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TIM CALLAN
Tim Callan is president of Callan Capital, an independent, boutique wealth management
firm based in La Jolla. Callan and his brothers started Callan Capital with
$75 million in client assets. By the end of 2008, at the height of the credit crisis, the
firm had grown to manage $128 million in client assets. Today, Callan Capital has
more than $300 million in assets under its management, which places the firm
among the top wealth management companies in San Diego. As a testament to his
professional skills, the Wall Street Journal recently blogged about Tim’s opinions
and advice regarding the drawbacks of using insurance as a retirement vehicle. He
has also written about annunity investing. Callan is a member of the Kiwanis Club
of San Diego. He and a handful of other young professionals banded together to
form Kiwanis Young Professionals Group to attract a younger mix of volunteers to
the Kiwanis program. Callan and his brothers have created a culture of philanthropy
at Callan Capital and are consistently giving back to the San Diego community.
The firm is a regular sponsor of the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest Under the
Stars event, and it supports Equinox Center, a non-partisan, nonprofit think thank
that researches and advances innovative solutions to balance San Diego’s regional
growth with finite natural resources. It donates time and money to the Old Town
Academy, a public charter school, and to Peers Network (an acronym for Philanthropy,
Entrepreneurism, Environment, Relationships and Social endeavors). Callan
is a graduate of the University of Colorado.
CYNTHIA ARMSTRONG CHAPLIN
Cynthia Chaplin is the wholesale sales manager for Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers. She
holds a bachelor of arts degree from Barry College in Mount Barry, Ga. She moved
cross country from Georgia to San Diego in 2007. What started as a hobby in Georgia,
making and selling artisan jewelry, quickly led to a long-time passion and career
She started with Leo Hamel as a manager, a role specifically designed for her. She
has become an eagle eye at determining true value and strategically manages the entire
wholesale goods side of the company. She works with an astounding 10 buyers
across San Diego. In 2011, the company achieved an increase of 49 percent and this
year her projections are for an incredible increase of 71 percent in wholesale activity.
Her interest in reptiles and snakes has led her to become the adoption coodinator for
the San Diego Herpetological Society, a 501-c-3 charity that has been part of the San
Diego community for over 30 years. Through the charity she is active in local legislation
and ensuring that laws are focused on animal welfare. In conjunction with Leo
Hamel, Cynthia works with Corizon Devita, an organization that helps to support
orphanages in Tijuana.
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