Jason Gleason, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force and Air National Guard, talks about his experiences as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner, along with his founding of the Rocky Mountain Stroke Conference, due to his personal experience of losing his wife to stroke.

Jess Baron, Founder and Executive Director of Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom (GITC), chat about GITC’s collaboration with myriad partners to expand the role of music in education and elevate student engagement by making purposeful, inclusive music a joyful and integral part of literacy, academic and social-emotional learning throughout the school day and beyond.

Karen Rangel, Founder and Youth Resilience Coach for Youth Fit2Lead, is joined by Erin Tanner, a facilitator for Youth Fit2Lead, to talk about the mission and programs of the organizations focus on empowering teenage girls.

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.