New Member Profiles
Phil Silver
Information Technology-Cloud Services Phil Silver is the Business Development Manager for Amazon Web Services. Earlier in his career, Phil joined…
Amy Myers
Associations-Cancer Amy is the Senior Executive Director (Southern CA) for the American Cancer Society, West Region. She has spent the…
Karen Higareda
Shipping Logistics Karen is the Director of Operations for Woodward Logistics Services, a company that provides planning and assistance for…
Shaneese Evans
Traffic Management-Military Shaneese has been serving in the United States Air Force for the last 13 years, where she works…
Caitlin Ostomel
Us Navy-External Affairs Caitlin is the Public Affairs Director for Navy Region Southwest. She coordinates all public information and communications…
Thomas Sherman
Marketing-Digital, Additional Active Thomas is the Co-Founder and Creative Director for Weaponized Creativity, a digital marketing and design agency. He…
Tamara Y. Craver
Youth Organization-Reality Changers Tamara is the new President and CEO of Reality Changers, a nonprofit organization that provides youth from…
Ingrid de Llamas
Museum-Comic-Con Ingrid is the Director of Philanthropy for the Comic-Con Museum. Scheduled to open in Spring 2021, the museum in…
Kristie-Bruce Lane
Associations-Homeless Kristie is the President and Founder of The Thumbprint Project Foundation, a 501c(3) non profit that aides in the…
Rachel Luis y Prado
Manufacturing Services, Additional Active Rachel is the Chief Operations Officer for Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit school founded in 2008…
New Member Profiles
Christina Connett Brophy has built a decades-long career as a museum executive with extensive curatorial experience and demonstrated success in developing significant strategic partnerships, major capital projects, fundraising, innovative programming, and institutional vision. She currently serves as President and CEO of Maritime Museum of San Diego. She’s a past Senior Vice President at Mystic Seaport…
Elexis “Lex” Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina who competes for the United States in T11 and F11 events. Gillette won silver medals in the men’s long jump at five consecutive Summer Paralympics (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio, and 2020 Tokyo). He also competed in triple jump and…
Jonathan is the Executive Director of Rise Up Industries, an organization whose mission is to minimize gang involvement by providing integrated gang prevention, intervention, and and post-detention reentry programs for those who are coming out of incarceration. Their 18-month Reentry Program is in its seventh year of operation, providing services including employment, job-training, case management,…
Anjuli was born and raised in Overland Park, KS. Here parents emigrated from New Delhi, India in the 1970’s, and their determination and success in creating a new life in a strange country has greatly inspired Anjuli all along the way. She graduated from University of Kansas with her BA in Biology. Instead of spending…
Paul Marcus obtained his BA and MA from Boston University and RPI, respectively, and originally hails from Portland, Maine. Just prior to arriving in San Diego from Boston in 2018, he manufactured patio furniture in Malaysia, Indonesia and India, importing and distributing from Sacramento direct to consumer. His brand was Brookbend Outdoor Furniture which he…
Nancy Rohland-Heinrich graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in Sociology and Social Work, from National University with a Masters in Business, and both UCSD and California State University San Marcos with a Doctor of Education Leadership. She has worked for National University System for 45 years. In Nancy’s current role as EVP…
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Appaswamy “Vino” Pajanor’s family traditions led him toward a professional career as an attorney, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He practiced law in India for five years before moving to the United States to continue his professional and personal development. For his first six years,…
Charles started his career in the semiconductor industry, working for Applied Materials in Santa Clara. He and a co-worker at Applied Materials started a company in 1989, and he spent the rest of his career as a serial entrepreneur. He started seven companies, four of which he sold successfully. Those four were Baylis Automation (semiconductor…
Natasha Bliss serves as Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships within San Diego State University’s Division of Research and Innovation. In her role, she leads internal operations for the division and has direct oversight of undergraduate research, research communications, and signature events such as the annual SDSU Student Symposium. In addition, Natasha plays…
Meredith Munger is a loan officer at CrossCountry Mortgage with a focus on helping families to buy, build, renovate and refinance property, notably Accessory Dwelling Units, (ADUs). She operates ADUloans.net and serves as a founding member of the ADU Coalition and Casita Coalition, advocates for attainable housing. Previously, Meredith served as Chief Operating Officer for…