New Member Profiles

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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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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New Member Profiles

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…

Chris Graham

February 7, 2019

Education-Private University-Administration Chis is the Vice Chancellor of External Relations at National University System. He moved to San Diego in 1990 to attend SDSU.  He graduated with a BA in English and a MBA in Marketing. Since then, Chris has had the opportunity to work at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Old…

Dr. Glenn Goltz

February 7, 2019

Retired-Medicine-Ophthalmology Glenn retired from medicine after 30 years.  Originally from Wisconsin, he and his family have lived in San Diego for 48 years. He and his wife Barbara are passionate about supporting and sustaining our public recreational venues, including bike paths, inner city parks, public libraries and local theaters.  They are also champions for quality…

Shaina Gross

January 31, 2019

Health-Women’s Shaina is the President and CEO of Susan G. Komen San Diego. She was born and raised in New York and has been living in San Diego for the last 13 years.  She  has been with Susan G. Komen San Diego since September 2017.  She was previously with The United Way for 11 years….

Kelly Smith

January 24, 2019

Education-Private University Admin, A.A. Kelly is the Vice President of University Advancement for Point Loma Nazarene University.  She is a former member of the Rochester Rotary Club in New York. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Roberts Wesleyan College and a master’s degree in American Government from Regent University. For 11 years, Kelly worked at…