2023-2024

Board Of Directors

 

 

Eric Silvernail

President

Eric has been married to Celeste for 20 amazing years and they have two children – Ava ‘24 and Henry ‘27. Eric is an Arizona native who went to Brophy ’88 and University of Arizona ’93. Until recently when he retired to spend more time at home with the family, he ran the nation’s largest telehealth contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Being part of Xavier Dads’ Club has been one of the bests experiences of his life both in terms of memories with Ava and getting to know other dads.

Peter Davis

Vice President

Peter Davis attended Brophy ‘87, Loyola Marymount ‘91 and ASU ‘01. He is the father of Paul (Brophy class of ‘26), Nawelle (Xavier class of ‘27), Simon (St. Francis class of ‘25) and Nadine (St. Francis class of ‘27). Peter has been an active member and former chief of the Princess Pack at St. Francis Xavier. He’s looking forward to serving the Xavier Dad’s club.
He can be reached at 602.295.6068 or pdavis.simon@gmail.com

Jacob Findlay

Treasurer

Jacob and his wife Leslie have been married over 20 years, raising several daughters who have been (’22), are (’24 and ’26), and will be (’29, ’32, ’38) attending Xavier. After attending university in his native Utah, he founded a successful technology company in Arizona.By participating in the Dad’s Club, Jacob anticipates forming more enduring memories with his daughters and forging strong connections with other dads on the same journey.

Brian Cantoni

Treasurer

Brian joined Dads Club in 2018, relishing the fantastic experiences created between him and his daughters as well as the comradery with other Dads. He has been an active member of the Dads Club community as a Ski Trip bus captain and committee member, moving into the chairperson role of the Ski Trip committee for the past 4 years (2 more years to go).

Brian is married to Lauren Cantoni. They have two daughters, Emma ’22 and Elly ’25. Brian grew up in Michigan, where he was graduated from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). He moved to Arizona in 1996 and absolutely loves it. He has worked in Information Technology with Fortune 100 companies in Manufacturing and Financial Services. Currently he works for Microsoft negotiating contract terms with some of their largest customers.