Jim Behun, San Diego Sunroad Boat Show Manager, talks about the annual event now in its 11th year. This year’s boat show will be held from January 23-26 at the Sunroad Resort Marina on Harbor Island.

Katy Sperry, Director of Marketing and Operations for the Torrey Project, chats about her organization’s goal to work with businesses to change the way business is conducted in our country that benefits the business, as well as the environment and society as a whole.

Trish Boaz, Executive Director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, is joined by Ana Lutz, the Conservancy’s Education Manager, and Jeff Nordland, a Herpetologist for the Southwestern Field Herping Association, to discuss the mission and projects of the Conservancy and its work with organizations such as the Herping Association.

Mike Aguilar, Executive Director of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation and a retired Brigadier General in the Marine Corps, talks about the Foundation’s support of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, the world’s only museum dedicated to USMC aviation with the largest collection of historical aircraft flown by U.S. Marine pilots.

Todd Kaprielian, President of the Downtown San Diego Lions Club, and Jose Cruz, 1st Vice President of the Club, chat about the programs and services of the organization, which is the nation’s largest Lions Club.

Jose Vallejo, an Alumnus of the Barrio Logan College Institute, is joined by Barbara Ybarra, the Institute’s Interim CEO, to talk about Vallejo’s successful journey from underserved student to Yale University graduate to Executive Director of a youth-serving organization, all due to the programs and services of the Institute. Ybarra and Vallejo talk about the Institute’s Capital Campaign to purchase a new building for the 1,000 + students that take part in the Institute’s after-school programs.

Lillian Maestas, STEM Chair for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), is joined by Bill Reid, Academic Program Director BS Cybersecurity for National University, and Nelson Mozzini, Project Director for The Haiku Cyber Range, to chat about the annual SoCal Cyber Cub Challenge and the roles of their respective organizations in supporting the middle school and high school competition.

Claudine Van Gonka, Public Relations Manager for the San Diego Blood Bank, chats about the need for blood during the holiday season. Van Gonka talks about the Blood Bank’s innovative programs, such as Mother’s Milk Bank, and it’s focus on medical research..

Debra Emerson, CEO of St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, talks about the Center’s “Tea by the Sea” fundraising event on Saturday, January 18 at the venerable Marine Room featuring Chef Bernard. Emerson discusses the Center’s diverse programs to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to realize their full potential.

Scott Sibley, Director of Journeys Map, discusses the company’s “game-changing” app that allows users to navigate the multiple pathways from any starting point to goal completion for academic and career applications. Sibley, whose company presented its visionary product and strategy at the White House in 2016, talks about Journeys Map’s partnership with the San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence; its participation at cyber and career pathways conferences and its myriad applications to be a platform solution for those in the K-12 space, those in higher-ed and those transitioning from the military to civilian life.