2014 Top Influentials: Jerry Sanders

Reporter Katherine Connor embarked on the USS Makin Island, USS Comstock and USS San Diego the day before the Amphibious Readiness Group returned to San Diego from a seven-month deployment, as top Navy and Marine Corps brass commended the sailor and Marines for a job well done.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, commander of Navy Region Southwest, who discusses his role in the region and his focus on energy sustainablility.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Jamie Moraga, president and CEO of intelliSolutions inc., about the defense contracting industry and her highlights of 2014 as the president of SDMAC.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Jim Loiselle, former West Coast director for the Navy and Marine Corps Division at AT&T Government Solutions, about a 9-1-1 emergency system he helped develop.

The U.S. Navy is conducting a developmental test onboard the USS Nimitz off San Diego of the new F-35 carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter jet. This footage shows the first catapult, arrival and arrested landings in early November. Video courtesy of Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy

Oct. 14, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin discusses cybersecurity with Andrew Lee, CEO of ESET, and retired Rear Adm. Kenneth Slaght, vice president of naval IT solutions for General Dynamics.

Sept. 23, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer about the importance of the military on San Diego's economy at a presentation of the San Diego Military Advisory Council’s sixth annual Military Economic Impact Study.

Aug. 14, 2014 -- George Chamberlin discusses veterans in the workplace with Trevor Blair, workforce development manager for Manpower, who explains the firm's military transition support project.

March 20, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Eric Basu, CEO of Sentek Global, and Holly Smithson, director of Cyber Center of Excellence, about cybersecurity and its economic impact on San Diego.

The inclusion of $226 million in the recent federal spending package makes for an expected completion of the new southbound connector to Mexico's recently finished inspection facility, El Chaparral, by 2018. The permanent connector will replace the temporary one being used now, through a re-alignment of Interstate 5.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Rick Urban, chief operating officer of Quality Controlled Manufacturing Inc., about the rise in complex manufacturing for the aerospace industry over the next several years.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Jamie Moraga, president and CEO of intelliSolutions inc., about the defense contracting industry and her highlights of 2014 as the president of SDMAC.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Jim Loiselle, former West Coast director for the Navy and Marine Corps Division at AT&T Government Solutions, about a 9-1-1 emergency system he helped develop.

Reporter Carlos Rico visits a mixed-use project under construction in Little Italy that utilizes Raken, a mobile app that provides data-reporting for contractors and developers, and speaks with Cardiff-based Raken founder and CEO Kyle Slager.

Oct. 14, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin discusses cybersecurity with Andrew Lee, CEO of ESET, and retired Rear Adm. Kenneth Slaght, vice president of naval IT solutions for General Dynamics.

Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Randy Kay, partner with Jones Day and a 2014 Top Attorney, about why there's a surge in trade secrets litigation. 

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May 15, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Jim Matteo, CEO of Bird Rock Systems, about how the company offers technology solutions to enterprise businesses and Matteo's efforts to foster entrepreneurship.

May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with brothers Paul Martini, CEO/CTO, and Peter Martini, president/COO, about their data security company iboss Network Security and what makes it different from other firms. The Martini brothers are semifinalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Ron McNeill, owner and CTO of ChiroTouch, about his company's technology that serves the chiropractic industry. McNeill is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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May 1, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico tours the new NOAA surveying ship Reuben Lasker. The 208-foot long vessel will cruise up and down the Pacific Ocean and act as a laboratory for monitoring marine mammals and their environment.

March 20, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Eric Basu, CEO of Sentek Global, and Holly Smithson, director of Cyber Center of Excellence, about cybersecurity and its economic impact on San Diego.

Oct. 23, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with attorney Thomas Frost of The Frost Firm about the lastest types of financial cases his law firm is handling, including tenant-in-common investments and affinity fraud.

Oct. 14, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin discusses cybersecurity with Andrew Lee, CEO of ESET, and retired Rear Adm. Kenneth Slaght, vice president of naval IT solutions for General Dynamics.

Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Randy Kay, partner with Jones Day and a 2014 Top Attorney, about why there's a surge in trade secrets litigation. 

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Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Jamahl Kersey, of The Law Office of Jamahl Kersey and a 2014 Top Attorney, about immigration reform.

