TCA Orange County

Tech Coast Angels Orange County is where TCA began in 1997 and is comprised of about 105 members. CA Orange County invests in a wide range of businesses in the US and Canada with an emphasis on technology, fintech, edtech, healthtech, software, cyber, SaaS, AI, iOT, and some CPG.
The Executive Committee consists of the following members:

  • Lisa Walker – President TCA OC
  • David Friedman – Past President TCA OC & Chair TCA Board of Governors
  • Volker Hüther – Vice President TCA OC & Representative to TCA Board of Governors
  • Jim Pickell – Chair TCA OC Funds
  • Dr. Thomas Lee, MD – Chair TCA OC Med Tech / Life Sciences Committee
  • Serdar Topak – VP Partnerships TCA OC
  • Med Armanious – Membership Chair TCA OC
  • Pat Hwang – Sponsorship Chair TCA OC
  • Ray Chan – Marketing Chair TCA OC
  • Chris Ma – Events & Education Chair TCA OC
  • Richard Sudek – Syndication Chair TCA Board of Governors

The staff consists of the following:

Tony Sarris, Executive Director

Past Presidents:

  • Luis Villalobos (1997-1999)
  • Fred Selby (2000-2002)
  • Frank Singer (2003-2004)
  • Dave Berkus (2005)
  • Frank Peters (2006)
  • Mike Stuhley (2007)
  • Sid Mohasseb (2008)
  • Richard Sudek (2009)
  • Stu Roberts (2010-2011)
  • Amir Banifatemi (2012-2013)
  • John Harbison (2014-2015)
  • Grant Van Cleve (2016-2017)
  • Hicham Semaan (2018-2019)
  • David Friedman (2020-2021)

Executive Committee

Members