Community Partners
Dee Ammon – Philanthropist
Photo by Dave Siccardi I was born in Guam. I’ve lived in San Diego since 1983. My husband Jon and I live in Alpine and have a blended family of five children, and six grandchildren….
Kristi Pieper
Born and raised in La Jolla; involved at a young age in my community with church and Girl Scouts; played sports throughout middle school and high school; graduated from USC (fight on!) and have…
Dr. Julie Cowan Novak – Philanthropist
Raised in Illinois, earning my first two degrees at the University of Iowa (Go Hawks!), I was recruited as a pediatric nurse practitioner and faculty member to the UCSD Special Care Nursery Follow-Up Program…
Steve Breen – Artist / Cartoonist
I’m an artist with inewsource.org, a nonprofit investigative newsroom in San Diego. I’ve been working in the world of journalism/media for over 25 years and I enjoy jogging, playing the guitar, and reading historical…
Jamie Johnson – Executive Director inewsource
Jamie Johnson is the Executive Director at inewsource and has previously run her own company, Jamie Jam Solutions, LLC. Jamie holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix, where she…
Joe Sigurdson – Boys to Men Mentoring Network
I’m the the cofounder of Boys to Men Mentoring Network with my friend Craig McClain. My life has been a perfect storm to prepare me to create Boys to Men Mentoring. I was a…
Felena Hanson – Hera Hub Coworking
My career has spanned everything from technology start-ups to higher education. In 2003, I set off to become an entrepreneur after my position as director of marketing was eliminated due to the sale of…
Tammy L. Oluvic – Saddles in Service
I am a California native, but due to being in a military family, I have lived all over the world. I am married with two sons and two beautiful daughters-in-law. I am a lover…
Leia Brune – Susan G. Komen
I grew up in Northwest Florida and moved to San Diego in 2016. I live in Mission Valley with my 10 year old long hair dachshund, Cosmos. We enjoy hiking Mission Trails during the…