The Board of Trustees is the fiduciary body who conducts the activities and affairs of the University All corporate powers are exercised by or under their direction. Members include:

Officers

• Deacon Frank Mercardante: retired Bank Executive, Temeucla, CA; Chair
• Derry Connolly: President, JP Catholic University
• Alan Lane: President and CEO of Silvergate Bank, La Jolla, CA
• Dominic Iocco: Provost, JP Catholic University
• Wes Fach: Attorney at Law, Poway, CA; Secretary

Members

• Fr. Anthony Saroki: Diocese of San Diego, CA
• Paul Colucci: Real Estate Developer
• Philippe Dardaine: Owner La Provence Bakery, San Marcos, CA
• Lawrence Schauf: former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Jack in the Box Inc. San Diego, CA
• Ed Snow: former Vice President of Engineering at DriveCam, San Diego, CA
• Gen. John Wakelin: Brigadier General (retired); Deputy Program Manager of ARMY Research Laboratory at SAIC

Fr. Anthony Saroki JD is the oldest of six children born to Karim and Faiza, Chaldean Catholic immigrants from Iraq. He was raised in San Diego and graduated from Chula Vista High School. He studied at Georgetown University and earned a BA in Government in 1996. He attended law school at UC Berkeley and received his JD in 1999. After two years of practicing business litigation for a large law firm in downtown San Diego, God made it clear that he had another vocation in mind for Anthony, to serve God and the Church as a priest. Anthony responded to the call and entered seminary formation at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, CA. He was ordained a priest in 2005. For the past year, he has served as a Catholic chaplain to SDSU and an associate pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish. He is the Pastor of Ascension Parish in Tierrasanta and serves as the Director of Priestly Vocations for the Diocese of San Diego.

Deacon Frank Mercardante is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Bancorp in San Marcos, California. Discovery Bancorp is the holding company of Discovery Bank and Celtic Capital Corporation. Prior to this he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Sierra Bank, which was acquired by Wells Fargo Bank. Frank is a forty year banking and financial services veteran managing financial institutions ranging in size from start-up to over $6 billion in assets. He was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Community Bancorp and Southwest Community Bank, which was sold in June 2006 for a record premium. Ordained a permanent deacon in May 1987, he serves at St. Mark parish in San Marcos. A member of the Finance Council for the Diocese of San Diego for over five years, he also serves on the boards of the Tri-City Hospital Foundation, New Haven Youth & Family Services, and The Poinsettia Theatre for the Performing Arts. He has two grown children and three grandchildren and resides in Vista, CA with his wife Claudette.

Gen. John Wakelin is a Brigadier General (retired) and is the Deputy Program Manager of ARMY Research Laboratory at SAIC. John joined SAIC in 1989, after completing 30 years of active U.S. Army service retiring at the rank of Brigadier General. His last military assignment was serving as the Joint Staff Deputy J-6 (communications) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). He commanded tactical communications-electronic units through Airborne Signal Brigade (Fort Bragg NC). Level of experience ranges from engineering and employment of most tactical communication capabilities, digital telephone systems and satellite communication systems. Managed large programs and Program Managers in the military and for SAIC. John and his wife Jan attend St Michael's in Poway.

Paul Colucci owns and operates a private real estate company focused on investment, management, and development of multi-family and office real estate opportunities in Southern California. His expertise includes experience in acquisitions and dispositions, capital markets, strategic planning, investment analysis, investor relations, and asset management. Previously, he worked with Goldman Sachs, Inc. in the real estate investment-banking group in New York City. At Goldman Sachs, he was involved in over $5 billion of CMBS transactions and his responsibilities included underwriting oversight, rating agency and investor relations, and due diligence coordination. He also worked with Batchelder and Partners, a boutique investment bank focusing on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance advisory services. He is a San Diego County native and a graduate of USD. Paul and his wife Maureen have two children and attend St. Therese of Carmel Parish in Carmel Valley.

Philippe Dardaine is the founder and owner of La Provence, a wholesale bakery in San Marcos, since 1990. Previously, he was co-founder and technical marketing director of 'Difusion Industrie' an international engineering and manufacturing firm in the yogurt industry, which was sold to Yoplait in 1989. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of San Diego. Philippe and his wife Karen have 5 children. They attend St Mark's in San Marcos.

