The California Professional Acquistions Team
Danielle managed housing and mixed use developments, builder and mortgage revenue bond commitments, and community redevelopment projects for various builders and financial institutions nationally. Her functional strengths include operations, project management, marketing, market research and financial feasibility analysis.
She most recently has worked as Director Human Resources for numerous mission-driven and start-up organizations in which she has focused on recruitment and development, hiring members of an organization’s leadership team.
The formation of California Professional Acquisitions resulted from her affiliation with Herrerias & Associates, a boutique executive search firm founded by her husband, Paul Herrerias, CPA. They decided to combine their strengths in real estate, financial valuation and recruitment to assist their clients acquire and sell professional services and family owned businesses.
Danielle holds a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government with a concentration in real estate development and finance. She earned her A.B. at Stanford University in social sciences. She is also a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Danielle is an avid runner and board member of Tamalpa Runners.
Prior professional career affiliations also include Deloitte & Touche and KPMG Peat Marwick. Paul’s understanding of organizations is further enhanced by a CPA license, over 20years as a business owner, a Master’s degree in Organization Development and Human Resources(MHROD) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, both from the University of San Francisco. Additionally, he has served on the State Board of the California Society of CPAs. He was awarded the Golden Quill Award for Outstanding Leadership by the San Francisco Chapter.
Paul also founded a local networking club of CEOs that meets monthly, was on adjunct faculty at Dominican University, and is the Chapter Director for the Marin chapter of the peer-to-peer mentoring group, the Chief Operating Officer(COO) Forum. Paul enjoys an extensive professional network, especially with CPAs, CFOs, capital sources, and Private Equity partners.
Al is a small business owner, active executive of a number of San Francisco Bay Area businesses and is highly respected in the business community. He is a knowledgeable sales executive with a proven track record of developing and implementing growth strategies for businesses and tapping into new markets. As a business consultant he advises companies on turn-around strategies, new business development and capital formation.
Prior to his work in sales and consulting, Al worked in the aviation field as a general manager and marketing director for Ace Aviation Inc. and was president of Ventronic, a fiber optic communication equipment manufacturing company. He was a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) advisor, a program of the United States Small Business Administration. He has a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from San Jose State University and is a licensed pilot.