Professional Advisory Council
The Professional Advisory Council (PAC) is a volunteer group of estate planning attorneys, accountants, financial planners, fiduciaries and life care managers dedicated to supporting Torrance Memorial and educating the community on the benefits of charitable tax and estate planning. As part of PAC's community outreach, this group of professionals volunteers their time to conduct informative and educational seminars.
For additional information and/or to join the group call Nicholas Maddox at 310-784-4843 or Nicholas.Maddox@tmmc.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Gregory I. Becker
- Attorney/Real Estate Broker, Law Offices of Gregory I. Becker
- Beti Tsai Bergman
Attorney at Law, Peninsula Law - Stephanie F. Bezner
Attorney at Law, Doan-Bezner - Yvonne Chavez
Licensed Professional Fiduciary, Chavez-Meinzer Fiduciary Services - Stephen Conners
Certified Financial Planner, Connors Group - Phillip Cook
Certified Financial Planner, Mogul Wealth Management, Inc. - Christian Cordoba
President/Financial Advisor, California Retirement Advisors - Maureen Dearden | Co-Chair
Business Valuation, Hollingshead Dearden & Associates - Scott J. Donnelly
CPA, Partner, PDM CPAs - Vince Fierro
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones - Nancy Gragg
Wealth Management Advisor, Advanced Planning Solutions - Suzanne Grudnitski
Licensed Professional Fiduciary, ConservaTrust Fiduciary Services, Inc. - Theodore Y. Hanasano
Attorney at Law, CPA - Eric Harris
Attorney at Law, Hofer & Harris, APC - Bryan Hori
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Investments - Alexis M. Jensen
CPA, Personal Financial Specialist, Jensen & Company
- Derrick T. Kawamoto
Financial Consultant, Cetera Advisor Networks - Mathew Moore
Real Estate Broker/ Probate Expertise, WIN Real Estate Services, Inc. - Karen Pryor
CRMP, Branch Manager, Mutual of Omaha Reverse - Cristin Harris Rigg
Certified Financial Planner, Harris Financial Advisors, Inc. - Gregory Schill | Co-Chair
Certified Financial Planner, The Advisory Group - F. Thomas Schlappatha
Certified Financial Planner, Morgan Stanley - Marianne C. Sfreddo
CPA - Grace Greer St. Clair
Attorney at Law, St. Clair Law - Larry Takahashi
Certified Financial Planner, Larry Takahashi Financial Services - Sylvia Thompson
BA, CMC Certified Life Care Manager, LivHOME - Mark Tsujimoto
Financial Planner, Cetera Advisor Networks - Stuart Tsujimoto
Certified Financial Planner Regional Director, Cetera Advisor Networks - Kazuaki Uemura
Attorney at Law, Law Office of Kazuaki Uemura



Nadia Antii
Financial Planner
Riviera Wealth Management

Gregory I. Becker
Attorney/Real Estate Broker
Law Offices of Gregory I. Becker

Stephanie F. Bezner
Attorney at Law
Doan-Bezner

Kevin Bidenkap
Managing Partner/Wealth Advisor
Tortuga Wealth Management

Gene Brown
Licensed Professional Fiduciary
Bedrock Fiduciaries

Yvonne Chavez
Licensed Professional Fiduciary
Chavez Management & Fiduciary Services

Stephen Connors
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Connors Group

Phillip Cook
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Mogul Wealth Management, Inc.

Christian Cordoba
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
California Retirement Advisors

Maureen Dearden
Business Valuation
Hollingshead Dearden & Associates

Claire Durand
CFP®, Executive Director
JP Morgan Private Bank

Vince Fierro
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones

Suzanne Grudnitski
Licensed Professional Fiduciary
ConservaTrust Fiduciary Services, Inc.

Ali Haidar
Private Client Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo Advisors

Eric Harris
Attorney at Law
Pacific Coast Legacy Partners, LLP

Connor Hartwell
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Hartwell Financial Services

Brandon Hohm
CPA, Medical Accounting Services

Carol Kulencavich
CPA
PDM CPAs

Mathew Moore
Real Estate Broker/Probate Expertise
WIN Real Estate Services, Inc.

Karen Pryor
CRMP, Branch Manager
Mutual of Omaha Reverse

Cristin Harris Rigg
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
EP Wealth Advisors

Angela Park Sheldon
Managing Partner/Wealth Advisor
Tortuga Wealth Management

Gregory Schill
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
The Advisory Group

F. Thomas Schlappatha
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Eagle Shore Group at Morgan Stanley

Marianne C. Sfreddo
CPA

Grace Greer St. Clair
Attorney at Law
St. Clair Law

Larry Takahashi
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Larry Takahashi Financial Services

Sylvia Thompson
BM, CM Certified Aging Life Care Manager
Holistic Family Solutions

Mark Tsujimoto
Financial Planner
Cetera Advisor Networks

Stuart Tsujimoto
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Cetera Advisor Networks

Abby Waddell
Senior Real Estate & Probate Specialist
Compass

