About Us

Board of Directors

MEGAN BAEHRENS
Federation Representative
Development Manager
San Diego Coastkeeper

RUBEN BARRALES
At-Large Member
President & CEO
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

JAIME M. BARTON
Labor Representative
Business Agent/Trustee
Cement Masons Local 500/Area 744

MARLA B. BLACK
At-Large Member
Senior Vice President and Region Manager
Union Bank of California

PHILIP C. BLAIR
Representative, San Diego
Workforce Partnership Policy Board
Executive Officer
Manpower Staffing Services

RICHARD M. BREGMAN
At-Large Member
Market President
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Healthcare & Institutions – West

REID CARR
Chair, Marketing Committee
President & CEO
Red Door Interactive

KEVIN CRAWFORD
Chair, Education Vision Council
Fire Chief - Carlsbad Fire Department
City of Carlsbad

MARY CRUZ
Chair, Combined Health Agencies Board
Community & Multi-Cultural Relations Manager
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

CHARLENE DACKERMAN
Secretary To The Board
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
Bridgepoint Education

RANDY C. FRISCH
Chair, Public Policy Committee
President & Publisher
San Diego Business Journal

LORENA S. GONZALEZ
Labor Representative
Secretary/Treasurer
San Diego/Imperial Counties Labor Council

KRISTAN “KRISTY” V. GREGG
Chair, Income Vision Council &
Women’s Leadership Council
VP/Community Affairs Manager
U.S. Bank - Southern California

JOHN S. HAWKINS
At-Large Member & Representative,
Health Way Trust San Diego
President
Cloud 9 Super Shuttle

SHIRLEY HORTON
At-Large Member
Director of Development
South Bay Community Services

KAREN HUTCHENS
At-Large Member
President
Hutchens PR

GIL JOHNSON
Alternate Representative, San Diego
Workforce Partnership Policy
Board & At-Large Member
President
Procurement Concepts, Inc.

LINDA L. KATZ
Chair, Tocqueville Society & Major
Giving Committee
Community Volunteer

RICHARD S. LEDFORD
Chairman, Board Of Directors &
CHA Board Representative
President
Ledford Enterprises, Inc.

THOMAS A. LEMMON
Labor Representative
Business Manager
San Diego County Building & Construction
Trades Council, AFL-CIO

W. MARK LESLIE
Past Board Chair, Board Of Directors
Vice President – External Affairs
San Diego AT&T

KRIS MICHELL
At-Large Member
President
Downtown San Diego Partnership

JOSEPH R. MISHRIKI
At-Large Member
Regional President
Wells Fargo Bank
South San Diego Region

SHARON LEE RHODES
At-Large Member
Dean, Economic Development
San Diego Community College District

REBECCA SMITH
At-Large Member
Vice President
San Diego Workforce Partnership

ROBERT E. SMITH
Chair, Finance Committee
VP Finance & CFO
General Dynamics NASSCO

WILLIAM TRUMPFHELLER
At-Large Member
President
Nuffer, Smith, Tucker, Inc.

D. JAMES UMPLEBY
At-Large Member
President
Solar Turbines, Inc.

JONATHON E. VANCE, CFA, CPA
Chair, Campaign Cabinet
Managing Director
MedDx Capital Advisors

GEORGE A. WILLIS
At-Large Member
President
UPS, South California District

MITCHELL R. WOODBURY
At-Large Member
Attorney-at-Law (Ret.)

DOUGLAS F. SAWYER
Staff
President & CEO
United Way Of San Diego County