New Member Profiles

Anne Myers

Anne Myers is the Associate Director of Philanthropy and Major Gifts for The Old Globe theatre where she has worked…

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Estha Trouw Madeira

Estha was born in Victoria, South Africa, and immigrated to the US with her family when she was nine years…

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Ally Keegan

Ally was born and raised in New York, before heading to Philadelphia and graduating from Villanova University. She eventually left…

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Bob Lehman

Bob Lehman is Executive Director of the San Diego Museum Council. He is Vice Chair of the San Diego County…

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Sean Meer

Sean Meer is the owner of Cleantech, where eco-friendly meets commercial cleaning excellence across San Diego & Riverside Counties. With…

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Daisy Gonzales

Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., is a student-centered leader whose life-long commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion is guided by the…

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Ben Schuster

Benjamin “Ben” Schuster is a Partner for Comfort Capital where he leads Capital Formation and Investor Relations. Prior to joining…

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Monte Jones

Monte Jones serves as President and CEO of the Logan Heights Community Development Corporation, a position he has held since…

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Tobias Haglund

Tobias Haglund is currently the Director of Development and Area Developer for Young Life San Diego. He started his ministry…

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Cathy Lloyd

Cathy Lloyd is Senior Vice President of Sales at iHeartMedia, a leading global media and entertainment company specializing in radio,…

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New Member Profiles

Thomas Kerl

August 3, 2023

Retired – Certified Public Accounting   Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, proud Cornhusker Tom Kerl began his career as a CPA in a large firm. He later moved to Orange County, CA and started his own firm, where he stayed for 30 years. He and his wife had 4 children, and now 16 grandchildren. Tom is…

Ed Clancy

July 27, 2023

Sustainability – Electric Bikes   Ed Clancy is an Army Veteran who has worked across a broad spectrum of interests to increase active living/healthy lifestyle cultures in the San Diego community for the past twelve years. He is currently the Founder and President of Pedal Ahead, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides e-bikes to individuals…

Gbanju Aruwayo-Obe

June 15, 2023

Senior Services – Additional Active Gbanju Aruwayo-Obe is a former Rotarian with the Ikoyi Lagos State, Nigeria Club, which he became a member of in 2019. Originally from Nigeria, Gbanju moved to San Diego five years ago and is currently the Director of Business for the home care organization Comfort Helpers, LLC. Starting his career…

Deanna Mackey

May 4, 2023

Communications-Public Broadcasting Deanna Mackey has served as the general manager of KPBS since June 30, 2022. As an executive leader and journalist, she has been committed to equity for women and girls, particularly women of color, throughout her more than 30-year career in nonprofit management and executive leadership in media. Her most recent role from…

Tim Ney

May 4, 2023

Associations-Armed Services YMCA Tim Ney is a visionary C-suite executive and people-first strategic leader. He takes pride in leveraging strong leadership skills that he cultivated during his years of service with the US Marine Corps. For over nine years he has worked as the Executive Director of Armed Services YMCA. A few notable accomplishments from…

Kim Benson

April 20, 2023

Financial Planning – Additional Active Kim Benson, CFP®, CPA, CeFT®, helps executives link their financial decisions to their personal values and aspirations. She also helps help people navigate the financial side of life transitions, and thrives on providing them with clarity around major decisions — whether it’s within the corporate world, a career change, death…

Dr. Tina King

April 6, 2023

Associations—San Diego Community College District Dr. Tina M. King is a transformative educational leader whose vision is guided by the core values of inclusive excellence, equity-mindedness, and institutional responsibility for student success. She has served in every sector of public education in California.  She began her career as a middle school teacher in the Compton…

Karen Sangren

March 26, 2023

Retired-Point Loma Nazarene University Karen is a retired Art Education Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Art and Design for Point Loma Nazarene University. Karen was born on an emergency room gurney in the hallway while her dad was parking the car, and she’s been in a hurry ever since. She used her…

Kari Logan

February 23, 2023

Associations-YMCA Kari has been the Regional Executive Director of YMCA San Diego County since 2012. She grew up in Thousand Oaks, CA, and then attended University of New Mexico State on a full athletic scholarship for division 1 volleyball. After graduating Kari became the Assistant Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions at UC Santa Barbara,…

Eli Ohayon

February 16, 2023

Real Estate Development – Acquisition Eli was born in Spain, has Portuguese citizenship and speaks French. He worked as a Staff Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA, as an Attending Physician and Pediatric Consultant here in San Diego, and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management.  Having retired from…