Understanding and promoting the value of sports in society, Justin Clymo serves as director of athletics, world religions teacher, dorm head and boys basketball coach at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. He also broadcasts his own podcast “Why Sports?” that highlights athletics and being part of a team as foundations for any career path.

Holding every meaningful hoop record for her alma mater Clovis West High, Maddie Campbell overcame a series back injury to earn her way into the USC women’s basketball lineup. The psychology major would like to pursue a master’s degree and eventually pursue a career that involves working with children.

With a mission of developing players through commitment and discipline, El Camino Futbol Club has been an integral part of player development since 2017 in tradition-rich Salinas, Calif. Julio Sanchez serves as president of ECFC, creating new opportunities for area youth, providing a pathway for players with aspirations and dreams of playing collegiate soccer and beyond.

Chris Young’s passion in the community is reflected through the development of basketball players on and off the court. The former Cal State Los Angeles standout thrives on creating, coordinating, producing and managing exciting and interesting basketball events, leagues, tournaments and games. As co-founder of Air West, where future stars find themselves and their game in a basketball-rich environment, Young helps mold some of the best players in the world.

With a focus on early detec­tion, pre­ven­tion and treat­ment of age-related diseases such as diabetes and heart dis­ease, Dr. Melinda Silva-Llanes stands behind a goal to help patients with issues of sleep, sex, energy, mood, stamina, weight, hair and skin. Believing in per­son­al­ized care with a blend of mainstream and wellness medicine, she provides the best knowl­edge and skills in “age management” at her practice in Chula Vista, Calif.

José Ángel Apodaca has a dream job, traveling the world and making deals to bring sports teams to different international competitions. Through Servicios Deportivos Profesionales (SDP), Apodaca promotes international and national sporting events, but also offers a space for fun and sports coexistence among children, youth and parents in his hometown of Mazatlan, Mexico.

Henry Bibby made a career out of winning. An All-America guard for the UCLA basketball team, Bibby won three straight national titles at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood.” The starting point guard on the team, Bibby was instrumental in leading the team to 47 consecutive wins. He was one of only four players to have started on three NCAA championship teams; the others all played for Wooden at UCLA as well. Drafted in the fourth round by the New York Knicks in the 1972 NBA Draft, Bibby helped lead the team to an NBA title in 1973. Bibby spent nine seasons in the NBA, and was a part of the 1977 and 1980 Philadelphia 76ers teams that made the NBA Finals.

Ramón Silva describes dance as an “essential” part of his life, but wasn’t able to formally train until he attended Hartnell College as a young adult. So he made it his mission to make sure local kids, especially from East Salinas, can dance regardless of ability to pay. Twenty-five years ago he founded Tonatiuh Danzantes del Quinto Sol, a nonprofit, Salinas-based dance and cultural group. The name roughly translates to “movement of dancers of the fifth sun.” Silva’s calling led to him receiving the Arts Council for Monterey County’s Champions of the Arts volunteer award.

Named “Best Basketball Coach in Pennsylvania” by USA Today, Gregg Downer has coached 70 players who went on to play at the college and professional levels, including NBA MVP Kobe Bryant (1996). Downer is an inductee in three sports hall of fames in Pennsylvania and is among the most successful youth coaches in the United States, running the Gregg Downer Basketball Academy in the off-season.

Named superintendent of SUHSD in 2017, Dan Burns has led the district to several success stories, including offering free meals to all students regardless of their income levels, as well as having the largest graduating class in the history of the SUHSD, eclipsing the $45 million amount for scholarships and tuition assistance offered.