Jose Cruz, CEO of the San Diego Council on Literacy, unpacks the Council's 40 years of data‑driven work, from 35 affiliated programs to tackling the “resource gap” in San Diego’s most challenged zip codes. Cruz shares powerful literacy data, life‑changing learner stories and specific ways business and civic leaders can invest in tutoring, books and advocacy to strengthen the region’s workforce and future. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Todd Kaprielian, Foundation CEO of St. Paul’s Senior Services, discusses serving seniors of modest means through affordable housing, integrated healthcare and the innovative PACE program. Kaprielian chats about senior isolation, the “hidden middle” at risk of homelessness and how San Diego leaders can support sustainable, goal-driven senior care and events like the August 15 Summerfest at Humphreys by the Bay. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Dr. Wes Lundburg, President of San Diego Miramar College, discusses how community colleges “even the playing field” with accessible, workforce-focused education for a diverse, working student population.  Lundburg talks about his college's new aviation and air traffic control pathways, four-year public safety degrees, dual enrollment with local high schools and why business and civic leaders must champion community college funding. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Neil O’Connell, Executive Director of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, is joined byTrevor Wessman-Lavelle, the Memorial's Marketing and Communications Director, to discuss its "250 Years of Valor" campaign, that honors  “honor above all,” 250 years of valor etched in stone, and how personal stories of service inspire San Diego’s business and civic leaders. They explore record-breaking attendance, school and youth “living classroom” programs, strategic expansion plans, and how executives can align philanthropy, brand, and community impact. Listen Where You Live!

About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Chuck Samuelson, Founder and CEO of Heal the Earth, and Lawrence Martineau, Marketing Director, discuss transforming the regional food system by re-localizing supply chains and manufacturing. They explore food insecurity, the power of local organic farms and innovative models like Adopt an Avocado Tree and Adopt a Farmer that enable executives to drive measurable community impact. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Tad Parzen, President and CEO of the Burnham Center for Community Advancement, shares how a “think and do tank” is building One SD as a multicultural, pluralistic, problem‑solving region. Parzen unpacks executive‑level strategies for collaboration across business, government, and nonprofits, from tackling polarization to leveraging World Design Capital momentum and volunteerism. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Anna Laroque, Advancement Manager for ArtReach, shares how igniting youth creativity through visual arts expression and community connection strengthens mental health, combats isolation, and drives meaningful impact across Title One schools and neighborhoods. She chats about ArtReach’s partnership with ArtWalk, open-air festivals at Liberty Station and why arts funding is a smart investment for San Diego’s civic and business leaders. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Sunny Azzarito and Anthony Azzarito, Co-Owners of Poets Underground, discuss creating and fostering healthy, inclusive communities through poetry, education, and trauma-informed arts programming. This episode explores the Poetry Heals curriculum in schools, jails, and the military, partnership publishing for emerging authors and a mobile RV studio model for scalable regional impact and executive-level community partnership. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Kerstin Lynam, Executive Director of the Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE), shares how her team prevents “economically motivated euthanasia” by funding emergency veterinary care for low-income pet owners across San Diego County.  Lynam discusses how the Foundation has saved 5,000 pet lives, its 20th anniversary celebration on November 8 at the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park, and strategic corporate sponsorships that deepen community impact. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Brandon Joe, Senior Associate Producer at Cloudcast Media, shares how launching a “Soft Skill Seminar” nonprofit at UCSD led to his role promoting the nation’s longest‑running community podcast, "Spotlight on the Community." Joe talks with "Spotlight" host Drew Schlosberg about being dubbed the nation's “greatest young networker,” building relationships with education leaders like Angela and Wendell Bass and how a five‑month study abroad in China transformed his leadership and global perspective. Listen Where You Live!


About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  

"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   

For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   

About Mission Fed Credit Union  

A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/