The Gap Minders
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Episodes: 134
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The show taking the lead on catalytic conversations spurring listeners to think critically about some of our world’s most pressing issues and be compelled to take action. We have plenty of gaps in America and right here in San Diego—educational, racial, wealth, health, literacy, and more. Welcome to The Gap Minders, the podcast taking on these GAPS—one conversation at a time.
To tackle these gaps and lift lives, United Way of San Diego County and the San Diego Council on Literacy have joined forces. The Gap Minders weekly episodes will inform, inspire, and illuminate the gaps and the solutions. Through insightful conversations with a range of notable and engaging guests, including education experts, political figures dedicated to improving our region, and influential changemakers passionate about equity for all children and families, we will make a difference.
Thank you for your time, attention, heart, and mind.
To tackle these gaps and lift lives, United Way of San Diego County and the San Diego Council on Literacy have joined forces. The Gap Minders weekly episodes will inform, inspire, and illuminate the gaps and the solutions. Through insightful conversations with a range of notable and engaging guests, including education experts, political figures dedicated to improving our region, and influential changemakers passionate about equity for all children and families, we will make a difference.
Thank you for your time, attention, heart, and mind.
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Season 4: Episode 10 | Rafael Parra, Executive Director, RafaBids
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May 23, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 9 | Jacqueline Luna Reynoso, Founder & CEO, Quisqueya
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May 04, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 8 | Rebecca Mendiola, CEO, Collective Impact Solutions
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 7 | Liz Bui, CEO, Yulex Brands Corp
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 6 | Bob Lehman, Executive Director, San Diego ARTS Matters
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 5 | Fred Buggs, Regional Director, California Department of Education
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 4 | Sarah Tuakli-Cooper, Executive Director, Elementary Institute of Science
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 3 | Margaux Stack-Babich, Director, Community Outreach, UCSD Moores Cancer Center
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 2 | Cheryl Morrow, CEO, California Curls, Founder, San Diego Monitor News Network
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Season 4: Episode 1 | Casey Castillo, CEO, San Diego Food Bank
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode 123 | Nancy Sasaki, CEO, United Way of San Diego County; Jose Cruz, CEO, San Diego Council on Literacy
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Episode 122 | Ryan Norr, Owner, San Diego Audio Visual
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 121 | Catharine Kaufman, Author, Columnist and "The Kitchen Shrink"
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 120 | Sue Parks, President & CEO, Orange County United Way
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 119 | Kazeem Omidiji, Director of Community Relations, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Episode 118 | Maria Murray, Ph. D., Founder, President, CEO, The Reading League
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 117 | John Thill, Author, Learning Specialist and Literacy Advocate
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 116 | Gregory Smith, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 115 | Allison Ohle, Executive Director, Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership (DEEP)
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 114 | RaShonne Darling, Children's Book Author, The Curl Girls: Every Curl is Magic
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 113 | Dr. Ellen Neufeldt, President, California State University San Marcos
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 112 | Carrie Scott, Vice Chair, San Diego Council on Literacy
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Episode 111 | Cheryl Morrow, CEO, California Curls, Founder, San Diego Monitor News Network
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 110 | Zach Hebert, AI Tech Consultant
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode 109 | Adriana Brunner and Daniel Nagey, MyPoint Credit Union
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 108 | Alex Mazloom, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Mind Treasures
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 107 | Chase Peckham, Director of Community Outreach, San Diego Financial Literacy Center
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 106 | William York, President & CEO, San Diego Health Connect and 211 San Diego/Community Information Exchange
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 105 | Ivy Stein, Impact Manager, United Way of San Diego County
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 104 | Afira DeVries, President and CEO, The Monarch School
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Episode 103 | Jim Chilton, CEO and Founder, Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Episode 102 | Carol Dedrich, CEO, Girl Scouts San Diego
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 101 | Nancy Sasaki, CEO, United Way of San Diego County; Jose Cruz, CEO, San Diego Council on Literacy
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 100 | Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 99 | Dr. Eduardo Reyes, Superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Episode 98 | Dr. Ricky Shabazz, President, San Diego City College
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode 97 | Dr. Lydia Burgos, Principal, J. Calvin Lauderbach Elementary
