Jeffrey Sitcov
760-505-7077

Jeffrey Sitcov is Founder & President of Photocharity. Jeffrey, a Physical Therapist for 18 years, suffered a career ending injury while treating a patient in 1998. After much soul searching, he decided to volunteer his life & help youth make better choices in their lives. He interviewed over 100 non-profit San Diego organizations that empowered youth to make better choices for themselves. One of those organizations was the Storefront. He spent 5 hours on the streets with the Storefront Outreach Program and was shocked to find there were over 2000 youth under the age of 18, and 4000 more between the age of 18 to 24, that were homeless in San Diego County. After this experience Jeffrey realized he must help Save Homeless Youth and Photocharity was born.

Jeffrey is an award-winning Photographer. His first break photographing music concerts and celebrities came when Bill Silva asked him to be the House Photographer at San Diego State Open Air Theater. Jeffrey’s relationships with Billy Joel, Elton John, BB King and others, facilitated the donation of guitars, keyboards, and drumheads that were signed and sold, raising over $600,000 for Photocharity.

Jeffrey has committed to spearhead fundraising efforts for a new shelter called the “House of Hope”. It will be the first shelter in San Diego for 18-24 year olds. There are presently 4000 plus homeless youth between the ages of 18 to 24 and no shelter to serve them. The Vision is that the “House of Hope” will be a template for other communities & countries to duplicate.

Jeffrey’s newest venture is “Arts for Hope, Empowering Homeless Youth”. He will partner with ex homeless youth and mentor them in Sales, Marketing, and PR in a for profit business selling Art, Photography & Music. Jeffrey’s goal is to teach them how to be financially secure so they in turn will mentor other ex homeless youth.

Jeffrey has received awards locally & nationally by being a semifinalist for Volvo For Life Awards, Channel 10 Leadership Award, & Jewish Family Service Volunteer of the Year Award.

David Mirisch

David Mirisch is recognized as one of the top producers of celebrity fundraising events in the United States. He has done more than 2,500 events around the world that have raised over $30,000,000 for non-profit organizations. He is also a member of the Mirisch motion picture family that has produced 72 motion pictures, won 24 Academy Awards including three Best Picture Oscars.
david@dmirisch.com
www.davidmirisch.com

Jeffrey Becker, CIHM, President
(858) 444-2290 / jeff@pegasuscleanroom.com

Mr. Becker, Certified Industrial Hygiene Manager and the founder of Pegasus Cleanroom Services. Pegasus Cleanroom Services is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company that provides critical cleaning services for controlled environments such as electronic and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, medical device manufacturers, GMP facilities, data centers and other mission critical environments.

He formed Pegasus Cleanroom Services from his experience and knowledge in the overall maintenance of controlled environments, as well as general building service contracting and business management.

Mr. Becker holds a Certificate in Cleanroom Management from the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) and has been published in Contamination Control Magazine, and Cleanrooms Magazine.

Additionally, Mr. Becker sits on the IEST RP-18 Committee, which is currently revising the recommended practices for cleaning and sanitizing cleanrooms.

Michael D. Pritchard, Director of Music Operations

Michael Pritchard, a well-known and respected Talent Buyer in the San Diego entertainment industry for 25 years, brings to Anthology an exciting background in the selection of local and national talent as well as event promotion. His ability and passion to present world-class artists at every venue he has managed, including Humphrey’s Backstage Music Club, The Catamaran and The US Grant, has given San Diegans the rare opportunity to experience incredible National Touring Artists in small, intimate venues. Some of the artists he has presented include Harry Connick Jr., Diane Schuur, The Wallflowers, Dave Mason, John Hammond, The Association, Eric Marienthal, Praful, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Michael Paulo, Ike Turner, Joshua Redman and many more too numerous to mention.

While in college Michael discovered a regular Monday Night Jam in a little Milwaukee nightclub, “Brother’s Lounge”, that featured Blues Legend Junior Wells and sometimes included his close friend Buddy Guy. The pure energy and electricity of those performances ignited his passion for the taste and feel of being close to these great artists and experiencing, not only their artistry, but also their emotions. His next move to Chicago for a Northwestern Graduate studies program only helped to fuel the flames. Chicago is filled with great little clubs and it wasn’t long before he interrupted his studies to manage one of the most successful Jazz clubs in the city. Here he was enthralled by the performances of such legends as Stephan Grappelli, Stan Getz, Carmen McCrae, Gerry Mulligan, Albert King, Lonnie Liston Smith, George Benson, Etta James, etc.  During a visit to San Diego another passion was discovered – being warm. Michael returned to Chicago; finished his Master’s Degree; and immediately relocated to the idyllic warmth of San Diego.

Michael orchestrates an overwhelming line up for Anthology’s world class entertainment schedule. His excitement is obvious when he says, “I am absolutely thrilled, not only to witness, but also to participate in the creation of Anthology. It is, without question, the pre-eminent destination for outstanding Live Entertainment and incredible Fine Cuisine in the most luxurious, intimate setting San Diego has ever experienced.

Jennie Rodrigues, Director of Mobile Marketing

Jennie Rodrigues has spent the past 20 years in the entertainment industry and is best known in San Diego for her work with the Ticketmaster Corporation where she led the San Diego administrative office. Her time at Ticketmaster allowed her to hone her skills in marketing and sales, operations and client service.

Jennie has recently teamed up with the j.simms agency, San Diego's local and most trusted and PR and Ad firm. At the j.simms agency Jennie leads the mobile marketing department with their newest texting tool, Mobilique. As the Director of Mobile Marketing, Jennie is able to bring her marketing and management expertise to serve Photocharity and her community in keeping youth active and off the streets. She has served the Photochartity Executive Board since 2007, and has volunteered directly with the San Diego Storefront for many years.

