City of Life Endorsement Team
The following individuals / organizations have endorsed the City of Life identifier for San Diego and Cities of Life / Ciudades de Vida for the San Diego / Tijuana binational region:
| Malin Burnham | Chairman – The Burnham Foundation Chairman – Burnham Center for Community Advancement |
| Bill Walton | NBA basketball legend and Hall of Famer “Center” for Sunbreak Ranch |
| Dave Nuffer (1932 – 2011) | Former Chairman – Nuffer Smith Tucker Former Chairman – San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Former Chairman – San Diego Convention Center & Visitors Bureau |
| Herbert G. Klein (1918 – 2009) | National Fellow – American Enterprise Institute Editor-in-Chief – Copley Newspapers, 1980 – 2003 Director of Communications for President Richard Nixon / White House, 1969 – 1973 |
| Joseph Panetta | President & CEO – BIOCOM |
| Tracy Murphy | President – IQHQ Research and Development District (RaDD) – being built on San Diego’s waterfront |
| Tom Sudberry | Chairman – Sudberry Properties |
| Life Technologies Corporation | A locally headquartered global life sciences company with over 10,400 employees and a presence in over 160 countries (acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific) |
| Nicole Murray Ramirez | Chairman – City of San Diego Human Relations Commission Mayor of Hillcrest – honorary |
| Greg Lucier | Chairman & Former CEO – NuVasive, Inc. Former Chairman & CEO – Life Technologies Corporation |
| Toni Atkins | Senate President pro Tempore, 2018 – present California State Senator, 2016 – present Speaker – California State Assembly, 2014 – 2016 Assembly Member – California State Assembly, 2010 – 2016 San Diego City Councilmember, 2000 – 2008 Deputy Mayor – City of San Diego, July 25 – December 5, 2005 |
| Casey Gwinn | President – Alliance for HOPE International San Diego City Attorney, 1996 – 2004 |
| Mark Fabiani | Counsel – Los Angeles Chargers Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton, 1994 – 1996 Deputy Campaign Manager for communication & strategy for Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and Chief of Staff to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley |
| Edward Holmes | President & CEO – Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine Dean – UCSD School of Medicine, 2000 – 2006 |
| Keith B. Jones | Managing Principal & Partner – Ace Parking Former Chairman – Downtown San Diego Partnership |
| Robert Brewer | United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, 2019 – 2021 |
| City of San Diego Human Relations Commission | endorsement was unanimous |
| Tad Parzen | President & CEO – Burnham Center for Community Advancement |
| Robert Rauch (Hotel Guru) | CEO – RAR Hospitality CHA – Managing Partner Hilton Campus Del Mar and Fairfield Inn & Suites San Marcos Faculty Associate – Arizona State University |
| George Mitrovich (1935 – 2019) | Former President – City Club of San Diego |
| John Reed | Head of Pharma Research & Early Development – Roche Former President & CEO – The Sanford / Burnham Institute |
| Barbara Bry | Chief Operating Officer – Blackbird Ventures San Diego Mayoral Candidate, 2020 San Diego City Councilmember (District 1), 2016 – 2020 |
| Neil Sentura | CEO – Blackbird Ventures Serial Entrepreneur Freelance Writer – The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| Bill Haviluk | CEO and builder of Legoland California Park, 1997 – 2003 Former CEO – Legoland Parks worldwide & Six Flags, St. Louis |
| Ivor Royston | Co-Founder & Managing Member – Forward Ventures Founder of Hybritech, Inc. & Idec Pharmaceuticals |
| Steve Francis | Chairman – AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS) 2005 & 2008 San Diego Mayoral Candidate |
| Tom Hom & Loretta Lum Hom | San Diego Chinese-American Civic Leaders First person of color elected to San Diego City Council, 1963 Elected Deputy Mayor, 1964; Elected to California State Assembly, 1968 Named Mr. San Diego 2014 |
| Magda Marquet | President & CEO – Althea Technologies |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher – San Diego Padres, 1973 – 1980 Cy Young Award winner – 1976 |
| Chuck Abdelnour | San Diego City Clerk Emeritus, 1977 – 2005 Board of Trustees – Thomas Jefferson School of Law Executive Board – Arab American Leadership Council |
| Alan Kidd | Former President – San Diego Hall of Champions |
