Women in Business San Diego
Renee Hinton, Vice President Business Center Manager for California Bank and Trust. A trusted advisor to business owners for all their banking and lending needs from Lines of Credit, Commercial Real Estate to Equipment financing. A business advisor who helps companies manage their growth, save time, and make money. Over 35 years of banking industry.
Ms. Hovey is Vice President – Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T, specializing in corporate real estate transactions. She has been with AT&T and Cricket Communications (purchased by AT&T in 2014) since 2007. Prior to joining Cricket, Ms. Hovey was the owner of Hovey & Associates, a law firm representing real estate owners, managers and developers respecting purchase and sale, leasing and financing of commercial office, retail and industrial property, and compliance with Department of Real Estate Regulations. Previously, she was a partner at Hovey & Kirby, where she handled all aspects of complex real estate sale and financing transactions, and lease negotiations. Before joining Hovey & Kirby, Ms. Hovey was an attorney at Latham & Watkins. Ms. Hovey was admitted to the California Bar Association in 1988 after completing a one year position as a Judicial Law Clerk for the United States District Court, Southern District (Honorable Judith N. Keep). Ms. Hovey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego. She received her Juris Doctor from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. While in law school, Ms. Hovey interned for the California Supreme Court (Justice Malcolm Lucas).
Peggy Griffith is VP, Senior Technology Manager at TD Bank for the past 15 years providing technology leadership as part of their Enterprise Data Platform team, currently focused on audit and compliance. Peggy is a twice-awarded recipient of a TD CEO Leadership Award. Peggy has 35+ years experience in technology and finance.
Peggy joined WIB in 2021 after relocating to San Diego from the East coast. Peggy is an avid book club reader and enjoys travel, spending time with family and friends, and volunteering.
Holly Andrews is the Contracts Manager for KITCO Fiber Optics. She oversees all contracts, from negotiation through completion. She also develops government proposals, is Import/Export Officer, and conducts background checks on international companies seeking to do business with KITCO. Holly has a BA from University of Phoenix, and an MBA from University of San Diego, where she also was Adjunct Professor of International Marketing. She is a Fellow with the Association of Proposal Management Professionals, and served on the Advisory Board at UC Irvine for their Customer Experience Certificate Program. Holly enjoys playing golf, reading, cooking, and travel.
I’m Jan Cerasaro, a stress reduction coach and lifelong San Diegan. With deep roots in California, I bring a unique blend of professional expertise and personal development to my work. As a Certified Senior Escrow Officer and the current President of the San Diego County Escrow Association, I understand the pressures of high-stress industries firsthand. Alongside my escrow experience, I’m a certified Life Coach, NLP and Ho’Oponopono practitioner, and have studied with personal development leaders like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, and Jack Canfield.
Having spent years navigating demanding roles, I know what it’s like to juggle endless responsibilities while running on empty. My passion lies in helping others break free from stress, reclaim their energy, and focus on what matters most—their health, relationships, and well-being. Together, we’ll go beyond stress management to create lasting, positive change in our lives.
Candace Berkman, CLTC is a Financial Advisor and Long Term Care Specialist with the Northwestern Mutual since 1998. The mission of Northwestern Mutual is to develop enduring relationships with clients by providing expert guidance for a lifetime of financial security. Candace works with clients to identify their definitions of financial security and then focuses on solutions that can help make those financial goals a reality. She helps find the right solutions for personal, family or business needs. Candace attended the University of Southern California and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Speech Communication, she has been honored with the Life Impact Award from Northwestern – The Tribute to Women in the Industry Award from the YMCA and Woman Who Mean Business Award from the San Diego Business Journal.
For over 40 years Rebecca Jessen, ASID, has been committed to creating home environments that are not only timeless and beautiful, but also perfectly suited to her client’s needs. Rebecca’s interior design career began after she graduated with honors from Pennsylvania State University. Rebecca has worked with several prominent design firms on both the East & West Coast prior to joining Nettle Creek Interiors in 1992. After 21 years at Nettle Creek, she purchased the Company in 2013. She provides full service interior design, space planning. Specifying furniture, window treatments & accessories.
Patti Peterson is a Business Development Manager for Almac Clinical Services where she has been employed for 13 years. Almac is a Global Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) the provides packaging, labelling and distribution for clinical trials. In her role Patti engages with Pharmaceutical companies, Biotechs and CROs in Southern California and Colorado to assist with their clinical trial requirements.
Patti is Canadian and lived in Northern Ireland for 14 years until she moved to California in 2017. Patti is Mom to fur baby Rosco, volunteers with Helen Woodward Animal Centre and enjoys hiking, yoga, wine tasting and travel.
Kristin Neville ASID, CAPS is a native San Diegan with 25+ years experience as an interior designer. Specializing in residential design-build projects from conception to completion, however, offering design consults on projects of all sizes.
Alise Shatoff, is the owner of House of Colour San Diego, Mission Hills. She’s a certified House of Colour Personal Stylist and Image Consultant, specializing in personal Color Analysis and Style for women and men. House of Colour was established 40 years ago in the UK. Alise helps her clients take control of their personal brand and style, dress authentically by choosing the Colors that make them glow and the styles, flattering fits and details that make them look their best and feel confident every day!
Elizabeth is the Sr. Director, Clinical Content Development for American Specialty Health. In this role she oversees all clinical content development and management for 6 websites and 4 apps. Her team includes clinicians and lay writers and editors as well as a technical team that publishes content onto the Content Management System (CMS). Elizabeth is a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist with a Master’s Degree in Public Health Education.
Elizabeth has been with WIB-San Diego for over 3 years and enjoys the comradery and collaboration to have fun and do good things. In addition to this work, Elizabeth is an avid hiker who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu, and the Grand Canyon rim to rim. She loves to cook good food and she is married with 4 step children and 2 grandchildren.
Tresa is the Director of Marketing & Operations at Avison Young. Avison Young is a commercial real estate brokerage and investment firm that finds creative ways for business leaders to save money and creates value from one of their largest expenses – real estate. Her specialties include target marketing, strategic planning, market positioning, and company operations. Tresa graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Marketing.