Board of Directors

Board of Directors

r_hagertyRichard G. Hagerty | Board Chair

Dick was born in Tacoma, WA where he was raised in a strong Christian home. He accepted Christ in his early teens and has served the Lord continuously in many ways. He is an ordained Baptist deacon and currently serves as Mission Elder at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Modesto California. He is married to Teresa Quintero and has 2 daughters and 4 sons, who he adopted from a Mexican orphanage. Dick founded and is active in a number of other local businesses, acting as one of the principal owners, corporate officer and providing supervisory overview of administration. These entities include Modesto Steel Co. Inc. (40 years), Modesto Welding Products, Inc. (38 years), Great Valley Real Estate (5 years) and Windward Pacific Builders (2 years) He has chaired a local seminary board in Modesto where he also taught church administration classes and he taught accounting and management courses at California State University Stanislaus for three years. He continues to present occasional lectures at the university and also conducts management seminars for various non-profit charities. He mentors extensively for the Salvation Army where he serves on the National Board.