LEAD San Diego Welcomes the Class of 2007!
A new class was just accepted and will begin the Core Curriculum program in September. The incoming class is comprised of 53 eager students who will engage in a series of nine monthly seminars, as well as immerse themselves in the community by working on one of Leadership Action Teams designed to benefit some of the San Diego region’s under-resourced neighborhoods and the not-for-profit organizations that serve them.

The Class of 2007:

Joseph Adams | Attorney | Booth, Mitchel & Strange, LLP

Lynn Allen-Biros | Community Affairs Coordinator | Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Mazda Antia | Litigation Associate | Cooley Godward LLP

Lyndsey Arendsee | Community Volunteer

Jimmy Ayala | Project Manager | Pardee Homes

Jaime Barton | Business Agent | Cement Masons Local 500/744

Trevor Blair | Branch Manager | Manpower Staffing - San Diego

Jason Bowser | Vice President, Branch Manager | Union Bank of California

Veronica Braun | President & CEO | Arthritis Foundation

Scott Brown | Special Projects Manager | San Diego Superior Court

Karen Codington | Business Sales Executive | Tiffany & Company

Susan Couch | Senior Vice President, Business Banking | Bank of America

Kama Dean | Co-Director | Pro Peninsula

Bryan Ducote | Director, Finance & Operations | Foundation for Educational Achievement-Community Options

Jennifer Gallivan | Broker | Burnham Real Estate

Eydie Galper |Director Membership & Development | CONNECT

Prince Darrel Harrison | Paralegal Program Director | Miramar College

Paul Hernandez | Director, Community Development | MAAC Project

Andy Hoekstra | President & Owner | eliteRep Inc.

David Iwashita | Acquisitions & Development Director | Ito Girard & Associates

Joan Jones | VP Finance and Treasurer | San Diego Gas & Electic, Southern Gas Company

Rachel Jonte | Director, Institute Relations | The Neurosciences Institute

Joylyn Keil | Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer | San Diego National Bank

Jennifer Keyes | Assurance Senior | Moss Adams

Vicki Krantz | Academic Director | UC San Diego

Elyse Lowe | Council Representative | Councilmember Jim Madaffer, City of San Diego

Daniel Mangarin | Director | San Diego County-Multiple Conflicts Offices

Meridith Marquis | Community & Government Affairs Liaison | Kyocera America, Inc.

Michael Mercurio | Director, Government Affairs | San Diego Association of Realtors

Andrew Monarch | Account Executive | San Diego Reader

John Moten | Partner, Portfolio Manager/Analyst | Roxbury Capital Management, LLC

Stephanie Murphy | Business Services Manager | San Diego Career Opportunities Partners

Richa Nand | In-House Counsel | Cytori Therapeutics

Wendy Nevak |Account Development Specialist | California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

Rebecca O'Toole | Associate | Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps

Beatriz Palomino Young | Corporate Community Relations Manager | Sempra Energy

Hector Reyes | President & CEO | Reyes Architects, Inc.

Gregory Roberson | Project Manager, Associate | RJC Architects

Stacey Rutter | Bilingual Teacher | Rosa Parks Elementary

Eric Sandler | Deputy Director of Finance | San Diego County Water Authority

Hiromi Shimamura | Owner & Manager | Shimamura LLC

Dalouge Smith | President & CEO | San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory

Myrian Solis Coronel | Education & Outreach Coordinator | KPBS

Seth Stein | Regional Managing Director | The Eastridge Group

Michelle Strauss | Rules Consultant/Policy Advisor | Council President Scott Peters' Office, City of SD

Penni Takade | Fiscal & Policy Analyst | City of San Diego, Office of IBA

George Thomas | Detective Sergeant| San Diego Police Department

Y. Rene Tuchscher | Vice President | KBM Building Services

Erik Valderhaug | Legal Counsel | Realty Income

Reed Vickerman | Vice President, Corporate Services & Community Affairs | Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Natalie Walsh | Executive Producer | KPBS-TV

Sean Wherley | Public Policy Director | San Diego LGBT Community Center

Lisa Wright | Vice President | San Diego National Bank