I Built a Circle of Trusted Colleagues
Participating in Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego programs has provided real world training that has helped to build my confidence and skills as a manager, and leader. At the conclusion of the leaders program, I was pleasantly surprised to have built a circle of trusted colleagues from various nonprofit organizations who shared many of the same challenges I faced on a daily...Read More
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