Steve Bram

Steve’s affordable housing experience over the last 10 years consists of the development and construction of 444 single family lots, 38 homes, the rehabilitation and sale of over 75 HUD homes, the acquisition, rehabilitation, and management of over 1,602 multi-family housing units and 25 homes, the new construction of 776 multi-family housing units and the construction of 2 parks. Currently, Steve is developing a new 90 unit affordable senior apartment project. Most of these projects provide rents that are one half of what they would be for a market rate apartment. This serves to fill a huge need for people and families trying to have safe and decent housing who would otherwise not be able to do so. An example of who this benefits would be a family of 4 that makes $37,500 or less annually.

In addition to Steve’s participation in affordable housing, he has donated his time to further building education as Chairman of the University of California San Diego’s Architectural and Construction Department and has volunteered and contributed to rehabilitate family housing shelters, including participation with the Building Industry Association.

Steve has also assisted another non-profit teen homeless shelter organization to develop a facility in the Inland Empire and supported foster care providers. Steve has run, volunteered and donated funding each of the past 5 years to Providence Place, which is a program that helps women who have been incarcerated to get back on their feet and stay out of trouble. Steve has also been the Nation Chief for the YMCA and responsible for running their Annual Giving Campaign for the Coyote Nation, as well as leading approximately 300 dads and children in this dads and daughters program.

Steve is married to Wendy Deaver Bram, an elementary school teacher. They have 3 children ages 8 (twins) and 9. When Steve isn’t working, he is a full time Dad who is very involved in his children’s activities including the YMCA’s father daughter Indian Princess program, Dads Club, coaching his girls youth soccer teams, supporting other activities like swimming and dance, and supporting their education.

Shauna M. Aguirre

Shauna has been with Photocharity since it’s inception. She has served on several non-profit boards for the last 13 years, including “Bravo San Diego” a non-profit with an annual event raising over $200k for local arts and theatre organizations; “SummerQuest,” an organization raising money for pediatric aids.

Currently she has decided to focus all of her charity time on Photocharity.
“My time with PC has been an amazing journey. It has brought enormous fulfillment to my life to participate in an organization that has had such a dramatic impact on my local community, To witness the change PC has brought to so many children’s lives and be a part of that change is a true honor.”

Shauna currently is the restaurant manager for  Humphrey’s Restaurant.and Talent Buyer for Humphreys Backstage lounge. In 2007 she was awarded the “Golden Fork Award” by “Women Chef’s & Restauranteurs” for top female restaurant manager in the country.

Bill Ostrem

William "Bill" Ostrem is president of The Yokohl Ranch Company LLC, master planner of Yokohl Ranch. Mr. Ostrem also is president of The EastLake Company LLC. EastLake is one of the largest master planned communities in San Diego County. Mr. Ostrem is responsible for overseeing all aspects of development for EastLake, a 3,200-acre community featuring a wide variety of residential housing as well as retail, commercial and industrial space.

At completion, EastLake will have a population of approximately 30,000 residents, 9,500 homes, four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, four million square feet of commercial industrial development, and up to six retail centers. The community also features a variety of amenities including lakes, a golf course and several private residential recreational facilities. In addition, EastLake is home to the nation’s first year-round warm weather United States Olympic Training Center. The EastLake Community has been named "Best New Home Community" by the readers of the San Diego Union-Tribune since 1997.

Prior to joining The EastLake Company, Mr. Ostrem worked with Western National Properties in Orange County, California, providing fee development for The Irvine Company. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

Mr. Ostrem is currently involved in numerous industry, community and service organizations, is a member of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County, and sits on the Building Industry Association President’s Council. He serves on the Board of the South Bay Family YMCA and is a member of the City of Chula Vista Urban Core Specific Plan Advisory Committee. He is past-President of the EastLake Educational Foundation, a member of the City of Chula Vista Blue Ribbon Committee, and the Chair of the USD Residential Real Estate Committee. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the American Heart Association and the South County Economic Development Commission.

Marc Makebakken

Mr. Makebakken is the Manager and Chief Investment Officer of Southwest Fund, L.P. He is the owner in MS Development Holdings, LLC, a full service development company headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. MS Development Holdings LLC has 15 entity LLC's under its management umbrella. Mr. Makebakken is a 25-year veteran of the real estate and construction industries, with experience directing all disciplines associated with the management and execution of real estate based businesses. Mr. Makebakken began his career as a principal of a general contracting firm specializing in retail construction, which has constructed over 500 single tenant buildings. Makebakken has successfully constructed over 500 buildings for national credit tenants and developed over 1.5 million square feet of commercial real estate over the past 20 years and with a construction value of more than $125 million. He maintains a proven and fortified alliance with many national and regional credit tenants. Mr. Makebakken also has several institutional and national lending relationships. All of these relationships are an integral part of SWF's ability to secure needed financial backing on mutually beneficial assets. In 25 years, Marc has preserved investors principal and has consistently produced average annualized IRR¹s of 16-35 percent and an average ROI of at least 192 percent. Mr. Makebakken has sat on several boards in his career including, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Regional Board of Directors, National Conference of Community and Justice (NCCJ) and the Leukemia Society of America. Mr. Makebakken is presently an Advisory Board Member of Goldwater Bank based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Makebakken has enjoyed many athletic accomplishments during his career including National Top 10 Rankings in the sport of Triathlon. As a global giver, Mr. Makebakken supports many NGO's around the world including his support of the International Rescue Committee's lifesaving work in Darfur, Sudan and in neighboring Chad, where approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees have fled.