Humbling, Inspiring, and Empowering
I first came to Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego when I was one year into my role as Executive Director of the San Diego Women’s Foundation. The one-year mark was the perfect time to participate in the six-month Executive Learning Group. The first year in any new job is uniquely draining – you have to learn the job as you do it. That’s even more true in a leadership role, where...Read More
Fieldstone Changed My Life
I have a confession. When I started the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF), I had no long-term plan, no experience in organizing a large-scale event, no film background, and had never written a grant. What I did have was a deep, unwavering passion to amplify stories of the Asian American diaspora. As a first-generation immigrant from South Korea who grew up in the Midwest and lived in...Read More
Barbara Mannino – A Beloved Member of the Fieldstone Family
It is with a broken heart that I write to you today to share news of the passing of Barbara Mannino. Barbara died yesterday, April 20th, after a devastatingly quick battle with lung cancer. Barbara served as the CEO of Vista Community Clinic for 30 years. During her tenure, she grew the organization from a staff of 30 with a $500,000 budget and one site to a $35 million budget with 530...Read More
A Full Service Support Center
I have had the fortune of being involved with the Fieldstone Leadership Network for over a decade now. My first opportunity was with an Executive Learning Group. It was an opportunity to network with other non-profit directors and, over the course of several months, work through actual organization/leadership problems as a team utilizing group feedback and evaluations, resource-sharing, and...Read More
Finding Family at Fieldstone
I’m a Founder and the Executive Director of a small non-profit Arts organization and it’s lonely sometimes. For the first 12 years of Villa Musica’s existence, I focused a lot of energy finding my people at conferences and workshops through a national affiliate organization based in New York City. This was a great resource but it left me feeling disconnected on a local level. Then I met...Read More
Fieldstone -There for Every Stage of My Growth as a Leader
I never planned to become a nonprofit CEO. I majored in theater, loved teaching kids, and after finding my passion for disability inclusion, joined the staff of Kids Included Together (KIT) as a program coordinator in 2003. I thrived under the leadership of Jan Giacinti, who encouraged me to help grow KIT from a local to an international footprint. I was so happy, and fulfilled, that...Read More
A Most Valuable Resource
Happy 40th anniversary to Fieldstone! What an incredible organization supporting our local leaders in the nonprofit community – Congratulations! This leadership network has been one of the most valuable resources throughout my journey as a nonprofit leader and I am so grateful for the shared learning, collaborations, and connections that I have benefited from directly, as well as the ripple...Read More
Leaders in the Field – March 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
