Dr. Mark Edmunds, Chief Medical Officer for the San Diego Blood Bank, and Nikhil Nayak, Chief Business Officer for the Blood Bank, discuss the Precision Blood initiative and its impact on blood transfusion patients. Edmunds and Nayak chat about San Diego Blood Bank funding and how people can support the Blood Bank’s mission.

Malin Burnham, Chairman of the Burnham Center for Community Advancement (BCCA), is joined by Tad Parzen, President of BCCA, to chat about the Center’s mission and its focus on community collaborations to implement measurable initiatives to solve critical regional issues. Burnham and Parzen are joined by Neville Billimoria, SVP of Marketing and Community Relations for Mission Fed Credit Union, to talk about the San Diego/Tijuana region being selected as a World Capital Design designee. Parzen discusses the Burnham Family’s $20 million gift to the Center.

Eric Kaufmann, a nationally recognized thought leader at Harvard University’s Institute of Coaching, discusses the blueprint for conscious leadership; ego myopia; and the role of leaders in the world. Kaufmann talks about his book, Leadership Breakdown: How Conscious Leaders Generate Breakthroughs That Enrich Business and the World, and his book signing at the iconic Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla on Wednesday, May 31.

Authors Jolie Tunnell and Tanya Ross, Co-Founders of the Open Air Book Fair, chat about their Saturday, June 3 event at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The family-oriented book fair will feature 75 authors who will be showcasing their works.

Elizabeth Schott, CEO of Accessity, and Christiana Tasto, Executive Director of Nonprofit Solutions, discuss how their respective organizations expand the footprint of their customers through capital investment and professional development training.

Therese Davis, co-writer of the documentary Bass Clef Bliss –Terrence’s Path, is joined by the subject of the documentary, her son Terrence Partidge, to chat about how music has changed Terrence’s life. Therese and Terrence talk about inclusion, autism and building communities.

Emily Moberly, Founder & CEO of Traveling Stories, and Christelle Ballantyne, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, talk about using the science of reading research to help children become strong readers by the 4th grade. Moberly and Ballantyne discuss their Virtual Story Tent; pathways to College & Career internship for students aged 15 to 20; their partnership with the SD Loyal Soccer Club; and Walk for Literacy in the Fall.

Ted Leib, Artistic Director for the Oceanside Theater Company (OTC) and an actor in OTC’s production of Good People, is joined by Sandy Campbell, Director of Good People, and Susan Clausen, an actress in the play. Leib, Campbell and Clausen chat about the roles humor and choice play in Good People.

Dave Grundies, Transition Instructor Associate for Ruehlin Associates, chats about the organization’s more than 25 years of success in helping senior naval personnel make the transition from military service to civilian employment. Joining Grundies are Ruehlin Associates “graduates” Noel “Tink” Dahlke of BAE Systems and Pete “Meat” Collins of the COLSA Corporation.