Join the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club in person once again for its next meeting, Wednesday, May 4, when they will be talking with mental health experts about keeping an even keel in tough times. Attendees will also hear from Democratic candidates running in primary elections.
Are you stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Sure you are. Everybody who’s paying attention is at least a little freaked out right now.
At the May 4 meeting, the LMFDC has lined up a panel of mental health experts discussing techniques you can use to cope with turbulence in public and private life. The speakers lined up are:
- Lisa Garcia, project manager at Recovery International.
- Mark Marvin, a California licensed psychologist and vice president of Community Research Foundation (CRF), overseeing operations of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT), a not-for-profit company providing behavioral health care throughout San Diego.
- Kenya Taylor, a licensed marriage family therapist, and active Democrat.
Those attending will also hear from Democratic candidates in local primaries, including candidates for county sheriff, U.S. Congress, and school board.
That meeting is at 7 p.m., with informal networking time a half-hour earlier, at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive. Proof of vaccination required, and bring a mask in case you need it.
Missed the April meeting, or want to see it again? Attendees heard from local Democratic elected officials on how they won their first elections. Speakers were Jennifer Mendoza, Lemon Grove City Council member; Mark Gracyk, Helix Water Authority director, Division 3; and Racquel Vasquez, mayor City of Lemon Grove. The panel moderator was Chris Pearson, the club VP political action, with experience working on several winning campaigns. If you missed it, or want to see it again, watch it on the group’s YouTube channel, where you can catch videos of two dozen meetings going back two years
