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Alan Canas is a San Mateo Realtor who specializes in helping clients who are either selling or buying a home in San Mateo County. He knows that the process of buying and/or selling Bay Area real estate can be an emotional ride. As the Bay Area real estate continues to grow and change, Alan Canas is right there on the cutting edge ...

Exceeding your expectations and giving you the results you want to find a San Mateo real estate for sale.

Alan Canas, Realtor
1412 Chapin Ave., Burlingame
650.403.1222
Email
www.canasrealty.com

April Vargas Interiors

April Vargas has owned April Vargas Custom Interiors since 1976 . Located in the coastal town of Montara, April's business specializes in interior decorating, furniture restoration and upholstery and home fashion sewing of all kinds. A trained upholsterer and seamstress, April designs and creates unique furniture and window treatments as well as offering a full line of services including color consulting, room planning and furniture/accessory selection and purchase. April has loyal clients throughout the Bay Area.

April Vargas
PO Box 370265
377 12th St
Montara, CA 94037
(650) 728-5215
Email

Anchor Construction offers a wide variety of construction services. Serving the Peninsula and most of the Bay Area we are dependable, thorough and take extreme pride in our work. We understand the challenges of home additions, remodeling projects and home repairs and our goal is to complete your home project with zero issues.

Experience what it's like to work with a honest, dependable and talented contractor.

Magnus Akerblom
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 346-4508
www.anchorconstructioninc.com

Perhaps you, like most organizational leaders, begin your planning by looking at your anticipated income…and then deciding what you can afford to do.

What if the money is out there for your organization to thrive, and someone is just waiting for you to ask for it?

There are generous donors just waiting to give money to organizations that make the world a better place, and you probably know some of them. Akana Consulting will teach you principles and practices that will motivate donors to give more generously than ever before…and we will lead you through the steps to success! Akana Consulting can help you get there.

Dr. Alan Akana
Redwood City
650.369.0345
Email
www.akanaconsulting.com

Barbara Burgess, CMT

Barbara Burgess, Certified Massage Therapist offers a variety of massage services, including: chair massage, table massage, massage therapy, corporate and community events.

Barbara Burgess, CMT
944 Cambridge Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
(650) 722-0556
Email

Mary E. Pryce of Barulich Dugoni Law Group, Inc., received her law degree from Santa Clara University, her BA from San Jose State University and her LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Ms. Pryce's practice focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration. She is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate law with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Peninsula Estate Planning Council, San Mateo County Bar Association; (Co-Chair 2008-2009 & Chair 2010), Silicon Valley Bar Association, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section of the California Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. She has spoken to groups and at community colleges on estate planning, gifting, and estate administration. She is also a lecturer with the California Continuing Education of the Bar.

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration

Mary E. Pryce, Attorney at Law
San Mateo
650.292.2916
www.bdlawinc.com

Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms. This is what we do. If you have a marketing initiative that includes a web site, web maintenance, better search engine placement, or a product video, BBAMultiMedia has the bandwidth to make your marketing work to improve your business.

Bev Brock-Alexander, Owner
San Mateo
650.218.5526
Email
www.bbamultimedia.com

Chez Vous Interiors provides a large view services such as, space planning and project management for remodels and new construction, to all the nitty-gritty details of research for the best alternatives for your desired project outcome.  We do your legwork for you.  It is our expertise that minimizes mistakes you can make without the guidance of a professional.  Shopping for and selection of fabrics, furnishings, flooring, lighting, tile, windows, (is your head spinning yet!?!) window treatments, and accessories: just to name a few, are the basics for updating and making your house a home. 

At Chez Vous Interiors, we can provide you with answers to all the questions and decisions you need to make your space complete, or provide consultative guidelines for you to complete the look yourself.

Gayle Wainwright, Interior Designer
Phone: 650.712.0288
Email
www.chezvousinteriors.net

We are tax, insurance, real estate, and investment licensed to assist and refer our clients to the best resources available. Expert tax and finacial services firm specializing in tax planning, wealth management, and of course tax preparation.

Kathie Muhler
Complete Tax Solutions, Inc
851 Burlway Rd Suite 600
Burlingame CA 94010
Phonr: (650)684-0800
Email
www.completetaxsolutions.net

Diamond Dance provides a specialized centre for dance education catering to the Belmont and surrounding areas. Featuring the Competition standards of International Ballroom and Latin American Dance, the D.D.C. also practices the Australian Style of New Vogue Sequence Dancing.

The Center is run by a qualified Teacher of Dance with Full Membership to the Federal Association Teachers of Dance(Aust) Ltd, with a successful career competing on the Australian amateur circuit. Dennis Mercer incorporates the International Syllabus with the styles of Salsa, Argentine Tango and more to provide a flexible cost effective way to learn to Dance - from beginner to Professional, Social through to Competition.

