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

Tom Herman

January 25, 2024

Education – Private University – Professor Tom Herman is a teacher and journalist. He is the tax columnist for The Wall Street Journal’s wealth management section. After graduating from Yale, Tom joined the news staff of The Wall Street Journal in New York, where he was given the food beat. Tom wrote for The Wall…

Dale Gray

January 25, 2024

Associations – Institute of Reproductive Grief Care In February of 2023, Dale Gray took over the role of Director of Mission Advancement at the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care. Prior to joining the Institute, he served at the university level as the Director of Philanthropy, and has over 23 years experience before that driving sales…

Kristine Smith

January 14, 2024

Social Services and Welfare – Neighborhood House Association Kristine is the Senior Director of Nutrition Services for the Neighborhood House Association where she has worked for sixteen years. Originally from Seattle, WA, Kristine joined the Navy right out of college, then received her BS in dietetics from Kansas State University, and later her Master of…

Mary Dawe

December 14, 2023

Retired-Law Mary Dawe is a retired Senior Staff Attorney of California State of Appeal, where she served for 27 years. She grew up in Southern California, graduated from UC Riverside, and later went to Law School at USD with the support of her late husband Jim, while they were raising three young children. Mary says…

Amie Brown

December 14, 2023

Associations-Meals on Wheels Amie Brown is the Chief External Affairs Officer for Meals on Wheels San Diego County. She came to Meals on Wheels in 2018 after working in the nonprofit sector for more than 25 years, with a strong emphasis in healthcare for the underserved. She has extensive experience with growing nonprofit organizations, earned…

Tad Parzen

December 7, 2023

Associations-Burnham Center for Advancement Tad Parzen is the President and CEO at Burnham Center for Community Advancement, as well as the San Diego Business Journal 2023 Nonprofit CEO of the year, and former presenter at San Diego Rotary Club. Tad’s career began as a litigation and trial attorney as a partner in the firm of…

Paul Gothold

October 26, 2023

Classification Pending Paul Gothold recently retired his appointment of San Diego County Superintendent of Schools after serving six years in that role, providing educational leadership while administering mandated services, and thirty two years in education overall. His first teaching position was educating adjudicated youth in East Los Angeles where he started to realize that young…

David Bejarano

October 12, 2023

Retired – Law Enforcement David Bejarano was an honorary member of San Diego Rotary Club from 1999-2009 when he transferred his membership to the Chula Vista Rotary Club. David was in law enforcement for over 35 years; 25 years with the San Diego Police Department, five of which he served as Chief of Police. After…

Dana Toppel

September 7, 2023

Associations – Jewish Family Service   Dana is the chief operating officer for Jewish Family Service of San Diego, a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of social services and assistance programs to individuals and families in our county. She is also the founder and president of Make Work Work for Moms, an initiative…

Daniel Weiner

September 7, 2023

Law – Trust Administration Daniel is the founder and owner of Weiner Law, an estate planning and probate law firm in San Diego. Prior to moving to San Diego 6 years ago, he worked at leading international firms in London, Washington DC and Hong Kong as a US and UK licensed attorney. During that time…