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Novien Yarber: What Prebys Heard From Grantees
Season 4 Episode 8
Dr. Novien Yarber is the Senior Learning Officer at Prebys Foundation, where he helps the foundation listen, reflect, and learn from its work with co…
3 days, 2 hours ago
Dana Toppel: Housing, Hope, and Human Service
Season 4 Episode 7
Dana Toppel is CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, one of the region’s most established human services organizations. Founded more than 100 ye…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Erin Harkey: Arts, Culture, and a Healthy Democracy
Season 4 Episode 5
Editor’s Note: This episode was recorded in April 2026, before the City of San Diego released its initial FY27 budget proposal. That proposal has sin…
1 month ago
Jonathon Glus: Embracing San Diego as a Creative City
Season 4 Episode 4
Editor’s Note: This episode was recorded in March 2026, before the City of San Diego released its initial FY27 budget proposal. That proposal has sin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Norma Chávez-Peterson: Courage, Community, and Defending Civil Liberties
Season 4 Episode 3
Norma Chávez-Peterson is a longtime organizer and civil rights leader who serves as Executive Director of the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, …
2 months ago
Jay Buys: Profit, Purpose, and the Future of Business
Season 4 Episode 2
Jay Buys is the founder and CEO of Visceral, a B Corp-certified creative agency that builds brands and websites exclusively for social change organiz…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Laura Castañeda: Journalism, Trust, and Telling the Full Story of a Border Region
Season 4 Episode 1
Laura Castañeda is a veteran journalist, educator, and community voice who has spent decades helping San Diego understand itself. Known for her work …
3 months ago
Gil Alvarado: Using All Our Resources to Benefit the Community
Season 3 Episode 18
Gil Alvarado is the Chief Financial and Investment Officer (CFIO) of the Prebys Foundation, where he helps steward a $1.2 billion portfolio with an e…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Walking Shield: Building Capacity and Honoring Tribal Self-Determination
Season 3 Episode 17
Walking Shield has spent nearly four decades improving quality of life for Native communities across the United States—bridging sovereign tribal nati…
7 months ago
Brandon Steppe: “Shoulder to Shoulder” Mentorship That Changes Lives
Season 3 Episode 16
Brandon Steppe left a corporate career to start a recording studio in his garage—never imagining that a few persistent neighborhood kids would change…
7 months, 2 weeks ago