Ruth Chandler, an off-and-on resident of La Jolla, earned her bachelor’s degree in communications. The media coordinator for the La Jolla Historical Society, and past media consultant for the San Diego Air & Space Museum, she has done PR work for Scripps Oceanography’s annual Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest, and she volunteers with the La Jolla Christmas Parade.
The Rev. Brian Fidler joined The Bishop’s School as Interim Chaplain in 2011, bringing a passion for the spiritual nurture of academic communities spanning more than 30 years. An East Coast native, he has spent all but three years of his ministry as a chaplain, teacher, and coach. He has taught in the fields of religion, ethics, service- learning, and history, and has coached soccer and baseball, served as an advisor and class sponsor, supervised dormitories, and served the spiritual needs of the several boarding and day schools in which he has worked.
Clifford W. Colwell Jr., M.D., is medical director of the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, and holds the Donald and Darlene Shiley Chair in Orthopaedic Research. He is clinical professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, and adjunct clinical professor in the Department of Basic Science and Clinical Research at The Scripps Research Institute.
After our interview with retiring architect Michael Wilkes of La Jolla, whose final project was the new Manchester Library & Leaning Center at The Bishop’s School, we knew his responses to our 10 QUESTIONS column would be another interesting read. It does not appear his recent retirement will find him at a loss for creative passions and pursuits.
Karen Brailean is COO of Barc, Inc., an Internet company enabling discovery and interaction. Its first product allows you to chat and post with everyone browsing the same website or Wi-Fi network.
Previously, Brailean was the CEO of Perseus Wireless, and was marketing vice president of mobile video products for Alcatel, and for PacketVideo. She also held engineering and marketing positions with Motorola, Hughes Aircraft, and Eastman Kodak. She has eight mobile communications patents.
Edward A. Dennis is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine at UCSD. He received his BA from Yale University in 1963 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1967, a Doctorate in Medicine (honorary) from Goethe University in Frankfurt in 2008, and he served as a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School 1967-69.
Jan Chatten-Brown is the founding partner of the environmental law firm Chatten-Brown & Carstens. The firm represents environmental and community groups, as well as governmental agencies, seeking to enforce environmental laws, including the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, General Plans, and other land-use laws. Before entering private practice, Jan worked in various governmental law offices for 21 years, including the California Attorney General’s Office and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. She has twice been named as one of the top 100 women litigators in California.
As the executive director of the La Jolla Community Center, Nancy Walters is implementing new programs to increase membership. She’s been positioning the center through social media and establishing partnerships with different organizations to ensure its growth. In the past two years, Walter has seen the center through various renovations. She said the front entrance and lobby improvements would be completed by September.
Jerry Gold, Ph.D. MBA, was named San Diego County’s 2012 Mental Health Person of the Year by the County Mental Health Recognition Team. As administrator of the behavioral health clinical care line for Scripps Health, Dr. Gold oversees behavioral health throughout the system.
The Mental Health Person of the Year award recognizes those who have made a dramatic impact on mental health within the community, and Dr. Gold joins an esteemed group of previous winners, including prominent clinicians, administrators, advocates and judges.
Elizabeth Rice Maget is chair of the 2012 American Cancer Society’s Discovery Celebration, “Mission Under The Moon,” set for July 11 at L’Auberge Del Mar. She is also CEO of Innovative Employee Solutions, Inc. a provider of outsourced payroll and HR services.
Maget is a 13-year member of Vistage, a board member of IES, Junior Achievement, Med-e-cell, and most recently, of CEO’s Against Cancer.
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