New Member Profiles
Betsy Brennan
Associations-Downtown San Diego Partnership Betsy is the President and CEO of Downtown SD Partnership, a nonprofit organization focused on the…
Marinda Peugh
Theatre-Cygnet Marinda is the Development Director for Cygnet Theatre. She grew up in Olympia, WA. She attended Western Washington University…
Allyson Tutor
Certified Public Accounting-National Allyson is a Tax Senior with CapinCrouse, LLP. Her company is based in Indiana and they work…
Jonathan Cole
Marketing-Digital Jonathan is a Sales Administrator with LeadCrunch.ai. Here he is spearheading a non-profit initiative to leverage machine learning to…
Ned Silver
Retired-Pharmacist Ned was in the pharmacy and pharmaceutical healthcare industry for over 40 years. He is original from the East…
Janessa Goldbeck
Consultant-Public Policy and Communication Janessa is a Combat Engineer Officer with the United States Marine Corps (5.5 years) and is…
Rick Chatham
Real Estate Development-Baja Rick is the Director of US Sales and Marketing for Atisa Group, an industrial development company in…
Marie Raftery
Healthcare Management-Dental Marie is the President and CEO of Smart Management III, a dental office management company. She is originally from…
Rob Fletcher, Jr.
Gas and Electric Service, Additional Active Rob is a Project Manager for Major Projects for SDG&E. He currently manages large…
Whitney Skala
Law Real Estate Whitney is the owner of Whitney M. Skala, A.P.C., a law firm specializing in business and real…
New Member Profiles
Bob Lehman is Executive Director of the San Diego Museum Council. He is Vice Chair of the San Diego County Arts & Culture Commission, the current Chair of San Diego ART Matters, and serves on the statewide board of CA Arts Advocates and CA for the Arts. As the leader of the San Diego Museum…
Sean Meer is the owner of Cleantech, where eco-friendly meets commercial cleaning excellence across San Diego & Riverside Counties. With over three decades of experience, their mission is to provide top-tier, environmentally conscious cleaning services to diverse clients, including auto dealers, medical institutions, and offering exclusive services to Chick Fil A. Cleantech has found success…
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…
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 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 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 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, 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 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 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…