Dennis Mercer
870 Old County Road, Suite A
Belmont, CA 94002
(415) 410-6612
www.belmontdance.com

Elias Suakjian, Attorney at Law

Elias received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of California Los Angeles in 1996, where he graduated with cum laude honors. Prior to entering law school, Elias taught various subjects at the Elementary, junior high and high school levels. In 2003, Elias received his J.D. from San Joaquin College of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar. As a law student, Elias served as an intern for the law firm of Quinlan, Kershaw & Fanucchi (QKF) in Fresno, California and was invited to teach a weekly seminar/review course for first year students enrolled in the contracts course. After passing the bar exam, Elias was offered a position with QKF where he practiced civil litigation and developed the family law, contracts and real property departments. In 2008, Elias relocated with his family to San Mateo, California and joined the Hersh family law practice where he represented clients in very high asset and high conflict dissolutions and legal separations.

As an alternative to litigation, the Suakjian Law and Mediation Practice offers a non-hostile, non-adversarial, non-public, confidential forum for residents in all southern, central, and northern counties of California, where the parties, themselves, have the opportunity to control and ultimately determine the outcome of their family matters. In addition to his practice of law, Elias lectures as an adjunct professor at the College and Law School levels on the subjects of legal research and writing and family law.

Suakjian Law and Mediation Practice
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 300
Belmont, Ca. 94002 Phone:
(650) 508-1900
Email
www.slmp-law.com

Are you comfortable at your computer? Ergonomic Product Specialist, Susan Hannah, arranges and designs your workspace to fit you. She offers home and office designed with ergonomics in mind.

Susan is an expert chair fitter! In addition, Susan is a member of the Peninsula Executives Association.

Susan Hannah
Arranged 4 Comfort
1 Pyxie Lane
San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 322-9775
Email
www.askergoworks.com

Importer and seller of a colorful line of silicone kitchenware including: cooking utensils, oven mits, oven mats and colanders.

Mission Statement:  We want you to enjoy colorful, high quality, functional silicone products with cool designs and spread enthusiasm for silicone in the kitchen so that your cooking experiences are more fun.

John Brewer, Owner
34155 Torino Terrace
Fremont, CA 94555
(510) 894-4808
Email
www.colormesili.com

First Banks, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates offer a vast portfolio of products and services for both individuals and businesses.  In our fourth generation of family ownership, First Banks, Inc. now serves customers in 161 locations and has $9.07 billion in assets. We offer personal, small business, commercial, home loans and brokerage services throughout California.

Diana Kayiatos, Branch Manager
24 E 4th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401 US
(650) 348-2691
Email
www.firstbanks.com

A new kitchen or bathroom is one of the largest, most important purchases you will ever make. Kathy Smith provides comprehensive designs for kitchens, bathrooms, home offices, entertainment centers and laundry rooms. With the vast amount of materials available, Kathy will help guide you through the selection process. Her primary focus is the comprehensive renovation and expansion of residential projects. With an emphasis on high quality design and creative, practical solutions the goal is to utilize the inherent strengths of a space and improve its’ function.

Kathy Smith
Burlingame
650.340.2890
E-mail
www.kesmithdesigns.com

Korody Business Services has been providing businesses with well-thought out and implementable Management Consulting Services since 1990. Our team of business professionals can take your business to the next level. Whether you need a CFO or payroll or web development we will help you exceed your business goals.

Marc Korody, Owner
20 Park Road, Suite K
Burlingame
415.841.0969
Email
www.korody.com

Kotzan Chiropractic offers precise adjustments, Active Release Technique (ART), soft tissue (muscle, ligament & tendons) therapy, and rehab procedures to treat back, neck and extremity symptoms. Dr. Kotzan has a popular treatment style that involves addressing both the joints and muscles involved in the problem and takes the time needed to resolve the symptoms and correct the problem.

Dr. Phil Kotzan, DC
1150 White Oak Way, San Carlos
650.593.3500
Email
www.sancarloschiropractor.com

Unlike other benefits service providers, J&D does not deliver one-size-fits-all solutions — we work with you to deliver the right mix of expertise, products, services and support based on the scope of your needs — with the flexibility necessary to adapt to your changing organization. J&D understands that there are many ways we can make it easier for you to manage your benefits program. Find out how a partnership with Johnson & Dugan will help you align your benefits strategy to broader initiatives, reduce your HR workload and improve efficiencies company-wide.

Maria Barreda, Account Executive
900 Cherry Ave, 4th Floor, San Bruno
650.238.3218
Email
www.johnsondugan.com
License #0649686

Based in Northern California, Social Security Disability Lawyer Richard Zieman can assist disability claimants obtain Social Security Benefits in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Mendocino & Lake counties.

If you or a loved one has been denied Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) please contact us. The information you submit will be held in total confidence.

Richard Zieman, Attorney at Law
254 Miller Avenue, Suite A
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 388-3800
Email
www.ssalawca.com

McGuire Real Estate is a full service, multi-generational brokerage that has served buyers and sellers of luxury properties in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 90 years. Our focus is on residential, commercial, 1031 and exchange. In addition to PEN, we are also affiliated with the Golden Gate Business Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, The National Association of Realtors, HFNC, NCLR, GLAAD and HRC.

Rachel Elaine Swan
660 King Street, #316
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 296-2189
Email
www.mcguire.com

A graduate of Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Tara and her team yield more than sixty years combined in the financial services industry. She earned her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® designation from the Certified Financial Board of Standards. Tara and her team specialize in assisting professionals and families to preserve maximize and manage their wealth. She is an active civic volunteer through her work with the Redwood/City San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, a Sequoia Awards Board of Director and a school parent.

