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Institute’s Flawless Record in Preparing Students for College

  Sara Boquin, CEO of the Barrio Logan College Institute, chats about the life-changing institute that provides underrepresented students the tools to prepare for college and careers. Boquiin discusses the Institute’s programs and curriculum, and the importance of not falling behind by 3rd grade. She talks about the institute’s remarkable record of having 100% of…

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PR and Nursing Professional Shares Experiences Through Poetry

  Susan J. Farese, Owner of SJF Communications and author of Poetic Expressions in Nursing: Sharing the Caring, talks about the second edition of her book. Farese, a registered nurse, discusses the book’s composition of touching poems, haikus, and nature photography. She also shares nursing experiences and her entrepreneurial pursuit resulting in her successful communications…

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Sprouting Sustainability and Social Change at Local San Diego High School

  Anneliese Peerbolte, a Del Norte High School student and leader of the school’s “Gardening for Change Club,” is joined by her academic advisor Lauren DeCaprio to discuss Peerboltes’s award-winning gardening project. Peerbolte chats about how the garden makes tangible change through petitions and social action, and how the garden has had a measurable impact…

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Cannonballing into the Workforce: Cultivating Businesses and Educational Opportunities

  Mary Jean Anderson, President & CEO of Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air, discusses her company’s history and her passion in educating and connecting people to the world of plumbing, heating and air through the Anderson Career Builder Institute. Anderson chats about the triumphs and tribulations of being a female CEO and in her male-dominated business, along with her…

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