Organization

The Executive Committee of Dannis Woliver Kelley is led by the Managing Shareholder, the firm’s President and five other Shareholders.

	Gregory J. Dannis President and Shareholder Located in our San Francisco Office
	Candace M. Bandoian Managing Shareholder Located in our Long Beach Office
	Sue Ann Salmon Evans Managing Shareholder of our Long Beach Office
	Marie A. Nakamura Managing Shareholder of our Sacramento Office
	Jonathan Pearl Managing Shareholder of our San Diego Office
	Matthew J. Tamel Managing Shareholder of our San Francisco Office and East Bay Office
	Kidd P. Crawford Managing Shareholder of our Fresno Office

The firm’s administrative leadership includes the following:

David S. Chi is the Chief Operating Officer of the firm and is located in the East Bay office. He has over 28 years of experience in the legal industry and more than 16 years in law firm administration and operations management. Mr. Chi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Davis and a Master of Business Administration degree from San Francisco State University.

Jill Nefkens is Chief Administrative Officer for the firm and is located in the Long Beach office. She has more than 25 years of experience in all areas of Human Resources Management and more than 15 years of experience in the legal industry. Ms. Nefkens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego. Ms. Nefkens also serves as the Chair of the Human Resources Advisory Board for CSULB’s College of Business Administration and volunteers as a mentor with CSULB’s Student Center for Professional Development.

Crystal L. Evers is the Controller of the firm and is located in the East Bay office. She has over 25 years of accounting experience, including 15 years with DWK. Ms. Evers earned her Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration and an accounting certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension.

Alex Reed is the Regional Office Administrator for the Long Beach, Fresno and San Diego offices. He has over twenty years of experience in all areas of Human Resources Management and Office Administration. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and holds certifications as a SHRM-SCP and MBTI Certified Practitioner.

Andrea Mas is the Regional Office Administrator for the San Francisco, East Bay and Sacramento offices. She has over a decade of legal experience and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as Paralegal Certification from San Francisco State University. With paralegal experience in immigration law, consumer finance, and construction litigation, Andrea transitioned her career to law firm administration.

Luis Kischmischian is the Director of Business Development and Client Services of the firm and is located in the Sacramento office. He is an entrepreneurial marketing and communications strategist with 10+ years of experience building healthy brands, strategizing engaging, impactful campaigns, and standing up new marketing infrastructure within major private offices, corporate industry, and universities. Mr. Kischmischian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Masters of Arts, and a Masters of Business Administration from Sacramento State.

Tom H. Choi is the Director of Information Technology of the firm and is located in the Long Beach office. He has over 25 years of experience in IT management, solution architecture, system administration, and client computing. Mr. Choi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from San Jose State University.