John is a founding partner of Keystone National Group and was formally with Lehman Brothers in San Fransico in the M&A group. John graduated from BYU with a JD/MBA. He is a native to Toppenish, Washington and grew up on the Yakima Indian reservation. The majority of John’s career was in the Bay Area but moved to the Salt Lake office in 2020 and loves residing in Bountiful.

Taressa graduated from BYU with a BSW and a graduate degree in Public Administration. Taressa and John raised their four children in the San Fransico Bay Area where she was deeply involved in PTA, church and community service, and political issues. She has served on executive boards for non profit organizations both in California and Utah. She is currently serving as vice president for Why I Love America helping to rekindle patriotism, and educate on the Founding Fathers and the Constitution and currently planning events to celebrate America 250. She has been with BYU Pathway since 2020 serving students in West Africa.