| Ken Kuang | President & Founder – Torrey Hills Technologies Company ranked #188 in INC500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America Company ranked #2 in San Diego Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Private Growing Companies in San Diego Author & Amazon Best Seller |
| John Eger | Professor – San Diego State University Lionel Van Deerlin Endowed Professor of Communications and Public Policy Former Chairman of Mayor Susan Golding’s “City of the Future” Committee Advisor to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Director of the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy, 1973 – 1976 |
| John “Mac” McLaughlin RADM, USN (Ret.) | President & CEO – USS Midway Museum, since 2004 Rear Admiral, two-star, retired – U.S. Navy |
| Harold “Gil” Johnson | President – Procurement Concepts, Inc. Former Vice Chair – Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) Former Board Member – San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) |
| Len Novarro | Editor – Asia: The Journal of Culture & Commerce |
| Bob Witty | Editor – Copley News Service, 1993 – 1998 Associate Editor – The San Diego Tribune, 1981 – 1993 |
| John Asmus | Research Physicist – UCSD Institute for Pure & Applied Physical Sciences,1974 – present Co-Founder – UCSD Center for Art/Science Studies |
| April Boling | CPA – Boling & Boling Former Chairperson – San Diego Convention Center Corporation Former Chairperson – San Diego County Taxpayers Association |
| Michael Aguirre | San Diego City Attorney, 2004 – 2008 2013 San Diego Mayoral Candidate |
| Les Williamson | Former President – Serra Mesa Community Council |
| Ralph Pesqueira | President – El Indio Mexican Restaurant |
| Faith Bautista | Executive Director – Mabuhay Alliance, Filipino Community |
| Mark Casady | Chairman & CEO – LPL Financial Services, 2006 – 2016 (LPL is America’s largest independent broker / dealer with over 16,000 financial advisors) (NASDAQ: LPLA) |
| Erik Bruvold | President & CEO – San Diego Institute for Policy Research |
| Terrence Caster | Chairman – Serving Hands International, a non-profit 501c3 corporation |
| Nghiep Le | Former President – Vietnamese Federation of San Diego |
| Mel Yoakum | Curator – Francoise Gilot Archives (www.fgilot.com), 1987 – 2010 |
| Robert Copeland | President – The Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation Partner – Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Ashley Walker | Executive Director – City of San Diego Human Relations Commission |
| Robert Noble, AIA | CEO – Envision Solar Former CEO – Tucker Sadler Architects |
| H. Michael Collins | Former Chairman of the Board – Sharp Healthcare |
| Brian Caster | President & CEO – The Caster Companies |
| Standish Fleming | Co-Founder & Managing Member – Forward Ventures |
| Larry Nuffer | Director of Marketing Communications – CDC Small Business Finance |
| Gregory Smith | Assessor / Recorder / County Clerk – County of San Diego, 1983 – 2008 |
| James T. Hubbell | Internationally Recognized Artist – www.hubbellandhubbell.com |
| David Ferguson | Partner – Goldman Ferguson Partners Board Member – San Diego & Imperial County Better Business Bureau Founder – HolesforHeroes.Org |
| Sandy Murphy | Community Leader |
| John Chalker | Managing Director – LM Capital Group, LLC President – ASAP21 |
| Ester Araujo García de Paredes | A Panamanian-American residing in San Diego |
| Rich Toscano | Real Estate Columnist – Voice of San Diego.org |
| Floyd Morrow | San Diego City Councilman, 1965 – 1978 2008 San Diego Mayoral Candidate |
| Phil Monroe | Coronado City Councilmember, 2000 – 2008 |
| Jim Mulvaney, Jr. | Vice President – Alliant Insurance Group Board of Directors – Father Joe’s St. Vincent de Paul Village |
| Karny Stefan | Former CEO – Walden Family Services |
| Mike Lewis | General Manager – Pearson Ford Fuels Chairman – San Diego Environmental Foundation |
| Rob Mullally | President – Del Mar Rotary Club |
| Caryl Iseman | Community Leader |
| Linda Jalving | Owner – Jewels by the Sea |
| John Frager | Executive Managing Director – CBRE San Diego Region |
| Mario Amaya | Web Developer |
| Annie Caldwell | CBRE San Diego |
| Daisy Lara | Community Leader |
| Bryan Watte | Community Leader |
| Bob Angello | Businessman |
| Herb Snitzer | World-renowned photographer of the great jazz musicians |
| Ankur Shah | Engineer Designer |
| George Mullen | Principal of StudioRevolution.com |