New Member Profiles
John Lewis
John Lewis recently retired from UBS Wealth Finance Services in Sacramento, CA where he worked for 35 years. His wife…
Anne Myers
Anne Myers is the Associate Director of Philanthropy and Major Gifts for The Old Globe theatre where she has worked…
Estha Trouw Madeira
Estha was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and immigrated to the US with her family when she was nine years…
Ally Keegan
Ally was born and raised in New York, before heading to Philadelphia and graduating from Villanova University. She eventually left…
Bob Lehman
Associations-San Diego Museum Council
Bob Lehman is Executive Director of the San Diego Museum Council. He is Vice Chair of the San Diego County…
Sean Meer
Sustainability-Cleaning Services
Sean Meer is the owner of Cleantech, where eco-friendly meets commercial cleaning excellence across San Diego & Riverside Counties. With…
Daisy Gonzales
Education-Community College-Administration
Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., is a student-centered leader whose life-long commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion is guided by the…
Ben Schuster
Real Estate Development-Manufactured Home Communities
Benjamin “Ben” Schuster is a Partner for Comfort Capital where he leads Capital Formation and Investor Relations. Prior to joining…
Monte Jones
Associations-Logan Heights CDC
Monte Jones serves as President and CEO of the Logan Heights Community Development Corporation, a position he has held since…
Tobias Haglund
Tobias Haglund is currently the Director of Development and Area Developer for Young Life San Diego. He started his ministry…
New Member Profiles
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…
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…