I’m a father of 3 and a husband to my amazing lady. I grew up in a large Peruvian family in Northern New Jersey and Central Florida. I joined the Marine Corps at age…

  Dean Velasco, known affectionately as “Deano,” is a respected community leader and successful entrepreneur with deep roots in Santee. With years of experience revitalizing local businesses and a proven commitment to civic leadership, Dean…

  Linda Litteral is a multi-faceted artist working alternately with ceramics, bronze cast and clay sculpture, oil and acrylic paint on canvas, pen and pencil on paper, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media sculpture. Linda earned…

I aspired to enter medicine as a nine-year-old boy when I  attended my mother’s graduation from medical school. Today, I am a quadruple board-certified interventional cardiologist in San Diego with a thriving office and hospital-based…