Thriving Together
Amber Ortiz, Chair
Amber Ortiz is a Senior Vice President and Team Lead of the Montecito and Westlake Village offices for City National Bank’s Private Banking team. With 24 years of experience, she advises high-net-worth individuals, business owners and their families, and foundations on integrated wealth management strategies, including comprehensive investment management, customized credit facilities, and private banking solutions.
Amber is deeply involved in her community and leads with passion. She currently serves on the boards of Laguna Blanca School and The Towbes Foundation. A few organizations that Amber has been actively involved with include United Way of Santa Barbara County and Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara.
Amber earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds designations as a Certified Financial PlannerTM and Certified Exit Planning Advisor, is a registered and licensed securities representative, and holds California life and health insurance licenses.
Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Amber and her husband, Steve, have two amazing children attending Laguna Blanca, Isabella Rose '31 and Ethan James '34.
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Amber is deeply involved in her community and leads with passion. She currently serves on the boards of Laguna Blanca School and The Towbes Foundation. A few organizations that Amber has been actively involved with include United Way of Santa Barbara County and Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara.
Amber earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds designations as a Certified Financial PlannerTM and Certified Exit Planning Advisor, is a registered and licensed securities representative, and holds California life and health insurance licenses.
Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Amber and her husband, Steve, have two amazing children attending Laguna Blanca, Isabella Rose '31 and Ethan James '34.
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Laguna Blanca is Santa Barbara’s premier private, co-educational, college preparatory day school for students in Early Kindergarten through Grade 12.