Guest 1: Stephen Pierce Foundation and Mary Seau FoundationStephen Pierce, Founder of the Stephen Pierce Foundation, and Mary Seau, Founder of the Mary Seau Foundation, discuss the mission of their foundations to raise funds that will aid in research of the long-term effects from repetitive head impacts sustained during contact sports, military conflicts or other [...]
Guest 1: Just in Time for Foster YouthDon Wells, Executive Director of Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT), is joined by Virgo Villajin, Youth Services Coordinator for JIT, talk about JIT’s focus of helping transition-age foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well being; Villajin’s journey to JIT; and the organization’s 6th Annual “Walk the Talk” [...]
Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), talks about the recent SDMAC Board Retreat; this Friday’s SDMAC Breakfast in conjunction with WEST 2019; the newly formed California Defense Communities Command; and the 2019 SDMAC Achievement Awards.
Jess Kearney, Deputy Sports Editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune, is joined by Jesse Aguirre, Sweetwater High boys basketball coach, to chat about the Red Devils prospects in the playoffs.
Arroyo High School in the El Monte Union High School District is teaching its students about eco-sustainability and healthy living through participation in the Arroyo Garden Club. The Arroyo Garden’s organic produce is harvested by the school’s Culinary Arts program and used in its daily menus. Arroyo Principal Angelita Gonzales, Arroyo junior Oscar Ramos and [...]
Guest 1: Clearity Foundation and SPB FoundationHillary Theakston, Executive Director of the Clearity Foundation, and Buck Dodson, President & Executive Director of the Susan Poorman Blackie (SPB) Foundation, to chat about their organizations’ launch of Steps Through OC, a national program to support women and their families through the unique challenges they face following an [...]
Guest 1: YMCA of San Diego CountyShelly McTighe-Rippengale, Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer for the YMCA of San Diego County, and Courtney Cordero, Director of the YMCA’s annual campaign, talk about the myriad programs and services offered by the YMCA; the Y’s providing of $7 million in annual operating subsidies and scholarships for [...]
Dean Nelson, Founder of the annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, chats about the February 18-21 Symposium that will be held at Point Loma Nazarene University and will feature nationally recognized writers, journalists, editors, and novelists. Nelson, who serves as the Director of the Journalism School at PLNU, discusses his book, Talk to Me: How [...]
Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), is joined by Sumner Lee, CEO and Owner of Fuse Integration, to talk about how Lee’s company is using DIV grant they were awarded to grow their business.
El Monte City School District has brought the rich tradition of mariachi music to Potrero School, where 40 students participate in an after school program that is overseen by the Jose Hernandez Mariachi Academy. Potrero School music teacher Victor Williams and eighth-grade student Stephanie Vega discuss the positive impact the program has brought to the [...]
