2026 Presenters
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Alexa Apodaca ‘19
Executive Assistant at Women for Afghan Women
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Temilade Amede
Sounder and CEO of Slayth
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Natalia Fuscoe
Founder and CEO of Storied Communications
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Victoria Martino
Baroque Violin Soloist, Art Historian & Interdisciplinary Scholar
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Mayumi Uejima Carr
President of TABLE FOR TWO USA
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Mary Ellen Callahan
Professor of Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy
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Jenna Chandler '18
Paralegal and Athletic Coach
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Christina Needles
Senior Technical Project Manager
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Dr. Silvia Verdugo
Medical Director of FirstWatch Solutions
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Hilary Cocalis
Founder & CEO of Sipwell Wine Company
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Alyssa Garcia-Andre '19
Associate Test Engineer at DZX for Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Sara Persson
KPBS Documentary Filmmaker and Co-Founder of Fifty Square Feet Production
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Martha A. Gilmer
President and Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Symphony Orchestra
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Maya Goodall
Co-founder of OL&LA at CORE Learning
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Beth Hall
Production and Stage Manager, San Diego Symphony Orchestra
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Bianca Surwilo
Global Product Marketer at Estée Lauder
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Dr. Eileen Heveron '73
Executive Director, Pawsitive Teams
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Karen Hsu
Athletic Training and Education
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Sally Koch
Musician
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Jenna Rangel '98
Attorney with Haeggquist & Eck, LLP
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Frances Nagem Kuhn '04
Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego
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Christina Lewellen
MBA, CAE, President and CEO of Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools
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Dr. Yuzhong Liu
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
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Kelli Loper
Senior Manager of Wish Assist & Community Partnerships at Make-A-Wish San Diego
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Maya Madsen
Founder and CEO of Maya’s Cookies
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Nathalie-Rose Malécot '16
Pediatric Speech Pathologist
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Julia Marentez '97
Educator and Musician
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Barbara McKown
Therapy Dog Program Manager at Pawsitive Teams
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Itzel Meza
Licensed Cosmetologist and Certified Makeup Artist
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Dr. Fernanda Molitor '07
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist, and Founder of ErgoFox Consulting
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Melanie Morones
ECMH Clinical Social Services Program Director at the YMCA San Diego
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Jessica Muñoz '99
President and CEO at Voices for Children
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Tricialynn Naval '97
Singer, Multi Instrumentalist, DJ and Ukulele Teacher
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Denisse Newell
Director of Housing at the Chicano Federation of San Diego County
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Salena Nunez Flores
QA/DevQA Test Analyst at DZX for Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego
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Carolyn Peters
Service Dog Program Manager at Pawsitive Teams
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Bonni Pomush
CEO of Working Wardrobes
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Aisha Pope
Chief Program Officer of Community Programs at San Diego Center for Children
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Mona Powell
Founder of Dotstash
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Jenna Rangel '98
Partner at Haeggquist & Eck, LLP
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Cassandra Schaeg
Emmy-Award Winning Creator, Entrepreneur, Advocate & Host of Fresh Glass on KPBS & PBS
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Anna Schwartz
Associate Attorney at Haeggquist & Eck, LLP
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Kristie Shelley
Chief Product Officer at CORE Learning
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Morgan Spenla
Founder and CEO of Crafter.com
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Margery Squier
Technology Director at Pawsitive Teams
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Lauren Szumski '20
Registered Nurse at Palomar Health Escondido
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Tricia Tasto Levien
Vice President of Operations at Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation
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Mercedes Tiggs
Educator, Consultant, Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Founder/Owner of Eight 16 Culinary Therapy
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Gabriela M. Torres '99
Litigation Counsel at Disability Rights California
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Dr. Pilar Vargas '98
Principal at Imperial Beach Charter School
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Brianna Wing
QA/DevQA Test Engineer at DZX for Sony Interactive Entertainment and Freelance Sound Designer
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Susan Wulff
Associate Principal Bass, San Diego Symphony Orchestra

