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Wes Troy

President

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• General Manager, La Mesa Lumber

• President, La Mesa Village Association
   

Jeremiah Shultz

VP Operations

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• Senior Leader - Operations

• Professor

• Mt. Helix resident 

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Terri Steele

Executive VP Development​

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• Communications, Development, and Sustainability advisor for the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center (CPMCC)

• Driving the development of La Via Verde, San Diego’s first app-based, zero-emission, free microtransit service for CPMCC

• Directing initiatives to secure critical funding for Mt. Helix Park improvements

• 20+ years of experience in marketing, communications, and business development strategy

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Christopher Kilrain

CFO

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• Financial Advisor at Pearcy Financial Partners 

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Jason Kardos

Secretary 

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• Real Estate Broker

• President of the East County Referral Group

• Past President, Rebuilding Together

• La Mesa resident

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Norm Hapke

Immed. Past President

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• Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, Board member

• United States Naval Academy alumni

• Former USMC officer

• Mt. Helix resident

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Members at Large

Bob Ball

Past President

• Mt. Helix Park Foundation Co-Founder

• Attorney at Law, Robert A. Ball, APC

• Past Director, La Mesa Parks Project

• Founding Director, The Donate-a-Pack Foundation

• Mt. Helix resident

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Steve Clay

• Owner, Postal Annex, La Mesa Springs

• Long-time La Mesa resident

• Past Board member, East County Visitors Bureau

• President, Business Boosters of East County

• Past member, Kiwanis of La Mesa

• Board member, Postal Annex Ad Association of San Diego​​

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Jason Kardos

• Real Estate Broker

• President of the East County Referral Group

• Past President, Rebuilding Together

• La Mesa resident

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Bruce McIntyre

• Helix Environmental, Ret.

• MG Club, Secretary

• La Mesa resident

• Chair of Habitat Committee 

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Chris Naire

• Real Estate Broker

• Former Fern Street Circus Board member

• Former CALSEIA Board member

• Mt. Helix resident

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Alice W. Smith

• Descendant of Mary Yawkey, to whom the Park is dedicated

• Secretary, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

• Secretary, Sunrise Intracoastal Neighborhood Security District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• Newsletter Editor, Funding Arts of Broward County

• Resident of Hazelhurst, WI and Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Julie Brennan

• Local Realtor for 30+ years

• La Mesa Resident

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Tracy Giordano

• Local Realtor

• La Mesa Resident

• Board Member for the La Mesa Village Association

 

Joe Fordham

• Chair or Facilities Committee 

• Mt. Helix Resident

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Staff: 

Krista Bishop Powers, MBA

Executive Director

Mary Kirk,

Event and Development Coordinator​​