New Member Profiles

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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Vino Pajanor

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Appaswamy “Vino” Pajanor’s family traditions led him toward a professional career as an attorney,…

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Charles Baylis

Charles started his career in the semiconductor industry, working for Applied Materials in Santa Clara. He and a co-worker at…

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Natasha Bliss

Natasha Bliss serves as Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships within San Diego State University’s Division of Research…

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Meredith Munger

Meredith Munger is a loan officer at CrossCountry Mortgage with a focus on helping families to buy, build, renovate and…

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Lisa Nokes

Lisa Nokes is the Executive Diretor of Peninsula Community Senior Center. While Lisa’s long career in Mortgage Banking and Financial…

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Sarah Maisonneuve

Sarah Maisonneuve, Executive Director of Earth Discovery Institute, has two decades of experience developing and managing conservation and education programs,…

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Katie Do

Katie Do is Client Services Director for Blair Search Partners, an executive search and recruiting firm specializing in working with…

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Gaurav Mishra

Gaurav Mishra is a consulting Psychiatrist for Correctional Health Partners at San Diego Juvenile Hall. He is an active member…

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New Member Profiles

Eric Beste

October 31, 2019

Law-Litigation Practice, Additional Active Eric is a litigation partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He is originally from Long Island, NY.  He completed his undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and then attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, where he met his wife, Anne.  They have been married for 23 years and…

Revel Stark

October 24, 2019

Commercial Lending Revel is the Director of Business Development for Innovative Capital Corporation.  He is a 2004 SDSU graduate. Revel’s company recently led a fundraising effort for fellow Club 33 member Jabez LeBret’s Sisu Academy (tuition-free boarding high school for girls) and offered a $5,000 match.  They are also rehabbing a residential care facility near…

Annie Rodriguez

October 24, 2019

Social Services-GenerateHope Annie is the Executive Director of GenerateHope, a non-profit that serve San Diego’s sex trafficking victims by providing long-term, comprehensive programs. She has over 25 years of experience working in non-profit organizations and 17 years of experience working in positions of leadership. She received a Master of Social Work in 2005 and a…

Dan Schneiderman

October 17, 2019

Law-Litigation Practice, A.A. Dan is a Partner at Witan Law Group LLP.  He is a business litigator and trial attorney for companies and individuals involved in commercial, real estate and personal injury disputes. Dan graduated from UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis School of Law.  He moved to San Diego in February 2018 and considers…

Kathy Demos

September 26, 2019

Senior Care-Placement Services Kathy is the President and CEO of TLC Senior Advisors, a referral agency for seniors and their loved ones looking for independent, assisted or memory care living. Kathy has an extensive background in sales and marketing, from radio and television to fashion and the restaurant industry.  She has a passion for creating…

Jordan Maharaj

July 11, 2019

Education-State University-Development Jordan is a Development Officer at San Diego State University and raises philanthropic support for the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts. She graduated from SDSU with a degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Administration. Jordan attended RYLA as an Interact and has continued to serve…

Edgar Takeda

June 20, 2019

Financial Advisor, Additional Active Edgar is a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual. He was born and raised in San Diego. He is a graduate of Saint Augustine High School where he was a three-sport varsity athlete.  After high school, he went on to the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 2013 with a…

Brandon Steppe

June 13, 2019

Education-Music and Multimedia Brandon is the Founder and Executive Director The David’s Harp Foundation, a local non-profit with a mission to inspire, educate and empower foster, at-risk and homeless youth, as well as those in the juvenile court system. The David Harp’s Foundation was born out of Brandon’s passion for youth and his love for…

Dr. Clara Draf

June 6, 2019

Medicine-Ear Nose Throat Clara is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Surgery at UCSD. In her native Germany, she received her MD degree from TU Dresden and completed her ENT specialty training.  She did her internship at Cornell and is now doing research in a very specialized field on the effect of various…

Sidd Vivek

April 11, 2019

Youth Organization-Junior Achievement Sidd is the President and CEO of Junior Achievement of San Diego County, joining the organization in January 2019. He was born and raised in Boston.  He graduated from The George Washington University with a BA in Political Science. Before joining JA, Sid spent the last 11 years working for the YMCA…