With Gratitude to Our Sponsors
MAAC Familia
MAAC Pathways
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Friends of MAAC
7 Mile Casino
Blue Shield California Promise Health Plan
CentrexIT
Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
Key Bank CDLI
Lifeline Community Services
Lument
Poppy Bank
Port of San Diego
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Sharp
Western Alliance Bank
Event Honorary Committee
Moises Aguirre, Ed.D
Superintendent
Sweetwater Union High School District
Mark Cafferty
President & CEO
San Diego Regional EDC
Adela de la Torre, Ph.D
President
San Diego State University
Mara Elliott
City Attorney
City of San Diego
Mel Katz
Co-Founder
Manpower
Enrique Meza
VP, Community Affairs Manager
U.S. Bank
Ben Moraga
President & CEO
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Ellen J. Neufeldt, Ed.D
President
California State University San Marcos
Grant Oliphant
CEO
The Conrad Prebys Foundation
Kazeem Omidiji
Director of Community Relations
SDG&E
Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D
Superintendent/President
Palomar College
Monique Rodriguez
Vice President, Government Affairs
Qualcomm
Mark Sanchez, Ed.D
Superintendent/President
Southwestern College
Jerry Sanders
President & CEO
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Nora Vargas
Chairwoman, Board of Supervisors
County of San Diego
Tony Young
Interim President & CEO
San Diego Workforce Partnership
Event Committee
Event Chair:
Lidia S. Martinez
Partner, ¡Adelante! Strategies
Patricia Alvarez
President & CEO
Energy Communications
Eddie Batiz
Entrepreneur
Adriana Brunner
VP, Sr. Business Consultant for Community Business Strategies
JP Morgan Chase
Josie Flores-Clark
President
San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SDCHCC)
Rafael Garcia
Co-Founder
La Revista Binacional
Luisa McCarthy
Co-Owner
La Vista Memorial Park
Venus Molina
Chief of Staff, Councilmember Jennifer Campbell
City of San Diego
Bob Morris
Major Gifts Officer
San Diego Symphony
Gabriella (Gaby) Rodriguez
Deputy Public Information Officer
Port of San Diego
Berenice Zamaro
Vice President & Relationship Manager
CalPrivate Bank