New Member Profiles
Don Wells
Social Services-Just In Time For Foster Youth, Additional Active Don Wells is the Chief Empowerment Officer for Just In Time…
Diane Cox
Social Services-Just In Time For Foster Youth Diane Wells is the Development Director for Just In Time For Foster Youth….
Shelly Verhoye
Investment-Fiduciary Shelly Verhoye is a licensed professional fiduciary with ProFiduciary, Inc., one of San Diego’s largest private fiduciary firms providing…
Samantha Beck
Associations – LEAD San Diego Samantha Beck is the Executive Director for LEAD San Diego, which is a nonpartisan, leadership…
Al Joyner
Athletics-Track & Field Al Joyner is a track and field star who won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics…
Vicki Gee Horiye
“Research-Gemology” Vicki Gee Horiye is the Director of Product Marketing for the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Established in 1931,…
Valerie Gomez
Insurance – Consumer, Additional Active Valerie Gomez is Director of Operations/Agent for Farmers Insurance. She is a native San Diegan…
Jimmie Gruny
Community Liaison-MCRD, Additional Active Jimmie “Jim” Gruny is the new Community Liaison Officer for MCRD San Diego. He is responsible…
Peter Callstrom
Human Resources-Job Training, Additional Active Peter Callstrom is the President & CEO of the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) which…
Constance Carroll, Ph.D.
Associations – CCCBA Constance Carroll is the President and CEO of the California Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCCBA), a non-profit…
New Member Profiles
Melody French, Clinical Psychologist, has a private practice in Rancho Bernardo where she has worked for the past ten years providing psychological services to the community. She works with trauma, anxiety, depression and dissociative disorders using evidence based tools and a compassionate therapeutic relationship to help improve quality of life and individual client goals for…
Azareel Canizales is the Project Onramp Manager at Life Sciences Cares. This organization provides human and financial resources to impactful partner organizations throughout San Diego that address the survival, education and sustainability of systemically under-resourced community members and future generations. As a YoPro, he is developing his career in Human Resources and Project Management,and is…
Elizabeth Berg has a twenty-five year career in strategic planning, development, communication and collaboration to support the success of nonprofits in the San Diego community. She serves as the Executive Director of Healing Wave Aquatics, and organization she grew from grass roots in 2017, to a recognized non-profit with an annual budget of $650K. This…
Anita Mirani is a retired banking and technology executive with finance, technology and strategic leadership at Fortune 500 companies. She served as Vice President of the Wall Street Banking Group at Citibank in New York, directing the Investment Banking client portfolio. She was also Technology Chief of Staff at The Charles Schwab Corporation in San…
As Director of Guest Services for San Diego Zoo and Wildlife Alliance, Susan Alvarez directs operations for the part of the organization that welcomes over 4 million visitors annually and has more than 400,000 members, with a direct fiscal responsibility of over $125 million in revenue, $10 million in labor and $4 million in operating…
As Veterans Center Supervisor of Cuyamaca College Robert designs and leads systems that help veterans and their families successfully navigate enrollment, VA education benefits, academic planning, and transfer pathways. His work blends compliance oversight with strategic program development, ensuring federal benefits are processed accurately while creating clear, supportive pathways from admission to graduation and career…
Janis McKay is the Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University. Previously, she served as the Vice Dean for the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As Professor of Music, Janis taught student bassoonists as well as numerous undergraduate and graduate…
Gavin Pyle serves as a Business Insurance Advisor for Marsh McLennan, formerly Barney & Barney, based here in San Diego. Gavin says he’s fortunate to collaborate daily with some of the most inspiring leaders across diverse sectors, including K-12 education, groundbreaking technology, local and national real estate, transformative life sciences, biotech, and many others. In…
Steven Kempa is a Project Leader and Business Developer at Mc Furhman & Associates. MCFA is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in program management, construction management, and owner’s representation for public and private clients nationwide. MCFA’s West Coast expansion is being led by Steven, who is establishing a regional presence based in San Diego….
Robert (Bob) Bushman is a retired dermatologist. Born and raised in a small town in West Virginia, Bob left for college in Ohio, then Medical school at USC where he also spent his residency. He married, had three daughters and moved to Eugene, OR to raise his family. He is proud to say that all…