Kathy Gallagher & Mike Eliason 

Regular

Sponsors: John Davis, Nick Katzenstein, Mike Paschke, David Hay

Kathy’s late grandfather, Ben Page, founded Mission Linen Supply and the family still owns the company today. Kathy is the President of the company’s charitable Page Foundation, which contributes annually to projects benefitting local youth. Kathy has two adult children. Mike grew up in Carpinteria, where his father was one of the seven original police officers sworn to protect the newly incorporated city. Mike worked as a reserve firefighter in Carpinteria-Summerland and as a photographer for various media companies, including the NFL. For the last ten years, he has worked for the SB County Fire Department as a Public Information Officer. Kathy and Mike live on the Mesa.

Jason & Michelle Niemela

Regular (Previous Associate Member)

Sponsors: Dr. Vincent DeRosa, Ryan Fell



Jason and Michelle moved to Santa Barbara in 1999. Jason is the owner and CEO of Air Centurion Insurance Services, Inc. which he founded in 2016.Air Centurion currently represents Falls Lake Natl Insurance Co. as an insurer of all types of aviation operations around the world. He has extensive experience in starting up new insurers within the aviation insurance industry. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL and is an FAA licensed pilot. Jason and Michelle were previous associate members of La Cumbre. They have three children, Sophia, Reese, and John who are all high-level hockey players and travelled extensively around the country for hockey tournaments.

David & Christine "Annie" Larson

Social Clubhouse

Sponsors: John Blair, Patrick Beach, John Nelson, Josh Macaluso



David and Annie have lived in the ranch for six years. David was born in Palm Springs, CA and is a UCSB graduate. Annie is a native of North Carolina and moved to California to study at Western University of Health Sciences. After graduating she moved to Santa Barbara where she met David. He is a CPA and Managing Partner of McGowan Guntermann, a Public Accounting firm founded in Santa Barbara in 1945. Annie is a veterinarian. They have two young children. David is an active member of the SB Athletic Association and members of the Coral Casino.

Charlie Walker

Non-Resident

Sponsors: Don Logan, Wendi Hunter

Mr. Walker lives in Florida. He is a graduate of Brown University (Mathematical Economics) and Northwestern Law School and attended University of Chicago’s 190 MBA program. He spent his 30-year working career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist specializing in early-stage situations. He founded, staffed, and operated several venture funds both for Hambrecht & Quist/JP Morgan Partners and for Allstate Insurance Company. Before his retirement in 2004, Charlie engaged in a variety of extreme athletic endeavors, including biking from Lisbon to Moscow, and training for and completing an Ironman distance triathlon.

Eric Sigler & Faith Freed 

Social Clubhouse (Pending)

Sponsors: Jim Buttimer, Lori Bartron, Jon Wimbish, Ryan Fell

They met in San Francisco when Eric was getting his MBA at UC Berkeley (Haas) and Faith was a copywriter at an advertising agency after earning her master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin. They continued working and living in the Bay Area while raising two sons, Max (21) and Ned (19). They moved to Santa Barbara three years ago when Eric accepted his role at Atomica, where he is now CEO. Faith is a practicing psychotherapist and author. The family enjoys traveling, hiking, and the beach and looking forward to meeting people.