Meet Our Board

Mr. Gordon J. Lee, President & CEO of Princeton Credit

Gordon J. Lee is President & CEO of Princeton Credit, a provider of financing and financial advisory services for the corporate client. For more than 25 years, he has been actively engaged in counseling and representing a wide range of public and private corporate and individual clients, including financial institutions, healthcare organizations, real estate companies, and a diverse array of industries including manufacturing companies, technology-based clients, energy and non-profits. Prior to founding Princeton Credit, Mr. Lee managed the portfolio and business development at four commercial offices of First Interstate Bank.

Mr. Lee serves on the boards of the UCLA Medical School, UCLA Hospital System Finance Committee, Venice Family Clinic, and The Westside Children's Center. He is the Vice Chair of the Financial Oversight Committee for the Santa Monica Malibu School District, as well as Chair of the Bond Subcommittee.

Mr. Lee, a native of San Francisco, holds a BS in finance from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Justin McCarthy, Assistant City Manager, City of Palm Desert (Retired)

Justin McCarthy served four southern California cities in various capacities over a twenty-nine year career. Justin's expertise is in the areas of redevelopment, economic development, affordable housing, community development and public finance. His experience includes the implementation of public-private projects and economic development projects totaling $2 billion in value.

Mr. McCarthy has a BA in political science and an MPA from California State University, Long Beach.

Ms. Deborah Moreno, Finance Director, City of Anaheim, CA

Deborah Moreno is the Finance Director for the City of Anaheim, California, where she plans and coordinates activities for the city’s finance department. She administers the department’s annual budget of approximately $5 million as well as the citywide budget of more than $1.4 billion. Previously, she served the City of La Palma as Director of Finance.

Ms. Moreno has significant expertise in improving municipal finance processes, especially in successful implementation of innovative technology solutions. She also serves CSU-Fullerton as a guest lecturer on financial management for the school’s public sector leadership program.

Ms. Moreno has a BS in administration-accounting from California State University, San Bernardino and is a Certified Publlic Accountant (CPA).

Ms. Faye K. Watanabe, Administrative Manager of Public Finance (Retired) - County of Orange

Faye K. Watanabe recently retired as the Administrative Manager of the County of Orange, County Executive Office, Public Finance which issues and administers long term debt issued by the County and affiliated issuers. Ms. Watanabe has worked with the County of Orange in various management capacities within public finance, housing and community development and redevelopment for over 25 years.

She holds a BA in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.