TCA Orange County

TCA Orange County is where TCA began in 1997 and is comprised of ~100 accredited investors. TCA Orange County invests in a wide range of businesses in the US and Canada with an emphasis on technology.  TCA OC also has an annual fund available to all a TCA members.

The Executive Committee consists of the following members:

  • Pat Hwang – President TCA OC, TCA VG Board of Governors
  • Ali Abaye – Vice President TCA OC  / Screening Chair
  • Jim Pickell – Chair TCA OC Funds
  • Dr. Thomas Lee, MD – TCA OC Med Tech / Life Sciences Committee Chair
  • Harrison Rolfes – Venture Partnerships Chair TCA OC
  • Med Armanious – Membership Chair TCA OC
  • Ray Chan – Marketing Chair TCA OC
  • Richard Sudek – Syndication Chair, TCA VG Board of Governors
  • Lisa Walker – Immediate Past President TCA OC
  • David Friedman – Past President TCA OC & Chairman Emeritus TCA Board of Governors

The staff consists of the following:

Kyle Hudson, Executive Director

Past Presidents:

  • Luis Villalobos (1997-1999)
  • Fred Selby (2000-2002)
  • Frank Singer (2003-2004)
  • Dave Berkus (2005)
  • Frank Peters (2006)
  • Mike Stuhley (2007)
  • Sid Mohasseb (2008)
  • Richard Sudek (2009)
  • Stu Roberts (2010-2011)
  • Amir Banifatemi (2012-2013)
  • John Harbison (2014-2015)
  • Grant Van Cleve (2016-2017)
  • Hicham Semaan (2018-2019)
  • David Friedman (2020-2021)
  • Lisa Walker ( 2022-2023)

TCA-OC Hall of Fame Members (Year Awarded)

  • Berkus, David (2014)
  • Harbison, John (2014)
  • Hobbs, Charlie (2014)
  • Jordan, Larry (2014)
  • Kensey, John (2014)
  • Selby, Fred (2014)
  • Singer, Frank (2014)
  • Sudek, Richard (2014)
  • Villalobois, Luis (2014)
  • Block, Stephen (2015)
  • Imhof, Hans (2015)
  • Kasle, Don (2016)
  • Murphy, John (2016)
  • Waldo, William (2016)
  • Chan, Raymond (2017)
  • Pfrenzinger, Steve (2017)
  • Friedman, David (2019)
  • Richa, JJ (2019)
  • Villalobos, Ora (2022)
  • Modry, Jiri (2023)

Executive Committee

Members