Spotlight on the Community

Jacob Rocha, Director of Business Operations for ArtWalk San Diego, is joined by Courtney Pendleton, Public and Community Relations Manager for Mission Fed Credit Union, to shout out this year's Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy.

Neil O'Connell, Executive Director of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, is joined by Nathaniel Donnelly, Membership Program Manager, to discuss the Memorial's 70th Anniversary events, along with its annual Memorial Day Celebration honoring the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines who fought in the Battle of Sangin in the Fall and Winter of 2010 and 2011.

Angela Brannon-Baptiste, Co-Founder and President of the Board for It's All About the Kids Foundation, chats about Foundation's mission and her 20-year journey in bridging the weekend food insecurity gap in impoverished communities.

Veronica Murphy, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Write Out Loud, and Cindy Saylor, an Herbalist and Community Educator, talk about this year's NEA "Big Read" book selections of Circe and Mythology, and the community programming around the books. Saylor describes the Tea Tasting with The Sorceress event that she lead at the end of April.

Sean Boyd, Co-Founder, CEO and Artistic Director of the Trinity Theatre Company (TTC), chats about TTC's programs and its outreach to anyone interested in the world of theater, and its work with the San Diego County schools. Boyd discusses the TTC play, I Love You Because.

Jennifer Pillsbury, CEO/Executive Director of Pro Kids, First Tee San Diego, is joined by Roberto Rodriguez, a Pro Kids, First Tee board member, to chat about the mission of the organization; it's locations in City Heights and Oceanside; and its need for support of its program and events. Rodriguez talks about his personal journey as a Pro Kids participant when he was in middle sch

Yolanda Franklin, Artistic Director of Common Ground Theatre and the Director of the play STEW, and Jamaelya Hines, an actress in STEW, discuss the play, and the mission of the 40-year-old theater.

Manny Keriakos, Owner of the Cheers Deli and Golden Cheers Catering, talks about experiences from his 35 years of being a successful entrepreneur.

Dr. Mark Milliron, President & CEO of National University, discusses the university's prominence in serving tens of thousands of diverse students on an annual basis. Milliron is joined by renowned mental health practitioner and educator, Dr. Alvin McLean, the Dean of National University's John F. Kennedy School of Psychology and Social Sciences. McLean talks about the more than

Liz Ramirez, the CEO of the Chicano Federation, chats about the programs and services of the Federation that reaches more than 50,000 individuals and families each year. Ramirez shouts out the organization's 55th Unity Luncheon, set for Friday, May 3, at the Hilton Bayfront.