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For 50 years, the Fleet Science Center has been elevating science and serving our community -so it was the perfect time to throw party to celebrate. The Fleet Science Center’s 50th Anniversary Gala was decorated in the style of the year of its opening, 1973 and featured a special program with guest of honor Katya Echazarreta. Katya is a citizen astronaut and the first Mexican-born woman and the youngest American woman to fly to space.
Among those in attendance were Florence Ngala, Joan Embery, Jeff Gehlhaar, Joan Embery, Jenna Novotny, Michael Manhard, Jessica LaFave, Chuck Wheatley, Chris LaZich, and many more who came together to honor the legacy and future of the Fleet Science Center.
Gallery of Fleet Science Center’s 50th Anniversary Gala
Alexander Darvishian and Claire ManhardAlexander Darvishian Claire Manhard and Jessica WelshAlex Camet and Karina MayaAlicia Martinez and Allison HesseAmanda Martin and Andy SandovalAmanda Martin Katie Marshall and Lori Fleet MartinAndre Petri and Carolina Bravo KarmiAngela Shiao and William TsengAriel Renner and Sydney PidgeonAriel Renner Sydney Pidgeon and Howard AppelBobby Nayla and Regina Brown with Chris LaZichCathy Bishop and Nancy RobertsonChuck Wheatley and Joan EmberyElizabeth Simmons and Susan NaruckiEurico Lacerda and Laura CorralFleet Science Center 1Fleet Science CenterFlorence Ngala and Paul MolaHoward Appel Loreen Collins Ariel Renner and Sydney PidgeonJanice and Richard DotenJeff and Kelly GehlhaarJen Chen and Suresh BollapragadaJenna Novotny and David BakerJon Driver and Toni AtkinsJulie and Tom KarloKaren Janney and Nancy SedwickKimberly and Michael ManhardKirk Larose and Mariah HillKristen Cairns Jessica LaFave and Maria HernandezKristi Jeska and Peter NolanKyle Chan and Cathy SwindlehurstLaura and Eric MichelsenLogan Braydis and Stephen WhitburnLoreen Collins and Kathleen KramerLuis Jarquin and Monique CarenMarc and Alli Silva with Beth and Aaron DugganMarquis and Jelane HartMinna Shah and Jin LeeNik Dewinne and Katya EchazarretaNoami Stevens and Seth KrosnerRuth and Frank MercurioSarah and Craig JohnsonShelly Sutphen Mike Martin and Lori Fleet MartinTiger Nithi and Tracy ChaoTom and Alyce VesseyTom and Alyce Vessey with Howard Appel
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.
