Special Guest Host, Dr. Mark Milliron, the President and CEO of National University, joined by co-host Dr. Nancy Rohland of National University, steps in for a vacationing Drew Schlosberg and leads an important conversation with Ben Moraga, the CEO of the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation.  

Phil Johnson, Artistic Director and Founding Partner of The Roustabouts Theatre Company, talks about the recent production of LOOPED; it’s 2024-2025 season; and its Youth Division.  

Rob Smith, San Diego Site Director for the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), talks about the mission of CEO to provide immediate, comprehensive employment services to people recently released from incarceration. Smith discusses CEO’s connection with hiring employers; its holiday toy drive; quarterly milestone celebrations; and Annual Fair Chance Job Fair.

Bill Birnie, President & CEO of Frontwave Credit Union and a Marine Corps veteran, is joined by Sarai Rodgers, Frontwave’s Chief Human Resources Officer, to shout out the founding of the credit union and the launch of its Foundation.  Birnie and Rodgers chat about the Foundation’s five pillars of community support and its upcoming December 2 golf tournament. 

Neil O’Connell, Executive Director of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, discusses the Memorial’s Saturday, November 9 Veterans Day Ceremony honoring Korean War Veterans.  O’Connell chats about MSNVM’s education program and its membership strategy.

Eva Matthews, CEO of Mama’s Kitchen, the largest nonprofit provider of home-delivered meals in San Diego County, chats about the 20th Annual “Mama’s Pies Thanksgiving Bake Sale.”  Matthews discusses the 34-year old organization’s life-changing programs and services.

Stephanie Nichols-Rodas, a spinal cord injury survivor and Director of Communications for Rally4Reilly and Friends, and Belinda Drieci, a Rally4Reilly and Friends Director, chat about Stephanie’s journey, her resilience and the organization’s mission and programs. They are joined by Jeff Sohlina, a Kinesiologist for Reneu Health — who is also Stephanie’s trainer — to discuss Stephanie’s extraordinary progress due to her grit and dedication to rehabilitation.

Charles McPherson, internationally recognized jazz alto sax virtuoso, is joined by Luke Little and Dylan Soto, students in SDSU’s highly acclaimed jazz studies program, to talk about the November 14 “Charlie Parker With Strings” concert at SDSU’s Main Stage.  McPherson, Little and Soto discuss their musical journey, along with the benefits of being in SDSU’s Jazz Studies Program, led by Bryan Levy.

David Koontz, Director of Marketing for the USS Midway Museum and Chair of the San Diego Veterans Day Parade, chats about the November 11 parade, which will honor three D-Day veterans, all more than 100 years young.  Koontz talks about this year being the 20th Anniversary of the opening of the Museum; its upcoming “Jingle Jets” holiday tradition on the Midway; and it’s huge Freedom Park undertaking.