Since 2000, the Foundation connects, educates, and inspires women to come together in collective philanthropy.
Those efforts have resulted in over $4 million in grants awarded to more than 90 nonprofit partners, affecting the lives of more than 70,000 in San Diego.
The Foundation has been working to develop their DEI Task Force, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, seeking to diversify their members and organizations they work with.
Hill further detailed ways the organization is changing to become more equitable, diverse, and inclusive.
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Javier Guerrero
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Javier Guerrero, president and CEO of Coastal Roots Farm, recently received the 2021 Fran Aleshire Leadership Award during Cal State San Marcos’ annual Report to the Community. The Leadership North County Alumni Network presents the award each year to a graduate of the program who shows great leadership, in the spirit of community leader Fran Aleshire. Individuals are nominated by their peers. Coastal Roots Farm, 441 Saxony Road, is a nonprofit Jewish community farm and education center, and Guerrero has built a team focused on equitable educational programming for community youths from disadvantaged schools and other schools. He introduced internships and after-school programs, and oversaw a 35 percent increase in food production to distribute annually to more than 30,000 residents in need. Guerrero was appointed president and CEO of Coastal Roots Farm in November. Before that, he was the organization’s executive director for 21/2 years. Visit
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Lara Korneychuk and Meghan Grogan join the 33-year old organization s paid staff.
The San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) is pleased to announce the hire of two new staff to the organization’s artistic and administrative team. Lara Korneychuk joins the artistic team as the new Assistant to the Artistic Director with nearly a decade of experience and Meghan Grogan is the first hire in the newly created position of Assistant to the Board of Directors.
After over four years, Celeste Oram is stepping down from SDWC’s Assistant to the Artistic Director position to complete her PhD in Music Composition at UCSD. After a nationwide search, the chorus has selected Lara Korneychuk to fill the role. Korneychuk will support Kathleen Hansen, the Artistic Director of the organization since 2014, in leading chorus rehearsals, supporting musicianship, and producing performances. Korneychuk has held a similar role as Assistant Conductor for SACRA/PROFANA in San Diego since 2017.