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Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Mikel Bistrow, partner with Ballard Spahr LLP and a 2014 Top Attorney, about real estate finance and how it's changed over the past several years.

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Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with Jeremy Evans, managing attorney at California Sports Lawyer and a 2014 Top Attorney, about how law and sports intersect.

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May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis about the issues she would like to continue to focus on if re-elected, including human trafficking, elder abuse and cybercrime.

May 5, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Robert Brewer, candidate for San Diego County District Attorney, about why he's running for DA, some of the issues he says he will tackle if elected and other aspects of his campaign.

April 30, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with attorney J. Scott Scheper, firm member of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, about a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on a lawsuit filed under the federal Miller Act that involves one of Scheper's clients. Seltzer Caplan sponsored The Daily Transcript's Construction Day event.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, commander of Navy Region Southwest, who discusses his role in the region and his focus on energy sustainablility.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with John Bolduc, acting president and CEO of the Port of San Diego, about the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, the Port's largest project.

San Diego's new bike-sharing program is slated to begin in January. Florida-based DecoBike is setting up 180 solar-powered kiosks each with roughly 20 bicycle racks throughout the city and will manage, operate and fund the program. Reporter Carlos Rico provides details on how the program will work.

Dec. 5, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist for Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute, about how the economy fared in 2014 and what we can all expect to happen in 2015.

Sept. 23, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer about the importance of the military on San Diego's economy at a presentation of the San Diego Military Advisory Council’s sixth annual Military Economic Impact Study.

Sept. 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Carl DeMaio, Republican candidate for the 52nd Congressional District seat, discuss his recent endorsement from the NFIB and his top economic priorities, which include implementing tax cuts and incentives, cutting red tape for small businesses, improving the workforce through education and investing in economic infrastructure.

Sept. 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Jerry Sanders, president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, about Sanders' trip to Washington, D.C., where the delegation he led talked to congressional leaders about the pure water program, border relations, and more.

Aug. 28, 2014 -- George Chamberlin discusses the details of the San Diego Regional Chamber's new strategic plan and updated brand with chamber President and CEO Jerry Sanders.

Aug. 14, 2014 -- George Chamberlin discusses veterans in the workplace with Trevor Blair, workforce development manager for Manpower, who explains the firm's military transition support project.

Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Jamahl Kersey, of The Law Office of Jamahl Kersey and a 2014 Top Attorney, about immigration reform.

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July 30, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Tom Wornham, chairman of the San Diego County Water Authority, discuss the drought and water restrictions.

May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis about the issues she would like to continue to focus on if re-elected, including human trafficking, elder abuse and cybercrime.

May 5, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Robert Brewer, candidate for San Diego County District Attorney, about why he's running for DA, some of the issues he says he will tackle if elected and other aspects of his campaign.

April 30, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with attorney J. Scott Scheper, firm member of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, about a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on a lawsuit filed under the federal Miller Act that involves one of Scheper's clients. Seltzer Caplan sponsored The Daily Transcript's Construction Day event.

March 12, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Paul Hering, managing principal and CEO of Barney & Barney, about its recent merger with Marsh & McLennan LLC, its involvement in the community and impacts of the Affordable Care Act.

The inclusion of $226 million in the recent federal spending package makes for an expected completion of the new southbound connector to Mexico's recently finished inspection facility, El Chaparral, by 2018. The permanent connector will replace the temporary one being used now, through a re-alignment of Interstate 5.

Feb. 27, 2014 -- George Chamberlin sits down with Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, to discuss how the economy wrapped up 2013 and what's in store for 2014.

Jan. 13, 2015 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Eric Northbrook, managing director at Voit Real Estate Services, discuss the commercial real estate market and how the industrial segment is the strongest.

Dec. 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin sits down for a talk with Stath Karras, who will be taking over the role as executive director for the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego in January.

Nov. 20 1014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist for Point Loma Nazarene University at the Fermanian Business & Economic Institute, and Leslie Kilpatrick, 2014 president of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors, about recovery in the local real estate market.

Oct. 23, 2014 -- Visitors to the various outlet stores in San Ysidro now have more shopping options, as a new outlet center opened in October. The Outlets at the Border will have stores like H&M, Armani Exchange, Nixon and A'GACI.

Aug. 13, 2014 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin speaks with attorney Mikel Bistrow, partner with Ballard Spahr LLP and a 2014 Top Attorney, about real estate finance and how it's changed over the past several years.

