Carole Wylie
My family has a long history in San Diego. My great-grandparents moved to San Diego from Scotland in 1891. My great-grandfather John Davidson was the original designer and caretaker of the gardens at the Hotel Del Coronado. Read more>>
Christophe Dugas
I began my career in food science and flavors in the South of France, in the birthplace of fragrance, the town of Grasse on the Cote d’Azur. I was always interested in spices and extractions, working during the summers harvesting fruit and studying bio-chemistry in college. Read more>>
John Burnett
I was born and raised in Coronado, California. I own John Burnett Painting and I have been in the painting industry for 28 years. I am a licensed painting contractor. I have my c33 contractor’s license and in addition I have my lead abatement card. Read more>>
Nancy Conney
In 1987, I started volunteering with a local rescue after finding an injured owl on the road. I was with them for ten years and in 1996 decided to open a sanctuary for sick, injured and orphaned raptors. Being a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, we depend totally on donations from the community. Read more>>
Daryl Driscoll
Daryl started his career working at Admiral Baker Navy Golf Course after graduating high school. Daryl attended Mesa Junior College and played on their golf team. He decided to turn professional and work on becoming a member of the Professional Golfers Association of America. Read more>>
Megan Lindsey
Silver Sage Acupuncture Clinic has been a place of healing and connection for the residents of the San Diego communities for going on 25 years. Literally thousands of patients have walked through the doors and then back out again with a smile on their faces. Back in May 2017, Cheryl Warnke L.Ac. Read more>>
Joanne Lakin
I started by journaling my wishes for a healing center but I never really believed that it would manifest. I was offered the space several times and finally signed the lease. My wish was to have a place where people could come and when they left, they felt better. Read more>>
Arlene Smith and John Heglin
We decided to save the world! But that seemed a wee bit ambitious. And so, we narrowed our sights to what could we do to make things a little bit better. These thoughts came to us one unhurried morning while relaxing in bed. We had been reading Popular Science Magazine and noted all the wonderful inventions large and small that people all over the world were coming up with to improve the human condition in some profound or simple way. Read more>>
Adrian Ahearn
Adrian is the Musical Director of Dylan’s Steel Band. He sings, plays steel drums (tenor, double guitar, and bass pan) and plays the bass (upright and electric). He earned the degree Bachelor of Music/Jazz Studies, Performance from San Diego State University in 1996. Upon graduation Adrian married his lovely wife Heather and enlisted in the United States Air Force. Read more>>
Naqeeb Nazir
I am a 20-year-old entrepreneur who studies Computer Science at SDSU. I was born into a family of 8, including myself. I have 4 sisters and one brother and am the second youngest. My family means everything to me. Growing up, my parents were immigrants and my father worked 70-hour weeks to keep food on the table and so we could continue living in our 1-bedroom apartment. Read more>>
Cecelia Kouma
I’ve always loved the written word and immersed myself in books from an early age, mostly to avoid the chaos of growing up with eight brothers and sisters. I loved imagining myself in each story, creating extra scenes in the worlds the authors created. Read more>>
Jasmine Borromeo
I’ve always been an artistic person and Interior design has given me a way to use that creativity to enhance other people’s living environments. I graduated from the Design Institute of San Diego and proceeded to work as a subcontractor for a few local design firms. Read more>>
Denise Disharoon and Kirk Sellinger
Kirk and Denise, owners of Sky Falconry, came together through their shared passion for birds of prey and falconry. Kirk developed a love for birds while working as a wildlife videographer in eco-tourism around the world with National Geographic/Lindblad expeditions. Read more>>
Amy Jensen
Hanging precariously and horizontally from red sandstone, hundreds of feet above the ground, may not seem like it would inspire the creation of beautiful oil paintings, but that is exactly what happened with Erin Hanson. Read more>>
Christine Dellacato
I was born and raised in New York and Connecticut. I obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from Boston University in 1988. I began my career in the financial services industry over 28 years ago. Originally, as a broker with Merrill Lynch. Read more>>