Tara S. Fowler, CFP®, CRPC®
101 S. Ellsworth Avenue
4th Floor, Suite 400
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: (650) 579-3034
Email
www.totalmerrill.com

99 Red Balloons is a full-service party planning company for individuals and local Bay Area businesses. We provide a wide range of event services including party planning, on-site coordinating, catering, flower arrangements, entertainment, music, rentals and decorations.Our expertise will turn your events into unforgettable celebrations.

Think of 99 Red Balloons for your next company events. Think of us also for your milestone birthdays, anniversaries, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, bridal and baby showers and Commitment ceremonies. See what one customer had to say about their recent corporate party:

"MB Garage is a 40 year old business that needed help planning its 40th Year Celebration. Celine from 99 Red Balloons stepped in and within 1 day had it all organized. The party turned out fantastic. She made recommendations (balloon arch, satin table cloths, glass flutes, napkins etc.) that made the party POP! She is professional and delivers. I highly recommend her." -- Janet M.

Celine Hakoun, Party & Event Planner
Foster City, CA 94404
Phone: (650) 241-9972
Email
www.my99redballoons.com

Dr. Gregory began her chiropractic interest while training as an amateur boxer. After her workouts, she began to have wrist, low back and elbow pain. She began to see a chiropractor and her physical problems diminished. The natural process of healing without medication or surgery sparked her interest in chiropractic, anatomy, physiology. She immediately obtained her certification as a Massage Therapist and afterward quickly enrolled in Life Chiropractic College West to provide become a doctor in order to provide the full spectrum of health and wellness to her clients.

Precise Moves Chiropractic is a Sports Injury and rehabilitation center that specializes in orthotics and specialized shoes.

Amie B. Gregory, D.C.
1091 Industrial Rd # 160
San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 353-1133
Email
www.precisemoves.com

Our expert loan agents will guide you through the process and help you plan the mortgage strategy that will serve you best. Whether you are purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing loan, you must decide how your short-term and long-range goals will be affected by your financial decision. We can help you through that process.

Sally Adam
1902 Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor
San Francisco
415.292.1999
Email
www.refsweb.com

Madlin Saddik
965 E. HILLSDALE BLVD
Foster City
Phone: (209) 496-5334
Email
www.thesaddiktravel.com

What is Shaklee? - A Healthier Life for Everyone and a Better Life for Anyone™

Maybe you're looking for a way to get healthier. Or a way to make a healthier income. Maybe you'd like both. Maybe there are things that matter more to you than money.

We get it. Life can be better. You can live healthier, you can make a healthier income, and you can do it by making people and the planet healthier too.

Claudette & Jim Main
702 Nin Lane
Foster City
Phone: (650) 345-9455
Email
www.mainwellnessgroup.myshaklee.com

Learn to Fly - Serving San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto and San Carlos. Finding the right flight instructor is important.  You want a CFI whose teaching style and personality clicks with you and makes you feel safe and comfortable. I am an experienced, professional flight instructor and give flying lessons all over the San Francisco Bay Area at Palo Alto and San Carlos Airports.  I have been flying and teaching pilots in complex airspace like the Bay Area since 1999.  Having flown for the airlines as a professional pilot, I am a full time flight instructor now and will be here for the long term. I utilize a structured syllabus to teach you how to fly. But, I tailor my flying lessons and teaching style to the individual based on your background, temperament, and your unique ways of learning and absorbing material.

Sue Bellow
50 Woodside Road, #556
Redwood City
415.854.1058
Email
www.skytrekker.net

We offer portrait photography and unique wedding photography with the best wedding photography packages. We are your destination wedding photographer and CA wedding photographer. Contact us for your commercial photography, bridal photography, event photography, engagement photography, family photography, maternity photography, newborn photography, high school seniors and children's photography.

Yana Rudakov
Foster City
650.759.8382
Email
www.soleilportraitsphotography.com

Squeaky | Kleening

We provide:

• Janitorial - multi unit/residential/HOA/apartments
• Housekeeping - private estates & maid services
• Painting - graffiti abatement & interiors

Scott Chain & Tom Snow
421 Norfolk Drive
Pacifica
650.787.1162
Email

Valdez Dunson & Doyle LLP is a San Francisco Bay Area employment law firm dedicated to providing exceptional employment litigation and counseling services.  Founded by three former big firm attorneys, Valdez Dunson & Doyle provides sophisticated counsel from experienced attorneys committed to delivering prompt personal service at competitive rates.  Our substantial expertise covers a broad array of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hiring, termination, leaves of absence, executive and incentive compensation, wage and hour, trade secrets, employee mobility, workforce management, training, and any other issue or dispute arising out of the employment relationship.  With such expertise and personal service available at cost-effective rates, Valdez Dunson & Doyle is the ideal choice for meeting any company’s or individual’s employment law needs.

Marvin Dunson III
116 New Montgomery Street
Suite 210
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.202.5949
Email
www.vddlaw.com