MIKE HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                 










  MHA Consultants

  Partner - DENNIS GUIDA, JR.

 Orange County Office
 26895 Aliso Creek Road
 
Suite B #650
 Aliso Viejo, CA  92656
 (949) 707-1713 (office)
 (949) 238-4829 (mobile)
 
dguida@mhastakeholders.com






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Dennis Guida's business career includes becoming a branch manager at age 23. In 1985 Dennis accepted a position with First Community Bank of the Desert in Yucca Valley, California where he was elected Cashier in 1987, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (1988), and Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors in 1990. At age 32, he became President and Chief Executive Officer (1992).

In 1993, Dennis began his consulting practice as Director, Financial Institutions with Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, a Certified Public Accounting firm. He provided consulting services to organizations with an emphasis in the areas of financial management, strategic planning, and performance compensation strategies. Dennis was introduced to Mike Higgins and the PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION FOR STAKEHOLDERS™ methodology immediately after joining the CPA firm. By the end of 1993, he began actively utilizing the methodology to design performance compensation programs for clients. He has facilitated or consulted on more than 75 PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION FOR STAKEHOLDERS™ installation projects.

Dennis is the Partner responsible for managing MHA’s Asset/Liability Management services, which include ALM processing and third party Interest Rate Risk Review. He has performed more than 40 third party reviews since 2001 with clients ranging in asset size from $50 million to over $2.2 billion. Additionally, he’s served as ALCO Chairman while a banker and also as a bank Director.

Dennis Guida's career began in 1983 following graduation from the University of Redlands (California) with a BS in Business Management. He subsequently earned an MBA from National University (California) and is also a graduate of The School for Bank Administration, Madison, WI. Dennis participated in intercollegiate athletics, was a member of the Mortarboard National Honor Society, and a member of the Kappa Sigma Sigma Fraternity. As a football player, he was elected to the All Conference team as a defensive back at Glendale Community College and received honorable mention All Conference honors at the University of Redlands.

Dennis resides in Southern California with his wife Susan. They have three children, Steven, Andrew and Haley.