Brigadier General James A. Ryans, the Commanding General  of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD) and Western Recruiting Region, discusses MCRD’s historic legacy; the Marines approach to recruiting and training; and how Marines engage with the local community and foster relationships beyond the Depot.

Junee Esguerra, Chief Program Officer for the San Diego Senior Community Foundation (SDSCF), chats about how the Foundation’s Senior Center Empowerment Grants are transforming the region’s senior centers into vital community hubs. Esguerra is joined by Ashley Simpkins, Executive Director of Del Mar Community Connections (DMCC), whose organization has been successful in utilization the Foundation’s grant program.  Esguerra and Simpkins discuss the unique challenges of seniors and how SDSCF’s Master Plan for Senior Centers aims to address these challenges.

Mario Lopez, CEO and Founder of The Border Group, talks about the origins, evolution and the future of the CaliBaja region.

Shahriar Afshar, Executive Director of the Autism Society San Diego, chats about his role as a “Dadvocate” for families with autistic children.  Afshar discusses the Society’s new strategic plan that will have a dramatic impact on the lives of autism families.

Dr. Nancy Jones of National University, talks about her role as the Coordinator of the SoCal Cyber Cup Challenge.  Jones is joined by Rachel Lee, a Georgia Tech student majoring in Computer Science with an emphasis in Cybersecurity.  Lee chats about her experiences in cyber competitions.

Listen to Charles Parisi and Brandon Joe (guest hosting for Drew Schlosberg) sit down in studio with Courtney Pendleton, the Public Relations and Community Manager for Mission Fed Credit Union, as she announces a new $500,000 “Community Is Everything Fund” to further its financial support for current and new collaborative social impact partners.  

Guest Hosting for Drew Schlosberg, listen to Charles Parisi and Brandon Joe discuss author Dr. Sarah Federman discuss her new book “Transformative Negotiation” and the impact it can have on creating equitable futures and everyday changes.  

Angela Zappia, Director of Development for Accessity, chats about the organization’s 30 years of success in funding underserved entrepreneurs.

Randy Rebold, Event Producer of the Pine Valley Camp Christmas holiday festival, discusses the myriad attractions that attendees will experience at the festival that runs through Sunday, December 22.

Dr. Kat Donnelly, Founder of Azentive and its sister organization, Aswapna, and Sun Mutialu, Chief Strategy Officer, talk about their organization’s initiatives of building food systems that make healthy food available locally to everyone year round.  Donnelly and Mutialu discuss their goal to work with school gardens.