Meet Our Leadership Team
We are proud to introduce our Board of Directors, our Executive Leaders, and our Management Team. We are all invested and excited to mentor and coach our entire security guard team. We work hard together to motivate and empower each other to serve and protect our clients with great steward leadership.
A message from our
CEO & President
I am honored and blessed to have my beautiful and amazing wife, Jennifer Abbott, standing strong and proud by my side with her full support and understanding of the many sacrifices necessary for Abbott SPI, Inc. to exist. I am proud to be celebrating Abbott SPI, Inc.’s 10-Year Anniversary and I sincerely thank each and every client and employee that has made this journey possible and successful. I will continue to work harder than ever to support our clients, community, and entire Abbott Team!
How We Got Started
James Abbott is a retired police officer with honorable service in good standing. In 2013, Mr. Abbott founded and established Abbott SPI, Inc. with the sole purpose of utilizing his law enforcement experience to provide premium security guard and private investigation services. He lives in Santa Cruz, California and strives to be a great community leader and is proud to be part of a locally owned and operated business. As our Board Chair and CEO & President, Mr. Abbott oversees all operations and is committed to continuing to provide premium security guard services that have a positive impact on making our businesses a safer place to work and our communities a safer place to live.
Board of Directors
James Abbott, Founder
Board Chair
Rebecca Steckler, Director
Board Secretary
Darren Pound, Director
Board Treasurer
Executive Leadership
James Abbott, Chief
CEO & President
Natziely Zavala-Garcia, Deputy Chief
Vice President, Director of Administration
Christopher D'Anza, Deputy Chief
Vice President, Director of Operations
Management Team
Luis Salazar-Perez, Lieutenant
Field Operataions Manager
Enrique Castaneda, Sergeant
Field Training Manager
Daniel Lemus, Sergeant
Field Training Manager
Leroy Martinez, Sergeant
Field Training Manager
Diego Lule-Aguilera, Sergeant
Site Manager