Ron, Vice President and Regional Account Manager for Northern California, is designated as a Certified Exchange Specialist®, one of fewer than 130 people nationwide who has earned that certification as accredited by the Federation of Exchange Accommodators. Over the past 15 years, Ron has taught 1031 Exchange accredited courses to over 30,000 investors, real estate agents and others. Ron is a frequent contributor on local radio and television real estate shows and is a guest lecturer at the College of San Mateo, Menlo College and San Francisco State University. Currently on the Board of Directors of the California Commercial Brokers Association, he also served on the Board of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors and is very involved with numerous real estate associations and industry groups throughout Northern California. Ron has a BS in Civil Engineering from UC Berkeley, a MBA in Marketing and is an active real estate investor.