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Aug. 6, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Ted Bumgardner, president of Xpera Group, and Alan Nevin, Xpera's director of economic and market research, about the housing and construction markets.

July 24, 2104 -- George Chamberlin and Alan Gin, professor at the University of San Diego, discuss how far the country has recovered from the Great Recession and why the recovery has been so slow.

July 24, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Dr. Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic, about college education debt and homeownership, the importance of housing on the nation's GDP, interest rates and more.

June 26, 2104 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Leslie Kilpatrick, president of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors, and Donald Coleman, vice president of real estate member experience for USE Credit Union, about what's happening in the residential real estate market and the role a credit union can play in buying a home.

May 2014 -- Multifamily construction has picked up again in downtown San Diego. But instead of condominium projects like in the 2000s, the region is seeing apartment complexes. Reporter Carlos Rico hits the streets to learn more.

May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Richard Haux, president/CEO of Mor Furniture For Less, about his 14-year-old furniture company. Haux is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with James Stuart, chairman and co-founder of PIRCH Inc., about his company, which is described as a provider of "kitchen, bath, outdoor, and joy." Stuart is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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KTU+A Principal Michael Singleton talks about his landscape architecture firm's practice and discusses a roundtable KTU+A is sponsoring at The Daily Transcript on April 22 that will look at the concept of "complete streets." 

April 3, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Joel Singer, CEO of the California Association of Realtors, who provided the keynote speech at the North San Diego County Association of Realtors' Conversations 2014 Real Estate Summit. Singer discusses the business of real estate and current market conditions.

March 19, 2014 -- George Chamberlin talks with Lorne Polger, senior managing director and co-founder of Pathfinder Partners, about real estate investing in the current market conditions.

Feb. 27, 2014 -- George Chamberlin sits down with Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, to discuss how the economy wrapped up 2013 and what's in store for 2014.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with John Bolduc, acting president and CEO of the Port of San Diego, about the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, the Port's largest project.

Construction is wrapping up on the $38 million Cabrillo Bridge Rehabilitation and Retrofit Project. Work started about a year and a half ago to repair and seismically retrofit the 100-year-old structure.

Reporter Carlos Rico visits a mixed-use project under construction in Little Italy that utilizes Raken, a mobile app that provides data-reporting for contractors and developers, and speaks with Cardiff-based Raken founder and CEO Kyle Slager.

Nov. 5, 2014 -- Tony Lovitt speaks with BNBuilders Jamie Awford, a principal in the firm's San Diego office, about his company, its approach to new projects and what makes BNBuilders successful.

Reporter Carlos Rico attends the ribbon cutting for the new DeVore Stadium and Fieldhouse classroom facility at Southwestern College. 

Reporter Carlos Rico checks out Grant Hill's newest educational campus, the Albert Einstein Academies Charter Middle School, a four-level, 20-classroom facility with a media technology center, library, a fitness room, cafeteria and student union.

Aug. 6, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Ted Bumgardner, president of Xpera Group, and Alan Nevin, Xpera's director of economic and market research, about the housing and construction markets.

June 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Jamie Awford, a principal at BNBuilders, talk about how the building industry has changed over time, including new technologies and processes.

May 2014 -- Multifamily construction has picked up again in downtown San Diego. But instead of condominium projects like in the 2000s, the region is seeing apartment complexes. Reporter Carlos Rico hits the streets to learn more.

May 14, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico highlights some of the improvements along Harbor Drive that are transforming the look and feel of the San Diego waterfront.

April 30, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with attorney J. Scott Scheper, firm member of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, about a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on a lawsuit filed under the federal Miller Act that involves one of Scheper's clients. Seltzer Caplan sponsored The Daily Transcript's Construction Day event.

April 21, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico goes inside the new middle school under construction for the Albert Einstein Academies. Construction costs are estimated at $11 million, and the project is being funded via private institutional investors who purchased municipal bonds.

KTU+A Principal Michael Singleton talks about his landscape architecture firm's practice and discusses a roundtable KTU+A is sponsoring at The Daily Transcript on April 22 that will look at the concept of "complete streets." 

March 19, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico attended the grand opening of the $109 million Math + Science Complex at San Diego Mesa College. The 206,000-square-foot facility is the new home of the biology, chemistry, physical sciences and mathematics departments.

