Advisory Council

Bill Buzenberg

Bill Buzenberg

Bill Buzenberg has been a journalist and newsroom leader for more than 45 years. Most recently (2007-2015) he was executive director of the Washington, D.C.–based Center for Public Integrity, which
Vicente Calderón

Vicente Calderón

With more than 30 years practicing journalism on both sides of the border, Vicente Calderón understands as few others do the dynamic and complex region that defines México and the
Jeffrey Davidow

Jeffrey Davidow

Jeffrey Davidow Advisory Council Over the course of a 34-year career in the Foreign Service, Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow became one of America's most senior and well-respected diplomats. He has extensive
Mark J. Davis

Mark J. Davis

Mark J. Davis is an operations and finance executive with more than 20 years of business experience. After starting his career in finance with a Fortune 500 consumer products company,
Lynne Friedmann

Lynne Friedmann

Lynne Friedmann is editor of ScienceWriters magazine, published by the National Association of Science Writers. As a science journalist and educator, she has organized dozens of seminars and conferences on
Jason Fry

Jason Fry

Jason Fry is the author of "The Jupiter Pirates" young-adult space-fantasy series and a longtime "Star Wars" author. He spent 12 years at The Wall Street Journal Online, serving as
Jon Funabiki

Jon Funabiki

Jon Funabiki's career spans journalism, philanthropy and academia. He is a Professor of Journalism and Executive Director of Renaissance Journalism (renjournalism.org) at San Francisco State University. He joined the university
Kris Lindblad

Kris Lindblad

At 16, Kris Lindblad broke his back in an accident. While lying in bed with not much else to do, he taught himself to draw, mostly from Marvel comics. Two
Richard Louv

Richard Louv

Richard Louv is the author of eight books, including "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" and "The Nature Principle." Translated into 13 languages and published
Catherine Mann

Catherine Mann

Catherine Mann has been an artist, illustrator and designer for more than 25 years. She began her career designing and illustrating for magazines and newspapers, including Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Ladies'
Scott Wahrenbrock

Scott Wahrenbrock

Scott Wahrenbrock was corporate counsel for The Copley Press, Inc., former publisher of The San Diego Union-Tribune, as well as various papers in Los Angeles, Illinois and Ohio. Counseling talented
Laura Walcher

Laura Walcher

Laura Walcher is indisputably recognized as the doyenne of public relations in San Diego. Opening the doors of her first one-woman shop in 1974, she quickly built a client roster
Susan White Executive Editor

Susan White Executive Editor

Susan White has edited or co-edited three Pulitzer Prize-winning projects at three different news organizations, working with a succession of talented reporters who are as obsessive as she is about
Nancy Wyld

Nancy Wyld

Nancy Wyld spent 17 years at the San Diego Union-Tribune, where she was operations manager for its 400-person newsroom. She handled budgets, contract negotiations and vendor relations. She also oversaw