“South County isn’t as small as it once was, but it still has that small- town feel. It’s nice to live in an area where you can get involved in community activities and get to know your neighbors while making a positive impact.”
Byron is a quintessential “numbers guy.” He has logged half of his 30-year career in financial services with Hewlett Packard where he held various accounting and finance positions at the company’s San Diego offices and its Cupertino headquarters. Looking back, Byron said he appreciated the emphasis on collaboration toward a shared mission popularly known as “the H-P Way.” From H-P, Byron went on to work with the Village Green, a 20-acre Senior Living community in Gilroy that is part of a national real estate development project by Merrill Gardens. It was a significant and welcome change as Byron moved from a multinational high-tech powerhouse to a smaller organiza- tion and moved up the ladder to the position of CFO. It’s been more than a decade since Byron turned the corner on his corporate career and launched his own firm, GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN Kelley Bookkeeping and Accounting. This venture has given him the opportunity to provide expertise and services to local small businesses as well as a national retail franchise. It also allowed him to carve out time for community service. Byron joined the Morgan Hill Rotary Club in 2012 and has served on its board for three years. He is also a board member of Leadership Morgan Hill (Class of 2015). Byron holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master’s degree in Business Management from Purdue University. He lives in Morgan Hill with his wife, LaCrista, a pediatrician with San Jose Medical Group, and their two teenage daughters. One of his favorite downtown destinations is Rosy’s at the Beach, where he enjoys Taco Tuesdays. FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 gmhtoday.com 27