STONE, JONATHAN
Certified Public Accountant
Jonathan is a Certified Public Accountant who offers a wide range of
services including individual and business income tax preparation, IRS
representation and tax planning, as well as monthly bookkeeping and
computer training. Serving the Morongo Basin since 1998 Jonathan has
over ten years of experience and prides himself on personal attention.
Located at 6220 Skyline Road in Joshua Tree.
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NILL, STEPHEN Esq.
Legal
Mr. Nill, an attorney with an expertise in the law of tax-exempt
organizations, charitable planned giving, and taxation, is frequently
quoted in Forbes, The New York Times, Chronicle of Philanthropy,
Chronicle of Higher Education, Nonprofit Times, London Times, and The
Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on numerous national and television
and radio programs over the years to represent the voluntary sector's
perspective. He has been a keynote, plenary or featured speaker at
nearly every major national nonprofit-sector professional conference,
including CASE, AHP, CAGP, NCPG, CMA, and others. He has more than 20
years of experience advising nonprofit organizations throughout the
United States, Canada and Europe.
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McERLANE, ANN
Real Estate
Ann became a Real Estate Agent in 1989; a Broker in 1997 and is
currently employed by the Glen Realty organization in Yucca Valley.
Her professional career began as the Executive Secretary for the
Finance Manager of Page Communications in Georgetown, Virginia. Upon
arriving in California in 1970, she worked for several car rental
agencies and became an escrow manager for Bank of America. After moving
to Yucca Valley in 1975, she worked as a school teacher prior to serving
as a Director and Secretary/treasurer for the Yucca Valley Board of
Realtors. She is a graduate of the Real Estate Institute and holds
memberships in the Old Town Merchants Association and the Yucca Valley
Chamber of Commerce. Ann is a Past President of BNI and became a Basin
Wide Foundation member in 2003.
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BOYLE, JIM - Chairman
of the Board, Emeritus
Blue Ribbon Advisor
Jim served a number of years as Vice President and Employee Benefits
Consultant for the Security Pacific National Bank. During his tenure
with the firm, he made frequent trips to Yucca Valley and became a full
time resident here upon his retirement from the firm in 1990. He served
on the Yucca Valley Town Community Services Commission for four years -
three of which he functioned as its Chairman. He served two terms on the
San Bernardino County Grand Jury where he and was twice appointed
Chairman of the Law & Justice committee and once chair of the
Editorial Committee. He was key in founding the Basin Wide Foundation in
1996 and served as its President until December 2001.He takes particular
pride in helping found the California Welcome Center and Brehm Youth
Sports Park. Jim also create the Morongo Basin Tennis Club in 1993 and
is one of its prominent past presidents.
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BURKE, BOB
Blue Ribbon Advisor
Bob's career background was in sales and marketing for the Encyclopedia
Britannica. He moved to Yucca Valley in 1982 when he took the position
of Field Representative for San Bernardino County's First District
Supervisor - a position he held for 6 years. In 1990, Bob initiated,
organized and chaired the Morongo Basin Leadership Prayer Breakfast for
10 years. Following the 1992 Landers earthquake, he served as Director
of the Morongo Basin Church Affiliated Recovery Effort (CARE) and served
as Administrator of the Morongo Basin Adult Health Services for 5 years.
Bob's humanitarian endeavors have resulted in numerous awards from civic
and volunteer organizations throughout the Morongo Basin, including the
Yucca Valley Chamber's "1998 Citizen of the Year" and
Soroptimist International's "2001 Men Helping Women" award.
Bob has been a BWF member since 1996.
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DOCKENDORFF, BOB
Blue Ribbon Advisor
Bob was a General Electric Company employee from 1956 to 1979 and a New
Jersey business owner and CEO from 1979 to 1992. In the mid 90's he
served with the local branch of the American Cancer Society as its VP of
Marketing and Communications. A past president of the Homestead Valley
Community Council, he serves as its Liaison Officer to various
government and civic agencies. He was the architect of the HUD funded
Morongo Basin Shack Attack program and served the duration of the
program as its Administrative Policy Director. In 2000, he was the
recipient of a San Bernardino County Board of Supervisor's Resolution
proclaiming his work with the program. He is a member of the Computer
Graphics Pioneers and has had his biography included in Marqui's Who's
Who in America since 2000. He is the current site manager for the
California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley and has been a Basin Wide
Foundation member since early 2001.
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PEDERSEN, BART, O.D.
Blue Ribbon Advisor
A practicing optometrist in the Town of Yucca Valley since 1967, Bart is
also a founding member of the Yucca Valley Foundation - BWF's
predecessor organization. His participation in community activities
includes membership in the Morongo Basin Economic Partnership and his
position as a Board Member of Friends of Copper Mountain College. He was
instrumental in the successful incorporation of the Town of Yucca Valley
in the early 1990's. Bart served on the Board of Trustees for the
Southern California College of Optometry from 1995 through 1997 - as
well as numerous other offices within the profession. He is a member of
the Yucca Valley Rotary Club and was awarded the Yucca Valley Chamber of
Commerce's "Boss of the Year" in 1995. |
