Richard Tassiello, CEO & President of Retirement Strategies Group, describes his company’s “secret sauce” in providing clients with an easy to understand pathway to retirement.

Al Love, Senior Director of College and Career Readiness/Innovation for the San Diego County Office of Education, chats about the Linda Vista Innovation Center’s focus on collaborating with business and industry partners to identify and implement high-demand career pathways to meet our region’s critical workforce needs.

Don Wells, Chief Empowerment Officer for Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT), and Brad Livingston, JIT Board Chair, discuss the organization’s garnering of the Kaleidoscope Award for Good Governance, awarded by the USD Nonprofit Institute.

Dave Koontz, Director of Marketing of the record-setting and nationally recognized USS Midway Museum, chats about the museum’s emergence from the pandemic; the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier; and the museum’s upcoming Spring Break experiences for families.

Tony Teravainen, CEO and Co-Founder of Support The Enlisted Project (STEP), and Barb Fiorina, STEP’s Southern California Development Manager, chat about STEP’s mission; 10-year anniversary; expanded services to other states; and upcoming events.

Suzy Requarth, Self-Determination Project Manager for the San Diego Regional Center, discusses the life-changing Self-Determination service of the State of California Department of Developmental Services that enables those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have choices and controls over eligible services. Requarth talks about how this news services has had a huge impact since July 1 when it became an official option.

Monte Kalisch, Director of Technology for the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego, is joined by his colleague, Bianca Alvarardo, Program Specialist for the Institute, to chat about the Institute’s ImPactful Teen Innovation Sandbox pilot program; the Pactful social good innovation curriculum; and the annual Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge.

Herbert J. Stern, an attorney and co-author of the historical thriller, Sins of the Fathers, chats about his career as a former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a judge of the United States Court for Berlin. Stern talks about how Sins of the Fathers tells the true story about how Hitler, the Holocaust and WWII could have been prevented.

Dr. Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs at UC San Diego, will be spearheading the development of UC San Diego’s newest building in downtown San Diego: UC San Diego Park & Market. Dr. Walshok, whose storied 40-year career as Dean of UC San Diego Extension has significantly enhanced myriad facets of our region from education to diversity to innovation, will work with leaders to shine a light on Park & Market’s three C’s: Connections, Catalyst and Commitment.