SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of Business Advisors, a Bay Area business-to-business network for experienced professionals, announces the election of three new members to its twelve-person Board of Directors. Also, the Board elected Kirsti Tcherkoyan as the new Chair. Their two year term begins January 1, 2015.

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The new Board members are Angelo Hatzistratis, Danielle Pener, and Lan Shaw. Mr. Hatzistratis is a practice director with Randstad Finance & Accounting in San Francisco. Ms. Pener is an attorney and partner at Pacific Employment Law LLP, also in San Francisco. Ms. Shaw is an investment advisor with Edward Jones Investments in Berkeley.

Ms. Tcherkoyan, co-founder of San Francisco consulting firm Options4Growth, takes over as Board Chair from Jonathan Gottlieb, PhD. Dr. Gottlieb, a leadership and organization consultant based in Napa, remains on the board as Chair Emeritus. Ms. Tcherkoyan says, "As I take over the role as Board Chair, I am confident we will continue to grow the organization as the preeminent member-driven business-to-business networking organization in the Bay Area."

About the Council: The Council of Business Advisors is a networking association for B2B professionals that was founded in 2007 by a core group of Bay Area professionals who wanted a better forum to expand their networks of professional resources and contacts.

Drawing on their experiences with other professional associations and business groups, the founders developed a format and structure for the Council to maximize the value of membership for each member. Since that time, the Council has continued to grow, drawing on suggestions from its members, and to expand with additional groups on the basis of demand.

The Council has six groups in the Bay Area, from San Francisco to San Jose. Experienced professionals who work as trusted advisors to business owners and executives are invited to request an invitation to attend a breakfast meeting as a guest. More information is available at the Council's website, www.councilofbusinessadvisors.org.

Press contact:
Reid Neubert
Founder & Executive Director
(415) 456-6265
reid@councilofbusinessadvisors.org

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SOURCE Council of Business Advisors