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

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…

Jordan Harrison

February 21, 2019

Youth Organization-Rhymes With Reason Jordan is the Chief Education Officer for Rhymes With Reason, an innovative, online platform that teaches vocab and history to youth through current rap music.  He  is also the Senior Director of Programs at Reality Changers and the founder of Harrison Speaks, a motivational and mentorship program for high schools and…

Carrie Cottriall

February 14, 2019

Youth Organization-SD Children’s Choir Carrie is the Executive Director for the San Diego Children’s Choir, a non-profit that provides children with music education and performance opportunities that foster performance development and excellence. It is the oldest and largest choral training program serving children ages four-18 throughout San Diego. Carrie has spent her entire career in…