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Curriculum Vitae:

DOUGLAS FREDERICK MANCHESTER
Douglas F. Manchester (Papa Doug) started his career in the insurance business becoming a national leader in that industry from 1964 to 1970. He transitioned from insurance into real estate syndication and development and is now considered one of San Diego’s most diversified private developers, having developed, owned and managed properties in 11 states valued at more than two billion dollars. They include hotels, high-rise office buildings, residential properties, industrial parks and championship golf courses and resorts. The following are partial highlights of his entrepreneurship.

Founder or Co-Founder (partial list)

• Manchester Financial Bank

• La Jolla Bank & Trust Company

• La Jolla Pacific Savings Bank

• San Diego Crime Commission

• IVAC Medical Instrumentation Company (Intravenous Pump and Electric Thermometer)

• IMED Medical Instrumentation (Patent owner Intravenous Infusion Pump)

• NextWave Wireless

• San Diego Port Tenants Association

• Rich Sabala Foundation, McCall, ID

• Manchester Family Life Foundation

• Jenna Druck Foundation, La Jolla, CA

• Alexis de Tocqueville Society of United Way (Founding Chair)

• San Diego Chapter, Young Presidents Organization

Member of the Board, Chairman of the Board, or Director (partial list)

• Manchester Financial Group, Manchester Resorts, Inc. and Summit Resources, Inc., San Diego

• Summit Ridge LLC, Wireless Technology Company, San Diego

• Landmark Construction Company, San Diego

• Broadcast Company of the Americas (AM Radio), San Diego

• San Diego State University Directors Cabinet

• University of San Diego Board of Trustees

• Wake Forest University Board of Trustees, & member 1834 Society, NC

• Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, San Diego

• San Diego International Sports Council Member Emeritus

• St. Vincent de Paul Village, San Diego

• Lodging Industry Association, San Diego

• Junior Seau Foundation Board of Trustees

• Young Presidents Organization, San Diego

• Taxpayer Protection Association (Author of the successful Proposition “E”)

• The Burnham Institute Board of Trustees, La Jolla, CA

• NextWave Wireless (Director)

• PacketVideo

• IP Wireless

• Cygnus Multimedia Communications, Inc. Board of Trustees

• NexGenix Pharmaceuticals Board of Trustees

Licenses (partial list)

• Real Estate Brokerage License

• NASD Securities License

• Charter Life Underwriter

• B-1, General Contractor License

• Multiple Jet Aircraft Type Ratings

• National Sales Leader Recipient (Northwestern Mutual/Massachusetts Mutual)

Commercial/Retail Development or Ownership (partial list)

• The Grand Del Mar, 249-key Luxury Hotel and Spacious Luxury Villas

• The Grand Golf Club, only Tom Fazio Designed course in San Diego

• Manchester Grand Hyatt (1,625 keys; 1 million+ sq.ft.), San Diego, CA

• San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina (1,355 keys; 1 million+ sq.ft.)

• First National Bank Center (600,000 sq.ft.), San Diego, CA

• Manchester Financial Building (75,000 sq.ft.), La Jolla, CA

• Torrey Pines Business and Research Park (350,000 sq.ft.), La Jolla, CA

• Torrey Pines Science Park (150,000 sq.ft.), La Jolla, CA

• Hotel La Jolla (former Summer House Inn), La Jolla, CA

• Shore Club Condominium Towers, La Jolla, CA

• Manchester Plaza (110,000 sq.ft.), San Diego, CA

• Creekside Luxury Residential Development, Sun Valley, ID

• MeadowCreek Golf and Field Club, New Meadows, ID

• Bellefontaine Luxury Condominiums, San Diego, CA

• Bay Cliffs Condominiums, Mission Bay, CA

• Campbell Industrial Park, Honolulu, HI (AmFac Lumber Distribution Center)

• Sorrento Valley Industrial Park (1 million+ sq.ft.), San Diego, CA

• Texas Instruments Technology Center (160,000 sq.ft.), Dallas, TX

• Whitetail Club, a four-season lake and golf resort, McCall, ID

• Whitetail gated residential community

• Aircraft Fixed Base Operations in Sun Valley, ID, and Palomar, CA

• Five Levitz Furniture Stores

• Three Cook United Discount Department Stores

• Three Safeway Stores

• Two Montgomery Ward Stores

• Creekside Retail Complex, Sun Valley, ID

• Macy’s Department Store, Sacramento, CA

• Restaurants: Botsford’s Old Place, Boom Trenchard’s Flare Path, Torrey Club, and Red Baron Steak Houses, Sally’s, Lael’s, Molly’s Pub & Grill, Redfield’s, The Narrows, Emma’s Café, Addison

• TransWest Real Estate Brokerage (sold to form Merrill-Lynch Brokerage)

• Master Planning Assistance for Lake Las Vegas, NV, Telluride,CO

Recognitions and Memberships (partial list)

• Commissioner, California Travel & Tourism

• Father of the Year, American Diabetes Association

• Man of the Year, Young Presidents Organization

• Headliner of the Year, San Diego Press Club

• Man of the Year, San Diego Chamber of Commerce

• Sigma Chi Significant Sig Award and 2007 Hall of Fame Award

• The Alonzo Award, Downtown San Diego Partnership

• ConVisionary Award, San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau

• Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award Recipient, United Way of San Diego

• Co-author, The Airport Answer, A Plan That Will Fly and Proposition “A” (moving the San Diego Lindbergh Field Airport to Miramar)

• Member, World Presidents Organization, Chief Executive Organization

• Member, La Jolla CC, Del Mar CC, Vintage CC, Reserve CC, Valley Club, The Grand Del Mar GC, Whitetail Club, Pinehurst CC, Forest Creek GC, La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, San Diego Yacht Club, San Diego Sports Council, Port Tenants Association, Holiday Bowl, Taxpayers Protection Association, Lodging Industry Association

Charitable (partial list)

• Manchester Executive Conference Center, University of San Diego

• Manchester Child Development Center, University of San Diego

• Manchester Village and Athletic Fields, University of San Diego

• Manchester Athletic Facility, Wake Forest University, NC

• Manchester Hall at Callaway School of Business, WFU, NC

• Manchester Plaza, Wake Forest University, NC

• Manchester Hall, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

• Scripps Memorial Hospital Maternity Wing, San Diego, CA

• Nursing Scholarships, University of San Diego

• Academic Scholarships, The Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA

• The Bishop's School Chapel Endowment, La Jolla, CA

• Manchester Stadium, Cathedral Catholic High School, CA

• San Diego Diocesan Ministries

• St. Vincent de Paul, San Diego, CA

• Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, San Diego, CA

• Monarch School, San Diego, CA

• Preuss School Athletic Field, San Diego, CA

• La Jolla YMCA Athletic Fields, La Jolla, CA

• YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs throughout San Diego County

• Manchester Ice and Event Centre, McCall, ID

• National Conference of Christians and Jews

• Billy Graham Crusade

 

Papa Doug and Betsy Manchester, married 42 years, have five children and ten grandchildren and have lived in La Jolla, California for more than 39 years while maintaining residences in McCall and Sun Valley, Idaho, The Vintage Club in Indian Wells, CA, The Grand Golf Club, and Pinehurst, NC. Papa Doug’s motto is: “Making Positive Memories.”