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Episode 96 | Sonia Teder-Moore, Children's Outreach and Event Coordinator, Warwick's Bookstore
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 95 | Austin Martin, CEO, Rhymes with Reason
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 94 | Walter Ritter, Executive Director, Write Out Loud
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode 93 | Ruth J. Colvin, Founder, Literacy Volunteers of America (ProLiteracy Worldwide)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode 92 | Dr. Alberto Ochoa, Professor Emeritus, SDSU College of Education
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Episode 91 | Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, Founder, Dyslexia Training Institute
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 90 | Dr. Shakerra Carter, Vice President of Student Services, San Diego College of Continuing Education
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 89 | Shana Hazan, President, San Diego Unified School Board and Hazan Strategies, Vice Chair, Calif. Children & Families Commission
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 88 | Andrew Strong, Director, San Diego County Office of Equity and Racial Justice
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Episode 87 | Leane Marchese, Executive Director, Life Science Cares
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 86 | Johnny Garcia, Impact Manager, United Way of San Diego County
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 85 | H. Puentes, Co-Founder, President & CEO, San Diego Squared
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 84 | Jose Cruz, CEO, San Diego Council on Literacy
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 83 | Jasmine LeFlore, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Greater Than Tech
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 82 | Moises Baron, President and CEO, San Diego Center for Children
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 81 | Matthew "Matt" Quirk, Author
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Episode 80 | Nancy Sasaki, CEO, United Way of San Diego County
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 79 | Derek Danziger, President, OPR Communications and Author, "I'm Autistic and I'm Awesome"
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 78 | Dr. Ben Maxwell, Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 77 | Cathryn Nacario, CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 76 | Najla Ibrahim, Director, Health & Wellness, Somali Family Service
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Episode 75 | Walter Philips, CEO, San Diego Youth Services
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 74 | Tamara Craver, CEO, Reality Changers
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 73 | Ed Becerra, Founder, Education Begins In The Home
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Episode 72 | Sara Boquin, CEO, Barrio Logan College Institute
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 71 | Dorcy Rose, Fiona Leung, San Diego Union Tribune
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode 70 | Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer, Feeding America
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 69 |Jen Nation, Executive Director, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Episode 68 | Casey Castillo, CEO, San Diego Food Bank
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode 67 | Anahid Brakke, President & CEO, San Diego Hunger Coalition
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode 66 | Vino Pajanor, CEO, Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 65 | Sean Spear, President and CEO, Community HousingWorks
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 64 | Stacey Roberts, Founder, Stacey Roberts Entertains Kids
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 63 | Jessica Baron, Founder & Executive Director, Guitars and Ukes In The Classroom
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Episode 62 | Emily Moberly, Founder & CEO, Traveling Stories
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode 61 | Todd Tibbits, President & Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of San Diego County
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May 31, 2023 |
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Episode 60 | Ed Hidalgo, Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer, Cajon Valley Union School District
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 59 | Nora Briggs, Executive Director, Dolly Parton Foundation
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May 14, 2023 |
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Episode 58 | Reem Zubaidi, co-facilitator, San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition
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May 07, 2023 |
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Episode 57 | Sitara Sethi, CEO, Foundation For Developmental Disabilities
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 55 | Monica Emery, Executive Director, Center for World Music
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode 54 | James Halliday, Executive Director, A Reason To Survive (ARTS)
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 56 | Dr. Emily Schindler, Director of Education, Comic-Con Museum
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Episode 53 | Matt D'Arrigo, Director of Creative Youth Development, Clare Rose Foundation
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 52 | Charles Parisi, CEO, Cloudcast Media
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode 51 | Don Wells, CEO, Just in Time For Foster Youth
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 50 | Teresa Smith, Founder and CEO, Dreams For Change
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 49 | Teresa Siles, President and Partner, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode 48 | Rachael Orose, Executive Director, Words Alive
