kreisel's "Money Talk" radio show on KZSB 1290 AM to discuss the introduction of the Long-Term Care Benefit plan at Life Care Funding. The Long-Term Care Benefit Plan converts a life insurance policy into a monthly benefit that pays for any form of Senior Care including Homecare, Assisted Living, Nursing Home, Memory Care, and Hospice.
Published on Noozhawk in Business on January 27, 2016.
By Gina Potthoff, Noozhawk Staff Writer
Jeff DeVine and Joanne Funari have finished consolidating their two community banks in a merger that now goes by the American Riviera Bank name. DeVine will remain CEO as Funari, former interim CEO and COO at the Bank of Santa Barbara, will stay on as COO. (Gina Potthoff / Noozhawk photo)
A large-scale meet-and-greet went on last week within the walls of the American Riviera Bank in downtown Santa Barbara, where employees of the former Bank of Santa Barbara settled into new digs.
The merger between the two community banks became official Jan. 1, but the Jan. 16-17 weekend marked moving day and consolidation of the downtown offices, both right next door on Figueroa Street between State and Anacapa streets.
Last week was also the first chance for customers of the respective banks to run into each other at the 1033 Anacapa St. headquarters, where American Riviera Bank has operated since 2006.
“We pretty much doubled overnight,” said Jeff DeVine, who has stayed on as CEO of American Riviera Bank. “It went surprisingly well.”
That’s thanks to some six months of preparation to combine efforts since the merger was announced in July 2015, he said.
With the union, American Riviera Bank becomes the second-largest community bank based in Santa Barbara with assets over $400 million and three South Coast branches.
American Riviera Bank already had a location at 525 San Ysidro Rd. in Montecito.
Bank of Santa Barbara, which opened in 2005 before being recapitalized by local investors in 2009, already had a Goleta branch at 5880 Calle Real.
Its former 12 E. Figueroa St. headquarters will be subleased to a yet-to-be-determined tenant.
Bank of Santa Barbara’s small business administration lending department complements American Riviera Bank’s mortgage department.
The American Riviera Bank merged with the Bank of Santa Barbara in a deal that places the community banking institutations in a position to better lend and conduct business. (Gina Potthoff / Noozhawk photo)
American Riviera Bank had the better online system, dedicated parking lot and two levels of offices. A Bank of Santa Barbara program inspired the partnership to add a two-vehicle courier fleet to ferry non-cash deposits.
What DeVine sees now is a manageable — and scalable — full-service community bank that can process two times the loans while splitting the cost of complying with ever-changing federal banking regulations.
“It’s really difficult for a small bank,” said DeVine, who sat down with Noozhawk this week to discuss the changes along with Joanne Funari, who went from interim CEO and COO of Bank of Santa Barbara to executive vice president and COO of the combined bank.
Both view the merger as an opportunity to serve more clients — many of them small business owners — without compromising on quality.
The two institutions went from a combined 78 employees to 62, 10 of which were displaced because of overlap and some who chose to leave prior to the merger, DeVine said.
With the overall bump, Funari said American Riviera Bank could hire a dedicated human resources director, IT professional and regional bank manager along with a loan and central services expansion.
“It’s a community bank feel,” Funari said.
“Small business people want to know their banker. Now we cover Goleta all the way to Montecito.”
A branding study helped the institutions pick the name after learning that American Riviera Bank had more potential for two reasons: it didn’t pigeonhole the bank to stay inside Santa Barbara or Santa Barbara County and it turned up fewer options under a Google search.
American Riviera Bank is also focused on toeing the line to cater to those who prefer to scan checks with their cell phones or ATMs as well as the old-school clients who still want to shake an associate’s hand.
It’s too soon to say when the bank might grow. Funari said the team is much more focused on making sure clients and employees are happy with and understand the changes, with potential to add more services as needed.
Channel Islands Aviation has been featured in the Ventura County Star to announce their partnership with Liberty University in Virginia. CIA has teamed with the university to promote students getting their pilot's license, while simultaneously getting a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics.
Congratulations, Channel Islands Aviation!
SABER at The University Club in Downtown Santa Barbara.
From left to right: Judy Rattray, First American Title; Mark Schniepp, Presenter; Jennifer Goddard Combs, Moderator; and John Palmenteri, TV/News Reporter.
