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Village Up San Diego
Our goal is to bring together affinity groups to identify existing barriers to entrepreneurship and talent recruitment from underserved communities and to develop pathways to overcome them. Ultimately we want to create a model that is replicable in other communities.
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Our goal is to bring together affinity groups to identify existing barriers to entrepreneurship and talent recruitment from underserved communities and to develop pathways to overcome them. Ultimately we want to create a model that is replicable in other communities.

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Village Up San Diego
A collaborative initiative to increase diversity and access to the San Diego innovation economy.
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Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts is CEO and Co-Founder at Frontline Careers — a tech startup that connects frontline workers looking for more, with companies that offer more.
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Debbie Chen, PhD
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Sonia Steinway
Recovering attorney, fintech entrepreneur, strategy consultant, and angel investor. Passionate about increasing diversity in entrepreneurship.
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Alex Waters
Atypical introvert, track jacket connoisseur, connector and startup enthusiast. Currently, helping founders build businesses at CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center
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Mike Roberts
Mike is a serial social entrepreneur, the host of the SnackWalls Podcast, and passionate about helping underrepresented people break into tech.
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Alexis Villanueva
Economic Development Professional and Servant leader who serves underrepresented entrepreneurs, residents, students, and those a like. If I can help, I will!
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Taryell Simmons
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Carrie M Sawyer
Carrie is the founder of the Inclusion 1st™ Project and is dedicated to co-creating a world where we all can thrive.
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Alex Resnick
Sales & leadership training for startups. Career coaching for professionals.
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Tanya Hertz
Tanya Hertz is the Director of the REC Innovation Lab at San Diego Miramar College; she also teaches at San Diego State University and Miramar College.
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Julius Alejandro
Julius Alejandro is an organizational strategist that strives for innovative approaches to solving social issues.
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Eugene.Narciso
Husband / Father / Co-Founder, President, & CTO @esguardio_corp / Co-Founder of Fil-Am Innovators http://filaminnovators.com / Nerd / Car enthusiast
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Jordan Trouw
Marketing Ops & Web Dev fun at XY Labs. in San Diego, CA.