Russell Sperling, Director of the VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Foundation, talks about the recent Beyond Brilliance event that honored UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla for his relentless support of the importance of arts education in our schools. Sperling chats about the overwhelming benefits of arts education at all grade levels.

Patricia Perman, President of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Landscape Architects (ASLA), is joined by immediate past president, Chris Stebbins, to discuss the organization’s focus on raising the visibility of landscape architects; increasing social public spaces throughout San Diego County; and significant landscape architect projects in Chula Vista.

Marti Gobel, a nationally recognized actor, director and teaching artist, discusses her directing of The Taming at Scripps Ranch Theatre. Gobel is joined by actor Sutheshna Mani, who chats about her enlightening conversations with The Taming’s playwright, Lauren Gunderson.

Too good be true … Chairmen’s RoundTable Offers Pro Bono Mentoring to San Diego County CEOs

Ginny Beneke, Chairman of the Board for the Chairmen’s RoundTable, is joined by Board Vice Chair, Dan Gatti, to talk about the RoundTable’s 25-year history of providing free mentoring to CEOs of more than 600 businesses that have resulted in revenue windfalls for their clients.

Dr. Eduardo Reyes, Superintendent of the Chula Vista Elementary School District, and Dr. Matt Tessier, Assistant Superintendent of Innovation and Instruction, discuss the district’s laser-beamed focus on its high quality teaching and learning programs; its ever-expanding Innovation Stations; and Visual and Performing Arts initiatives. Drs. Reyes and Tessier beam over the district’s launch of its “Sound Station.”

Donna Denham, President/Founder of Denham Family Law, chats about how the mediation pathway will save couples tens of thousands of dollars vs. litigation to navigate the divorce process.

Veronica Murphy, Artistic Director for Write Out Loud, and Pamela Brittain, a Southwest High Language Arts teacher, discuss Write Out Loud’s annual “Big Read” program with the National Endowment for the Arts, where San Diego County students read from the book The House on Mango Street and create an artistic project based on the themes, characters, settings, etc. from the book.

David Dearie, President of the Enlisted Leadership Foundation, talks about his Foundation’s approach to providing leadership development to our enlisted men and women, and transitioning veterans.

Dr. Caroline Baillie, Academic Director of the University of San Diego’s Master of Science in Engineering for Sustainability and Health (MESH), and Dr. Paul Kadetz, Co-Director of MESH, talk about the launch of this innovative degree that will take a holistic approach to global challenges in the world of sustainability and engineering.

Jaz Williams, the owner of Hookmaster Studios and HookmasterNFT, discusses his work with youth in regards to NFTs, in addition to state of the recording engineer.