Real Estate-Investment Ben Alev is a real estate investor and manager for 58-Twelve, LLC.  His specialty has been working in distressed assets and low income housing, where programs are implemented to encourage compassion and community involvement.  In his extensive real estate career, Ben has bought and sold properties in over 38 states. Originally from Chicago,…

Social Service & Welfare – Options For All Ken Barnes is the President & CEO for Options For All, a 35-year-old firm that provides services to adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ken is native Californian, being born in San Francisco and raised in Sacramento.  (If you see him wearing a lot of purple,…

Consultant-Management Mike Stoliker is an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, serving as a lead financial and management consultant for a Navy Acquisition Category.  He also serves as an officer in the Army Reserve, currently serving as an Airborne Civil Affairs Team Leader with 18 parachute jumps (and counting!) Mike is a Southern California native from…

Associations-Black Chamber of Commerce Donna DeBerry is the CEO at the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce. A graduate in Diversity from Thomas Edison State College, she is also certified in Inclusion and Diversity from Yale and Inclusive Leadership from Harvard. She has been described as a trailblazer, a pioneer, and the “Go-To-Person” in…

Associations-USO Ashley Camac is the Executive Director for USO San Diego/Camp Pendleton.  She assumed the role of ED after her time serving as Director of Operations within the organization.  She earned a Masters Degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in Strategic Organizational Leadership. Ashley is a 21-year military spouse.  Her husband, Michael, is a submariner…

Financial Advisor, Additional Active Marisa Cubing is the Campus Recruiter for Northwestern Mutual.  She is responsible for developing quality relationships with students, faculty and staff at SDSU, USD, UCSD, PLNU and Cal State San Marcos. Originally from the Bay area, Marisa moved to San Diego to attend SDSU.  There, she was an active member of…

Social Service & Welfare-Neighborhood House Assn, Additional Active Shante Lampkin is the Diversity & Inclusion Liaison to the President/CEO of the Neighborhood House Association. She is a native San Diegan.  She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from San Diego Christian College, and a master’s degree in Business Management from Louisiana State University.  She…

Financial Advisor, Additional Active Troy Darrock has been a financial advisor with Edward Jones for the last 4 years. He grew up in San Diego, bouncing between the North County/San Diego and the Murrieta/Temecula areas.  He attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA and graduated with a degree in Economics.  That is where he met his…

Law – Real Estate, Additional Active Whitney Hodges is an attorney and partner with Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.  Her practice focuses on the representation of clients involved in real estate development. She is originally from Arizona, but has been in San Diego since she was 2 years old.  She graduated from Rancho Bernardo…

Retired – County Government Lari (pronounced “Larry”) Sheehan is retired from her 42-year career as a top administrator for the State and for the counties of Los Angeles and San Diego.  She retired in 2010 as the Deputy County Executive Officer for LA County. She worked for the County of San Diego in 1976-1998, the…