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Valley 200 – 2024: Paula Bahamon

By
Kelly Garcia
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Vice President, Community Development Manager, Mission Valley Bank

As a vice president and community development manager at Mission Valley Bank in Sun Valley, Bahamon assists small- to mid-sized companies in growing their businesses. Bahamon’s responsibilities also include providing community outreach in an advisory capacity to educate business owners about financial literacy. Prior to her current role, she was a founding member of the Small Business Banking Program for Bank of America in 2010. She serves on the boards of MEND – Meet Each Need with Dignity and TMC Community Capital. She is on the advisory board of NEW Women’s Business Center and previously was on the advisory board of Woodbury University’s School of Management and was on the board of governors of the Valley Economic Alliance.

Valley 200 – 2024: Roberto Barragán

By
Kelly Garcia
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Managing Director, Icon CDC

As managing director of ICON CDC, Barragán oversees the largest small business assistance organization in the San Fernando Valley. Over the last two years, Barragán has secured over $4.5 million in grants to support client growth, sidewalk vending and business incubation programs. Most recently, he started a new Valley-based $400,000 small business micro loan fund. He is the executive director of the California Community Economic Development Association. For the past seven years, Barragán has served as the principal of Aquaria Funding Solutions, which seeks to expand community development financial institutions of color. Barragán is also on the board of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association.

Valley 200 – 2024: Victor Berrellez

By
Kelly Garcia
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Vice President – Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, US Bank

As vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at U.S. Bank, Berrellez works with middle-market companies to enhance their profitability and maximize their cash flow. Berrellez has over 30 years of experience in commercial banking. Prior to joining U.S. Bank, he worked for Bank of America and California United Bank, where he served as vice president and relationship manager. He also held management roles at American Business Bank and City National Bank. He is a two-time chair and current board member at the Valley Industry & Commerce Association. He has also served on the board of St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic School and as chair of the board of directors of Valley Community Healthcare.

Valley 200 – 2024: David Bonrouhi

By
Kelly Garcia
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Co-Founder, Managing Director, Calabasas Capital

Bonrouhi co-founded the boutique investment banking advisory firm Calabasas Capital in 2009. He serves as managing director of the firm, which focuses on sell- and buy-side mergers and acquisitions and private equity and debt capital raising in the lower middle market for family-held and other entrepreneur-led, privately-owned companies. Bonrouhi earned an MBA in finance and entrepreneurial studies from UCLA and a Master of Accountancy from Miami University in Ohio. He began his investment banking career at Merrill Lynch in New York after becoming a CPA while at PriceWaterhouse. He later worked in private equity for UnionBanCal Equities. He is active with the Association for Corporate Growth and other groups.

Valley 200 – 2024: Laine Caspi

By
Kelly Garcia
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Owner, Paratus Insurance

Caspi has owned Paratus Insurance Services since 2010. Located in Granada Hills, the company looks for specially designed programs for personal and commercial lines of insurance to best fit the needs of its clients. Prior to opening Paratus Insurance, Caspi owned Parents of Invention. She is currently on the boards of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Devonshire PALS, where she is a past president and the Granada Hills Community Foundation. She’s also a former president of the Rotary Club of Grenada Hills and the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce. During the Covid pandemic, she trained volunteers and oversaw the collection and distribution of masks to Valley hospitals and delivered meals to Northridge and West Hills hospitals.

Valley 200 – 2024: Robin Choi

By
Kelly Garcia
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Region Executive, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo

Choi was named region executive and senior vice president of Wells Fargo’s Southland Valley region in 2024. He previously served as regional banking director, where he oversaw more than 850 Wells Fargo banking professionals at 89 branches across the cities of Los Angeles, Ventura, Oxnard and the San Fernando Valley. He began his career at the company in 2003 as a registered personal banker and has held several leadership roles, including business development officer, district manager and area president. Choi was instrumental in founding the Wells Fargo Team Member Network chapter Asian Connection in Philadelphia, which promotes building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Valley 200 – 2024: Armida Colmenares-Stafford

By
Kelly Garcia
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First Vice President, Pacific Premier Bank

Colmenares-Stafford is first vice president/senior relationship manager for Pacific Premier Bank in the San Fernando Valley, a position she’s held since joining the bank in 2020. During her more than 30 years of commercial banking experience, she has held various senior management positions at national, regional and community banks in the greater L.A. area. Prior to joining Pacific Premier Bank, she was senior vice president/regional manager of Commercial Bank of California and senior vice president of commercial banking and community relations at Pan American Bank. She was the first Latina chair of the United Chambers of Commerce, a coalition of 32 business organizations, including 19 chambers in the Valley.

Valley 200 – 2024: Stephen Davis

By
Kelly Garcia
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Managing Director, Wealth Management, UBS

Davis has been in wealth management since 1994 and is managing director of wealth management and senior portfolio manager for UBS Financial Services in Westlake Village. Davis joined UBS in 2014 and manages proprietary model portfolios and investment strategies for his clients’ unique needs and goals. He holds a Certified Investment Management Analyst designation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley and is on the alumni board at UC-Santa Barbara.

Valley 200 – 2024: Mike de Vere

By
Kelly Garcia
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Chief Executive, ZestAI

de Vere has served as chief executive of Zest AI since January 2020. The company was founded in 2009 with the mission of broadening access to equitable lending. Located in Burbank, it’s one of the fastest growing fintech companies in the U.S. de Vere first joined Zest AI in September 2018 as chief operating officer. Prior to that, he worked for Nielsen, where he held the title of managing director, consumer insights and innovation. He’s also served in leadership roles at Harris Interactive, Radius Financial Inc. and J.D. Power and Associates. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge.

Valley 200 – 2024: Mitch Butier

By
Kelly Garcia
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Executive Chair, Avery Dennison

Butier is the executive chair of the board of directors of Avery Dennison Corp. He previously served as chief executive of the Ohio-based manufacturer of identification tags. He is based in Los Angeles. As chief executive of the company he was responsible for overseeing the company’s global manufacturing operations. He was selected to the position in May 2016 after serving as chief operating officer since 2014. His team accelerated the company’s growth while advancing the company’s sustainability. Butier joined Avery Dennison from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000 as director, finance of the former Office and Consumer Products North America division. Butier graduated from Loyola Marymount University with an accounting degree.

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