The inclusion of $226 million in the recent federal spending package makes for an expected completion of the new southbound connector to Mexico's recently finished inspection facility, El Chaparral, by 2018. The permanent connector will replace the temporary one being used now, through a re-alignment of Interstate 5.

Feb. 27, 2014 -- George Chamberlin sits down with Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, to discuss how the economy wrapped up 2013 and what's in store for 2014.

Feb. 26, 2014 -- George Chamberlin talks to Jody Watkins of Watkins Landmark Construction about his company's work on the Indian Wells Tennis Garden expansion, which was completed in time for the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournment.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Daily Transcript Reporter Katherine Connor speaks with John Bolduc, acting president and CEO of the Port of San Diego, about the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, the Port's largest project.

Dec. 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin sits down for a talk with Stath Karras, who will be taking over the role as executive director for the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego in January.

Dec. 5, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist for Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute, about how the economy fared in 2014 and what we can all expect to happen in 2015.

Reporter Carlos Rico attends the ribbon cutting for the new DeVore Stadium and Fieldhouse classroom facility at Southwestern College. 

Reporter Carlos Rico checks out Grant Hill's newest educational campus, the Albert Einstein Academies Charter Middle School, a four-level, 20-classroom facility with a media technology center, library, a fitness room, cafeteria and student union.

May 1, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico tours the new NOAA surveying ship Reuben Lasker. The 208-foot long vessel will cruise up and down the Pacific Ocean and act as a laboratory for monitoring marine mammals and their environment.

April 21, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico goes inside the new middle school under construction for the Albert Einstein Academies. Construction costs are estimated at $11 million, and the project is being funded via private institutional investors who purchased municipal bonds.

March 19, 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico attended the grand opening of the $109 million Math + Science Complex at San Diego Mesa College. The 206,000-square-foot facility is the new home of the biology, chemistry, physical sciences and mathematics departments.

Feb. 9, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Feb. 6, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Jan. 26, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Jan. 22, 2015 -- Daily Transcript reporter Katie Thisdell speaks with Steve Sexton, financial adviser at Sexton Advisory Group, about teaching retirees how to maximize their investments. Sexton will be on a panel of experts speaking at an upcoming “Silver Hair Tsunami” event -- named for the wave of baby boomers hitting retirement.

Jan. 20, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Jan. 13, 2015 -- George Chamberlin sits down with John Manley, chief equity strategist for Wells Fargo Funds Management, and James Kochan, chief fixed income strategist for Wells Fargo, to discuss how the stock market, interest rates and other financial matters fared in 2014.

Jan. 12, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Jan. 5, 2015 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Dec. 22, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Dec. 15, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Paul Rodeno, senior vice president at Citizens Business Bank, discuss opening a new branch in San Diego and talk about the types of businesses that Citizens Business works with.

Dec. 15, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Dec. 11, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Jennifer Barnes, president of Pro Back Office, and Felena Hanson, founder of Hera Hub, about workplace flexibility and how the economy is faring.

Dec. 8, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Dec. 5, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist for Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute, about how the economy fared in 2014 and what we can all expect to happen in 2015.

Dec. 1, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Nov. 17, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Nov. 10, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Nov. 3, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Oct. 27, 2014 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

Aug. 18, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Steve Becvar, executive director of the ALS Association Greater San Diego Chapter, about the Ice Bucket Challenge, the sixth annual ALS Golf Classic on Aug. 29 and other efforts to raise funds and awareness for fighting cure Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

June 20, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Damian McKinney, founder and CEO of McKinney Advisory Group, discuss issues health care service providers are facing with implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin talks to Kathleen Sellick, former president/CEO of Rady Children's Hospital, about participating in the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Awards program and her work at running a hospital.

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May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin talks to Ted Schroeder, president/CEO of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, about his company, which focuses on providing a variety of products to hospitals. Schroeder is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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May 13, 2014 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Ron McNeill, owner and CTO of ChiroTouch, about his company's technology that serves the chiropractic industry. McNeill is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 San Diego awards.

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April 17, 2014 -- George Chamberlin and Brad Chapin, sales director at Health Savings Associates, discuss the importance of wellness from an insurance perspective and participating in a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA).