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Girl Scouts San Diego’s Cool Women Celebration has honored more than 200 leaders from San Diego and beyond for their positive contributions to the development of girls and women. This year’s event co-chairs Natasha Bowman and Joyce Gattas along with Carol Dedrich, CEO of Girl Scouts San Diego welcomed the community to recognize the Cool Women of 2025, women who break down barriers and pave the way for future generations. Sponsors who help make this possible included SDG&E, Mission Fed Credit Union, Southwest Airlines and USD.
Guests in attendance included Jessica Babrick, Coreen Petti, Zaneta Encarnacion, Ana Melgoza, Bob Rubenstein, Dee Ammon, Ellen Moxham, Linda Katz, Maggie Watkins, Marie Raftery, Martha Dennis, Shaina Gross, Anika Bose, Julie Dubick, Megan Beardsley, and Karen Reinhardt.
Gallery of Cool Women Celebration 2025
Amy Bergen Natasha Bowman and Elyse DitaleAna Melgoza Julie Dubick Jessica Babrick and Mitch DubickAnika Bose Fiona ONeill Carol Crossman and Chloe LestykBob Rubenstein and Marie RafteryBryndis Eiriksdottir and Lucie CourneyCarolyn Russell and Tracy MitchellCynthia Kronemyer and Dee AmmonDanielle Beck Stack Savannah Stack and Gabriella BarajasElizabeth Weng Marlee Ehrenfeld Patti Roscoe and Kate BennettEmily Rex Barbara Groce Carol Dedrich Tange Gavin and Julia BrownErica Neumann Susan Bien and Sue MajorEva Cruz Tina King and Hannah NeviusHelen Finneran Charles Bass Coreen Petti and Russell YostJoyce Gattas and Ellen MoxhamKaren Benito and Denise ScottKaren Reinhardt Emily Rex and Michelle MullenKendall Crane Marissa Cuevas and Katherine GaviganKimberly Tran Nancy Sasaki and Vivi YunKristen Rice Shaina Gross Alicia Kitagawa and Eva BryantLieutenant Julie Roland Honorable Margaret McKeown and Martha DennisLinda Rosas and Clarissa FalconLuisa McCarthy and Syra WaliaMegan Juza Kamila Uzakova Emma Litzenberg and Saige LauterMike Debbie and Cooper RiderNeville Billimoria Angelica Gamble Woong Doug Wright Catalina Duarte and Jason BowserRenee Herrell Fitzgerald and Megan BeardsleySDGE Community TeamSiddharta Vivek and Hanna JensenStephanie Iwuaba Natalia VilasYolanda Sommer and Ruth Teseyen TadesseZahra Brimelli Linda Katz and Krystal GonzalezZaneta Encarnacion Dawn Welch and Ann Holler
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.
