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4 0 U N D E R 4 0 WILLIAM M. MOORE William Moore is the owner of the Moore law firm. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech and the Columbia University Law School. Moore believes that the truest definition of freedom is to have the training, skills and autonomy to start your own business. That commitment drives his approach to both his legal practice and his work in the community. His professional work revolves around helping entreprenuers overcome legal problems. Before attending law school, Moore served as a small enterprise development volunteer in the Peace Corp in Senegal, West Africa. In San Diego, he has helped a number of companies set up corporations or LLCs and advised them on legal and regulatory matters so they could focus on their core businesses. He is a board member of the city of San Diego Consolidated Plan Advisory Board, the American Constitution Society and a founding membr of the San Diego Lawyers chapter of the American Constitution Society. He is a member of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club, the Urban League of San Diego County and the San Diego County Democratic Party. He is active in civic life by hosting both fundraisers and non-fundraising opportunities for is neighbors to meet civic leaders in his Torrey Hills home. JULIAN MYERS Julian Myers is a partner at Higgs, Fletcher & Mack. He is a graduate of Universidad Anhuac in Mexico City, the University of San Diego Law School and the European Union Law at Magdalen College, Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Myers is truly unique in his ability to bridge the gap between Mexico and San Diego, which has proven to be crucial in cross-border business and San Diego’s community relations. As a lawyer licensed to practice in both Mexico and California, he focuses on business, corporate and real estate law. His representation goes beyond his firm and clients and, given his bi-cultural background, he is especially valuable in understanding differences and handling matters that often arise in cross-border transactions in both language and culture. He recently worked through a lengthy process with multiple agencies and groups on both sides of the border to get a child returned to his parents. He assisted a U.K. client with the acquisition, financing and resale of a $5 million restaurant property in Encinitas and also assisted a San Diego client with the formation of Mexican entities, the acquisition of a $40 million development company in Baja California, and ongoing legal matters relating to the protection and development of the property. He is involved with the San Diego River Park Foundation and Together for Charity, a nonprofit that makes sure orphanages in Tijuana get the support that they need. Before moving to San Diego, Myers was an associate at one of Mexico’s oldest law firms, Noriega y Escobedo, in Mexico City. CROSBY NORICKS Crosby Noricks is director of social media for Red Door Interactive, where for the past four years she has established and grown Red Door’s award-winning social media practice. She has singlehandedly put San Diego on the map through PR Culture, the top fashion PR resource on the web, as well as by speaking across the country about social media and emerging digital trends. Her work for Charlotte Russe was recognized as a “Social Media Supernova” in USA Today and social media campaigns for Rubio’s, ESET and Souplantation have garnered multiple awards and industry accolades for both Crosby and Red Door. In addition to her participation in the fashion industry, she is also a dedicated educator, having taught communication courses at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and the Art Institue of San Diego. Noricks is actively involved with the DREAM Project, a U.S.-based nonprofit that runs inclusive, sustainable educational programs for children and youth in the Dominican Republic. She is also a supporter of another U.S. based nonprofit, Providing Opportunity, and recently became founding donor of a much-needed new school and medical center for families living in Cabarete’s Barrior Blanco in the Dominican Republic. She is a graduate of San Diego State University’s graduare program in communications. 2 4 S A N D I E G O M E T R O . C O M | JS UE PLY T E2M 0B1 2 E R | 2 02 172 T H | A2N 7NT IH V EA RN SNA IRV Y E R1 S9 A8 R5 -Y 2 01 91 28 5 - 2 0 1 2
GARY PETERSON Gary Peterson is president of Gap Intelligence, which he founded in 2003. Nine years later the company has grown to nearly 30 employees, a second office in the Republic of Uzbekistan and $4 million in annual revenue. Today, Gap Intelligence analysts inform nearly every electronics and IT manufacturer in the world on what their competition is up to. Gap is now into mobile computing. Peterson has played a crucial role in implementing “gap TCO,” which is another intuitive, graphical user experience designed for simple and easy analysis of the total cost of ownership of printer and MFP devices. In addition, Peterson helped launch Gap University, which is a professional development program that offers more than 30 courses. The company’s MBA program is already under way. This year Peterson and Gap are dedicating their time to the San Diego Food Bank, Father Joe’s Villages, participating in beach cleanups with the Surfrider Foundation and coordinating blood drives through the San Diego Blood Bank. Peterson sits on the Small Business Advisory Board for the city of San Diego and is also involved with the city’s Technical Advisory Committee. Gap Intelligence has worked hard to become one of the best market research firms in the country and as a result has won a slew of awards. MIKE REIDY Mike Reidy is the owner/operator of West Group and has put his stamp on the San Diego music, bar and food scene in the past four years. In 2008, at only 32, Reidy took over Bar West. He transformed it into one of Pacific Beach’s most popular bar scenes. Making its mark as PB’s only true nightclub, Bar West hosts San Diego’s most talented DJ’s and PB’s wildest dance floor, reaching capacity every night. In 2011, Reidy took over an existing Irish pub in Bay Park and turned it into The Griffin, one of San Diego’s most acclaimed concert venues for national and international bands. The Griffin brings up to 15 bands each week to San Diego, adding to the city’s culture and music scene and economic impact. This year, he opened his first culinary endeavor, Gaijin Noddle & Sake House, in the Gaslamp. He sponsors the San Diego Sockers, the city’s 12-time indoor soccer champions. Additionally, he is involved in Operation Smile and has gone on multiple international missions to Peru and Vietnam. Reidy is passionate about Asian cuisine and is an accomplished sushi chef. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. JEN ROCHE Jen Roche earned her public relations stripes in New York with two of the country’s top agencies. Starting out in the political and nonprofit division of Dan Klores Communications, Roche helped implement press campaigns for top-tier clients such as the Food Bank for New York City, Doug Schoen, Air America Radio and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. As she moved through the ranks, she transitioned into media and entertainment, representing such notable personalities and companies as Danny Deutsch, Howard Stern, Michael Eisner and the New Jersey Nets. She then moved on to Alison Brod Public Relations where she began working with luxury brands like Godiva Chocolatier, aloft Hotels, and Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” The musical on Broadway. Roche moved to San Diego in 2008 and started her own agency in 2010. This year, she accepted a new position as public relations manager for the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). She has responsibility for trade and consumer media activities for GIA, the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, gems and jewelry. She serves on the board of the Monarch School and is currently the youngest board member serving. She is a sponsor and pro bono publicist for The Live Well Project, and is a three-time walker and $15,000 fund raiser for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Extremely passionate about healrh and wellness, Roche recently finished 200-hour yoga teacher training with CorePower Yoga. 4 0 U N D E R 4 0 2 7 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y 1 9 8 5 - 2 0 1 2 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 | S A N D I E G O M E T R O . C O M 2 5
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