SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two executives in the business services and nonprofit management sectors are joining the board that guides Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County, bringing its membership to 13.
Dominick F. Betro, former president and chief executive of Family Service Association of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and former Small Business Administration Director of Lender Relations in Portland, Ore., Larry W. Trujillo, are taking positions with the development corporation’s board of directors effective July 1, 2020.
“Both Dom and Larry are incredibly talented professionals and leaders in their respective industries with regards to non-profit collaborations and government lending programs, particularly those assisting California small businesses,” said Michael A. Ocasio, president and chief executive officer of Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County. “Such leadership is critical during this time of overall uncertainty stemming from a surging pandemic that is severely impacting communities of greater need.”
Betro led Moreno Valley-based Family Service Association for nearly 33 years until 2018, guiding its growth through an entrepreneurial approach into a multi-service, community-based human service agency with a $25 million budget and 450 staff members. During these years he has also functioned as a lecturer and instructor at several universities teaching nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship and related courses, activities he continues. He is also an independent management consultant in leadership, strategic planning, community organizing and development and other areas. Consulting clients over the years have included Volunteer Centers of America, the Peter Drucker Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
Betro is also an experienced private business owner and investor and has served as a Riverside City Council member. He is a native of Brooklyn, New York where he started out in leadership positions with Catholic Charities.
Trujillo, a resident of San Juan Capistrano, is recently retired from his position as the Portland SBA’s district international trade officer and interim acting district director. His myriad responsibilities included serving as project manager for the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network and the Washington Small Business Development Centers, and managing all agency programs such as the Small Loan Advantage Program and the Community Advantage Program for underserved communities, and the Encore Entrepreneurs program for entrepreneurs over age 50.
Trujillo currently serves as a national Equal Employment Opportunity advisor for The U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington D.C. He previously served as director of financial oversight for the SBA Washington D.C. office, and prior to that, he held various senior executive positions over a span of 25 years with The Ryan Tyler Group, California Federal Bank, Bank of America and First Los Angeles Bank.
His extensive roster of professional commitments and board involvement includes serving twice as a governor appointee on the California Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission and as a California delegate with the White House Conference on Aging.
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ORANGE COUNTY
SBDC of Orange County (http://sbfdoc.org) is a quasi-public/private 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public benefit corporation, which operates under the state’s public municipal bank, The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (iBank). SBDC of Orange County is not affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The corporation, established in 2001, is a mission driven organization dedicated to assisting small business owners secure operating capital through its capital access programs including California’s State Loan Guarantee Program, Export Lines of Credit, bond conduit and Green Energy Initiatives to support small business access to credit.
