Tom Elkins Tom Elkins is one of the owners of
The Farmer's Market, located at 21st and Commercial and the new strip center at
28th
Street and National Avenue.
email: :tez@elkinswhiz.com
James Justus, a resident of Sherman Heights is
the owner and operator of James Automotive Service located at 22nd
and Imperial.He is president of the Inner City Business Association. Mr. Justus
has served as the Corporation’s Security Committee Chairman. He is also a member
of the Southeastern San Diego Planning Committee, a Board member of the William
J. Oakes Boys & Girls Club, and is active in other community groups. Mr. Justus
currently serves as Vice President of this Corporation.
email:
jwjustus@aol.com
Kurt Krasne, a native San Diegan, is a property and business owner in the District. He is the managing partner of Triple K Manufacturing, located at 22nd and Commercial Street, since 1987.
Bob Leif moved to San Diego in 1993. He
obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Caltech and has served on two University
faculties. He is now Research Director of a small, biotech company, which
is developing cancer detection technology. Bob assists the
Bedford and Leif Group on technical and governmental matters. The Bedford
and Leif Group has properties on Commercial, National, Imperial Avenues, 25th
St., and Main St. He has organized two meetings on the application of the
principles of smart growth to the redevelopment of the Central Village. Dr. Leif
is also a board of Southeastern San Diego Planning Committee and is a member of
the Urban Land Institute. Dr. Leif developed and maintains the Central Village
web site.
email: rleif@rleif.com
Marshall A. Lewis (Secretary) is a business and
estate planning attorney and is also the President of Corona Furniture Company,
located at 3161 National Avenue, a business which his wife’s family founded. As
the Secretary of this Corporation since its beginning, Mr.
Lewis has been instrumental in getting our Corporation on proper footing and in
arranging for the services to maintain the District.
email:
lewishoxie@aol.com
Vincent H. Noto has been in business on
Imperial Avenue since 1970. He is an experienced scientist, inventor, an artist
and is an active advocate for solar energy and quality jobs in our neighborhood
for our neighborhood residents. He is currently refurbishing a property on 19th
Street. Mr. Noto is a board member and has served as Chairman of the
Southeastern San Diego Planning Committee, which is the official community
planning group for our area. He has served as
Treasurer of our Corporation since its beginning.
email:
Vincenthnoto@yahoo.com
Debbera Stecher Debbera Stecher was born in the
District and owns rental property on Imperial Avenue. She is retired from
a long career as a zoo animal keeper, after-school string-instrument training
program in our area, providing constructive skills for children without charge
for instruments, instruction and performance opportunities. She has led
the research program to develop a historical tourism program for a part of our
neighborhood, focusing on early minority business entrepreneurs.
email:
Debbera@pacbell.com
Tod Swank Swank is the owner of 2001 Commercial
Street since 1998. He has been a San Diego resident since 1979 and an
Earth resident since 1966. Mr. Swank is Chairman of the Board’s Design
Committee.
email:
Swank@tumyeto.com
Consuelo Zuniga (President), a Commercial
Street property owner, has been active for 15 years in organizations and issues
affecting the community, where her family goes back for 95 years. Ms. Zuniga was
involved in organizing a Neighborhood Watch for Commercial Street and Imperial
Avenue, in establishing Concerned Citizens for Safe Neighborhoods, spearheaded
the closure of Tony’s Liquor Store and the Welfare Office on 25th Street and
Imperial and lobbying for the Police Station. She has been active in Volunteer
in Policing (VIP) for 14 years and volunteers at the SDPD Community Relations
Office located in Bay View Family Health Center. She is the fund raiser for
Logan Heights Friends of the Library and is a founding member of the Logan
Heights Historical Society. She has participated in Career Day at Our Lady’s
School, Sherman Elementary and Memorial Academy. She sat on San Diego County’s
Alcohol Board for four years and represented St. Anne’s and Our Lady of
Guadalupe on the Catholic Diocese’s Social Justice Commission. She has been a
volunteer organist at St. Anne’s since 1982. Ms. Zuniga has been
President of our Corporation since its beginning.
email:
zuni.3@juno.com