Melinda Guzman

Melinda Guzman is sole shareholder of Melinda Guzman, Professional Corporation, a certified Woman and Hispanic owned law firm. She has been a partner of the law firm of Goldsberry Freeman & Guzman, LLP. Ms. Guzman is a former partner of Diepenbrock, Wulff, Plant & Hannegan, LLP. Ms. Guzman serves as a director for the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Ms. Guzman also served as a director of Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. from 2004-05. Ms. Guzman served as General Counsel of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ("USHCC") and of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation ("USHCCF") from 2004 - 2010. Ms. Guzman was appointed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees for the California State University system (2004 - 2012). Ms. Guzman was born and raised in Fairfield, California and is the daughter of the late Amado Guzman and Anita Guzman of Fairfield. Ms. Guzman is a first generation graduate of the University of California at Davis (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). She resides in Fair Oaks, California with her husband, a Vice President of Student Services of a California community college.