Denise Serrano--Education & Advocacy Associate, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Countiess
Geshalem Perez-- Organizer, UDW Homecare Providers Union, AFSCME Local 3930, AFL-CIO
Geshalem Perez is an organizer for the UDW Homecare Providers Union where she helps advocate, educate, and empower in home supportive service workers and their recipients. Her prior work experience includes almost two years as the administrative assistant at the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Rebecca Kanter--Attorney at Law
Rebecca Kanter is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, specializing in complex fraud prosecutions. In her four years as a federal prosecutor, Kanter has handled a wide variety of cases ranging from border crimes to internet crimes against children. Kanter was previously an associate at O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, where she was a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations practice group.
Seth Klonsky--Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs, UC San Diego
Seth works at UCSD as the assistant director of alumni affairs where he oversees a broad array of programs and organizations. Seth works with alumni and volunteer leaders across all sorts of industries and interests to raise support for the university’s initiatives and priorities. .
Jesse Mays--Council Representative, City of San Diego Councilmember Sherri Lightner
Jesse Mays is a council representative for San Diego City Councilmember Sherri Lightner, providing strategic advice on policy, politics and communications, as well as serving as liaison to the University City neighborhood of San Diego and UC San Diego.
Zach Goldman--Principal, Malk Sustainability Partners
Zach is a founder of Malk Sustainability Partners (MSP), a management consultancy focused on partnering with corporations to incorporate environmental values into business strategy. In this position, he has introduced executives across the health care, information communications technology and real estate sectors to best management practices and negotiated partnerships between
Stephen Heverly--Council Representative, San Diego City Councilmember Sherri Lightner
Amanda Allen--Attorney, Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley, LLP
Amanda is an associate attorney at Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley, LLP. She primarily works in the areas of real estate and business litigation and is currently expanding her role in land use practice. Amanda is active in the legal community as a member of the San Diego Lawyers Club, La Raza Lawyers of San Diego and the American Constitution Society.
Norma Rodriguez--Organizer, Center on Policy Initiatives
Norma currently works at the Center on Policy Initiatives as an organizer. Her previous work experience includes grassroots organizing mainly focusing on immigration issues and civic participation. She has also been chair and coordinator of Fiesta Del Sol, San Diego's largest Latino street festival which is a two-day event celebrating the history, diverse cultures
Kath Rogers--Programs Coordinator, Animal Protection & Rescue League
Kath Rogers lives with her husband, dog and two cats in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. She currently works as programs coordinator for the Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL), a non-profit organization she co-founded in 2004.
Heather Laird--Learning Communities Director, Community HousingWorks
Omar López--Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, School of Social Work
Omar López is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Southern California, School of Social Work. He received a BA (1999) from UCSD with a double major in sociology and Spanish literature and a MSW (2001) from SDSU.
Matt Ellis--Director, Vice President, CB Richard Ellis, Inc
Matt is a vice president at CB Ricard Ellis (CBRE), a commercial real estate services firm, and the director of its carbon services business, which advises real estate owners and occupiers on carbon emissions management strategies and offsetting solutions. Prior to this, Matt was an associate broker with CBRE working on corporate real estate
Jennifer Kish--Attorney, Law Office of Jennifer E. Kish
Jennifer Kish was born and raised in San Diego. She earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Jenn is a recent admittee to the California Bar and is currently working as a solo practitioner in San Diego and Riverside Counties. Her practice focuses on
Brittany Applestein Syz--Associate, Solomon Minton Cardinal LLP
Brittany Applestein Syz is an associate at Solomon Minton Cardinal LLP specializing in real estate and corporate transactional matters. She has been able to use her legal experience to work on several pro bono cases regarding affordable housing, housing rights, and real estate issues for women’s groups and food banks.
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