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Daniel Joseph Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born on January 11, 1981 at Good Samaritan Hospital 2425 Samaritan Dr, in San Jose to Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna and Leonard Michael Pinna. Daniel was baptized in 1987 at St. Frances Cabrini Parish 15333 Woodard Rd, in San Jose. Daniel Pinna married Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna on June 14, 2014 at Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, CA.

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Willow Glen in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 95125, United States
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  • Introduction

    I was born in San Jose, California and have lived in the Silicon Valley Bay Area my entire life. In fact, I'm 3rd generation San Jose which is a rarity these days. I was raised by my mother Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna with the help of my grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch. I spent my early years in the Cambrian area of San Jose, a few years in Palo Alto, and own homes in Cambrian and Willow Glen California. I attended St. Francis Cabrini k-8th grade, Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University. My passion has always been building things since an early age. I worked at the Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association (SCVCA) for my mentor Larry Gates while attending high school and each weekend answered the phones (aka switchboard) for the Jesuit Priests on a work scholarship program. I continued to work at SCVCA while attending college where I began the Santa Clara Entrepreneur Organization (SCEO), was active in the Student Senate and Off Campus Student Association, and in my sophomore year began the first version of AncientFaces. Post graduation I went on to manage a sub-contracting kitchen & bath remodeling company for three years, then worked as VP of Business Development at an eDiscovery company in Palo Alto from 2006 until the end of 2010. In early 2011, I began working full time on AncientFaces and have been at it ever since. I am humbled that I get to help build the application and community that makes AncientFaces. I married Lisa Michelle Kinslow on June 14th, 2014 in Pebble Beach, and currently reside in Willow Glen California approximately 4 miles away from where both sets of my grandparents used to live around the 1950's.
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    1981

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    January 11, 1981
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    Good Samaritan Hospital 2425 Samaritan Dr, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 95124, United States of America
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    I'm Caucasian or what I call a fairly standard 'white European mix'. On my father's side he is 100% Italian/Sicilian, and on my mother's side is a combination of Scottish, Welsh & German. My 23andMe genetics report says that I'm 36% Italian (primarily Sicilian), 19% British & Irish, 16% German & French.

  • Nationality & Locations

    I'm 3rd generation San Jose area. I was born at Good Samaritan hospital in Cambrian San Jose and spent the first 5-6 years of my life living with my mother in Los Gatos. Afterwards, we moved to San Jose where I spent most of my childhood until I found my own place after college in 2003. I lived in my first apartment in Los Gatos for a grand total of 3 months and discovered that living in 'newer' construction places was important to me. I then spent from 2003-2007 at an apartment I really enjoyed. It had a balcony that overlooked the pool on the 2nd floor. Funny enough, so many years later, my cousin lived just a couple apartments over on the same floor. I then moved to Palo Alto to be near to my office at the time and lived in a condo near W. Bayshore while my office was on East Bayshore. It made for a very nice commute and favorable conditions since my business at the time was 24x7 and had three shifts. I also really enjoyed my time downtown. In April 2009 I moved back to San Jose and purchased my first home. It was rather funny because this house is on the same street where I was born, less than 2 miles from where I lived in Los Gatos, and only 8 minutes from where I spent most of my childhood. I lived there until April 2016 when my wife and I moved to Willow Glen.

  • Early Life & Education

    I attended St. Francis Cabrini on Woodard Rd in San Jose (Cambrian) from kindergarten through 8th grade. Our class had maybe 50 kids split between two 'home rooms' and we all built a very strong bond during those years. After SFC I attended Bellarmine College Prep. where I learned the importance of 'learning to learn', applying critical thinking and a die-hard work ethic. After Bellarmine I attended Santa Clara University where I studied Business Management & Analysis with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. I worked with President Fr. Locatelli & Dean Posner to grandfather in an Entrepreneurship minor at Santa Clara University which became available in the later 2000's.
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    1987
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    St. Frances Cabrini Parish 15333 Woodard Rd, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 95124, United States
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  • Religious Beliefs

    I was raised Roman Catholic having attended mass each Sunday and a monthly mass while at St. Francis Cabrini. I was exposed to various religious and spiritual belief systems and spent the last 8 years of my education in Jesuit institutions. I believe strongly in identifying, understanding & applying universal truths and systems that are commonly found in all religions and spiritual practices.

  • Military Service

    I never joined the military and are the first male on my mother's side in many generations to not join the Navy. It wasn't exactly a popular option in San Jose during the 1990s/early 2000s.

