Advisors to the Board
William Hanna
William serves as the key financial advisor to the board of directors of JJF and JCNI. He plays a major role in structuring the financing of the Jacobs Family Foundation, Market Creek Plaza, and other components of The Village at Market Creek.
William’s leadership in finance and investing spans more than 40 years. He is a managing director of venture capital firms California Technology Ventures, LLC and Jacobs Capital Group, LLC. He is the founding president and director of Cedars Bank, and has served nationally and internationally in key leadership positions in numerous financial institutions and covering all aspects of investment banking.
William serves on the board of the Southern California Small Business Development Corporation and numerous civic organizations ranging from the Boys Scouts of America and American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) to the American Arab Educational Foundation and National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce.
He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his business success and extensive community service.
William holds an MBA from Harvard University and a bachelors of commerce from McGill University in Montreal.
Gerald “Jerry” F. Scheck, CPA
Jerry Scheck has been a partner at Paddock Jones Morse, Inc. since 2001 and has been serving individual and business clients in public accounting for over twenty years.
Jerry currently practices in the areas of individual, business and nonprofit tax planning and accounting services. He has experience in providing auditing services to small and medium sized businesses and nonprofit organizations. He provides accounting and tax services to professional corporations and partnerships that specialize in areas such as law, engineering, architecture and business consulting. Jerry also works closely with nonprofit organizations and private foundations assisting them with their specialized accounting and tax compliance needs.
Jerry is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and is a member of the Estate Planning Committee of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Kurt Kicklighter
Kurt has worked as a member of the Market Creek Plaza Community Ownership Team since early in 2000 to coordinate the legal and financial requirements for approval of the Community-Development Initial Public Offering (CD-IPO). He now serves as a legal advisor to the board of directors for JFF and JCNI.
Kurt is a Partner and past Chair of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripp’s Business Practice Group. During his more than 27 years of practice, Kurt has counseled boards of directors and management of financial institutions and public companies and their investment bankers in a wide variety of strategic transactions. He has successfully assisted companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising, board of directors issues, and shareholder relations.
Kurt has been named as the best banking lawyer in San Diego by Best Lawyers in America. He is a frequent speaker on strategic legal issues facing community banks and public companies.
Kurt received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. He received his J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law in New York City. He also holds an LLM in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law.
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