New Member Profiles

Dana Toppel

Associations – Jewish Family Service   Dana is the chief operating officer for Jewish Family Service of San Diego, a…

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Daniel Weiner

Law – Trust Administration Daniel is the founder and owner of Weiner Law, an estate planning and probate law firm…

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Austin Martin

Online Learning-Literacy Austin Martin is the Founder and CEO of Rhymes With Reason, an online learning platform that helps young…

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Nancy Sasaki

Associations-United Way of San Diego Nancy Sasaki has been the President and CEO of United Way San Diego County since…

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Laura Mitchell

Museum-Women’s Museum of California   Laura Mitchell, Executive Director of the Women’s Museum of California, has over thirty years of…

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Michael Hennessy

Retired-Orthopedic Surgery   Michael Hennessy is from a small town in Minnesota where he stayed through medical school at the…

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Tonya Torosian

Social Services-Promises2Kids   Tonya Torosian is the CEO of Promises2Kids, a 41-year-old nonprofit founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation….

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Thomas Kerl

Retired – Certified Public Accounting   Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, proud Cornhusker Tom Kerl began his career as a CPA…

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Ed Clancy

Sustainability – Electric Bikes   Ed Clancy is an Army Veteran who has worked across a broad spectrum of interests…

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Gbanju Aruwayo-Obe

Senior Services – Additional Active Gbanju Aruwayo-Obe is a former Rotarian with the Ikoyi Lagos State, Nigeria Club, which he…

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New Member Profiles

Katie Do

August 7, 2025

Katie Do is Client Services Director for Blair Search Partners, an executive search and recruiting firm specializing in working with nonprofits and public agencies, helping organizations find the right leaders who align with their mission and values. She has spent her career as a multicultural leader with extensive experience in developing social impact communication strategies…

Gaurav Mishra

August 7, 2025

Gaurav Mishra is a consulting Psychiatrist for Correctional Health Partners at San Diego Juvenile Hall. He is an active member in the San Diego County Behavioral Health Advisory Board, helping improve services to patients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. He serves on the advisory board for the of SAMHSA grantee Southwest Key’…

Fred Manak

July 21, 2025

Fred Manak’s employment experience encompasses 40 years in Pharma/Biotech across 8 companies, both large and small, including start-up companies. His expertise is facilitating access to medications to physicians and ultimately patients. This was done through setting product pricing, establishing distribution networks, designing patient assistance programs, and executing payer contracts. In 2021 Fred and a partner…

Kim Jones

May 23, 2025

Kim Jones, President of The Kinship Fund, brings over 35 years of experience managing start-ups and nonprofit organizations. An innovator and visionary, Kim has an extensive background in bringing ideas to life that change systems and collaborating with community partners to launch impactful programs. She served as the Executive Director of the Center for Justice…

Alex Lutz

May 22, 2025

Alex Lutz is a financial advisor at EdwardJones, helping individuals and businesses with their long-term goals by developing a tailored strategy for each of his clients. He has a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in financial management and has worked in the financial industry for ten years. Throughout his life, helping others has…

Gloria Shepherd McCoy

March 23, 2025

Gloria Shepherd McCoy was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, and later graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Laboratory Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her career path has included two startup companies in San Diego, Hybritech, the first biotech company in San Diego and Pyxis, the first automated dispensing system…

Kyle Caldwell

March 23, 2025

Captain Kyle Caldwell  enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1990 and was commissioned as a Naval Officer 2001. As a career Naval Officer, he has served onboard eight Aircraft Carriers, and he has held various positions to include, Maintenance Officer, Foreign Exchange Officer, Fleet Liaison, French Translator, Aircraft Handling Officer, Weapons Officer, Staff Officer, and…

Paul Swain

March 6, 2025

Paul Swain is the Administrator for Business at The Salvation Army in San Diego, where he has served for almost twenty years. Prior to that, he was a veteran in the Army and Army National Guard. He has a Masters in Ministry from Indiana Wesleyan University, and is also a locksmith by trade. Paul has…

Josh Callery-Coyne

March 6, 2025

Joshua (Josh) Callery-Coyne is the Vice President of Philanthropy for Downtown San Diego Partnership Foundation, which focuses on reducing homelessness and improving the quality of life for our community. The Downtown San Diego Partnership Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the community and fostering growth in Downtown San Diego through initiatives that strengthen both economic and…

Emilio Perez

February 20, 2025

Emilio Perez is the founder of two businesses. San Diego Youth Philanthropy Council is a non profit organization whose mission involves kids helping kids. This organization, which he cofounded when he was a freshman in high school, has garnered $3 million in revenue through fundraising for several different projects including shoe drives, sponsoring San Ysidro…