Richard H. Patterson Jr.
W. Torrey Sun
Alison Taylor ’80
Dick is a founder and chief executive officer of San Pasqual Fiduciary Trust Company, a California state-chartered financial institution based in Los Angeles.
Torrey is Executive Director for Principal Gifts at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. Previously, Torrey served as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Claremont McKenna where he was responsible for overseeing college interests such as campus life, student activities, career services, community service and volunteer programs, guest speaker programs, and international student programs. From 1994 through 1999, Torrey was a part-time professor in Claremont McKenna’s Government department.
Alison is a writer and producer for broadcast and cable television and a branded media consultant. She has been an executive producer and writer for the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Fox, and ABC television networks and was the creator and executive producer of Just Jordan on Nickelodeon. She was also a screenwriter of the popular Cheetah Girls movies on the Disney Channel.
Prior to San Pasqual Trust, Dick was general counsel for the Braille Institute of America, Inc. for 11 years. As general counsel, he served on the legal affairs, finance, and retirement committees of the board, which had oversight responsibilities for the Institute’s endowment investment portfolio and pension plan. Prior to the Braille Institute, Dick was a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Poindexter and Doutre. Dick has served on several non-profit boards including the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (Board President 1995-96), Young and Healthy, (Board President 2001-2003), All Saints Episcopal Church (two term Junior Warden and Senior Warden from 2003-2004), Westridge School (Board Chair 2006-2009), and the Duke Club of Southern California (Los Angeles Alumni Admissions Committee Chair 1989-present). He received an Artium Baccalaureatus from Duke University and his Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University. He is a member of the state bars of California and Texas. Dick served on the Westridge Board of Trustees’ Asset Management Committee. He and his wife Melissa have four children, Taylor ’00, Sarah, Charlie, and Caroline.
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A member of the board of directors of the Shakespeare Festival, L.A., Torrey has also served on the board at Flintridge Preparatory School. He was also a member of the accreditation team of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in Oakland, California from 1993 to 1996. Torrey received a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Colorado College, a master’s degree in public policy studies, and a doctorate in international relations from Claremont Graduate University’s School for Politics and Economics. He also holds a certificate in German Language Studies from the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Torrey served on Westridge Board of Trustees’ School Committee. He is married to Katie King, aunt of Westridge alumna Charlotte King ’05.
A member of the Board of Trustees since 2003, Alison is co-chair of the Westridge Centennial Steering Committee. She is a former chair of the Alumnae Council and served on the Westridge Board of Trustees’ Advancement Committee. Alison is a graduate of HarvardRadcliffe. She has a son, Wyatt.