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Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego hosted an inspiring night where imagination sparked real change with An Evening of Changing Lives. This year’s event featured an elegant dinner, live music, powerful stories from Club youth and alumni, exciting auctions, and more. Guests in attendance included Spanky Michaelis, Brad Owen, Benjamin Butterworth, Nelly Bulkin, Melissa Porter, Tera Peterson, Sarah Hirschman, Aisha Veasley, Danny Sherlock, Marissa Pitchford, Therese Caballes, Nickie Behdin, and Diana Cohen. Every dollar raised helps fund life-changing programs that focus on academic success, building good character, and healthy lifestyles. The evening helped create new possibilities for local kids and show them their dreams are worth chasing.
Gallery of 12th Annual An Evening of Changing Lives
Anatoly and Nelly BulkinAndre Bilodeau and Melissa PorterAndrew and Tera PetersonAnn Worth and Sarah HirschmanAshley Watkis Valerie Skober and Aisha VeasleyBob Payne and Danny SherlockClaire ODonnell Megan Lopez and Marissa PitchfordGinnie Roglin and Carol RolfIan Hydoski and Laura TwitchellJo and Tom HazardJoehn and Therese CaballesKathryn and Donnie EdwardsLauren and Lionel DeschampsMackenzie Zera and Corey MeyersMelinda Kanter and Don AndersonMirna Nguyen Lelle Duc Nguyen and AvaNathan and Becca DixonNicki and Brad OwenNickie Behdin and Madison PritchardNikko Bancroft and Thomas BancroftPhillip and Diana CohenRay Morales and Ashley MulroySpanky and Jenna MichaelisSpencer and Rebecca RistyStacey Hendrickson Amy Sellner and Sarah HoughtonTaylor and TJ CooleyThomas Bancroft and Steven Adler
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
