METRO MOVERS METRO MOVERS 2016 Anneke Stender Anneke Stender is the executive vice president of TAG, an outsourced accounting and enterprise software consultancy firm. She has over 15 years of experience in the financial and accounting industry. She oversees TAG’s Corporate Accounting and Family CFO Divisions, mainly focusing on finance functions on a CFO and Controller-level to support companies and individuals. In addition to managing a team of managers and accountants she is also responsible for new business development and implementing a strate- gic plan for growth into new industries and geographical areas. Stender has been instrumental in TAG’s success. She has helped mar- ket and brand outsourced accounting in Southern California as a mainstream service and feasible option of any size. Under her leadership, TAG has expanded offices into Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Ontario and Reno, Nev., to capitalize on under-served markets. Originally from Germany, she graduated summa cum laude from San Diego State with a B.S. degree in finance. She ac- tively participates in professional associations such as the Estate Planning Council of San Diego. Mary Ann McGarry Mary Ann McGarry is chief executive officer of Guild Mortgage Company. She began her career with Guild in 1984 as a supervi- sor in Internal Audit after a successful career in public accounting. Within five years at Guild, she was promoted to senior vice pres- ident of loan administration and information technology. She was named to Guild’s board of directors in 1988 and promoted to president in 2005 and to CEO in 2007, when she led a management buyout of the company from its founder. She has since been the driving force in the development and execution of the company’s growth plans and objectives, including formulating and exe- cuting strategies. As a result, Guild has successfully weathered the turbulence of occasional upheavals in the housing market, grown at a time when other independent mortgage companies were contracting and is well positioned for future growth and prosperity. Guild anticipates having loan volume of $12 billion and servicing volume of $20.8 billion for its most recent 12 months. McGarry has led the team to create the Guild Giving Program, which encourages employees to donate time and energy to worthy causes in their own communities. Guild has 234 branch and satellite offices in 25 states, and it has correspondent banking relationships with credit unions and community banks in 47 states. Kevin Meissner Vipul Dayal Greg Vega Loren Freestone Kevin Meissner is a top producing Vipul Dayal is the executive director of GregVega is a former U.S. Attorney Loren Freestone is a partner at commercial real estate executive at Charity for Hope, a multi-purpose non- and current shareholder in the San Higgs Fletcher & Mack. He was Cushman & Wakefield. He won profit organization that provides finan- Diego law firm of Seltzer, Caplan recently elected to serve as presi- “The Rocky Balboa Award” in 2009 cial aid and supplies to other non-profits McMahon Vitek. He has partnered dentr-elect of the San Diego as the highest grossing rookie bro- in need. Charity for Hope’s mission is with law enforcement leaders across County Bar Association and will ker in San Diego. He is the varsity to collect , send and distribute aid as the nation to reduce the country’s assume the role of president in coach for boys soccer at Cathedral well as food supplies, new and old unprecedented number of impris- 2017. He is the former chair of the Catholic High School, played col- clothes, books, medicine, medical equip- oned citizens while also maintain- County Bar Association’s Ethnic lege soccer at the University of San ment and overall assistance to the poor, ing public safety. He is a founding Relations and Diversity Commit- Diego and professioinally for three ill, destitute and economically deprived. member of the newly-established tee, and former chair of the County years with the Timbers. He is a na- He is president of VNR Manage- Law Enforcement Leaders to Re- Bar Association’s Diversity Fellow- tive San Diegan with strong ties ment,Inc., a hospitality development duce Crime and incarceration. He is ship Program. He’s been selected as within the community. He goes out and management company that cur- a member of the board of the San a Super Lawyer and has been of his way to make sure his clients rently operates family-owned hotel Diego Economic Development named to the Best of Bar list for (predominantly office tenants) are businesses. He is director at large of the Corporation. 2016. treated above and beyond the usual Asian American Hotel Owners Associ- protocol. He attends several net- ation. Dayal is a member of the San working events every week and is Diego County’s Regional Human Traf- constantly touring offices with his ficking and Commercial Exploitation of clients. Children Advisory Council. 