Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.” – Aristotle

Staff

Therese Clemente
Marketing Associate

Therese Clemente is a Marketing Associate at Aristotle.  Prior to her association with Aristotle, Therese served at the same capacity at Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC.

Therese earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Brian Hansen
Marketing Associate

Brian Hansen is a Marketing Associate at Aristotle.  Prior to his association with Aristotle, Brian served in the same capacity at Reed Connor and Birdwell, LLC and at BlackRock, Inc.

Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Seattle Pacific University.

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Madge Alston
Assistant Vice President, Senior Operations Administrator

Madge Alston is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Portfolio Administrator in Operations at Aristotle.  Prior to her association with Aristotle, Madge served in the same capacity at Reed Conner and Birdwell, LLC.  Previously, she worked for Bank of America in various operational positions.

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Jenifer L. Breman
Assistant Vice President, Senior Operations Administrator

Jenifer Breman is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Portfolio Administrator in Operations at Aristotle.  Prior to her association with Aristotle, Jenifer served in the same capacity at Reed Conner and Birdwell, LLC.  Previously, Jenifer worked at Merrill Lynch for the Director of the Private Banking & Investment Group.  She held various positions at Merrill Lynch, including Service Team Representative for mid-Atlantic states and Assistant Supervisor in Check Authorization.  Jenifer also worked with the Monetary Control & Merrill Lynch Online.

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Thien-Nga Tran
Communications & Operations Associate

Thien-Nga Tran is a Communications & Operations Associate at Aristotle. She is responsible for production/graphics and operations.  Prior to joining Aristotle, Nga was a Marketing Communications Associate at Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC and Events Assistant/Web Designer at California State University, Fullerton.

Nga earned her Master of Science degree in Information Systems and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration/Information Systems from California State University, Fullerton.

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Damon Chen
Communications Associate

Damon Chen is a Communications Associate at Aristotle. He is responsible for production/graphics for marketing materials and the website.  Prior to joining Aristotle, Damon was a Production Manager/Graphic Designer at Senlaveer Trading Corporation.  Damon began his career as a Production Associate/Junior Graphic Designer for Da Hao TV Production, Inc.

Damon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from California State University, Northridge.  He earned his Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Monica College.

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Dylan Durham
Accounting Analyst

Dylan is an Accounting Analyst at Aristotle. With more than five years of experience in the securities industry, he contributes to both corporate and fund accounting operations of the firm. Prior to joining Aristotle, Dylan was an Accounting Analyst in the Institutional Client Reporting group at ClearLend Securities. Previously, he was a Fund Accountant at Wachovia Global Securities Lending.

Dylan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.

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Marnie Zamano
Executive Officer Manager

Marnie Zamano is an Executive Office Manager at Aristotle. She is is responsible for overall office operations and executive support.  Prior to joining Aristotle, Marnie was Office Manager and Executive Coordinator for Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC.  Previously, she was Office Manager for DB Home Lending, Office Manager/Branch Administrator for Secap Mailing Solutions and Office/Administrative Assistant at Farrell & Associates.

Marnie earned her Associate of Arts degree and Taxonomy in Business, as well as a Certificate in Business Management from Orange Coast College.

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Jamela Estrada
Officer Manager

Jamela Estrada is  an Office Manager at Aristotle. Prior to her association with Aristotle, Jamela was an Executive Assistant/Office Manager for ClearLend Securities, a division of Wells Fargo.   Previously, she had worked in various administrative roles for different industries such as software, human resource benefits and insurance.

Jamela received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.  She is a member of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP).