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,…
Gavin Pyle
Gavin Pyle serves as a Business Insurance Advisor for Marsh McLennan, formerly Barney & Barney, based here in San Diego….
Steven Kempa
Steven Kempa is a Project Leader and Business Developer at Mc Furhman & Associates. MCFA is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small…
Robert Bushman
Robert (Bob) Bushman is a retired dermatologist. Born and raised in a small town in West Virginia, Bob left for…
Christina Connett Brophy
Christina Connett Brophy has built a decades-long career as a museum executive with extensive curatorial experience and demonstrated success in…
Lex Gillette
Elexis “Lex” Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina who competes for the United States in T11…
Jonathan Yackley
Association-Rise Up Industries
Jonathan is the Executive Director of Rise Up Industries, an organization whose mission is to minimize gang involvement by providing…
Anjuli Dayal
Anjuli was born and raised in Overland Park, KS. Here parents emigrated from New Delhi, India in the 1970’s, and…
Paul Marcus
Paul Marcus obtained his BA and MA from Boston University and RPI, respectively, and originally hails from Portland, Maine. Just…
Nancy Rohland-Heinrich
Nancy Rohland-Heinrich graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in Sociology and Social Work, from National University with…
New Member Profiles
Alex Lutz is a financial advisor at EdwardJones, helping individuals and businesses with their long-term goals by developing a tailored strategy for each of his clients. He has a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in financial management and has worked in the financial industry for ten years. Throughout his life, helping others has…
Gloria Shepherd McCoy was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, and later graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Laboratory Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her career path has included two startup companies in San Diego, Hybritech, the first biotech company in San Diego and Pyxis, the first automated dispensing system…
Captain Kyle Caldwell enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1990 and was commissioned as a Naval Officer 2001. As a career Naval Officer, he has served onboard eight Aircraft Carriers, and he has held various positions to include, Maintenance Officer, Foreign Exchange Officer, Fleet Liaison, French Translator, Aircraft Handling Officer, Weapons Officer, Staff Officer, and…
Paul Swain is the Administrator for Business at The Salvation Army in San Diego, where he has served for almost twenty years. Prior to that, he was a veteran in the Army and Army National Guard. He has a Masters in Ministry from Indiana Wesleyan University, and is also a locksmith by trade. Paul has…
Joshua (Josh) Callery-Coyne is the Vice President of Philanthropy for Downtown San Diego Partnership Foundation, which focuses on reducing homelessness and improving the quality of life for our community. The Downtown San Diego Partnership Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the community and fostering growth in Downtown San Diego through initiatives that strengthen both economic and…
Emilio Perez is the founder of two businesses. San Diego Youth Philanthropy Council is a non profit organization whose mission involves kids helping kids. This organization, which he cofounded when he was a freshman in high school, has garnered $3 million in revenue through fundraising for several different projects including shoe drives, sponsoring San Ysidro…
Elizabeth (Betsy) McKewon is the Owner and Director of Sales and Marketing for Xceptional, a premier technology solutions partner that helps businesses lower risk, achieve faster issue resolution and deliver successful project results. Before transitioning into the technology world seven years ago, Betsy practiced family for twenty years. She spent eight of those years in…
Tonya Mantooth is a 10- time Regional Emmy award winner with over 60 International Telly and ADDY awards. She has produced National TV Campaigns and award-winning documentaries for Fortune 500 companies. Under the umbrella of Mantooth Studios Tonya expanded into feature films and documentary projects. In 2012, Tonya took over the San Diego International Film…
Mark Boxer is an internationally recognized business leader, innovator and technologist, with over thirty years of experience in healthcare technology, analytics, cyber and digital. Mark holds a Doctorate with Honors in Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina and a second Doctorate in Global Public Health from Arizona Health Sciences. He did post-doctoral…
Micaela (Mica) Polanco and her wife, fellow club member Luisa McCarthy, own and operate a local cemetery, mortuary and crematory that was founded by the Kimballs in 1868, La Vista Memorial Park. It is the only family owned and operated cemetery, mortuary and crematory combination facility in the county of San Diego. La Vista Memorial…