New Member Profiles

Daisy Gonzales

Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., is a student-centered leader whose life-long commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion is guided by the…

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Ben Schuster

Benjamin “Ben” Schuster is a Partner for Comfort Capital where he leads Capital Formation and Investor Relations. Prior to joining…

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Monte Jones

Monte Jones serves as President and CEO of the Logan Heights Community Development Corporation, a position he has held since…

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Tobias Haglund

Tobias Haglund is currently the Director of Development and Area Developer for Young Life San Diego. He started his ministry…

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Cathy Lloyd

Cathy Lloyd is Senior Vice President of Sales at iHeartMedia, a leading global media and entertainment company specializing in radio,…

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Terry Kraft

Terry Kraft, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret) is President and CEO of the USS Midway Museum. He is responsible for…

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Andrea Brito-Bokosky

Andrea Brito-Bokosky is a retired registered nurse and childbirth educator. She was born and raised in Point Loma, and started…

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Richard Perlman

Richard Perlman is a retired hand surgeon whose private practice primarily involved reconstructive surgery for problems with the hand and…

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Tami Foy

Dr. Tami Foy is the CEO and Executive Director of San Diego College of Continuing Education Foundation. Tami is originally…

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Jon Schwartz

Jon Schwartz is the Senior Manager of Accounting for Shield AI, a defense contractor and software development and drone manufacturing…

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New Member Profiles

Daisy Gonzales

September 27, 2024

Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., is a student-centered leader whose life-long commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion is guided by the empowerment of communities and partnerships that enable economic mobility. With over two decades of experience in higher education and statewide fiscal policy, she began her career in the classroom and currently serves as the second…

Ben Schuster

August 22, 2024

Benjamin “Ben” Schuster is a Partner for Comfort Capital where he leads Capital Formation and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Comfort in 2023, Ben spent 7 years at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. At BlackRock, he played a crucial role on the investment team for their $10 billion+ U.S. private equity real estate business….

Monte Jones

August 8, 2024

Monte Jones serves as President and CEO of the Logan Heights Community Development Corporation, a position he has held since 2006. He has over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership. His focus includes identifying and nurturing community-based leadership, enhancing health and educational outcomes for communities of color, and fostering innovative partnerships between the private…

Tobias Haglund

July 25, 2024

Tobias Haglund is currently the Director of Development and Area Developer for Young Life San Diego. He started his ministry and non-profit work with Young Life in 2010, after achieving his Masters in Theology from Bethel University Seminary. Tobias grew up in Perris, CA, and went to high school in Riverside. He started his Rotary…

Cathy Lloyd

July 25, 2024

Cathy Lloyd is Senior Vice President of Sales at iHeartMedia, a leading global media and entertainment company specializing in radio, digital, mobile, social, live events and on-demand entertainment. Cathy began her broadcast career in public media as a ‘student assistant’ within the Education & Outreach Department while getting her degree at San Diego State University….

Terry Kraft

July 18, 2024

Terry Kraft, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret) is President and CEO of the USS Midway Museum. He is responsible for all operations and revenue aboard the number one ship museum in the world where he has served since March of 2023. Prior to this position, Terry served as VP, Leasing and Services for General Atomics…

Andrea Brito-Bokosky

July 11, 2024

Andrea Brito-Bokosky is a retired registered nurse and childbirth educator. She was born and raised in Point Loma, and started her community service with her mom who signed her up as a Candy Striper at Mercy Hospital. Her mother, Mary Brito, was very involved with community service and, by example, Andrea has followed in her…

Richard Perlman

June 20, 2024

Richard Perlman is a retired hand surgeon whose private practice primarily involved reconstructive surgery for problems with the hand and wrist. He was in practice here in San Diego from 1971 until his retirement in 2020. Richard was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated first from Princeton University before pursuing his medical degrees from Columbia…

Tami Foy

June 20, 2024

Dr. Tami Foy is the CEO and Executive Director of San Diego College of Continuing Education Foundation. Tami is originally from Shaker Heights, a suburb of  Cleveland, OH, where she spent her formative years before moving to San Diego and attending Mira Mesa High School. She then continued to pursue higher degrees from National University,…

Jon Schwartz

June 13, 2024

Jon Schwartz is the Senior Manager of Accounting for Shield AI, a defense contractor and software development and drone manufacturing organization whose mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems by creating AI pilots powering military assets such as aircraft, drones, ships, satellites and submarines.  Jon is CPA with thirty-one years of…