Jeffrey A. Dunham
President and CEO
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Jeffrey A. Dunham is Founder and President/CEO of Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. He is Chairman and CEO of Dunham Trust Company. He also serves as a Trustee, Chairman, President, and Principal Executive Officer for the Dunham Funds. Mr. Dunham’s investment expertise spans over 30 years, including starting a family of private funds and building the firm upon the premise of performance-based advisory compensation. In his view, performance-based advisory compensation provides investors a level of accountability which was important then and remains important today. Beginning his investment career in 1977, Mr. Dunham acquired real estate for investors and his own account. As founder of a San Diego based property management company in 1979, Mr. Dunham has hands-on experience with equity and debt investments in over $1 billion of commercial and residential real estate. Prior to becoming founding partner of Dunham & Associates in 1985, he was partner in the investment firm of McKewon Securities and worked with Enterprise Management Company, a venture capital affiliate of McKewon. Mr. Dunham earned a BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from San Diego State University. He has held FINRA Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 53, and 63 registrations for more than two decades.
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Salvatore M. Capizzi
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
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Salvatore M. Capizzi is Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. Mr. Capizzi is a seasoned industry veteran with over 26 years of financial services experience. He possesses a wealth of expertise in global sales and distribution leadership, marketing, business development and strategic planning. Mr. Capizzi also has substantial experience establishing startups and reengineering companies. He has consistently demonstrated his ability to develop and implement highly successful sales and marketing plans that have dramatically increased assets under management, and has identified and developed distribution channels that have substantially contributed to net income.
Most recently, Mr. Capizzi served as CEO/Global Wealth Management for ThomasLloyd Group, where he was responsible for establishing sales and distribution in Europe and the Americas. He has also served in executive capacities with New York Life Investment Management, BlackRock Funds, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Shearson Lehman Brothers. At BlackRock, he served as Executive Vice President/Managing Director and was responsible for the startup and prominent growth of their mutual fund business. He is credited with developing the retail distribution platform there and substantially growing the complex during his eight-year tenure.
Mr. Capizzi received a BA in History from Baruch College and holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 22, 63, and 24 registrations.
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Denise S. Iverson, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
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Denise S. Iverson, a Certified Public Accountant, is Chief Financial Officer of Dunham & Associates and its affiliates, including Dunham Trust Company. She also serves as Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer for Dunham Funds. Before joining Dunham & Associates, Ms. Iverson worked in banking, serving as Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning; Chief Financial Officer; and Controller. Prior to that, she worked in public accounting. She has over 27 years of banking, financial, and executive management experience and is responsible for the overall corporate finance and accounting functions. Ms. Iverson graduated summa cum laude from San Diego State University with a BS in Business Administration/Accounting. Ms. Iverson holds FINRA Registered Financial and Operations Principal, Series 27 registration.
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Tamara B. Wendoll
Chief Operating Officer
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Tamara B. Wendoll is the Chief Operating Officer of Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. She possesses nearly 15 years of industry experience across a broad range of functions, including operations, product development, and marketing. Prior to her recent appointment with Dunham, she served as Senior Executive Vice President of Marketing and Operations for Kelmoore Investment Company, where she was instrumental in launching five mutual funds, and its separately managed account programs, and served as Secretary and Treasurer to the Kelmoore Strategy Funds. Previous roles also include associations with First Allied Securities and Josephthal & Co., where she served as Vice President of each firm’s Investment Advisory Services. In addition, Ms. Wendoll served in numerous other roles during her nearly five-year tenure at First Allied Securities, including Director of Asset Management. Ms. Wendoll has a BA from the University of California, San Diego and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 4, 65, and 63 registrations. Additionally, she is the recipient of numerous industry and marketing awards, including the 2004 SIAA Financial Services Award, 2004 SIAA Publication/External: Financial Services Award, and numerous 2004-2007 MFEA Star Awards.
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William J. Brims
Director of Information Technology
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William J. Brims is Director of Information Technology. With over 15 years experience, he has consulted for the Department of Interior, the Department of Defense, and the San Diego County Water Authority. Before joining Dunham & Associates, he built and managed the technology infrastructure for an industry leader in point-of-use dispensing technologies for the manufacturing sector. His responsibilities for Dunham & Associates include evolution, upkeep, and performance of all customer and internal technological systems. Mr. Brims has a BA in Economics with a minor in Chemistry from the University of California at San Diego and an MS in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.
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Hilarey M. Findeisen
Director of Operations
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Hilarey M. Findeisen is Director of Operations for Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. She also serves as Secretary for Dunham Funds. Ms. Findeisen manages information systems that track individual client accounts and oversees trust accounting and back-office operations. She is charged with development and supervision of operations of advisory programs which utilize the Dunham Funds as well as operational systems that track individual client mutual fund holdings and account activities. She has a BA in Economics with a minor in Information Systems from the University of California, San Diego and holds FINRA Series 7 and 24 registrations.
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Dawn Gillard
Director of Administration
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Dawn Gillard is Director of Administration and Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. She has 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. She started with the firm as our Individual Retirement Account specialist and then transitioned to our Private Client Group to help manage accounts serviced by the CEO of Dunham & Associates. She’s currently responsible for managing our Administration Department by coordinating and overseeing projects received by all departments of the firm. She also lends support to the CEO by scheduling, planning, and assisting in his day-to-day functions. Prior to joining Dunham & Associates, she held positions with New York’s Chase Manhattan Bank and Banker’s Trust on Wall Street, U.S. Bancorp, and Chicago Trust Company of California. She holds FINRA Series 7 registration.
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James R. Kearny
Chief Compliance Officer
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James R. Kearny is Chief Compliance Officer for Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the company Compliance operation and related activities for both the investment adviser and broker/dealer. He also serves as the AML Compliance Officer and Assistant CCO for Dunham Funds. Mr. Kearny has over 25 years of industry experience in financial services, and has held varied senior level compliance and operations related positions for large and boutique firms. He obtained a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Management from St. John’s University in New York, and holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 53, 55, 63, and 66 registrations. Mr. Kearny is a member of the National Association of Compliance Professionals and a member of ICI’s Chief Compliance Officer Committee.
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Pamela F. Nichols
Director of Human Resources
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Pamela F. Nichols is Director of Human Resources for Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. Ms. Nichols is a seasoned human resources veteran with over 17 years of experience. She is responsible for all Human Resources functions including benefits, talent acquisition, policy, operations and performance management. Ms. Nichols implemented the 360 degree review process and has been instrumental in developing and directing the human resource capabilities at Dunham. These functions would include staffing, employee orientation, education, and training, management development, employee and labor relations, affirmative action compliance, policies and procedures, workers compensation administration, wage and salary administration, benefits administration, organization development, and employee assistance. Prior to joining Dunham, Ms. Nichols served as Vice President of Human Resources at AME Financial and Director of Human Resources at Maxwell Technologies. Ms. Nichols received a BA in Business Administration from the University of Alaska and she holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.
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Kurt R. Nuñez
Director of Client Services
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Kurt Nuñez is Director of Client Services for Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. Mr. Nuñez supervises the Client Service, Private Client and Investment Analyst Groups. Mr. Nuñez spent 20 years in the US Navy as a Submariner and Diver before retiring from Military service and entering the Financial Services field. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from Excelsior College. He holds the FINRA Series 66, 7, 9, 10, 23, 4, and 53 registrations and recently earned the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designation from the College for Financial Planning.
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