March 14, 2024
Leaders in the Field – March 2024
Members of the Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego are some of the most accomplished leaders in our community. And we are proud of them!! Thus, we offer Leaders in The Field, a quarterly communication highlighting Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego members, their contributions to and achievements in our community. Leaders in the Field seeks to recognize and celebrate our...Read MoreMarch 1, 2024
Remembering A Champion
This week, my thoughts have been consumed with Liz Shear. Since news of her death, I have been revisiting memories I haven’t thought about in years, maybe even decades now. Our every day meetings and conversations have taken on greater significance now that I understand there won’t be anymore of them. How can that be? But how lucky I was to have 35 years of friendship and...Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Network News
As we step into our 41st year, we reflect on the meaningful journey of the past 40 years, and celebrate the ripple effect of our leadership development and community building efforts. Now, with gratitude for the ripples, we set our sights on using them to create waves. The kickoff of this transformative year has been nothing short of inspiring. We welcomed 33 leaders into three separate...Read MoreDecember 18, 2023
Everything
As we wrap up our 40th anniversary year, it seems only fitting to add my voice to the others who have shared what Fieldstone has meant to them over the years. As I have anticipated writing this piece, the word that continually comes to mind is everything. Fieldstone means everything to me. Fieldstone is the place where I began my career and met wonderful, values-centered people who modeled...Read MoreDecember 13, 2023
Leaders in the Field December 2023
Members of the Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego are some of the most accomplished leaders in our community. And we are proud of them!! Thus, we offer Leaders in The Field, a quarterly communication highlighting Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego members, their contributions to and achievements in our community. Leaders in the Field seeks to recognize and celebrate our members while...Read MoreDecember 4, 2023
A Space to be Supported and Challenged
I participated in the Fieldstone Leadership Network during one of the most seminal times in my life. It was 2020. The world had shut down due to a global pandemic. There was civil unrest across the country. And I had made the very difficult decision to leave my job – rather my career – in the nonprofit sector after 20 years. It was a time of uncertainty and instability. And it was the...Read MoreNovember 28, 2023
Gave Me the Ability to Envision Possibilities
Participating in the Fieldstone Leadership Network over the years has allowed me to strengthen my knowledge and network within the non-profit sector and has allowed me to move my career forward as a result. My leadership skills increased through the deep learning and safe space created in the emerging and executive learning groups. Every aspect of those programs was carefully curated and...Read MoreNovember 6, 2023
A Beacon of Light
As the Fieldstone Leadership Network celebrates its 40th anniversary, I am honored to have the opportunity to reflect on my personal journey with them! Fieldstone’s legacy to the San Diego Community has been marked by untold accomplishments, and it will undoubtedly impact social change for generations to come. My participation with Fieldstone exceeded my initial expectations, and has played a...Read MoreOctober 2, 2023