31ST ANNIVERSARY 1985-2016 | NO. 2 VOL. XXXI | SANDIEGOMETRO.COM 13 METRO MOVERS Jack Burger Carly Glova Jason Anderson Dana Toppel Jack Burger is founder and presi- Carly Glova is the founder and president Jason Anderson is president and CEO Dana Toppel is the chief operating offi- dent/CEO of Burger Construction, a of Building Careers LLC, an executive of Cleantech San Diego, a nonprofit cer for the Jewish Family Service of San locally-based commercial construction search service firm that allows compa- member organization that positions the Diego, one of the city’s leading agencies firm. The firm is now in its 23rd year. nies in the commercial real estate indus- greater San Diego region as a global focused on helping older adults achieve Burger’s civic participation includes try to find and retain top-tier talent. Her leader in the clean tech economy. Clean- self-sufficiency, and lead healthy, inde- the Downtown San Diego Partner- firm is the only executive search firm tech’s members are committed to ad- pendent lives. As chief operating officer, ship, San Diego Regional Chamber of with boots on the ground in San Diego vancing sustainable solutions to benefit Toppel is a driving source behind the Commerce and the San Diego Re- that is solely focused on recruiting and the economy and the environment. Be- implementation of the agency’s mission, gional Economic Development Cor- placement for the commercial real estate fore joining Cleantech, Anderson was overseeing all operations under JFS’s poration. He and his employees industry. Before founding Building Ca- the vice president of business develop- $17 million annual budget, developing annually cross the U.S./Mexico border reers, she achieved notoriety in the local ment for the San Diego Regional Eco- partnerships with peer organizations, to participate in the Baja Challenge, real estate industry for her work analyz- nomic Development Corporation. He public officials and funders. JFS was se- hosted by Project Mercy. In the ing the underlying assets for the NBC holds a degree in corporate communi- lected by United Way of San Diego process, Burger Construction has Universal/Comcast acquisition and as a cations from the University of Texas and County for a $450,000 collective impact helped build more than 100 homes for valuation consultant on the Empire State is a 2008 graduate of LEAD San Diego. grant. Toppel is active at the Price Fam- those who have very few resources. Building as part of a large New York of- ily Preschool and a proud supporter of fice portfolio that same year. Planned Parenthood. Gregg Parise Kevin Choquette Gabriel Bristol Daisy Adato Greg Parise is the chief executive of Ken Choquette founded Fident Capital Gabriel Bristol is the CEO and presi- Daisy Adato is the founder of Basil Events.com. Investors include To- in 2005, and has been a business owner dent of Intelicare Direct, a leading cus- Brands, a branding agency. She studied morrow Ventures, Chris Burch via and entrepreneur for more than 10 years. tomer service solutions company. He is business management at San Diego Burch Creative Capital, Silverstein He has served on the board of the San widely recognized as one of today’s most State and graduated with a bachelor’s Properties President Tal Kerret, DLA Diego chapter of Entrepreneurs Organ- talented customer service CEOs be- degree in science. She also attended the Piper Venture Fund, Wilson Sonsini ization and currently serves as a mentor cause of his track record of developing Art Institute of California-San Diego Investment Company and Arctaris, La to budding business owners. Choquette turnkey solutions, effective customer from which she graduated with a B.A. Jolla Company and Moore Venture is a full member of the local Residential care and sales programs for small and degree in advertising. Adato owned and Partners. User first is one of Events Council, which brings public and private medium size businesses across various operated the International Dance core values. The company creates all developers, city leaders and their con- industries. He was a child of the foster Company for 10 years, and sold the experiences with their user in mind. sultants together in housing policy, system. He was abused and bullied in company to the Ballet Conservatory Events’ focus ensures a positive experi- placemaking and residential Develop- high school, which ultimately led to him before she turned 27. She is a former ence and is also a catalyst for its second ment for the San Diego region. He dropping out. Bristol lived for a time on counselor of the Ken Jewish Commu- core value – innovation. He is a vice holds a bachelor’s degree in classical gui- the streets in Michigan and later in Los nity and was a design volunteer for the president of PEERS Network.