  • Professional Career

    Small business owner in various industries. Founder & CEO of AncientFaces, Inc., and President at Voice2Biz Inc. I began working at a young age. My first 'side hustle' (as is a popular term today) was when I was 6-8 years old I grew lavender. Really my grandmother did - I appreciated an extra pair of hands at an early age ;). We then dried it and packaged it in tidy little packages and I went door to door selling in her retirement community at Cal Hawaiian mobile home park. I was fortunate enough to have a mentor at an early age, and after I returned from the U.K. in the summer of my 8th grade, right before high school, my mentor Larry Gates would pick me up from my house or my high school and drive me to his office where I would log 3-4 hours and then return me back home. He lived not far from where I lived and had known me during carpool days to St. Francis Cabrini from 6th through 8th grade. Working with Larry at the Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association I was introduced to an office job where I first began to explore various business principles - working efficiently, getting elevation to see if there were better processes that could be adopted, servicing and influencing clients and numerous 3rd parties, and etc. The primary function of SCVCA was to negotiate fair wages with the local unions (shout out to Plumbers & Steamfitters 393) and plumbing contractors. Larry also had various other roles which is where I learned the ability to multi-task on numerous businesses at the same time. I worked at SCVCA from the summer before freshman year at Bellarmine College Preparatory through my senior year at Santa Clara University. I would go to class, often arrange my class schedule around work, and then work as close to an 8 hour shift that I could. In addition, while at Bellarmine I answered the 'switchboard', or the phones, for the Jesuits and Bellarmine business offices every weekend Saturday and Sunday in the early mornings so that I could have the rest of my days. The moment I turned 16 I bought my first car and with my own means of transportation I began my first business - Classic Gardening Services (CGS) - which lasted probably 1.5-2 years. This time I returned to Cal Hawaiian as a landscaper servicing the mobile homes in this community and the surrounding areas. I thought I was very clever: 1.) doing a 'feel good' business helping older individuals, 2.) keeping my costs low by utilizing electrical power tools (outlets are readily available on the outside of mobile homes) and all while 3.) going to a college prep school while working 30-35 hours a week at SCVCA. It was with CGS where I learned a number of other business principles - including don't hire your best friends ;) While at Santa Clara University, while working at SCVCA, I got heavily involved with various organizations. I started the Santa Clara Entrepreneurship Organization (SCEO) in 2000 which is still going strong as of 2019, was a student Senator a number of years in charge of budgeting funds to all the student organizations, speaker at numerous...numerous...events, and etc. It was in 2000 while at SCU that I began AncientFaces. After a failed attempt with a few acquaintances at starting a human curated platform to search the internet (this was before Google) I had developer and graphic artist resources and just needed an idea. The initial concept of AncientFaces was the brainchild of my Aunt (I call Ant) Pam Marks who was and is a die-hard genealogist. Her idea was to add photos to family trees by allowing distant relatives to scan and add these unique one of a kind treasures online. AncientFaces has been with me now for more than half of my life. At the time of writing this (12/19) we are about to celebrate 20 years in business while I am 38. I am very grateful to AncientFaces for more reasons than I can list. AncientFaces has grown with me throughout my life and given me a passion I believe in. Immediately after college, while all my friends accepted jobs at Google I continued my small business path by going into business for myself (yet again) as an adviser to two businesses: Ray Sarto's WildCard - a custom fabricated hot rod shop, and my father's business Classic Tile Signatures, a 3-4 tile crew, slab shop subcontracting business that focused on high end bathroom & kitchen remodels. I remained in this role for just over 3 years, the latter 2 focused purely on running CTS. I needed a life change and for the first time searched for a job. Through the SCU connections I had, I found a copy & light e-discovery vendor in Palo Alto named Copydox. I started there on 6/6/6 (no joke) and during my time in Palo Alto I started as a sales rep, became the top producing salesman (representing 80%+ of revenue), grew a sales team, completely re-created billing protocols and line items and then became the VP of Business Development where I led the renaming, rebranding, and creation of additional service offerings to BlackStone Discovery. In December of 2010 I decided to go full time on AncientFaces. I knew I would get married soon and that with the additional responsibility my time to 'risk it all' was now or never. Of course, I had just bought my first house a number of months earlier so it was a real gamble. Since December 2010 AncientFaces has grown significantly. It has provided a handful of folks, including my mother & Founder Kathy Pinna, one heck of an adventure and I'm enjoying every moment of it. When asked what I do for a living I say: I connect the dots & help make things happen by applying common sense and following through with immediate action.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Santa Clara University Entrepreneur Organization, Santa Clara University Student Senate, Santa Clara University Off Campus Student Association, 32nd degree Scottish Rite, Freemasons and Ferrari Club of America
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Daniel J. Pinna '99 - Bellarmine Fashion Show Appeal 2018
Daniel J. Pinna '99 - Bellarmine Fashion Show Appeal 2018
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Daniel J. Pinna '99 - Bellarmine Fashion Show Appeal 2018
I was able to attend Bellarmine College Prep due to the financial aid & scholarship program. I answered the phones (switchboard) for the priests every weekend during those four years in high school.

