Tracy Jones, editor, writing coach, and founding member of the San Diego Memoir Writers Association (SDMWA), is joined by Chili Cilch, SDMWA memoirist, to discuss how their organization helps writers hone their memoir writing skills. Jones highlights the December 5 Memoir Showcase, which will feature a host of memoirs from local writers. Cilch chats about…

Rich DeMarco and Pete Medhurst, longtime play-by-play announcers for Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen football teams, preview the 121st gridiron tilt slated for Saturday, December 12 at Michie Field on the West Point campus. DeMarco and Medhurst chat about the Army-Navy House Sweepstakes, in which one Army fan and one Navy fan will win…

Dr. Sheldon Zablow, Nutritional Psychiatrist and Author of Your Vitamins Are Obsolete, describes the correlation between essential vitamin deficiencies and chronic inflammation, a contributing factor in 9 out of 10 leading causes of death. Dr. Zablow discusses why multivitamins many people take are ill-suited for maintaining healthy vitamin levels, as well as the critical role…

Sharon Lutz, Executive Director of Hospice of the North Coast (HNC), is joined by her colleague, Jim Reiser, Bereavement Coordinator at Hope Bereavement Center, to talk about the end-of-life services HNC provides. Lutz highlights the Pacifica House, the only General In-Patient Hospice home in North County, along with HNC’s annual “Light Up A Life Memorial”…

Trevor Blair, Founder and CEO of Blair Search Partners, discusses his business’ knack for matching companies with the right candidates to fill C-Level to staff positions. Blair chats about his long history in talent-acquisition, why San Diego is a prime location for conducting business, and what the job and candidate markets look like for job…

Michelle Pius, Chief Development Officer for Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, talks about her organization’s commitment to providing cost-free, high-grade medical treatments and surgeries for children with physical and cosmetic deformities. Pius explains how Fresh Start doctors have performed more than 8,000 surgeries and medical services valued at $45 million dollars since its founding in 1991.

Jeffery Sitcov, President and Founder of Doors of Change, is joined by Joanne Newgard, Program Director, to talk about the organization’s nearly 20 years of work in changing the lives of homeless youth. Sitcov describes how Doors of Change builds trust through free music and art courses, a process which has been instrumental in helping…

John Highkin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Fern Street Circus, and Marcella Mercado, President of the Board of Directors, highlight the circus’ 30 years of community outreach in San Diego. Highkin chats about his origins in circus performing arts and the impact Fern Street Circus has had on underserved communities. Mercado talks about her…

Meredith Hall-Chand, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen San Diego, is joined by her Board Chair, Merrilee Neal, to chat about the organization’s mission to end breast cancer forever. Hall-Chand discusses the challenges breast cancer patients face in the era of COVID-19, while Neal talks about the recent virtual Race for the Cure.

Heather Nemour, Program Specialist for the San Diego County Office of Education’s Student Support and Services Division, and Charisma De Los Reyes, the Division’s Project Specialist, detail the Student Wellness and Positive School Climate (SW&PSC) program. SW&PSC stresses the importance of mental health education in schools; addresses the threat of human trafficking; supports suicide prevention…