Mark Schniepp, PhD., California Economic Forecast, Brian Johnson, Marcus & Millichap, Keith Berry, Keith Berry Real Estate and Justin Anderson, Ameriflex Financial Services presented "How Long Can the Current Economic Boom Continue? What You Have to Know." at SABER: Santa Barbara Executive Roundtable (SABER) on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Nearly 70 attendees heard from theses Central Coast experts in finance, commercial and residential real estate as well as an acclaimed economist along with breakfast and a chance to network with local professionals. The event was sponsored by Palius + O’Kelley, CPAs Inc., Riviera Insurance Services, LLC., Heritage Oaks Bank, Spherion, Hahka Kitchens, AmeriFlex Financial Services, and Keith C. Berry Real Estate.
SABER: Santa Barbara Executive Round Table is Santa Barbara’s premier small business educator and networking organization, dedicated to enhancing the professional lives and skills of local business leaders. Guest speakers renowned in their fields are invited to educate attendees in subjects that are pertinent to business success. For more information go to www.sabersantabarbara.com.
Dianne Duva, CFP
Published on Noozhawk in Nonprofits on November 11, 2015.
The St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara announced the officers of its board of directors for the new year. Dianne Duva will serve her second term as president.
Duva has served on the board since 2009. She is a certified financial planner with Arlington Financial. She holds the series 7 and 66 registrations as well as life, accident and health, and variable insurance licenses.
Vice President Kathleen Baushke is the executive director of Transition House.
CPA Nora Taugher is the treasurer. She works for the accounting firm of Ridgeway & Warner.
John Eck will serve as secretary. He is an attorney at the legal firm of Griffith & Thornburgh, LLP.
With a focus on individuals the most in need, the St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara promotes and supports healthcare in the South Coast communities of Santa Barbara County. The foundation began over 100 years ago in 1908.
For more information about the St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara, call 805.563.4702, email Dianne.duva@arlingtonfa.com or info@stfrancisfoundationsb.org, or visit www.stfrancisfoundationsb.org.
Published on Noozhawk in Business on November 3, 2015.
Beth Mitchell
Beth Mitchell has been named vice president of employee benefits at the Oxnard office of Santa Barbara-based HUB International Insurance Services Inc..
Prior to working at HUB International for nearly eight years, Mitchell has worked for over thirty years in employee benefits.
After working with a large carrier for over 14 years, Mitchell began working to assist clients with the complexities of the employee benefits world on the brokerage side.
Mitchell's wealth of knowledge and experience in the private and public sectors in employee benefits, marketing, sales, financing arrangements, wellness initiatives, contracts, employee staffing and benefits plan administration make her an integral part of the HUB team.
Mitchell can be reached at 805.618.3714 or by email at beth.mitchell@hubinternational.com.
American Riviera Bank appeared on the front page of the Santa Barbara News Press on October 29, 2015.
Published on Noozhawk in Non-Profits on October 28, 2015
Leading the charge for the Santa Barbara Family YMCA's annual campaign are, from left, co-chairs Tom and Beth Schmid and chair Matt Rowe. (Santa Barbara Family YMCA photo)
The Santa Barbara Family YMCA has set $185,000 as the goal for its annual campaign, and Matt Rowe, Santa Barbara Family YMCA board member, has been selected as campaign chair to ensure the fundraising target is met.
Every dollar raised in the annual campaign is applied to placing kids and families in need in YMCA programs, such as swimming classes, health and wellness programs, day camps, sleep-away camps and after-school care.
This year marks the sixth annual campaign that Rowe has participated in, and the third of which he has been campaign chair.
“Already a lot of planning and organization has gone into turning our $185,000 goal into a reality,” Rowe said. “The money raised allows the Santa Barbara Family YMCA to make good on our promise to be an inclusive and responsible force for positive change in our community.”
Rowe was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He joined the YMCA in 2006, when he and his family lived in Darien, Conn. They transferred the family membership to Santa Barbara upon relocating.
Rowe is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley’s Santa Barbara office.
Assisting Rowe in overseeing the annual campaign are co-chairs Beth Schmid, fellow YMCA board member, and her husband, Tom. The two have played an integral role in past campaigns, according to Rowe, and he feels very confident that with their support, and the support of management, staff and volunteer campaigners, the annual campaign will be a successful one.
“Our annual campaign plays such a pivotal role in our YMCA’s efforts to give back to our community,” Rowe said. “For me, chairing our annual campaign is an honor and a privilege and represents the highlight of my charitable efforts each year.”
To learn more the Santa Barbara Family YMCA’s annual campaign, call 805.687.7727.