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 More
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 More
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 More
Understanding and Practicing Shared Leadership
Many say that the position of CEO is a lonely position and that you often walk the leadership journey alone. Before I took the Clare Rose Sabbatical, I too shared this belief, but this experience has taught me that shifting to a culture of shared leadership, is a better way to lead. This is difficult shift to make because it requires the vulnerability of its leader and the entire team’s...Read More
Leaders in the Field September 2023
Celebrating Exceptional Leadership 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 monthly communication highlighting Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego members, their contributions to and achievements in our community. Leaders in the Field seeks to...Read More
Being Better
After more than 25 years in the for-profit world, I was somewhat new to the nonprofit world when I reluctantly accepted the position as CEO/Executive Director of ElderHelp of San Diego. I had served on boards and volunteered for many nonprofits, but running a nonprofit was a different side of the coin. My passion for aging and strong belief in ElderHelp’s Mission quickly overrode my concerns...Read More
Safe Havens and Lightbulb Moments
I am in a wonderfully full-circle moment regarding my place of leadership in the San Diego nonprofit arts sector. I founded Malashock Dance thirty-six years ago, and have been part of the Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego for thirty of those years. Now I am poised to hand the Artistic Director reins to my successor (Christopher K Morgan), who was once a dancer in our company back in the...Read More
A Network of Deep Relationships & Reciprocity
Recently, I was on a Zoom call that truly represented what Fieldstone Leadership Network (FLNSD) means to me. In the “boxes” were Janine Mason; Founder of FLNSD, Anne Vincent; President of Clare Rose Foundation, and Chris Rutgers Founder of Outdoor Outreach & the Trauma Foundation. Three of my closest and most important colleagues and friends – and none I would have known without FLNSD. I...Read More
