Speakers

Join us for a facinating talk on the work being done at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro.

The care center is a non-profit "Inspiring ocean conservation through marine animal rescue, rehabilitation, education, and research."

Join us for a discusssion with Eric Alegria, current Palos Verdes Unified School District Board Member, and former Rancho Palos Verdes City Council member and Mayor.  Eric will share information about bonds and education. Eric is also a candidate for the CA State Senate District 24 seat in 2026. 

Join us for a facinating talk from Dr. Sophia Momand. Dr. Momand will be speaking on the topic of homelessness in Southern California and the medical outreach efforts offered to homeless people. 

 

Sophia Momand M.D. was born as an identical twin in Shiraz, Iran and came to the U.S.A. at age two. She is the oldest of four children. She went to Redondo Union High School and then graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychobiology. After attending medical school, she became a board-certified family physician in California working in private practice for eleven years followed by two years at Kaiser urgent care and eleven years as jail doctor for the Long Beach Police Department. She has recently retired after twenty years of being the campus doctor for the 17, 000 students of CSUDH in the Student Health Center. From her love of teaching and helping she formed a club on campus in 2005 called H.O.P.E. (short for Homeless Outreach Promoting Empathy) where she mentors students monthly in medically serving the local homeless population of Long Beach.

 

Her passion includes lecturing on health, Islamic art and classical music to various public groups. While she enjoys playing cello in the Beach Cities and Peninsula Symphony Orchestras she went on to establish her own baroque music group called The Corelli Ensemble which has performed for many organizations including the Huntington and PV Libraries and for the City of Carson. Other hobbies include making puppet shows for kids, gardening, bicycle riding, astronomy, identifying cloud formations and playing guitar with the Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles.

Seatrees is a nonprofit focused on transforming surf culture into a force for sustainability, Seatrees evolved as the organization’s flagship program to directly support ocean health. Join us as we welcome Hailey Jain Haggerstone, their Partnerships Director, as she shares an update on the amazing work they are doing. 

Dynasty’s United Youth Association, also known as DUYA, is a 501 c3 community-based non-profit organization that operates in the greater Los Angeles community in SPA 6 region under Districts 8 and 9 serving youth ages 5-18. The organization was founded by Dynasty Taylor, a locally known African American social worker, who grew up in the harsh realities of South LA in a neighborhood called, “The Jungles.” Join us as we welcome their founder, Dynasty, to share their story. 

Family First is a national non-profit…now in their 34th year. They reach millions of people each day with practical, timely marriage and parenting advice to help them love their families. Join Development Manager Dustin Ayers as he shares the work Family First does. 

Join us for Part 2 of Michael Friedman's facinating talk on the history of the Peninsula. 

Join us at the Original Red Onion for an exciting member craft talk from Patrick Stednitz.