Wes Fach BA, JD is a San Diego attorney with over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Sicor Inc., a generic drug manufacturer, and Associate General Counsel of Warner Lambert (now part of Pfizer). He has also served as legal counsel to several medical device and diagnostics companies in the San Diego area. Before moving to San Diego in 1984, Wes practiced law in New York and San Francisco. He received his B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard College in 1972 and his J.D. from Columbia University in 1975. Wes and his wife Vicki have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. They attend St. Michael’s Parish in Poway and have been active in numerous marriage and family life ministries at the parish and diocesan level.

Alan Lane is the president and chief executive officer of Silvergate Bank, a subsidiary of Silvergate Capital Corporation. In addition, Mr. Lane is the president of Silvergate Capital Corporation and is a member of the boards of directors of both companies. Mr. Lane was most recently a senior advisor to Belvedere Capital Partners. He was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Community Bancorp, Carlsbad, CA. Before that Alan was CEO of Financial Data Solutions, Inc, a recently divested subsidiary of Southwest Community Bancorp. Prior to joining Southwest Community Bancorp, he was President/CEO of Business Bank of California until the bank's sale to Union Bank of California in early 2004. In addition to his financial institution experience, Alan has served as President/CEO or Chief Financial Officer of both manufacturing and retail companies, ranging in size from $10 million to $50 million in annual revenues. Alan is also a member of the Board of Directors of Natural Alternatives International, Inc., a leading formulator and manufacturer of nutritional supplements headquartered in San Marcos, CA. Alan and his wife Debbie live in Temecula, CA, and have five children and four grandchildren. They attend St Martha's Parish in Murrieta, CA.

Lawrence E. Schauf recently retired as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Jack in the Box Inc. San Diego, CA. Larry joined Jack in the Box in August of 1996, having previously served as the chief legal officer, senior vice president and secretary for Wendy's International, Inc. He began his career in private practice before serving as assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice from 1974 until 1977. He joined Pizza Hut, Inc., as assistant general counsel in 1977 and in 1981 was named vice president of government relations. In 1984, Schauf co-founded the Popingo Video franchise chain, where he also served as general counsel and senior vice president of franchising. He joined Wendy's in 1987 after serving as a special franchise consultant to Pizza Hut. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and serves on the board of directors of the International Franchise Association. In addition, he has served as president and board member of the National Council of Chain Restaurants and is a member of the American Corporate Counsel Association and the American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Schauf is a member of the American Bar Association and several state bar associations. He received a B.A. degree from Wichita State University in 1968 and a J.D. degree from Washburn University Law School in 1971.

Ed Snow MSEE was formerly Vice President of Engineering at DriveCam, a company that focuses on improving risky driving behavior by predicting and preventing crashes using its exception-based video event recorder. Prior to this position, Ed was a Principal at TTM Engineering, an engineering services firm focused on the embedded software market with experience in code management, defect tracking, automated test, regression test, and test management at any point in the product lifecycle. Ed has MSEE in the Real Time Operating Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and has worked with Digital Equipment Corporation and Hewlett Packard. Ed and his wife Anne live in Rancho Bernardo and have 2 children. They attend St Michael’s Parish, Poway.

Dominic Iocco MBA is Provost, Professor of Business & Director of Launch Pad at John Paul the Great Catholic University. Dominic, along with his parents built a company that was a pioneer in the highly lucrative, and heavily patent protected inkjet cartridge business. Having developed some key intellectual property in the form of trade secrets around a novel cartridge refilling process, they were able to rapidly grow the business supplying inkjet cartridges to the wholesale market. Their company was acquired in 2007 by the world’s largest aftermarket inkjet and toner company. He also orchestrated the rescue of a failed PayPal competitor that had received over $14 million in venture capital. He was able to successfully stabilize and sell the operation.

Derry Connolly PhD is President of John Paul the Great Catholic University. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from Cal-Tech; B. Sc. and M. Sc. in Mathematical Science from University College, Cork, Ireland; holds 8 US patents; has 15 years of industrial experience with IBM and Kodak; and 11 years of academic experience with UCSD. Derry and his wife Lidy have 5 children. They attend Good Shepherd Parish, Mira Mesa, CA.