Eileen Heveron, Executive Director of Pawsitive Teams, is joined by her colleague, Jean Gertmenian, Board Chair for the organization, to talk about their programs to train Service Dogs, Facility Dogs and Therapy Dogs for use by those with special needs.

Doreen Gehry Nelson, a 50-year educator, chats about her work in the field of design-based learning and her book, Cultivating Curiosity: Teaching and Learning Reimagined.

Emilia Vaughn, a songwriter and artist, will donate 50% of streaming royalties from her song Sunflower to Ukrainian causes. Emilia is joined by her Mom — Licia — to talk about her artwork and her passion to shine a light on mental health awareness.

Tanya Ross and Jolie Tunnell, organizers of the Once Upon a Book Fair, discuss the Saturday, June 4 event at Grape Day Park in Escondido that will feature 26 of San Diego’s finest writers.

Joe Gavin, Chief Programs and Community Engagement Officer of the San Diego Seniors Community Foundation, talks about the Foundation’s mission; challenges of isolation facing a growing number of our region’s seniors; and it’s soon-to-be-launched report to community — “A Vision For Healthy Aging: Modernizing San Diego Senior Centers.”

Neil O’Connell, Executive Director of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial Association, is joined by Amy Forsythe, a member of the Association’s Board of Trustees, to chat about the Association’s mission and the upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, slated for Monday, May 30 from 11:00 a.m. too 12 noon.

Jaclyn Sarnese, Founder of elevatEd Classrooms, and Amaya Ford, Chef and Owner of Mya’s Catering Company, share their over-top experiences as participants in the CONNECT ALL @Jacob’s Center’s business accelerator program and their winning pitches in the 5th Union Bank Start-Up Pitch Competition.

Jeanne McAlister, the CEO and Founder of the “life-changing” McAlister Institute, discusses her organization’s laser-beamed focus on breaking the stigma of addiction; combating the rise in Fentanyl overdoses; and advocating for a significant increase in detox and residential treatment beds.

Jeeyoon Kim, a renowned concert pianist, talks about her recent concert and album project, along with her experience at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.

Lori Cargile, Program Supervisor for Community Education and Workforce Development for MiraCosta College, and Sharon Gaitan, Community Education Coordinator, discuss the myriad offerings of their program, including the English Language Institute, Driver Education, College for Kids, new Summer and Fall 2022 classes and the First Annual AugustFest event, slated for August 27.