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Episode 47 | Monica Ball, Board President, Uplift San Diego
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 46 | Cindy Dunlevy, Coordinator, Everyone Can Read at the San Diego County Office of Education
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 45 | Katie Ruiz, Artist and Author
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 44 | Khea and Cynthia Pollard, Co-Owner, Cafe X: By Any Beans Necessary
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 43 | Neville Billimoria. Senior Vice President of Membership & Community Relations, Mission Federal Credit Union
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 42 | Elizabeth Schott, CEO, Accessity
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 41 | Sidd Vivek, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of San Diego County
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Episode 40 | Janine Mason, Founder, Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 39 | Greg Anglea, CEO, Interfaith Community Services
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 38 | Daphne Russell, Educator and Author of "Read Or Die"
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 37 | Nancy Sasaki, CEO, United Way of San Diego County, and Jose Cruz, CEO, San Diego Council On Literacy
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 36 | Christian Wallis, CEO, Grossmont Healthcare District
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 35 | Nick Macchione, Agency Director, Health & Human Services Agency, San Diego County
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 34 | Dr. William Tseng, Assistant Area Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 33 | Veronica Dela Rosa, Executive Vice President of Operations, San Ysidro Health
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 32 | Luis Cruz, Community Affairs & Public Relations Director, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 31 | Gloria Corral, President & CEO, PIQE (Parent Institute for Quality Education)
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Episode 30 | Idara Inwek Ogunsaju, CEO, Antorge Group
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 29 | Shane Harris, CEO, S. Harris Communications and Founder, People's Association of Justice Advocates
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Episode 28 | Dr. James Cruz, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 27 | Dr. Pradeep Gidwani, Medical Director, Healthy Development Services & First Steps
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 26 | Peter Callstrom, CEO, San Diego Workforce Partnership
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 25 | Sen. Toni Atkins, President pro tempore, California State Senate
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Episode 24 | Raul Campillo, San Diego City Councilmember, District 7
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 23 | Misty Jones, City Librarian, San Diego Public Library
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Episode 22 | Georgeanne Irvine, Director of Publishing, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Malia Chin, Amazing Intern
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Episode 21 | Mark Stuart, President & CEO, San Diego Foundation
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 20 | Dr. Paul Gothold, Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Episode 19 | Kimberly Giardina, Director, Child Welfare Services, County of San Diego HHS
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 18 | Michael Brunker, Inspirational and Visionary Leader
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 17 | Pat Libby, Founding Director, USD Non-Profit Institute
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Episode 16 | Migell Acosta, San Diego County Library Director
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Episode 15 | Simona Valanciute, CEO, San Diego Oasis
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 14 | Ruben Navarrette, #1 Syndicated Latino Journalist and Author
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 13 | Jennifer Coburn, USA Today Best-Selling Author
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 12 | Jesi Gutierrez, Owner, Libelula Books & Co
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 11 | Drew Schlosberg, CEO, Xtra Weekly and Community Leader
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May 22, 2022 |
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Episode 10 | Sandra McBrayer, CEO, The Children's Initiative and Founder, The Monarch School
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May 15, 2022 |
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Episode 9 | Chad Stewart, Best Selling Author of the "Britfield" Series of Books
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May 08, 2022 |
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Episode 8 | Lisa Steinke, Co-Author of Seven Fiction Books
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May 01, 2022 |
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Episode 7 | John Corcoran, Founder, John Corcoran Foundation and Nick Nanton, 22 Time Emmy Award Winning Director
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Episode 6 | Dr. Carlos Cortez, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Episode 5 | Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Education
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Episode 4 | Nora Vargas, Vice Chair, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Episode 3 | Jeff Light, Publisher & Editor, San Diego Union Tribune
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Episode 2 | Richard Lederer, Linguist, Author, Co-Founding Host of "A Way With Words"
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 1 | Dr. Shirley Weber | California Secretary of State
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Pilot Episode | Nancy Sasaki, CEO, United Way of San Diego County and Jose Cruz, CEO, San Diego Council on Literacy
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Mar 01, 2022 |