President Ellen Neufeldt will provide updates from California State University San Marcos, a university on the move with growing momentum around innovation, engineering and other initiatives that support student success and the economic vitality of our region.  

Jerry Sanders

Guest Speakers Tony Hicks and Ples Felix

Marcella considers it a privilege to tell interesting stories about the people and places in America's Finest City. She is an experienced broadcast journalist who has won 18 Emmy awards -- 14 while at CBS News 8 -- for her anchoring and reporting on a variety of stories, including the October 2007 and May 2015…

Casey Castillo is the CEO of Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, and the North County Food Bank Chapter. Castillo joined the Food Bank in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and was subsequently appointed Vice President of Finance and Administration. Castillo brings more than 20 years of executive, financial, and nonprofit management experience to…

Arden Pala, an 8th Grader and the founder of Sports4All will discuss the power of youth engagement, giving back, and volunteering. In addition, he will discuss the homelessness issue in San Diego and how his nonprofit is helping to make a difference. Arden is an award-winning director (with his documentary “A Second Chance”) and has published…