Replacing Catherine Jollie as Pacific Beach Town Council president will be Greg Daunoras. A Pacific Beach resident for eight years and a PBTC director for several years, Daunoras said he’d like to “continue to lead this group of great directors and members in a path that helps us continue to keep Pacific Beach and Mission Bay the wonderful place it is to live and vacation. “I have volunteered at numerous activities within in the community and for PBTC events. I also hold a master’s degree from SDSU and work as a real estate broker in addition to teaching real estate at a local community college.” – The group’s vice president will be Andrew Bryl, a four-year PB resident. He’s worked as a software engineer for a downtown San Diego small business. “People ask why I don’t live downtown since my work is there but living in PB allows me to enjoy our beautiful beach and live in a neighborhood full of awesome small businesses, bars and restaurants,” Bryl said. “I’m hoping to join the Town Council to promote the local small businesses and help out in a small way to keep PB a wonderful place to live for many years to come.” – PBTC’s incoming secretary is Denise Willett Friedman. She is a native San Diegan, born in Pacific Beach, who returned home in May 2011, where she re-built her family home in Crown Point. Friedman is looking forward to serving a community she is passionate about, and believes her diverse volunteer experiences will prove useful.
She served on the boards of many charitable organizations at UCLA, including the UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary, Tiverton House Operational Management Committee, UCLA Medical Faculty Wives, Design for Sharing, and the UCLA Council of Support Groups. – The group’s new treasurer is incumbent William Marsh, a 19-year San Diegan and 13-year PB resident. “I am a retired Naval Officer and defense contractor with significant experience in program management,” he said. “I have been a PBTC member since 2008 and a PBTC BOD member since the fall of 2012.
“I have four main reasons for wanting to continue serving on the PBTC BOD: to be part of a proactive organization dedicated to improving PB for everyone who lives and visits here; remain aware and be involved in activities affecting the overall future of PB; continue working to reduce office/operational overhead to optimize available funding for community projects; and to work with and enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people dedicated to enhancing our community.” Newly elected PBTC directors for 2017, all two-year terms include: Anita Gentry, Bill Nickell, Jordan Beane, Marcella Bothwell, Brian White and Brenda L. Sullivan. – Born and raised in PB and a Mission Bay High grad, Gentry is a fundraiser and consultant who’s owned her own business for 30 years. Her accomplishments include chairing the first annual PAESAN night for first responders; working with different city departments in cleaning up the neglected boats stored on the sand around Mission Bay; working to have equipment at children’s playground in Fanuel Park repaired; and working with city officials to have the raw sewage problem that flowed from the public restrooms into the Grand Avenue Lifeguard Station repaired. – Nickell currently works for the Department of Veteran Affairs as a quality assurance specialist. He has extensive experience in organizing and coordinating training projects. “As a volunteer, I have served as Veteran Affairs Employee Association vice president and treasurer, which is a fundraising organization for the well-being of the employees promoting family activities outside of the working environment,” he said. “I have done extensive volunteer work with the disabled community, both veterans and Special Olympics. I currently volunteer with the PBWC, and the PBTC for events like beach clean-up, PB Holiday Parade Annual Wine tasting and Concerts on the Green promoting a positive community involvement.” – Noting he’s seen “PB continue its evolution into a world-class neighborhood,” new director Beane said, “A few of the issues I’m passionate about include the environment, homelessness, safety and smart development. Finally I’m a new husband, small-business owner, bad surfer and do my best not to kill the milkweed plants I bought to help out the monarch butterfly population.” – A PB resdient since 2008, Bothwell moved here from Missouri to work at Children’s Hospital as a pediatric ENT physician. “I have always been politically active and will continue to be,” she said. “I was chairperson of the ENTPAC nationally where we lobbied federal issues such as hearing loss iniatives and Nation institute of Health funding. I have lived here for almost 10 years and I feel remiss for not being more involved in community issues. I have been on committees at UCSD including admissions and board for healthy aging. I also graduated in 2004 with my MBA from UCSD.” – A 10-year PB resident, White said he’s “hopelessly in love with this town. By day I’m a TV news photographer for KFMB CBS-8, and of all the corners of San Diego County, there’s no place like Pacific Beach. I want to be a part of the PBTC team that will work diligently to promote Pacific Beach as the premiere community we all know it to be.” – Sullivan has 25 years of experience in the public relations industry managing all aspects of national communications programs. She has also spent the past 15 years facilitating communications within her local community. Sullivan serves as communications director for Building Engineering & Science Talent, a math and science advocacy organization. She has a BA in broadcast journalism from San Diego State University and has studied digital design at UCSD Extension. PBTC will be dark in December. Daunoras and his new board, which meet every third Wednesday of the month, will take over in January 2017. PBTC’s first meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Crown Point Elementary School, 4033 Ingraham St.