Preston Cranford is founder and President of Internet University of America, Inc., which specializes in Internet training and web design. He hails from North Carolina (you'll recognize the accent), where he received degrees in Mathematics and Political Science and taught Calculus and Algebra on the high school level.

Preston is a former Branch Manager and Vice President of Prudential Securities in San Francisco and Orinda, CA, and opened the doors to Internet University of America in 1995, with in-class instruction in basic and advanced Internet usage and web design.

Mr. Cranford is currently on the Board of Directors for the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce and the Mt. Diablo YMCA. He has appeared on Bay TV as well as other TV news and radio shows in the Bay Area.