New Member Profiles
Paul Gothold
Classification Pending Paul Gothold recently retired his appointment of San Diego County Superintendent of Schools after serving six years in…
David Bejarano
Retired – Law Enforcement David Bejarano was an honorary member of San Diego Rotary Club from 1999-2009 when he transferred…
Dana Toppel
Associations – Jewish Family Service Dana is the chief operating officer for Jewish Family Service of San Diego, a…
Daniel Weiner
Law – Trust Administration Daniel is the founder and owner of Weiner Law, an estate planning and probate law firm…
Austin Martin
Online Learning-Literacy Austin Martin is the Founder and CEO of Rhymes With Reason, an online learning platform that helps young…
Nancy Sasaki
Associations-United Way of San Diego Nancy Sasaki has been the President and CEO of United Way San Diego County since…
Laura Mitchell
Museum-Women’s Museum of California Laura Mitchell, Executive Director of the Women’s Museum of California, has over thirty years of…
Michael Hennessy
Retired-Orthopedic Surgery Michael Hennessy is from a small town in Minnesota where he stayed through medical school at the…
Tonya Torosian
Social Services-Promises2Kids Tonya Torosian is the CEO of Promises2Kids, a 41-year-old nonprofit founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation….
Thomas Kerl
Retired – Certified Public Accounting Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, proud Cornhusker Tom Kerl began his career as a CPA…
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…