New Member Profiles

Janis McKay

Janis McKay is the Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University. Previously,…

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Gavin Pyle

Gavin Pyle serves as a Business Insurance Advisor for Marsh McLennan, formerly Barney & Barney, based here in San Diego….

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Steven Kempa

Steven Kempa is a Project Leader and Business Developer at Mc Furhman & Associates. MCFA is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small…

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Robert Bushman

Robert (Bob) Bushman is a retired dermatologist. Born and raised in a small town in West Virginia, Bob left for…

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Christina Connett Brophy

Christina Connett Brophy has built a decades-long career as a museum executive with extensive curatorial experience and demonstrated success in…

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Lex Gillette

Elexis “Lex” Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina who competes for the United States in T11…

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Jonathan Yackley

Jonathan is the Executive Director of Rise Up Industries, an organization whose mission is to minimize gang involvement by providing…

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Anjuli Dayal

Anjuli was born and raised in Overland Park, KS. Here parents emigrated from New Delhi, India in the 1970’s, and…

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Paul Marcus

Paul Marcus obtained his BA and MA from Boston University and RPI, respectively, and originally hails from Portland, Maine. Just…

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Nancy Rohland-Heinrich

Nancy Rohland-Heinrich graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in Sociology and Social Work, from National University with…

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New Member Profiles

David Finn

June 10, 2021

Federal Government – U.S. Attorney’s Office, Additional Active David Finn is a Federal Criminal Prosecutor/Assistant U.S. Attorney at the Office of the United States Attorney here in San Diego. He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to San Diego 21 years ago.  He attended Mesa Community College, then UCSD, then California…

Kathie Lembo

June 3, 2021

Social Services – SBCS Kathie Lembo is the President and CEO of SBCS, a social service organization that strengthens communities by supporting the well-being and prosperity of San Diego children, youth and families through over 50 different programs.  Kathie is responsible for the overall administration of the agency, which includes managing the now $90M annual…

Mark West

May 20, 2021

Information Technology – National Defense Mark West is the San Diego Waterfront Director for CACI International, a defense contractor specializing in information solutions and services in support of national security and littoral combat ships. Marks bio David Letterman style: 10.  He and his wife, Megan, have been together for over 20 years 9.  He is…

Liz Richards

May 6, 2021

Credit Score Management-Marketing & Media Liz Richards is the Creative Director for ScoreShuttle, a technology built to help consumers manage their creditworthiness. Before diving into her current role, Liz started her career as a news producer for two morning shows in Evansville, Indiana.  She then moved to L.A.  and worked as Director of Development for…

Lenny Leszczynski

April 22, 2021

Museum-Automotive Leonard “Lenny” Leszczynski is the CEO of the San Diego Automotive Museum. Lenny was born and raised in San Diego;  he was born in Poway, grew up in La Jolla, spent his twenties in Point Loma and Pacific Beach, and started his family in East County.  He has worked in the non-profit sector his…

Valerie Attisha

April 22, 2021

Consultant-Non-profit Development, Additional Active Valerie Attisha owns her own philanthropic consultant business. She is Chaldean and her first language is Aramaic, which is the language she still speaks to her parents with.  Her family immigrated to the US in the 1970s and first settled in Detroit.  Eventually, they moved and were one of the very…

Rick Brooks

April 1, 2021

Investment- Wealth Management, Additional Active Rick Brooks is a Principal and the Director of Investment Management at Blankinship & Foster, LLC. He oversees their investment analytics and serves as Chairman of the firm’s Investment Committee. Rick was born in Texas and raised in Maryland. He earned a BA in Political Science from Duke University and…

Jon Ray

April 1, 2021

Painting – Residential Jon Ray is the owner of PaintGreen, a full-service painting company based here in San Diego since 2006.  As an entrepreneur and community organizer, Jon has found that happy balance between the two different worlds. Jon started a 501c3 that supports local artists.  They hold an annual 4 day and 3 night…

Justin Rajah

March 4, 2021

Analytics-Business Justin Rajah is the Demand Generation Manager at Wrike, a work management platform. He was born and raised in Santa Clara County, CA by a single mom, who taught him to love all things Disney and country music.  A first generation college grad, Justin received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2017 from…

Alessandra Costigliola

March 4, 2021

Education-State University-Development, Additional Active Alessandra Costigliola serves as the Development Officer for the College of Sciences at SDSU.  In her role, she is responsible for qualifying prospects for the College of Sciences and soliciting gifts of $25K and higher. Born and raised in Sacramento (yes, she is a Kings fan), Alessandra moved to San Diego…