It was full circle when I was asked in 2018 to give the appeal speech at the Bellarmine Fashion Show.
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The appeal speech given by Daniel J. Pinna '99 at the Bellarmine College Preparatory Fashion Show 2018 filmed at the Santa Clara Convention Center. A majority of the students who attend the all boys Jesuit institution receive some form of financial aid. Hear Daniel Pinna's story and how the financial aid program impacted his life.

The 2018 Bellarmine Fashion Show hosted by the Mother's Guild & led by Molly Fezell, raised the largest amount of funds for the BCP Scholarship Program via the show to date.
Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.
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Connie Tasker d'Albert and Daniel Pinna
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04/03/2009
Connie Tasker d'Albert and Daniel Pinna
Eileen Constance (Connie) Tasker Benning Barrett d'Albert with her great-grandson, Daniel Pinna at Christmas. Boy, did they have fun! She taught him to peek at presents before Christmas - I taught him not to peek!
Date & Place: at Pinna Home in San Jose, California USA
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12/23/2020
It's awesome that we still bring down that rocking horse every year and use it as a Christmas decoration 37 years later.
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Armand's birthday
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10/11/2023
Armand's birthday
This was such a big deal - the first photo of my wife, my boy, and me with Armand at one of his wonderful birthday parties.
Date & Place: at 17 Mile Drive, in Del Monte Forest, Monterey County, California United States
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Killen Reunion with family
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01/01/2001
Killen Reunion with family
Sometimes we invite our favorite landlubbers!
Date & Place: at Killen Reunion in San Francisco, California United States
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09/14/2023
A gathering of Naval heroes from World War 2! Probably the final reunion for the majority. 😢
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Armand Kunde - Stillwater Yacht Club
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10/11/2023
Armand Kunde - Stillwater Yacht Club
During one of my most cherished times with Armand. My wife and I were staying at Casa P. and ended up taking over half of his day listening to all the stories he had to share from his early days and that of his father.
Date & Place: at Stillwater Yacht Club 1700 17 Mile Drive, in Del Monte Forest, Monterey County, California 93953, United States
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Daniel, Lisa, and Armand
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10/12/2023
Daniel, Lisa, and Armand
At one of the family gatherings.
Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.
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Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna

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June 14, 2014
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Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, CA, 93923 United States
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Both Santa Clara University graduates, instead of marrying at the mission in Santa Clara we married at the mission in Carmel, and had our reception at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach.
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Pam (Kroetch) Marks
Pam (Kroetch) Marks born Jan 1951 San Jose, California, United States
Pam (Kroetch) Marks of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born in January 1951 at San Jose Hospital in San Jose to Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch and Frank Kroetch. Pam Marks has a sister Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna. She married Tom Jacobs in 1984 and they later divorced in 1993. They had a child Layne Marks Jacobs. She would also marry Neil W. Marks in 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pam (Kroetch) Marks.
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Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna
Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna born 1949 Santa Clara, California, United States
Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna of Santa Clara County, California United States was born in 1949 in San Jose to Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch and Frank Kroetch. She has a sister Pam (Kroetch) Marks. Kathleen was baptized in April 1964 at University Congregational Church in Seattle, King County, WA. She married Leonard Michael Pinna on May 27, 1972 at Church of the Valley in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California and they later divorced in July 1981 in San Jose. Kathleen Pinna has a child Daniel J Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna.
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Michelle A Cassidy
Michelle A Cassidy born Aug 12 San Jose, California, United States
Michelle A Cassidy of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born on August 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital 2425 Samaritan Dr, in San Jose to Pam Cassidy and Simon Cassidy. She has siblings Samantha Cassidy and Peter Cassidy. Michelle Cassidy married Andrew Shepard. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michelle A Cassidy.
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Gracia C. Lionardi
Gracia C. Lionardi born May 15, 1990 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Gracia Clarissa Lionardi of Bandung, Bandung City County, West Java Indonesia was born on May 15, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gracia C. Lionardi.
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Gracia Clarissa Lionardi
Gracia Clarissa Lionardi Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Gracia Clarissa Lionardi of Bandung, Bandung City County, West Java Indonesia was born at Hermina Jatinegara Hospital in Kota Jakarta Timur County, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gracia Clarissa Lionardi.
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